2022–23 SPHL season
2022–23 SPHL season | ||
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League | Finals champions Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs | |
Finals runners-up | Birmingham Bulls | |
Playoffs MVP | Austyn Roudebush (Roanoke) |
The 2022–23 SPHL season was the 19th season of the
League business
The same 11 teams from the 2021–22 season returned.[1] The Vermilion County Bobcats officially ceased operations on February 9, 2023.[2]
Regular season
Standings
As of April 8, 2023.[3]
Team | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA |
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z–Peoria Rivermen | 57 | 39 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 82 | 217 | 137 |
x–Birmingham Bulls | 57 | 37 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 78 | 217 | 162 |
x–Huntsville Havoc | 56 | 34 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 71 | 197 | 162 |
x–Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs | 56 | 32 | 19 | 3 | 2 | 69 | 185 | 161 |
x–Evansville Thunderbolts | 56 | 32 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 66 | 172 | 165 |
x–Knoxville Ice Bears | 57 | 32 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 67 | 221 | 199 |
x–Fayetteville Marksmen | 56 | 26 | 22 | 8 | 0 | 60 | 155 | 166 |
x–Pensacola Ice Flyers | 57 | 26 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 58 | 183 | 190 |
e–Quad City Storm | 57 | 23 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 48 | 136 | 183 |
e–Macon Mayhem | 57 | 13 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 31 | 166 | 257 |
e–Vermilion County Bobcats | 30 | 4 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 59 | 126 |
z– indicates team has clinched
x– indicates team has clinched a playoff spot
e– indicates team has been eliminated from playoff contention
Statistical leaders
Leading skaters
The following players are sorted by points, then goals. Updated as of April 10, 2023.[4]
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
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Justin MacDonald | Knoxville Ice Bears | 46 | 34 | 45 | 79 | +6 | 44 |
Garrett Milan | Pensacola Ice Flyers | 57 | 26 | 43 | 69 | −12 | 83 |
Dean Balsamo | Knoxville Ice Bears | 49 | 27 | 39 | 66 | −7 | 16 |
Sy Nutkevitch | Huntsville Havoc | 56 | 18 | 45 | 63 | +10 | 16 |
Alec Hagaman | Peoria Rivermen | 53 | 24 | 37 | 61 | +20 | 202 |
Tyler Piacentini | Huntsville Havoc | 56 | 22 | 39 | 61 | +12 | 26 |
Michael Gillespie | Birmingham Bulls | 38 | 27 | 33 | 60 | +24 | 18 |
Rob Darrar | Huntsville Havoc | 55 | 23 | 33 | 56 | +4 | 31 |
Nick Ford | Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs | 56 | 16 | 38 | 54 | −2 | 76 |
Ivan Bondarenko | Pensacola Ice Flyers | 57 | 15 | 39 | 54 | −3 | 15 |
Leading goaltenders
The following goaltenders with a minimum 1,320 minutes played lead the league in goals against average. Updated as of April 10, 2023.[5]
GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout loss
Player | Team | GP | TOI | SA | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | W | L | OT |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Trevor Gorsuch | Evansville Thunderbolts | 23 | 1,352 | 793 | 51 | 2 | 2.26 | .936 | 15 | 8 | 0 |
Eric Levine | Peoria Rivermen | 34 | 1,771 | 804 | 68 | 5 | 2.30 | .915 | 17 | 8 | 4 |
Austyn Roudebush | Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs | 42 | 2,313 | 1,036 | 97 | 2 | 2.52 | .906 | 24 | 12 | 4 |
Kevin Resop | Quad City Storm | 40 | 2,145 | 1,139 | 96 | 3 | 2.69 | .916 | 14 | 22 | 1 |
Austin Lotz | Birmingham Bulls | 33 | 1,979 | 985 | 90 | 1 | 2.73 | .909 | 24 | 7 | 2 |
Postseason
For 2023, the format returned to the top eight teams at the end of the regular season qualifying for the playoffs.[6]
Playoff bracket
Quarterfinals | Semifinals | President's Cup Final | ||||||||||||
1 | Peoria | 2 | ||||||||||||
8 | Pensacola | 0 | ||||||||||||
1 | Peoria | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | Roanoke | 2 | ||||||||||||
2 | Birmingham | 2 | ||||||||||||
7 | Fayetteville | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Birmingham | 1 | ||||||||||||
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round) | ||||||||||||||
4 | Roanoke | 3 | ||||||||||||
3 | Huntsville | 2 | ||||||||||||
6 | Knoxville | 0 | ||||||||||||
2 | Birmingham | 2 | ||||||||||||
3 | Huntsville | 1 | ||||||||||||
4 | Roanoke | 2 | ||||||||||||
5 | Evansville | 0 |
Quarterfinals
(1) Peoria Rivermen vs. (8) Pensacola Ice Flyers
April 13, 2023 | Peoria Rivermen | 3 - 2 | Pensacola Ice Flyers | Pensacola Bay Center | Recap | |||
11:13 - Joseph Widmar (1) 18:21 - pp - Alec Baer (1) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
16:00 - Alec Hagaman (1) | Third period | Garrett Milan (1) - pp - 10:09 Jason Price (1) - 15:49 | ||||||
Jack Berry (23 saves / 25 shots) | Goalie stats | Brad Arvanitis (31 saves / 34 shots) |
April 15, 2023 | Pensacola Ice Flyers | 1 - 2 | Peoria Rivermen | Carver Arena
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Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | Alec Hagaman (2) - 11:11 | ||||||
18:04 - Malik Johnson (1) | Second period | Jordan Ernst (1) - 19:12 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Brad Arvanitis (27 saves / 29 shots) | Goalie stats | Jack Berry (18 saves / 19 shots) |
Peoria won series 2–0 | |
(2) Birmingham Bulls vs. (7) Fayetteville Marksmen
April 13, 2023 | Birmingham Bulls | 2 - 3 | OT | Fayetteville Marksmen | Crown Coliseum
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Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
11:16 - Scott Donahue (1) 17:36 - pp - Michael Gillespie (1) |
Third period | Matt McNair (1) - 9:59 Matt McNair (2) - pp - 10:59 | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 2:37 - Carson Vance (1) | ||||||
Austin Lotz (16 saves / 19 shots) | Goalie stats | Jason Pawloski (24 saves / 26 shots) |
April 15, 2023 | Fayetteville Marksmen | 2 - 4 | Birmingham Bulls | Pelham Civic Center | Recap | |||
13:32 - pp - Austin Alger (1) | First period | Ryan Romeo (1) - 10:25 | ||||||
16:36 - pp - Andrew Lane (1) | Second period | Carson Rose (1) - pp - 0:50 Mike Davis (1) - pp - 11:41 | ||||||
no scoring | Third period | Stefan Brucato (1) - 18:50 | ||||||
Jason Pawloski (24 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Hayden Stewart (27 saves / 29 shots) |
April 16, 2023 | Fayetteville Marksmen | 0 - 2 | Birmingham Bulls | Pelham Civic Center | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | Jake Pappalardo (1) - 15:51 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | Jake Pappalardo (2) - 15:12 | ||||||
Jason Pawloski (28 saves / 30 shots) | Goalie stats | Hayden Stewart (30 saves / 30 shots) |
Birmingham won series 2-1 | |
(3) Huntsville Havoc vs. (6) Knoxville Ice Bears
April 13, 2023 | Knoxville Ice Bears | 1 - 5 | Huntsville Havoc | Propst Arena
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Recap | |||
6:59 - Robbie Fisher (1) | First period | Dean Balsamo (1) - pp - 3:39 | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | Austin Martinsen (1) - pp - 8:10 Austin Martinsen (2) - sh - 10:25 Sam Hunter (1) - 13:31 Mason Palmer - 19:23 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Kristian Stead (37 saves / 42 shots) | Goalie stats | Max Milosek (20 saves / 21 shots) |
April 14, 2023 | Huntsville Havoc | 3 - 2 | Knoxville Ice Bears | Knoxville Civic Coliseum | Recap | |||
2:21 - Rob Darrar (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | Tanner Salsberry (1) - 12:38 Rasmuz Waxin-Engback (1) - 17:25 | ||||||
6:51 - Austin Martinsen (3) 14:27 - Robbie Fisher (2) |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Max Milosek (25 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Kristian Stead (15 saves / 18 shots) |
Huntsville won series 2-0 | |
(4) Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs vs. (5) Evansville Thunderbolts
April 13, 2023 | Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs | 4 - 2 | Evansville Thunderbolts | Ford Center | Recap | |||
19:56 - Gehrett Sargis (1) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
3:55 - Gehrett Sargis (2) 14:57 - CJ Stubbs |
Second period | Pierre-Luc Lurette (1) - 12:56 | ||||||
17:25 - Jordan Xavier (1) | Third period | Matt Dorsey (1) - 13:46 | ||||||
Austyn Roudebush (21 saves / 23 shots) | Goalie stats | Lucas Fitzpatrick (23 saves / 27 shots) |
April 15, 2023 | Evansville Thunderbolts | 0 - 4 | Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs | Berglund Center | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | Gehrett Sargis (3) - 17:39 | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | Matt O'Dea (1) - pp - 3:48 Billy Vizzo (1) - 15:57 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | Alex DiCarlo (1) - 10:02 | ||||||
Lucas Fitzpatrick (28 saves / 32 shots) Zane Steeves (7 saves / 7 shots) |
Goalie stats | Austyn Roudebush (32 saves / 32 shots) |
Roanoke won series 2–0 | |
Semifinals
(1) Peoria Rivermen vs. (4) Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs
April 19, 2023 | Peoria Rivermen | 2 - 3 | Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs | Berglund Center | Recap | |||
7:32 - sh - Alec Hagaman (3) 14:05 - pp - Marcel Godbout (1) |
First period | Nick Ford - pp - 14:05 | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | Jason Lavallee - pp - 9:48 Josh Nenadal (1) - 11:29 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Jack Berry (19 saves / 22 shots) | Goalie stats | Austyn Roudebush (32 saves / 34 shots) |
April 21, 2023 | Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs | 3 - 5 | Peoria Rivermen | Peoria Civic Center | Recap | |||
8:43 - sh - Nick DeVito | First period | Mitchell McPherson (1) - pp - 7:18 Mike Gelatt (1) - 7:49 Marcel Godbout (2) - 18:52 | ||||||
3:53 - Nick DeVito (2) | Second period | Alec Baer (2) - pp - 3:30 Jordan Ernst (2) - 11:34 | ||||||
0:17 - Nick DeVito (3) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Austyn Roudebush (28 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Jack Berry (21 saves / 24 shots) |
April 23, 2023 | Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs | 5 - 3 | Peoria Rivermen | Peoria Civic Center | Recap | |||
0:15 - Josh Nenadal (2) 12:39 - Gehrett Sargis (4) 15:39 - Gehrett Sargis (5) |
First period | No scoring | ||||||
14:35 - Nick DeVito (4) | Second period | Austin Wisely (1) - 14:11 | ||||||
19:34 - en - Nick DeVito (5) | Third period | Alec Baer (3) - pp - 0:20 Nick Neville (1) - 15:37 | ||||||
Austyn Roudebush (37 saves / 40 shots) | Goalie stats | Jack Berry (9 saves / 12 shots) Eric Levine (7 saves / 8 shots) |
Roanoke won series 2-1 | |
(2) Birmingham Bulls vs. (3) Huntsville Havoc
April 21, 2023 | Huntsville Havoc | 2 - 3 | OT | Birmingham Bulls | Pelham Civic Center | Recap | ||
19:20 - Rob Darrar (2) | First period | No scoring | ||||||
13:01 - Jacob Barber (1) | Second period | Carson Rose (2) - 5:58 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | Jake Pappalardo (3) - 10:27 | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | Carson Rose (3) - 2:21 | ||||||
Max Milosek (42 saves / 45 shots) | Goalie stats | Austin Lotz (14 saves / 16 shots) |
April 22, 2023 | Birmingham Bulls | 2 - 3 | OT | Huntsville Havoc | Propst Arena | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | Sy Nutkevitch (1) - pp - 11:56 | ||||||
0:30 - Zac Masson (1) 8:08 - Scott Donahue (2) |
Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | Jordan Fader (1) - 10:43 | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | Jamie Bucell (1) - 12:29 | ||||||
Austin Lotz (29 saves / 32 shots) | Goalie stats | Max Milosek (26 saves / 28 shots) |
April 23, 2023 | Huntsville Havoc | 2 - 5 | Birmingham Bulls | Pelham Civic Center | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
12:40 - Austin Martinsen 16:44 - pp - Kyle Clarke (1) |
Second period | Michael Gillespie (2) - pp - 5:02 Taylor Brierley (1) - 11:05 | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | Stefan Brucato (2) - 8:08 Michael Gillespie (3) - en - 17:35 Scott Donahue - en - 18:32 | ||||||
Max Milosek (30 saves / 33 shots) | Goalie stats | Austin Lotz (29 saves / 31 shots) |
Birmingham won series 2-1 | |
President's Cup Final
(2) Birmingham Bulls vs. (4) Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs
April 27, 2023 | Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs | 4 - 2 | Birmingham Bulls | Pelham Civic Center | Recap | |||
4:32 - Stephen Alvo (1) | First period | Jake Pappalardo (4) - 0:29 | ||||||
6:10 - pp - Jason Lavallee | Second period | Scott Donahue (4) - pp - 1:23 | ||||||
2:57 - Nick Ford (2) 5:16 - Matt O'Dea |
Third period | No scoring | ||||||
Austyn Roudebush (25 saves / 27 shots) | Goalie stats | Hayden Stewart (19 saves / 23 shots) |
April 28, 2023 | Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs | 0 - 2 | Birmingham Bulls | Pelham Civic Center | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | Matt Wiesner (1) - 8:47 | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | Artur Terchiyev (1) - 2:08 | ||||||
Austyn Roudebush (26 saves / 28 shots) | Goalie stats | Austin Lotz (33 saves / 33 shots) |
May 1, 2023 | Birmingham Bulls | 4 - 5 | OT | Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs | Berglund Center | Recap | ||
9:22 - Carson Rose (4) 17:54 - Zac Masson (2) |
First period | John Stampohar (1) - 10:45 Nick Ford (3) - 17:16 | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | CJ Stubbs (2) - pp - 2:26 | ||||||
1:27 - Jake Pappalardo (5) 14:23 - sh - Carson Rose (5) |
Third period | Nick DeVito (6) - 4:55 | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | Billy Vizzo (2) - 11:53 | ||||||
Austin Lotz (35 saves / 40 shots) | Goalie stats | Austyn Roudebush (27 saves / 31 shots) |
May 2, 2023 | Birmingham Bulls | 1 - 2 | OT | Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs | Berglund Center | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | Second period | Josh Nenadal (3) - 14:11 | ||||||
19:49 - Carson Rose (6) | Third period | No scoring | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | Mac Jansen (1) - 2:41 | ||||||
Hayden Stewart (33 saves / 35 shots) | Goalie stats | Austyn Roudebush (18 saves / 19 shots) |
Roanoke won series 3-1 | |
Statistical leaders
Skaters
The following players are sorted by points, then goals. Updated as of May 2, 2023.[7]
GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | +/– | PIM |
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Nick DeVito | Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs | 9 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 4 |
Nick Ford | Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs | 9 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 8 |
Carson Rose | Birmingham Bulls | 10 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 8 |
Jake Pappalardo | Birmingham Bulls | 9 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 8 |
Stephen Alvo | Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs | 8 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 19 |
Goaltenders
The following goaltenders with a minimum 350 minutes played lead the playoffs in goals against average. Updated as of May 2, 2023.[8]
GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (in minutes); SA = Shots against; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average; SV% = Save percentage; W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout loss
Player | Team | GP | TOI | SA | GA | SO | GAA | SV% | W | L | OT |
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Austyn Roudebush | Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs | 9 | 552 | 266 | 20 | 1 | 2.18 | .925 | 7 | 2 | 0 |
Austin Lotz | Birmingham Bulls | 6 | 388 | 172 | 15 | 1 | 2.32 | .913 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Awards
Award | Recipient(s) |
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President's Cup |
Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs |
William B. Coffey Trophy (Best regular-season record) |
Peoria Rivermen |
Defenseman of the Year | Zach Wilkie (Peoria)[9] |
Rookie of the Year | Austin Alger (Fayetteville)[10] |
Goaltender of the Year | Trevor Gorsuch (Evansville) [11] |
Coach of the Year | Craig Simchuk (Birmingham)[12] |
Most Valuable Player | Justin MacDonald (Knoxville)[13] |
Leading Scorer Award | Justin MacDonald (Knoxville) |
All-SPHL selections
Position | First Team[14] | Second Team[14] | All-Rookie[15] |
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G | Trevor Gorsuch (Evansville) | Kevin Resop (Quad City) | Nick Latinovich (Macon) |
D | Zach Wilkie (Peoria) Rourke Russell (Knoxville) (tie) Nick Neville (Peoria) (tie) |
Taylor Brierley (Birmingham) Dominic Procopio (Huntsville) |
Rourke Russell (Knoxville) Taylor Brierley (Birmingham) |
F | Justin MacDonald (Knoxville) Michael Gillespie (Birmingham) Garrett Milan (Pensacola) |
Alec Hagaman (Peoria) Dean Balsamo (Knoxville) Sy Nutkevitch (Huntsville) |
Austin Alger (Fayetteville) Brandon Harrogate (Evansville) Kolten Olynek (Pensacola) |
References
- ^ "SPHL releases 2022-2023 regular season schedule". thesphl.com. July 13, 2022.
- ^ Vermilion County Bobcats [@VCBobcats] (February 9, 2023). "The Vermillion County Bobcats of the SPHL announced today that they have ceased operations, effective immediately" (Tweet). Retrieved February 9, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ^ "2021\2–23 Regular Season Standings". SPHL. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
- ^ "Player Stats TheSPHL.com". SPHL.
- ^ "Top Goalies - 2022-23 Regular Season - Goals Against Average". SPHL.
- ^ "SPHL announces President's Cup first round schedule". thesphl.com. April 8, 2023.
- ^ "Skater Stats - Playoffs TheSPHL.com". SPHL.
- ^ "Top Goalies - Goals Against Average". SPHL.
- ^ "Peoria's Zach Wilkie named SPHL Defenseman of the Year". SPHL. April 17, 2023.
- ^ "Fayetteville's Austin Alger named SPHL Rookie of the Year". SPHL. April 19, 2023.
- ^ "Evansville's Trevor Gorsuch named SPHL Goaltender of the Year". SPHL. April 18, 2023.
- ^ "Birmingham's Craig Simchuk Named SPHL Coach of the Year". SPHL. April 14, 2023.
- ^ "Knoxville's Justin MacDonald named 2022-23 SPHL Most Valuable Player". SPHL. April 20, 2023.
- ^ a b "All-SPHL First and Second Teams Announced". SPHL. April 13, 2023.
- ^ "SPHL Announces 2022-2023 All-Rookie Team". SPHL. April 12, 2023.