The 2006–07 Southern Professional Hockey League season was the third season of the Southern Professional Hockey League. The regular season began October 27, 2006, and ended April 18, 2007, after a 56-game regular season and a six-team playoff. The Fayetteville FireAntz won their first SPHL championship.

Preseason

The Richmond Renegades joined the league as an expansion franchise, succeeding the United Hockey League's Richmond RiverDogs.[3]

Teams

2006-07 Southern Professional Hockey League
Team City Arena
Columbus Cottonmouths Columbus, Georgia Columbus Civic Center
Fayetteville FireAntz Fayetteville, North Carolina Cumberland County Crown Coliseum
Florida Seals Kissimmee, Florida Silver Spurs Arena
Huntsville Havoc Huntsville, Alabama Von Braun Center
Jacksonville Barracudas Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
Knoxville Ice Bears Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville Civic Coliseum
Pee Dee Cyclones Florence, South Carolina Florence Civic Center
Richmond Renegades Richmond, Virginia Richmond Coliseum

Map of teams

SPHL teams

Regular season

Final standings

Team[4] GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
Columbus Cottonmouths‡ 56 36 18 2 217 181 74
Knoxville Ice Bears 56 33 19 4 219 185 70
Fayetteville FireAntz 56 32 18 6 246 205 70
Huntsville Havoc 56 29 23 4 221 210 62
Richmond Renegades 56 27 25 4 187 219 58
Jacksonville Barracudas 56 25 24 7 198 238 57
Pee Dee Cyclones 56 16 32 8 225 280 40
Florida Seals* 26 11 14 1 110 105 23
‡ William B. Coffey Trophy winners
  Advanced to playoffs

The Florida Seals folded mid-season after not meeting contractual obligations to their arena. A one-round dispersal draft was held January 5, with each team choosing one player from the Seals' roster. The picks were as follows: Pee Dee - Justin Keller, Jacksonville - Lawne Snyder, Fayetteville - Rob Sich, Richmond - Matt Balser, Columbus - Chad Haacke, Knoxville - Craig Geerlinks, Huntsville - Craig Miller.[5]

Attendance

Team Total Games Average
Huntsville 109,615 28 3,914
Richmond 95,756 28 3,419
Fayetteville 93,301 28 3,332
Columbus 92,534 28 3,304
Knoxville 90,640 28 3,237
Jacksonville 70,773 26 2,722
Florida 34,470 17 2,027
Pee Dee 36,928 26 1,420

President's Cup playoffs

(1) Columbus Cottonmouths vs. (6) Jacksonville Barracudas

The Columbus Cottonmouths and the Jacksonville Barracudas play at best of 5 round that will take the place of the first two playoff rounds. The other four teams will play a best of 3 game Quarter-final and Semi-final round.

Game-by-Game Score Columbus goals Jacksonville goals Winning goalie
1 March 29 at Columbus 1, Jacksonville 2 2OT 5:06 Mark Prentice Steve Zoryk, Greg LeColst Ryan Person
2 March 30 at Columbus 3, Jacksonville 4 OT 1:15 Ryan Haggarty, Mark Prentice, Daryl Moor Steve Zoryk 2, Tyrone Garner 2 Ryan Person
3 April 1 at Jacksonville 2, Columbus 4 Galloway Carroll 3, Ryan Rutz Tyrone Garner, Jim Murphy Chad Rycroft
4 April 3 at Jacksonville 4, Columbus 3 Craig Stahl 2, Jason Price Steve Zoryk, Jim Murphy, Tyrone Garner 2 Ryan Person
Jacksonville win series 3-1 Prentice 2 Zoryk 4, Garner 4, Murphy 2

Quarter-finals

Note: game-winning goal scorer indicated in italics

(2) Knoxville Ice Bears vs. (5) Richmond Renegades

Game-by-Game Score Knoxville goals Richmond goals Winning goalie
1 March 30 at Knoxville 3, Richmond 4 2OT 4:17 Rob Flynn, Tim Vitek, Matt Kohansky Dean Jackson, Tyler Schremp, Danny White, Donald Melnyk Doug Groenestege
2 March 31 at Richmond 2, Knoxville 8 Mike Tuomi 3, Matt Kohansky, Robbie Rangus, Curtis Menzul, Nick Fouts, Mike Craigen JJ Wrobel, Joe Pace Terry Dunbar
3 April 3 at Knoxville 6, Richmond 2 Curtis Menzul, Robbie Rangus 2, David Segal, Doug Searle, Mike Tuomi Tyler Schremp, Brian Goudie Terry Dunbar
Knoxville win series 2-1 Tuomi 4, Rangus 3,Kohansky 2 Schremp 2

(3) Fayetteville FireAntz vs. (4) Huntsville Havoc

Game-by-Game Score Fayetteville goals Huntsville goals Winning goalie
1 March 30 at Fayetteville 3, Huntsville 2 Jarrett Robertson, Robert Sich 2 Bill Monkman, Tristan Senior Chad Collins
2 March 31 at Huntsville 4, Fayetteville 5 OT 5:41 Tim Velemirovich 2, Mike Clarke 2, Jarrett Robertson Bill Monkman, Dan Buccella 2, Craig Bushey Chad Collins
Fayetteville win series 2-0 Robertson 2, Sich 2, Velemirovich 2, Clarke 2 Monkman 2, Buccella 2

Semi-finals

Note: game-winning goal scorer indicated in italics

(2) Knoxville Ice Bears vs. (3) Fayetteville FireAntz

Game-by-Game Score Knoxville goals Fayetteville goals Winning goalie
1 April 6 at Knoxville 1, Fayetteville 4 Mike Tuomi Tim Velemirovich, Josh Welter, BJ Stephens, Jarrett Robertson Chad Collins
2 April 7 at Fayetteville 5, Knoxville 2 Kevin Swider, Matt Kohansky Tim Velemirovich, Marc Norrington, Josh Tataryn, Robert Sich, Bryan Dobek Chad Collins
Fayetteville win series 2-0 Velemirovich 2

Finals

April 13, 2007
7:35 pm		Jacksonville1 – 3FayettevilleCrown Coliseum, Fayetteville, NC
Attendance: 3,209
Game reference
Ryan PersonGoaliesChad CollinsReferee:
Zac Wiebe
0 – 112:47 - Stephens (Tataryn, Saittakari)
0 – 234:12 - Stephens (Dobek, Tataryn) (PP)
0 – 343:36 - Welter (Velemirovich, Sich)
Zoryk (Thomas, LeColst) (PP) - 51:071 – 3
22 minPenalties16 min
27Shots36
April 15, 2007
4:00 pm		Jacksonville5 – 6FayettevilleCrown Coliseum, Fayetteville, NC
Attendance: 3,209
Game reference
Ryan PersonGoaliesChad CollinsReferee:
Adam Fish
0 – 100:40 - Dobek (Welter, Sich)
0 – 202:33 - Clarke (Sich, Welter) (PP)
0 – 304:06 - Welter (Sich, Velemirovich) (PP)
Hickman (Doherty, Zoryk) - 24:331 – 3
Zoryk (Rochefort, Thomas) - 38:382 – 3
2 – 441:13 - Stephens (Clarke, Row) (PP)
Webb (Doherty, Zoryk) - 41:403 – 4
3 – 541:52 - Welter (Sich, Velemirovich)
Garner (Thomas, Murphy) - 42:124 – 5
Thomas (LeColst, Zoryk) - 48:055 – 5
5 – 653:44 - Row (Welter, Sich)
16 minPenalties16 min
31Shots38
April 16, 2007
7:35 pm		Fayetteville2 – 3JacksonvilleJacksonville Ice, Jacksonville, FL
Attendance: 712
Game reference
Chad CollinsGoaliesRyan PersonReferee:
Zac Wiebe
0 – 101:51 - Doherty (Webb, Hickman)
0 – 209:14 - LeColst (Zoryk, Thomas)
Sich (Clarke, Welter) (PP) - 30:361 – 2
1 – 337:06 - LeColst (Webb, Wagner) (PP)
Velemirovich (Welter, Clarke) (PP) - 50:492 – 3
12 minPenalties14 min
40Shots30
April 18, 2007
8:00 pm		Fayetteville5 – 3JacksonvilleJacksonville Ice, Jacksonville, FL
Attendance: 806
Game reference
Chad CollinsGoaliesRyan PersonReferee:
Scott Bokal
Stephens (Dobek, Clarke) (PP) - 01:421 – 0
Sich (Welter, Velemirovich) (PP) - 06:182 – 0
Norrington (Welter) - 27:013 – 0
3 – 134:13 - Webb (Hickman)
Sich (Row) (PP) - 37:074 – 1
4 – 246:30 - Garner (Cassells, Murphy) (PP)
4 – 354:10 - Webb (Doherty, Garner)
Tataryn (Stephens) (EN) - 59:115 – 3
20 minPenalties32 min
37Shots38

Awards

SPHL award winners were announced March 28, 2007.[1]

President's Cup: Fayetteville FireAntz
Commissioner's Cup: Columbus Cottonmouths
League MVP: Rob Sich (Fayetteville)
Rookie of the Year: Tim Velemirovich (Fayetteville)
Defenseman of the Year: Brian Goudie (Richmond)
Goalie of the Year: Chad Rycroft (Columbus)
Coach of the Year: John Marks (Fayetteville)
Franchise of the Year: Huntsville Havoc
Playoff MVP: Chad Collins (Fayetteville)[2]

All-Star selections

Rookie All-Stars

Canada F Daryl Moore (Pee Dee)
Canada F Mike Tuomi (Knoxville)
Canada F Tim Velemirovich (Fayetteville)
Canada D Dylan Row (Fayetteville)
United States D Phillip Youngclaus (Richmond)
Canada G Doug Groenestege (Richmond)

References

  1. ^ a b "SPHL's Third Regular Season Ends". Press release. March 28, 2007. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
  2. ^ a b "FireAntz Win SPHL President's Cup". Press release. April 19, 2007. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
  3. ^ "Renegades return to Richmond in SPHL". Press release. April 25, 2006. Retrieved March 21, 2010.
  4. ^ "SPHL Standings". Pointstreak.com. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
  5. ^ "Florida Seals cease operations". Press release. January 5, 2007. Retrieved March 16, 2010.
Allikas: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006%E2%80%9307_SPHL_season
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