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2022–23 SPHL season
LeagueSouthern Professional Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationOctober 20, 2022 – April 8, 2023
Number of games56
Number of teams11
Regular season
William B. Coffey TrophyPeoria Rivermen
Season MVPJustin MacDonald (Knoxville)
Top scorerJustin MacDonald (Knoxville)
Playoffs
Finals championsRoanoke Rail Yard Dawgs
  Finals runners-upBirmingham Bulls
Playoffs MVPAustyn Roudebush (Roanoke)
SPHL seasons
2023–24 →

The 2022–23 SPHL season was the 19th season of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL). The Peoria Rivermen won their fifth William B. Coffey Trophy during the regular season, while the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs earned their first President's Cup, defeating the Birmingham Bulls in four games.

League business

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The same 11 teams from the 2021–22 season returned.[1] The Vermilion County Bobcats officially ceased operations on February 9, 2023.[2]

Teams

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2022-23 Southern Professional Hockey League
Team City Arena
Birmingham Bulls Pelham, Alabama Pelham Civic Center
Evansville Thunderbolts Evansville, Indiana Ford Center
Fayetteville Marksmen Fayetteville, North Carolina Crown Complex
Huntsville Havoc Huntsville, Alabama Von Braun Center
Knoxville Ice Bears Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville Civic Coliseum
Macon Mayhem Macon, Georgia Macon Coliseum
Pensacola Ice Flyers Pensacola, Florida Pensacola Bay Center
Peoria Rivermen Peoria, Illinois Carver Arena
Quad City Storm Moline, Illinois Vibrant Arena at The MARK
Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs Roanoke, Virginia Berglund Center
Vermilion County Bobcats Danville, Illinois David S. Palmer Arena

Map of teams

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SPHL teams

Regular season

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Standings

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As of April 8, 2023.[3]

Team GP W L OTL SOL Pts GF GA
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 William B. Coffey Trophy (regular season champion) and a playoff spot
 x–  indicates team has clinched a playoff spot
 e–  indicates team has been eliminated from playoff contention

Statistical leaders

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Leading skaters

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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
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

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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

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For 2023, the format returned to the top eight teams at the end of the regular season qualifying for the playoffs.[6]

Playoff bracket

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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

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(1) Peoria Rivermen vs. (8) Pensacola Ice Flyers

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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 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

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April 13, 2023 Birmingham Bulls 2 - 3 OT Fayetteville Marksmen Crown Coliseum 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

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April 13, 2023 Knoxville Ice Bears 1 - 5 Huntsville Havoc Propst Arena 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

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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

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(1) Peoria Rivermen vs. (4) Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs

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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

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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

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(2) Birmingham Bulls vs. (4) Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs

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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

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Skaters

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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
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

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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
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

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Award Recipient(s)
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

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Position First Team[14] Second Team[14] All-Rookie[15]
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

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  1. ^ "SPHL releases 2022-2023 regular season schedule". thesphl.com. July 13, 2022.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "2021\2–23 Regular Season Standings". SPHL. Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  4. ^ "Player Stats TheSPHL.com". SPHL.
  5. ^ "Top Goalies - 2022-23 Regular Season - Goals Against Average". SPHL.
  6. ^ "SPHL announces President's Cup first round schedule". thesphl.com. April 8, 2023.
  7. ^ "Skater Stats - Playoffs TheSPHL.com". SPHL.
  8. ^ "Top Goalies - Goals Against Average". SPHL.
  9. ^ "Peoria's Zach Wilkie named SPHL Defenseman of the Year". SPHL. April 17, 2023.
  10. ^ "Fayetteville's Austin Alger named SPHL Rookie of the Year". SPHL. April 19, 2023.
  11. ^ "Evansville's Trevor Gorsuch named SPHL Goaltender of the Year". SPHL. April 18, 2023.
  12. ^ "Birmingham's Craig Simchuk Named SPHL Coach of the Year". SPHL. April 14, 2023.
  13. ^ "Knoxville's Justin MacDonald named 2022-23 SPHL Most Valuable Player". SPHL. April 20, 2023.
  14. ^ a b "All-SPHL First and Second Teams Announced". SPHL. April 13, 2023.
  15. ^ "SPHL Announces 2022-2023 All-Rookie Team". SPHL. April 12, 2023.
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