2019–20 SPHL season
LeagueSouthern Professional Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationOctober 18, 2019 – March 2020
Number of games56 (scheduled)
44–48 (played)
Number of teams10
Regular season
Season MVPAustin Plevy (Evansville)
Top scorerAustin Plevy (Evansville)

The 2019–20 SPHL season was the 16th season of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL). Like most other events at the time, the season was cancelled before its conclusion in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

League business

Team changes

For the first time since the 2012–13 SPHL season, there were no changes to the league membership.

Regular season

Standings

Final standings:[2]

Team GP W L OTL GF GA Pts
Peoria Rivermen46338515010571
Fayetteville Marksmen46316916312071
Huntsville Havoc462714514412459
Pensacola Ice Flyers4623111212711358
Evansville Thunderbolts462514715315157
Knoxville Ice Bears482617516515457
Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs471622911715141
Quad City Storm441620812314440
Birmingham Bulls461723612216140
Macon Mayhem471724611515640
‡ William B. Coffey Trophy winners
  Qualified to advance to playoffs

President's Cup playoffs

For 2020, the top eight teams at the end of the regular season would have qualified for the playoffs. The league returned to the traditional highest seed versus lowest seed format for all rounds, replacing the "challenge round" used in the previous two seasons where the top three seeds choose their opponent from the bottom four qualifiers.[3] As a result of the league shutdown, there was no playoffs in 2020.

Awards

AwardRecipient(s)
President's CupNot awarded
William B. Coffey Trophy
(Best regular-season record)		Not awarded[4]
Defenseman of the YearNick Neville (Peoria)[5]
Rookie of the YearAustin Plevy (Evansville)[6]
Goaltender of the YearEric Levine (Peoria)[7]
Coach of the YearJesse Kallechy (Fayetteville)[8]
Most Valuable PlayerAustin Plevy (Evansville)[9]
Kevin Swider Leading Scorer AwardAustin Plevy (Evansville)

All-SPHL selections

PositionFirst Team[10]Second Team[10]All-Rookie[11]
G Eric Levine (Peoria) Max Milosek (Huntsville) Joseph Murdaca (Knoxville)
D Matt Fuller (Birmingham)
Nick Neville (Peoria)		 Travis Armstrong (Roanoke)
Saverio Posa (Huntsville) tie
Gehrett Sargis (Knoxville) tie		 Braden Hellems (Evansville)
Meirs Moore (Pensacola)
F Brian Bowen (Fayetteville)
Alec Hagaman (Peoria)
Austin Plevy (Evansville)		 Max Cook (Fayetteville)
Scott Cuthrell (Knoxville)
Garrett Milan (Pensacola)		 Shane Bednard (Fayetteville)
Tommaso Bucci (Pensacola)
Austin Plevy (Evansville)

References

  1. ↑ "SPHL Announces Cancellation of 2019-2020 Season". SPHL. March 15, 2020. Archived from the original on March 18, 2020. Retrieved March 18, 2020.
  2. ↑ "2019–20 SPHL Standings". SPHL. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  3. ↑ "SPHL Announces 2019-2020 Playoff Format, Rule Changes". OurSportsCentral.com. August 13, 2019.
  4. ↑ "With the Rivermen: Peoria players sign with SPHL rivals, plus AHL and ECHL plans". Journal Star. November 1, 2020. It just didn't feel right to pick a champion from between them in these circumstances. So no, our ownership decided we won't have a champion for the 2019-20 season. It will remain vacant.
  5. ↑ "Peoria's Nick Neville named SPHL Defenseman of the Year". SPHL. April 13, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Austin Plevy Named SPHL Rookie of the Year". OurSports Central. April 14, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Peoria's Eric Levine Named SPHL Goaltender of the Year". OurSports Central. April 15, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Fayetteville's Jesse Kallechy Named SPHL Coach of the Year". OurSports Centrel. April 16, 2020.
  9. ↑ "Evansville's Austin Plevy Named SPHL Most Valuable Player". OurSports Central. April 17, 2020.
  10. 1 2 "All-SPHL First and Second Teams Announced". SPHL. April 10, 2020. Archived from the original on April 10, 2020. Retrieved April 10, 2020.
  11. ↑ "SPHL announces 2019-2020 All-Rookie Team". OurSports Central. April 9, 2020.
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