Current season, competition or edition: 2024–25 SPHL season | |
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| Sport | Ice hockey |
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| Founded | 2004 |
| Commissioner | Doug Price[1] |
| No. of teams | 10 |
| Country | United States |
| Most recent champion(s) | Peoria Rivermen (2024) |
| Most titles | Knoxville Ice Bears and Pensacola Ice Flyers (4 each) |
| TV partner(s) | FloSports |
| Official website | thesphl.com |
The SPHL (formerly the Southern Professional Hockey League) is a professional ice hockey independent minor league based in Huntersville, North Carolina, with teams located primarily in the southeastern United States as well as Illinois and Indiana in the midwestern United States.
Following the 2023–24 season, the Peoria Rivermen are the reigning President's Cup champions. As of 2024[update], the Knoxville Ice Bears are the most successful team in SPHL history, having won five William B. Coffey Trophies as the regular season champions and four President's Cup playoff championships. The Peoria Rivermen have also won five William B. Coffey Trophies, while Pensacola has also won four President's Cups.
- ^ "Doug Price Appointed Commissioner of the Southern Professional Hockey League". OurSports Central (Press release). Southern Professional Hockey League. January 17, 2019.