2023–24 SPHL season

2023–24 SPHL season
LeagueSPHL
SportIce hockey
DurationOctober 20, 2023 – April 6, 2024
Regular season
William B. Coffey TrophyBirmingham Bulls
Season MVPCarson Rose (Birmingham)
Top scorerCarson Rose (Birmingham)
Playoffs
Finals championsPeoria Rivermen
  Finals runners-upHuntsville Havoc
Playoffs MVPAlec Hagaman (Peoria)

The 2023–24 SPHL season is the 20th season of the SPHL. The regular season began on October 20, 2023, and ended on April 6, 2024.[1]

League business

The same 10 teams from the returned after Vermillion County folded midseason last year.[2]

Teams

2023-24 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

Map of teams

SPHL teams

Regular season

Standings

As of April 6, 2024.[3]

Team GP W L OTL SOL Pts GF GA
z– Birmingham Bulls 56 38 9 6 3 85 198 132
x–Peoria Rivermen 56 37 14 2 4 79 192 139
x–Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs 56 33 15 7 1 74 207 164
x–Fayetteville Marksmen 56 31 19 6 0 68 191 165
x–Huntsville Havoc 56 30 19 6 1 67 184 166
x–Quad City Storm 56 32 23 1 0 65 193 176
x–Pensacola Ice Flyers 56 25 27 2 2 54 170 178
x–Evansville Thunderbolts 56 23 29 2 2 50 149 177
e–Macon Mayhem 56 15 34 3 4 37 141 225
e–Knoxville Ice Bears 56 16 36 3 1 36 128 231

 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

Attendance

Team Total Games Average
Huntsville 166,871 28 5,960
Roanoke 148,597 28 5,307
Pensacola 148,588 28 5,307
Fayetteville 113,402 28 4,050
Knoxville 112,562 28 4,020
Peoria 111,224 28 3,972
Quad City 103,672 28 3,703
Birmingham 93,610 28 3,343
Evansville 91,471 28 3,267
Macon 59,413 28 2,122
League 1,149,410 280 4,105

Statistical leaders

Leading skaters

The following players are sorted by points, then goals. Updated as of April 6, 2024.[4]

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Carson Rose Birmingham Bulls 49 30 35 65 +26 44
Drake Glover Birmingham Bulls 55 33 27 60 +33 44
Leif Mattson Quad City Storm 45 28 31 59 +7 11
Nikita Kozyrev Birmingham Bulls 53 18 41 59 +31 33
Simon Boyko Fayetteville Marksmen 39 27 29 56 +20 9
Joe Widmar Pensacola Ice Flyers 49 16 39 55 -1 18
Cole Golka Quad City Storm 55 32 21 53 +15 55
Matt Ustaski Quad City Storm 35 27 26 53 +12 16
Alec Baer Peoria Rivermen 52 21 31 52 +3 78
Ivan Bondarenko Pensacola Ice Flyers 53 15 36 51 −2 12

Leading goaltenders

The following goaltenders with a minimum 1,320 minutes played lead the league in goals against average. Updated as of April 6, 2024.[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
Nick Latinovich Peoria Rivermen 39 2211 848 71 7 1.93 .916 27 7 3
Hayden Stewart Birmingham Bulls 39 2324 1,111 71 4 2.14 .925 26 7 6
Ryan Kenny Fayetteville Marksmen 32 1918 1,067 76 2 2.38 .929 18 10 4
Stephen Mundinger Pensacola Ice Flyers 37 2,051 957 87 3 2.55 .909 16 15 2
Brian Wilson Huntsville Havoc 32 1940 918 85 2 2.63 .907 16 10 6

Postseason

For 2024, the format was the same as 2023.

Playoff bracket

Quarterfinals Semifinals President's Cup Final
         
1 Birmingham 1
8 Evansville 2
2 Peoria 2
8 Evansville 0
2 Peoria 2
7 Pensacola 0
2 Peoria 2
(Pairings are reseeded after the first round)
5 Huntsville 1
3 Roanoke 2
6 Quad City 1
3 Roanoke 1
5 Huntsville 2
4 Fayetteville 0
5 Huntsville 2

Quarterfinals

(1) Birmingham Bulls vs. (8) Evansville Thunderbolts

April 10, 2024 Evansville Thunderbolts 4 - 5 Birmingham Bulls Pelham Civic Center Recap  
3:49 – Dmitri Yushkevich (1)
17:16 – Myles Abbate (1) 		First period Scott Donahue (1) – 2:18
Zac Masson (1) – 18:01
No scoring Second period Ryan Romeo (1) – 11:05
7:52 – pp – Brendan Harrogate (1)
19:20 – Logan vande Meerakker (1) 		Third period Nikita Kozyrev (1) – 14:59
Drake Glover (1) – pp – 15:31
Cole Ceci (29 saves / 34 shots) Goalie stats Hayden Stewart (15 saves / 19 shots)
April 11, 2024 Birmingham Bulls 1 - 2 OT Evansville Thunderbolts Ford Center Recap  
3:38 - pp - Drake Glover (2) First period no scoring
no scoring Second period Mark Zhukov (1) – 4:44
no scoring Third period no scoring
No scoring First overtime period Chays Ruddy (1) – 10:21
Hayden Stewart (30 saves / 32 shots) Goalie stats Cole Ceci (34 saves / 35 shots)
April 13, 2024 Evansville Thunderbolts 4 - 3 OT Birmingham Bulls Pelham Civic Center Recap  
0:42 – Logan vande Meerakker (2) First period Drake Glover (3) – pp – 7:04
18:10 – Vadim Vasjonkin (1) Second period No scoring
15:32 – Dmitri Yushkevich (2) Third period Matt Wiesner (1) - 6:13
Drake Glover (4) – 16:29
5:28 – Matthew Hobbs (1) First overtime period No scoring
Cole Ceci (56 saves / 59 shots) Goalie stats Hayden Stewart (31 saves / 35 shots)
Evansville won series 2-1

(2) Peoria Rivermen vs. (7) Pensacola Ice Flyers

April 11, 2024 Peoria Rivermen 3 - 2 OT Pensacola Ice Flyers Pensacola Bay Center Recap  
2:58 - Jordan Ernst (1)
14:33 - Tristan Trudel (1) 		First period Dale Deon (1) – 14:06
No scoring Second period Ivan Bondarenko (1) – 2:16
No scoring Third period No scoring
18:50 - Cayden Cahill (1) First overtime period No scoring
Nick Latinovich (45 saves / 47 shots) Goalie stats Stephen Mundinger (41 saves / 44 shots)
April 13, 2024 Pensacola Ice Flyers 1 - 6 Peoria Rivermen Carver Arena Recap  
No scoring First period Alec Hagaman (1) - 5:31
5:15 – Malik Johnson (1) Second period Mathew Rehding (1) – 12:36
Meirs Moore (1) – 19:31
No scoring Third period Mike Gelatt (1) – 2:21
Jordan Ernst (2) – pp – 8:52
JM Piotrowski (1) – pp – 10:17
Nick Latinovich (15 saves / 16 shots) Goalie stats Stephen Mundinger (25 saves / 31 shots)
Peoria won series 2–0

(3) Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs vs. (6) Quad City Storm

April 9, 2024 Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs 2 - 3 OT Quad City Storm Vibrant Arena at The MARK Recap  
6:36 - Dominiks Marcinkevics (1)
11:59 - pp - Brenden Stanko (1) 		First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Logan Nelson (1) - 15:30
No scoring Third period Leif Mattson (1) – 15:02
No scoring First overtime period Hayden Hulton (1) – 2:53
Austyn Roudebush (32 saves / 35 shots) Goalie stats Brent Moran (38 saves / 40 shots)
April 12, 2024 Quad City Storm 2 - 3 Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs Berglund Center Recap  
2:22 - Mike Moran First period Brendan Pepe (1) - pp - 14:29
4:19 – Weiland Parrish (1) Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period Stephen Alvo (1) – pp – 14:25
Alex DiCarlo (1) – 14:56
Austyn Roudebush (28 saves / 30 shots) Goalie stats Brent Moran (24 saves / 27 shots)
April 13, 2024 Quad City Storm 1 - 7 Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs Berglund Center Recap  
No scoring First period Owen McDade (1) – 5:09
Alex DiCarlo (2) – 12:39
3:45 - pp – Logan Nelson (2) Second period Brendan Pepe (2) - pp – 11:54
No scoring Third period CJ Stubbs (1) - 1:01
Brendan Pepe (3) - pp – 6:58
Billy Roche (1) – en – 15:48
CJ Stubbs (2) – 16:43
Austyn Roudebush (30 saves / 31 shots) Goalie stats Brent Moran (23 saves / 29 shots)
Eric Levine (7 saves / 8 shots)
Roanoke won series 2-1

(4) Fayetteville Marksmen vs. (5) Huntsville Havoc

April 10, 2024 Fayetteville Marksmen 1 - 3 Huntsville Havoc Huntsville Ice Sports Complex Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
11:34 - pp – Grant Loven (1) Second period Dylan Stewart (1) - pp – 0:44
Buster Larsson (1) – 17:37
No scoring Third period Robbie Fisher (1) – en - 18:29
Ryan Kenny (40 saves / 42 shots) Goalie stats Mike Robinson (25 saves / 26 shots)
April 12, 2024 Huntsville Havoc 7 - 2 Fayetteville Marksmen Crown Coliseum Recap  
3:14 – Buster Larsson (2) First period Todd Goehring (1) - 0:55
8:07 – Eric Henderson (1)
18:14 – sh – Jack Jaunich (1) 		Second period Matt O'Dea (1) - pp - 3:48
Billy Vizzo (1) - 15:57
8:48 – sh – Robbie Fisher (2)
9:43 – sh – Robbie Fisher (3)
14:37 – Craig McCabe (1)
18:51 – en,sh – Craig McCabe (2) 		Third period Simon Boyko (1) - pp – 7:50
Ryan Kenny (18 saves / 24 shots) Goalie stats Mike Robinson (29 saves / 31 shots)
Huntsville won series 2–0

Semifinals

(2) Peoria Rivermen vs. (8) Evansville Thunderbolts

April 17, 2024 Peoria Rivermen 7 - 2 Evansville Thunderbolts Ford Center Recap  
7:32 - Jordan Ernst (3) First period No scoring
1:41 - Cale List (1)
18:03 - Tristan Trudel (2)
19:33 – pp – Mitchell McPherson (1) 		Second period No scoring
10:47 - pp – Alec Hagaman (2)
12:23 – Alec Hagaman (3)
19:37 – pp – Jordan Ernst (4) 		Third period Chays Ruddy (2) – pp - 7:37
Lincoln Hatten (1) – pp – 15:48
Nick Latinovich (20 saves / 22 shots) Goalie stats Cole Ceci (28 saves / 35 shots)
April 19, 2024 Evansville Thunderbolts 2 - 5 Peoria Rivermen Peoria Civic Center Recap  
No scoring First period Alec Baer (1) - 17:39
17:55 – Scott Kirton Second period No scoring
8:00 – Lincoln Hatten (2) Third period Joseph Drapluk (1) - 14:25
JM Piotrowski (2) – 14:51
Zach Wilkie (1) – pp – 15:43
Mike Gelatt (2) – en – 17:36
Cole Ceci (30 saves / 34 shots) Goalie stats Nick Latinovich (16 saves / 18 shots)
Peoria won series 2–0

(3) Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs vs. (5) Huntsville Havoc

April 17, 2024 Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs 2 - 5 Huntsville Havoc Huntsville Ice Sports Complex Recap  
No scoring First period No scoring
No scoring Second period Doug Elgstam (1) - 13:38
Buster Larsson (3) – pp – 14:22
9:47 – pp – Jacob Kelly (1)
17:24 – Tommy Munichiello (1) 		Third period Buster Larsson (4) – 2:31
Buster Larsson (5) – 5:08
Buster Larsson (6) – 12:40
Austyn Roudebush (26 saves / 31 shots)
Tyler Roy (4 saves / 4 shots) 		Goalie stats Mike Robinson (31 saves / 33 shots)
April 19, 2024 Huntsville Havoc 4 - 5 Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs Berglund Center Recap  
No scoring First period Jacob Kelly (2) - 1:50
Jacob Kelly (3) - 3:24
Owen McDade (2) - 12:19
18:17 - Buster Larsson (7) Second period Aidan Girduckis (1) - 3:37
Josh Nenadal (1) - 4:05
4:17 - pp – Kyle Clarke (1)
5:37 – sh – Matt Doran (1)
19:24 – Robbie Fisher (4) 		Third period No scoring
Austyn Roudebush (36 saves / 40 shots) Goalie stats Mike Robinson (8 saves / 12 shots)
Brian Wilson (18 saves / 19 shots)
April 20, 2024 Huntsville Havoc 3 - 1 Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs Berglund Center Recap  
No scoring First period Dominiks Marcinkevics (2) – 13:49
4:25 - Benito Posa (1) Second period No scoring
8:06 – Dylan Stewart (2)
18:54 - en - Brett Humberstone (1) 		Third period Alec Baer (3) - pp - 0:20
Nick Neville (1) - 15:37
Austyn Roudebush (24 saves / 26 shots) Goalie stats Mike Robinson (25 saves / 26 shots)
Huntsville won series 2-1

President's Cup Final

(2) Peoria Rivermen vs. (5) Huntsville Havoc

April 25, 2024 Peoria Rivermen 2 - 3 Huntsville Havoc Von Braun Center Recap  
8:02 - pp - Alec Baer (2) First period David Thomson (1) - 5:45
14:34 – Tristan Trudel (3) Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period David Thomson (2) - pp – 11:03
Robbie Fisher (5) – 16:13
Nick Latinovich (33 saves / 36 shots) Goalie stats Mike Robinson (29 saves / 31 shots)
April 27, 2024 Huntsville Havoc 4 - 6 Peoria Rivermen Peoria Civic Center Recap  
19:56 - pp - Eric Henderson (2) First period Mathew Rehding (2) - pp - 4:32
Alec Hagaman (4) - 13:30
Zach Wilkie (2) - 14:38
11:36 - Jack Jaunich (2)
14:16 – Cole Reginato (1) 		Second period Alec Hagaman (5) - 0:58
4:38 – Cole Reginato (2) Third period Alec Baer (4) – 1:46
Alec Hagaman (6) – en – 18:34
Mike Robinson (21 saves / 26 shots) Goalie stats Nick Latinovich (21 saves / 25 shots)
April 28, 2024 Huntsville Havoc 1 - 5 Peoria Rivermen Peoria Civic Center Recap  
3:49 - Alex Kielczewski (1) First period Alec Hagaman (7) – 1:05
Mitchell McPherson (2) – 7:31
Meirs Moore (2) – 12:42
No scoring Second period No scoring
No scoring Third period Alec Hagaman (8) - en - 17:54
Meirs Moore (3) - en – 19:45
Mike Robinson (20 saves / 23 shots) Goalie stats Nick Latinovich (21 saves / 22 shots)
Peoria won series 2-1

Statistical leaders

Skaters

The following players are sorted by points, then goals. Updated as of April 28, 2024.[6]

GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player Team GP G A Pts +/– PIM
Alec Baer Peoria Rivermen 7 3 14 17 +7 4
Alec Hagaman Peoria Rivermen 7 8 6 14 +10 18
Buster Larson Huntsville Havoc 8 7 3 10 +6 2
Robbie Fisher Huntsville Havoc 8 5 4 9 +1 0
Scott Kirton Evansville Thunderbolts 5 1 6 7 -1 6

Goaltenders

The following goaltenders with a minimum 350 minutes played lead the playoffs in goals against average. Updated as of April 28, 2024.[7]

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
Nick Latinovich Peoria Rivermen 7 438 183 15 9 2.06 .918 6 1 0
Austyn Roudebush Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs 9 552 266 20 1 2.18 .925 7 2 0
Austyn Roudebush Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs 6 353 193 17 1 2.89 .912 3 2 1

Awards

Award Recipient(s)
President's Cup Peoria Rivermen
William B. Coffey Trophy
(Best regular-season record)		 Birmingham Bulls
Defenseman of the Year Brendan Pepe (Roanoke)[8]
Rookie of the Year Simon Boyko (Fayetteville)[9]
Goaltender of the Year Hayden Stewart (Birmingham) [10]
Coach of the Year Craig Simchuk (Birmingham)[11]
Most Valuable Player Carson Rose (Birmingham)[12]
Leading Scorer Award Carson Rose (Birmingham)

All-SPHL selections

Position First Team[13] Second Team[13] All-Rookie[14]
G Hayden Stewart (Birmingham) Nick Latinovich (Peoria) Ryan Kenny (Fayetteville)
D Brendan Pepe (Roanoke)
Zach Wilkie (Peoria) 		Matt O’Dea (Roanoke)
Dillion Fournier (Quad City) 		Matthew Araujo (Fayetteville)
Matt Doran (Huntsville)
F Carson Rose (Birmingham)
Drake Glover (Birmingham)
Leif Mattson (Quad City) 		Matt Ustaski (Quad City)
Simon Boyko (Fayetteville)
Nikita Kozyrev (Birmingham) 		Simon Boyko (Fayetteville)
Nikita Kozyrev (Birmingham)
Alex Laplante (Macon)

References

  1. ^ "Birmingham Bulls announce 2024-25 schedule". shelbycountyreporter.com. July 16, 2023.
  2. ^ "SPHL Releases 2023-2024 Regular Season Schedule". thesphl.com. July 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023-2024 Regular Season". SPHL. Retrieved March 6, 2025.
  4. ^ "Player Stats TheSPHL.com". SPHL.
  5. ^ "Top Goalies - 2022-23 Regular Season - Goals Against Average". SPHL.
  6. ^ "Skater Stats - Playoffs TheSPHL.com". SPHL.
  7. ^ "Top Goalies - Goals Against Average". SPHL.
  8. ^ "Roanoke's Brendan Pepe named SPHL Defenseman of the Year". SPHL. April 22, 2024.
  9. ^ "Fayetteville's Simon Boyko named SPHL Rookie of the Year". SPHL. April 24, 2024.
  10. ^ "Evansville's Trevor Gorsuch named SPHL Goaltender of the Year". SPHL. April 23, 2024.
  11. ^ "Birmingham's Craig Simchuk Named SPHL Coach of the Year". SPHL. April 19, 2024.
  12. ^ "Birmingham's Carson Rose named SPHL Most Valuable Player". SPHL. April 25, 2023.
  13. ^ a b "All-SPHL First and Second Teams Announced". SPHL. April 18, 2024.
  14. ^ "SPHL announces 2023-2024 All-Rookie Team". SPHL. April 17, 2024.
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