The 2007–08 Southern Professional Hockey League season was the fourth season of the Southern Professional Hockey League. The regular season began October 25, 2007, and ended April 13, 2008, after a 52-game regular season and a six-team playoff. The Knoxville Ice Bears won their second SPHL championship.
Preseason The Pee Dee Cyclones moved from Florence, South Carolina, to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and changed their name to the Twin City Cyclones. The league also named a new commissioner, Jim Combs, in June 2007.
Teams 2007-08 Southern Professional Hockey League Team City Arena Columbus Cottonmouths Columbus, Georgia Columbus Civic Center Fayetteville FireAntz Fayetteville, North Carolina Cumberland County Crown Coliseum Huntsville Havoc Huntsville, Alabama Von Braun Center Jacksonville Barracudas Jacksonville, Florida Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Knoxville Ice Bears Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville Civic Coliseum Richmond Renegades Richmond, Virginia Richmond Coliseum Twin City Cyclones Winston-Salem, North Carolina LJVM Coliseum Annex
Map of teams
Regular season
Final standings Team Knoxville Ice Bears‡ 52 32 16 4 199 169 68 Jacksonville Barracudas 52 30 17 5 201 167 65 Fayetteville FireAntz 52 25 19 8 186 198 58 Richmond Renegades 52 27 22 3 178 174 57 Twin City Cyclones 52 23 25 4 185 207 50 Columbus Cottonmouths 52 24 22 6 168 186 50 Huntsville Havoc 52 23 27 2 195 211 48
‡ William B. Coffey Trophy winners Advanced to playoffs
Attendance Team Total Games Average Fayetteville 102,208 26 3,931 Richmond 101,476 26 3,902 Huntsville 99,672 26 3,833 Knoxville 93,633 26 3,601 Columbus 83,590 26 3,215 Twin City 30,698 26 1,180 Jacksonville 29,200 26 1,123
President's Cup playoffs
Finals
Awards SPHL award winners were announced March 24, 2008. President's Cup: Knoxville Ice Bears Coffey Trophy: Knoxville Ice Bears League MVP: Kevin Swider (Knoxville) Rookie of the Year: Taylor Hustead (Twin City) Defenseman of the Year: Dan Vandermeer (Richmond) Goaltender of the Year: Tim Haun (Jacksonville) Coach of the Year: Rick Alain (Jacksonville) Playoff MVP: Kirk Irving (Knoxville)
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