The 2020–21 SPHL season is the 17th season of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL). Due to the ongoing restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the season was delayed to December 26, 2020, and only half of the member teams participated in the shortened season.
League business Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 2019–20 season was curtailed and no champion was named. For the 2020–21 season, the league announced the Evansville Thunderbolts, Fayetteville Marksmen, Peoria Rivermen, Quad City Storm, and Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs had withdrawn from participating in the season due to pandemic-related capacity restrictions barring fans from attending games.
Teams 2020-201Southern Professional Hockey League Team City Arena Birmingham Bulls Pelham, Alabama Pelham Civic Center 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
Map of teams
Regular season
Standings Final standings: Team Macon Mayhem‡ 42 32 6 2 2 134 84 68 Knoxville Ice Bears 42 24 14 3 1 128 103 52 Pensacola Ice Flyers 42 18 18 2 4 117 120 42 Huntsville Havoc 42 19 22 1 0 123 137 39 Birmingham Bulls 42 12 23 7 0 103 161 31 ‡ William B. Coffey Trophy winners Qualified for playoffs Attendance Team Total Games Average Pensacola 45,615 21 2,172 Huntsville 44,136 21 2,102 Birmingham 35,301 21 1,681 Knoxville 33,331 21 1,587 Macon 25,066 21 1,194 League 183,449 105 1,747
President's Cup playoffs For 2021, the top four teams at the end of the regular season qualified for the playoffs.
Playoff bracket
Awards Award Recipient(s) President's Cup Pensacola Ice Flyers William B. Coffey Trophy(Best regular-season record) Macon Mayhem Defenseman of the Year Kenton Helgesen (Knoxville) Rookie of the Year Jake Wahlin (Pensacola) Goaltender of the Year Jake Theut (Macon) Coach of the Year Kevin Kerr (Macon) Most Valuable Player Mason Baptista (Macon) Leading Scorer Award Logan Nelson (Birmingham)
All-SPHL selections Position First Team Second Team All-Rookie G Jake Theut (Macon) Austyn Roudebush (Knoxville) Ryan Ruck (Macon) D Kenton Helgesen (Knoxville)Nolan Kaiser (Huntsville) tieNick Minerva (Macon) tie Casey Johnson (Macon)Nick Neville (Pensacola) Casey Johnson (Macon)Andrew McLean (Knoxville) F Mason Baptista (Macon)Jacob Benson (Knoxville)Jake Wahlin (Pensacola) Rob Darrar (Huntsville)Eddie Matsushima (Pensacola)Logan Nelson (Birmingham) Nick Master (Knoxville)Ryan Smith (Macon)Jake Wahlin (Pensacola)
References
External links Southern Professional Hockey League website