The 2010–11 Southern Professional Hockey League season was the seventh season of the Southern Professional Hockey League. The season began October 21, 2010, and ended April 15, 2011, after a 56-game regular season and a six-team playoff. The Mississippi Surge captured their first SPHL championship.
Preseason The Augusta Riverhawks joined the SPHL, after the departure of the city's ECHL franchise two years prior.
Teams 2010-11 Southern Professional Hockey League Team City Arena Augusta RiverHawks Augusta, Georgia James Brown Arena Columbus Cottonmouths Columbus, Georgia Columbus Civic Center Fayetteville FireAntz Fayetteville, North Carolina Cumberland County Crown Coliseum Huntsville Havoc Huntsville, Alabama Von Braun Center Knoxville Ice Bears Knoxville, Tennessee Knoxville Civic Coliseum Louisiana IceGators Lafayette, Louisiana Cajundome Mississippi Surge Biloxi, Mississippi Mississippi Coast Coliseum Pensacola Ice Flyers Pensacola, Florida Pensacola Civic Center
Map of teams
Regular season
Final standings Team Mississippi Surge‡ 56 37 19 207 157 74 Augusta Riverhawks 56 35 21 203 177 70 Huntsville Havoc 56 30 26 168 158 60 Columbus Cottonmouths 56 29 27 169 171 58 Pensacola Ice Flyers 56 28 28 187 195 56 Knoxville Ice Bears 56 27 29 186 187 54 Fayetteville FireAntz 56 22 34 170 184 44 Louisiana IceGators 56 16 40 170 231 32
‡ William B. Coffey Trophy winners Advanced to playoffs
Attendance Team Total Games Average Huntsville 98,372 28 3,513 Knoxville 95,563 28 3,412 Fayetteville 93,056 28 3,323 Pensacola 84,433 28 3,015 Columbus 79,116 28 2,825 Mississippi 71,360 28 2,548 Louisiana 50,971 28 1,820 Augusta 45,853 28 1,637 League 618,724 224 2,762
President's Cup playoffs
* indicates overtime game.
Finals All times are local (EDT/CDT)
Awards The SPHL All-Rookie team was announced March 24, 2011, followed by the All-SPHL teams on March 25, Defenseman of the Year on March 28, Goaltender of the Year on March 29, Rookie of the Year on March 30, Coach of the Year on March 31, and MVP on April 1. President's Cup: Mississippi Surge Coffey Trophy: Mississippi Surge League MVP: Matt Auffrey (Augusta) Rookie of the Year: Chris Wilson (Pensacola) Defenseman of the Year: Mark van Vliet (Knoxville) Goaltender of the Year: Mark Sibbald (Huntsville) Coach of the Year: Brad Ralph (Augusta)
All-SPHL selections
1st Team All-SPHL F Chris Leveille (Fayetteville) F Chris Wilson (Pensacola) F Matt Auffrey (Augusta) D Mark van Vliet (Knoxville) D Omar Pacha (Huntsville) G Mark Sibbald (Huntsville)
2nd Team All-SPHL F Beau McLaughlin (Louisiana) F Michael Richard (Mississippi) F Frank Furdero (Knoxville) D Jack Wolgemuth (Mississippi) D Luke Lucyk (Augusta) G Jon Olthuis (Augusta)
All-Rookie Team F Chris Wilson (Pensacola) F Neil Graham (Augusta) F Branden Kosolofsky (Augusta) D Omar Pacha (Huntsville) D Dan Ehrman (Pensacola) G Jon Olthuis (Augusta)
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