The Fayetteville Marksmen, proud members of the Southern Professional Hockey League, have announced that head coach Cory Melkert will not be returning to the Marksmen organization after accepting a position in the ECHL. Melkert will join former Marksmen head coach Jesse Kallechy as his assistant coach with the Fort Wayne Komets, an affiliate of the […]
The Pensacola Ice Flyers have announced that head coach Rod Aldoff will be retiring after nine seasons with the team. In a statement, Aldoff said, “It has been a great honor to be the head coach of the Ice Flyers. Since coming to Pensacola in 2013, the city, fans, and the entire Ice Flyers organization […]
The Ice Flyers past season of record-setting attendance turned into a financial windfall for the team’s charitable contributions in the Pensacola area. A total of $218,718 was donated to various non-profit organizations who were partners with the Ice Flyers. The money surpassed team expectations and became another proud element of a season where the Ice […]
HUNTERSVILLE, NC (May 31, 2023) – The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) announced today that Alexandra Crutchfield of the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs has been selected as the winner of the 2022-2023 Wanda Amos Community Service Award. The award recognizes an organization, current team staff member, or league alumnus for their charitable contributions within an […]
HUNTERSVILLE, NC (May 24, 2023) – In its just completed 19th season, the Southern Professional Hockey League recorded its first-ever regular season with over one million fans in attendance. With an increase of 142,162 fans from 2021-22 to the 2022-23 season, the SPHL recorded the largest single-season attendance increase in league history. An all-time high […]
“People always ask me, what teams have you been with? My standard answer is, pick a team that’s gone out of business, and I’ve been there,” Chesnut grinned, “That’s how it is in minor league hockey.” Chesnut is entering his 26th season in professional hockey. He started playing hockey and fell in love with the […]
PEORIA, IL – The Peoria Rivermen are proud to announce that head Coach Jean-Guy Trudel’s contract has been extended through the 2023-24 season. In addition, former Rivermen captain and Peoria native Alec Hagaman will be joining Trudel on the bench as Associate Head Coach for the 2023-24 season. https://www.pjstar.com/story/sports/nhl/rivermen/2023/05/13/peoria-rivermen-hockey-beloved-ex-captain-alec-hagaman-associate-head-coach/70214649007/
ROANOKE, VA. – The Rail Yard Dawgs (7-2) won the President’s Cup for the first time in franchise history, defeating the Birmingham Bulls (5-5) 2-1 in a Game Four overtime victory at Berglund Center. Josh Nenadal scored Roanoke’s first goal, while captain Mac Jansen netted the winner, giving him the first and last goals of […]
Contact: awest@thesphl.com HUNTERSVILLE, NC (May 2, 2023) – The Southern Professional Hockey League continues the finals of the 2023 SPHL Presidents Cup Playoffs tonight with Birmingham on the road to take on Roanoke in Game 4. You can follow all the action this postseason at www.sphltv.com Birmingham @ Roanoke (7:05 p.m. EST, 6:05 p.m. CST) […]
Contact: awest@thesphl.com HUNTERSVILLE, NC (May 1, 2023) – The Southern Professional Hockey League continues the finals of the 2023 SPHL Presidents Cup Playoffs tonight with Birmingham on the road to take on Roanoke in Game 3. You can follow all the action this postseason at www.sphltv.com Birmingham @ Roanoke (7:05 p.m. EST, 6:05 p.m. CST) […]
