Peoria, IL – The Peoria Rivermen are proud to announce that they have named Jason Ruff as their new Director of Communications and Broadcasting for the upcoming 2021-2022 season. Ruff, 26, comes to Peoria following three years in Texas as the Director of Broadcasting and Media Relations for the Odessa Jackalopes of the North American […]
Evansville, Ind: Evansville Thunderbolts Head Coach and Director of Hockey Operations Jeff Bes has signed forward, Austin Plevy, the 2019-2020 SPHL Rookie of the Year and League MVP. Plevy, 5-foot-11-inch, 185-pound forward spent 45 games with the Thunderbolts during the 2019-2020 season, earning 16 goals and 48 assists. https://evansvillethunderbolts.com/news/main-news/?article_id=618,/a>
HUNTERSVILLE, NC (July 14, 2021) – The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) announced Wednesday that after playing a reduced 42-game schedule with five teams in 2020-2021, the league will drop the puck for its 18th season on Friday, October 15 with 11 teams playing a full 56-game schedule. The SPHL’s newest team, the Vermilion County […]
Brock McGinn doesn’t boast too much when it comes to hitting the links, but he’s proud of what he’s growing with the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs. His golf game may be light, but Brock McGinn’s ownership game is strong. One week before Brock McGinn headed home for the offseason, he joined three of his Carolina […]
Peoria, IL – The Peoria Rivermen continued preparations for the 2021-22 SPHL season Saturday, unveiling three new, unique jersey designs that will be worn during the upcoming campaign. https://www.rivermen.net/news-stats/rivermen-headlines/article/2021/06/2021-22-jersey-lineup-revealed
By Bill Vilona, Ice Flyers Correspondent As gentle waves were rolling nearby, the sun sparking off the water, a fellow team owner turned to Greg Harris and offered a consensus opinion. “Be prepared to have league meetings here every year,” he said, half-jokingly, to the Ice Flyers host owner, during the recent gathering of Southern […]
The Evansville Thunderbolts of the Southern Professional Hockey League announced today the hiring of Bob McNamara as the new General Manager. McNamara will head up the business operations of the Thunderbolts as the team looks to hit the ice again at the Ford Center this fall. “Bob’s experience will lead the Thunderbolts quickly to the […]
HUNTERSVILLE, NC (June 9, 2021) – The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) on Wednesday announced the results of the expansion draft held for the new Vermilion County franchise. All players not named to a returning team’s protected list were eligible for the draft pool and Vermilion County selected one player from each team. Players selected […]
HUNTERSVILLE, NC (May 26, 2021) – The Southern Professional Hockey League on Wednesday announced that Macon Baptista of the Macon Mayhem has been selected as the 2020-2021 SPHL Most Valuable Player. The SPHL Most Valuable Player award is presented annually to the player selected to be the most valuable to his team as determined by […]
HUNTERSVILLE, NC (May 25, 2021) – The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) on Tuesday announced that Kevin Kerr of the Macon Mayhem has been selected as the SPHL Coach of the Year in a vote of league representatives. Now in his second stint as head coach of the Mayhem, Kerr led Macon to the William […]
