Knoxville’s Mathieu Roy named Warrior Hockey Player of the Week

HUNTERSVILLE, NC (April 6, 2021) – The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) today announced that Mathieu Roy of the Knoxville Ice Bears has been named the Warrior Hockey/SPHL Player of the Week for March 29-April 4. Roy scored two goals, including one game-winner, and added three assists as he helped Knoxville earn three of four […]

Rivermen unveil alternate logo celebrating hockey in Peoria

Peoria, IL – The Peoria Rivermen have released their second new logo ahead of the 2021-22 SPHL regular season where the team is anticipating a return to ice this fall. This alternative logo serves as a celebration of 40 years of professional hockey in Peoria, dating back to the arrival of the IHL-Prancers in 1982. […]

Ice Bears fall to Havoc in OT, clinch playoff spot

Matthew Barnaby scored at 1:10 of the overtime period and the Knoxville Ice Bears fell to the Huntsville Havoc 4-3 at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum Saturday night. The loss snapped a 12-game home win streak for Knoxville. Huntsville snapped a two-game skid. The Ice Bears clinched a playoff berth after Macon defeated Birmingham earlier Saturday […]

Bowen, Baptista have four-point nights in win over Bulls

MACON, GA – A staggered home weekend thus far has been only slightly in the favor of the Macon Mayhem. After a 2-1 last-minute win over Huntsville on Thursday night, the Mayhem would drop Friday’s road contest to second-place Knoxville 4-2. Back home on Saturday for a weekend wrap-up with the last-place Birmingham Bulls, the […]

SPHL Transactions – Saturday, April 3

Transactions for Saturday, April 3: KNOXVILLE Add RW Brady Fleurent, activated from IR MACON Delete G Dillon Kelley, placed on waivers Add G Jake Theut, returned from ECHL Fort Wayne PENSACOLA Add RW Alec Hagaman, activated from IR

Ice Bears double up Mayhem 4-2

Mathieu Roy scored the game-winning goal midway through the third and also had two assists, and the Knoxville Ice Bears defeated the Macon Mayhem 4-2 at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum Friday night. Knoxville has won four straight games and 12 in a row on home ice. The loss snapped a four-game win streak for the […]

Ice Flyers end home losing streak

By Bill Vilona, Ice Flyers Correspondent The Ice Flyers ended two months of home ice frustration Thursday with a wowing barrage of goals, grit and relentless pursuit. They scored early, often, in bunches, and with such a frequency it created a franchise memory in a 9-1 victory against the Birmingham Bulls at the Pensacola Bay […]

Tackett’s game-winner punches Macon’s playoff ticket

MACON, GA – April draws the final month of the Southern Professional Hockey League regular season. For the first-place Macon Mayhem, it means waning opportunities to create as much separation as possible between them and the teams on their heels. With three straight wins under their belt, the Mayhem would welcome in Huntsville on a […]