HUNTERSVILLE, NC (October 2, 2025) – The SPHL on Thursday announced its preseason schedule: Friday, October 10 Birmingham at Knoxville – 7:30 pm Saturday, October 11 Huntsville at Pensacola – 7:05 pm The SPHL drops the puck for the regular season on Friday, October 17. About the SPHL Now in its 22nd season, the SPHL […]
HUNTERSVILLE, NC (September 17, 2025) – The SPHL today announced that it will be expanding to Mobile, AL, following a unanimous vote of approval by the league’s Board of Governors. The team will be owned and operated by Zawyer Sports & Entertainment, led by CEO Andy Kaufmann, and is set to begin play in Mobile […]
HUNTERSVILLE, NC (September 15, 2025) – The SPHL and its member teams mourn the loss and express their condolences to the family and friends of former SPHL player Orca Wiesblatt, who passed away Sunday at the age of 25 following an automobile accident. Wiesblatt, a native of Calgary, Alberta, spent parts of four seasons in […]
HUNTERSVILLE, NC (September 10, 2025) – The SPHL today announced that it has renewed its exclusive partnership with DASH, the leading digital auction and e-commerce platform for sports teams and front offices. Since first teaming up in 2018, DASH and the SPHL have developed a strong, innovative relationship that has helped clubs generate new revenue […]
HUNTERSVILLE, NC (September 2, 2025) – The SPHL on Tuesday announced several rule and gameplay changes for the upcoming 2025-2026 season, as approved by the league’s Board of Governors this offseason: FOUR-MAN OFFICIATING SYSTEM The SPHL will utilize a four-man officiating system for 25% of its regular-season games, with an emphasis on the second half […]
PENSACOLA, FLA. – The Pensacola Ice Flyers are proud to announce the hiring of Justin Stevens as the team’s new Assistant Coach and Assistant Director of Hockey Operations. Stevens arrives in Pensacola following a historic season with the University of Ottawa, where he was the Associate Head Coach and helped lead the program to its […]
HUNTERSVILLE, NC (July 29, 2025) – The SPHL announced Tuesday it will drop the puck for its 22nd season on Friday, October 17, with two games headlining Opening Night. The season kicks off with the Evansville Thunderbolts traveling to Birmingham to face the Bulls while the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs welcome the Huntsville Havoc to […]
HUNTERSVILLE, NC (June 12, 2025) – The Southern Professional Hockey League and its member teams mourn the loss and express their condolences to the family and friends of Birmingham Bulls president Joe Stroud, who passed away Wednesday at the age of 53. Joe began his Birmingham career as an intern with the East Coast Hockey […]
PENSACOLA, FLA. – The Pensacola Ice Flyers are proud to announce the hiring of Jeremy Gates as the team’s new head coach. A former Ice Flyers defenseman and assistant coach, Gates brings a deep understanding of the game, a championship pedigree, and a passion for winning back to Pensacola. https://iceflyers.com/ice-flyers-name-three-time-sphl-champion-jeremy-gates-as-new-head-coach/
HUNTERSVILLE, NC (May 7, 2025) – The SPHL announced today that nominations for the Wanda Amos Community Service Award are now being accepted. The award will again recognize an organization, current team staff member, or league alumnus for their charitable contributions within an SPHL community. Wanda Amos, for whom the award is named, owned the […]
