Quad City Storm working to put on full season in the fall

By Anthony Watt, Quad-City Times he Quad City Storm has weathered 12 months of pandemic and hopes to sweep back into a largely normal season in October. The end of the hockey team’s 2019-2020 season and all of its 2020-21 season were canceled as the Quad-Cities began to wrestle in earnest with the coronavirus. “Missing […]

Cuthrell scores in return, Ice Bears beat Bulls 4-2

Scott Cuthrell scored in his return to put Knoxville ahead to stay and the Ice Bears defeated the Birmingham Bulls 4-2 on Thursday at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum. Knoxville bounced back from a loss to Macon on Sunday. Birmingham has lost four straight. The Ice Bears have now won ten home games in a row. […]

SPHL Transactions – Thursday, March 25

Transactions for Thursday, March 25: KNOXVILLE Add G Steven Barnard, as emergency backup MACON Add LW Stathis Soumelidis, activated from IR Add D Derek Topatigh, returned from ECHL Wheeling Delete D Oscar Arfelt, placed on waivers Delete D Josh Victor, placed on 21-day IR

SPHL Transactions – Wednesday, March 24

Transactions for Wednesday, March 24: BIRMINGHAM Delete G Trevor Martin, placed on waivers Add G Evan Moyse, signed contract KNOXVILLE Delete D Joe Colatarci, placed on waivers MACON Delete G Jake Theut, loaned to ECHL Fort Wayne Add G Dillon Kelley, signed contract

Huntsville’s Tyler Piacentini named Warrior Hockey/SPHL Player of the Week

HUNTERSVILLE, NC (March 23, 2021) – The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) today announced that Tyler Piacentini of the Huntsville Havoc has been named the Warrior Hockey/SPHL Player of the Week for March 15-21. Piacentini scored three goals, including one game-winner, added an assist and was +3 as Huntsville swept a pair of games from […]

One year later, Ice Flyers and SPHL have adjusted in fast-changing times

By Bill Vilona, Ice Flyers Correspondent A few weeks into this season, which is unlike any other, Pensacola Ice Flyers owner Greg Harris experienced one day particularly more exhausting. It was past 10 p.m. Another day full of meetings, inquiries, emails, constant phone calls. He scrolled through the call log on his cell phone. “I […]

Mayhem ends Knoxville streak in 4-1 win

MACON, GA – #1 versus #2. A possible preview of the Southern Professional Hockey League’s President’s Cup Championship. With 10-straight wins for Knoxville, the Macon Mayhem welcomed in the hottest team in the SPHL with first-place on the line. After dropping two straight to start the weekend, the Mayhem knew they had something to prove […]

Perfect 10

Brett Beauvais scored at 4:42 of the overtime period and the Knoxville Ice Bears defeated the Birmingham Bulls 3-2 at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum on Saturday night. The win is a franchise-best ten in a row for the Ice Bears. The Bulls have lost three straight and fell in overtime for the second time in […]