SPHL Transactions – Wednesday, February 3

Transactions for Wednesday, February 3: BIRMINGHAM Add D Anthony Florentino, signed contract KNOXVILLE Delete C Scott Cuthrell, placed on team suspension MACON Add D Paul Meyer, returned from ECHL South Carolina Delete LW Jordan Hall, placed on waivers PENSACOLA Add D Travis Armstrong, signed contract Delete D Daniel Fritz, retired

SPHL announces suspension

HUNTERSVILLE, NC (February 3, 2021) – The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) on Wednesday announced the following suspension: Birmingham’s Austin Lotz Birmingham’s Austin Lotz has been suspended eight games under Rule 28, Supplementary Discipline, as a result of his actions in Game 277, Birmingham at Pensacola, played on Friday, January 29. Lotz was assessed a […]

SPHL Transactions – Tuesday, February 2

Transactions for Tuesday, February 2: HUNTSVILLE Moved D Alec Brandrup from 21-day to 30-day IR Add RW Connor Sanvido, signed contract PENSACOLA Delete C Matt Ustaski, placed on waivers Add D Chris McKay, signed contract

Macon’s Jake Theut named Warrior Hockey/SPHL Player of the Week

HUNTERSVILLE, NC (February 2, 2021) – The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) today announced that goaltender Jake Theut of the Macon Mayhem has been named the Warrior Hockey/SPHL Player of the Week for January 25-31. With the Mayhem playing their first games in 20 days due to league safety protocols, Theut went 1-0-1 with a […]

SPHL Transactions – Monday, February 1

Transactions for Monday, February 1: BIRMINGHAM Delete C Brendan Soucie, placed on waivers Delete D Ryan Jackson, placed on waivers Delete G Zach Denny, released as emergency backup HUNTSVILLE Add LW Bryan Arneson, signed PTO MACON Delete LW Dominic Sacco, placed on waivers PENSACOLA Delete D Kyle Froese, placed on 21-day IR

McCormick wows in Ice Flyers’ shootout win

As Darren McCormick whirled around the center faceoff circle, he ran his hand each time underneath his stick blade to clean it off. It only looked like he was sharpening a dagger. McCormick, a well-traveled minor league hockey veteran, produced a team franchise memory Saturday night, after scoring all four times he touched the puck […]

SPHL announces suspension

HUNTERSVILLE, NC (January 30, 2021) – The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) announced Saturday that Birmingham’s Austin Lotz has been suspended pending review of his slashing major and game misconduct in Game 27, Birmingham at Pensacola, on Friday, January 29. Lotz will miss tonight’s game vs. Huntsville. A final decision on the suspension will be […]

Comeback road win shows Mayhem resilience

KNOXVILLE, TN – Macon hit the road north to downtown Knoxville for a Thursday night matinee against the Ice Bears on their Throwback Night. Nearly three weeks between their last game and last night did little to interfere with a repeat effort in the Smoky Mountains. After not dropping the puck since a 6-3 win […]

Knoxville’s Brady Fleurent named Warrior Hockey/SPHL Player of the Week

HUNTERSVILLE, NC (January 26, 2021) – The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) today announced that Brady Fleurent of the Knoxville Ice Bears has been named the Warrior Hockey/SPHL Player of the Week for January 18-24. In his only game of the weekend, Fleurent scored three goals in the first 28 minutes of the game and […]

Fleurent’s hat trick leads Ice Bears to 5-4 win

Brady Fleurent scored three goals, Nick Master scored the game-winner with 33 seconds left and the Knoxville Ice Bears overcame blowing a 3-0 lead to defeat the Pensacola Ice Flyers 5-4 at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum Friday night. Anthony McVeigh also scored for the Ice Bears and Peter Di Salvo made 34 saves in the […]