Promises kept, coach makes moves to find winning combinations

By Tom Johnston, Quad City Times The Quad City Storm coach rattled off the SPHL’s major statistical categories — goals allowed, save percentage, penalty kill, power-play chances, etc. — and the fact that his club ranked among the best in the league in all of them. But that wasn’t translating to the standings where the […]

SPHL Transactions – Tuesday, December 13

Transactions for Tuesday, December 13: EVANSVILLE Delete RW Matthew Barron, loaned to ECHL Indy Traded D Roshen Jaswal to Vermilion County for future considerations Add D James Isaacs, signed contract HUNTSVILLE Add G Cody Karpinski, signed contract Add C Kasey Kulczycki, acquired from Peoria MACON Delete LW Alexander Jmaeff, placed on team suspension QUAD CITY […]

Vermilion County’s Austin Albrecht named Warrior/SPHL Player of the Week

HUNTERSVILLE, NC (December 13, 2022) – The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) announced today that Austin Albrecht of the Vermilion County Bobcats has been named the Warrior/SPHL Player of the Week for December 5-11. Albrecht tallied two goals, added two assists and was +2 as Vermilion County defeated league leading Evansville 4-2 in their only game of […]

SPHL Transactions – Monday, December 12

Transactions for Monday, December 12: PEORIA Add LW Carter Roo, acquired from Huntsville Delete RW Cayden Cahill, placed on 21-day IR Delete G Josh Boyko, placed on waivers Delete G Ian Eberle, released as emergency backup Add G Ben Churchfield, activated from IR QUAD CITY Add D Danylo Kozachuk, signed contract Add D Alexis Girard, […]

SPHL announces suspensions

HUNTERSVILLE, NC (December 12, 2022) – The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) on Monday announced the following suspensions: Birmingham’s Mike Davis Birmingham’s Mike Davis has been suspended one game as a result of his actions in Game 94, Birmingham at Roanoke, played on Saturday, December 10. Davis was assessed a match penalty under Rule 52.2 […]

Blaisius settles in as Bobcats coach

By Marvin Holman, Danville Commercial-News DANVILLE — After a wild week last week, new Vermilion County Bobcats coach Chris Blaisius is starting to find his footing. Blaisius just joined the team before Thanksgiving week to observe the team and help out in their trip to Fayetteville, N.C. on Nov. 18 and 19th “I served as […]

SPHL Transactions – Sunday, December 11

Transactions for Sunday, December 11: HUNTSVILLE Delete G Hunter Vorva, loaned to ECHL Kalamazoo Traded LW Carter Roo to Peoria KNOXVILLE Delete LW Mike Mercurio, released from PTO Delete D Kyler Matthews, loaned to ECHL Cincinnati MACON Delete RW Tory McLean, loaned to ECHL Savannah PENSACOLA Delete LW Dallas Comeau, loaned to ECHL Savannah PEORIA […]

SPHL Transactions – Saturday, December 10

Transactions for Saturday, December 10: EVANSVILLE Delete D Alexis Girard, placed on waivers Add RW Fredrik Wink, activated from IR MACON Add RW Jacob Ratcliffe, signed contract PEORIA Add G Ian Eberle, as emergency backup

SPHL announces suspension

HUNTERSVILLE, NC (December 10, 2022) – The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) on Saturday announced the following suspension: Birmingham’s Nick Minerva Birmingham’s Nick Minerva has been suspended one game under Rule 28, Supplementary Discipline, as a result of his actions in SPHL Game 86, Pensacola at Birmingham, played on Friday, December 9. Minerva was assessed […]

SPHL Transactions – Friday, December 9

Transactions for Friday, December 9: MACON Add LW Alexander Jmaeff, signed contract PENSACOLA Delete D John DeRoche, placed on 21-day IR Add D Preston Kugler, activated from IR QUAD CITY Add RW Taylor Pryce, activated from IR Delete D Danylo Kozachuk, placed on waivers VERMILION COUNTY Delete D Brett Menton, placed on waivers Add LW […]