Ice Flyers see attendance surge

By Bill Vilona, Pensacola News Journal During an Ice Flyers weekend home game earlier this season, team owner Greg Harris looked around the Pensacola Bay Center that night in amazement. Nearly every seat in the arena’s lower bowl and floor level along the ice was filled. The crowd of 5,187 who watched the Ice Flyers […]

SPHL Weekly: Week 8

Contact: awest@thesphl.com HUNTERSVILLE, NC (December 8, 2022) – The Southern Professional Hockey League continues its 19th season tonight with two days of games. You can follow all the action this season at www.sphltv.com Birmingham Bulls (9-4-1) • Michael Gillespie is tied for the top spot in points (26) and goals (10), while ranking third in […]

SPHL Transactions – Thursday, December 8

Transactions for Thursday, December 8: HUNTSVILLE Add D Chris Jones, signed contract KNOXVILLE Delete G Jimmy Poreda, loaned to ECHL Orlando Add G Alec Calvaruso, signed contract MACON Delete LW Rhett Kingston, loaned to ECHL Savannah VERMILION COUNTY Add D Sam Turner, signed contract Add D Roy Kanda, acquired from Peoria (12/7)

SPHL Transactions – Wednesday, December 7

Transactions for Wednesday, December 7: HUNTSVILLE Add D Connor Russell, signed contract Delete D Alex Kielczewski, placed on 21-day IR Add G Hunter Vorva, returned from ECHL Kalamazoo Delete G Cody Karpinski, placed on waivers KNOXVILLE Add C Bailey Conger, signed PTO Delete C Scott Coash, placed on waivers MACON Add G Cam Gray, signed […]

SPHL Transactions – Tuesday, December 6

Transactions for Tuesday, December 6: EVANSVILLE Delete D Chris Jones, placed on waivers Add D Zachary Bennett, activated from IR FAYETTEVILLE Delete LW Austin Albrecht, placed on waivers Add LW Jack Patterson, signed contract PEORIA Traded D Roy Kanda to Vermilion County for future considerations Add D Austin Wisely, activated from IR QUAD CITY Delete […]

Pensacola’s Dallas Comeau named Warrior/SPHL Player of the Week

By: Allan Westerholt HUNTERSVILLE, NC (December 6, 2022) – The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) announced today that Dallas Comeau of the Pensacola Ice Flyers has been named the Warrior/SPHL Player of the Week for November 28-December 4. Comeau tallied five goals, two assists and was +3 as Pensacola went 1-1 in a pair of games last […]

‘Called up to Rivermen’

By Dave Eminian, Peoria Journal Star PEORIA — Marcel Godbout played a big part in helping the Peoria Rivermen go the distance to an SPHL championship last spring. On Friday, he went the extra mile to take up a role in their 2022-23 title defense. The winger was released by ECHL Allen, cleared waivers, and […]

SPHL Transactions – Monday, December 5

Transactions for Monday, December 5: MACON Add C Nigel Slade, signed contract Delete D Troy Murray, placed on team suspension VERMILION COUNTY Delete LW TJ Delaney, placed on waivers Delete D Nick Magill-Diaz, placed on waivers Add LW Jimmy Elser, signed contract Add LW Brian Kerrigan, signed contract

SPHL Transactions – Sunday, December 4

Transactions for Sunday, December 4: FAYETTEVILLE Delete LW Bryan Moore, placed on 21-day IR Add D Corey Tam, signed PTO KNOXVILLE Add LW Mike Mercurio, signed PTO MACON Delete C Calvin Moise, placed on 21-day IR Delete C Liam Blackburn, placed on team suspension Add D Jamie Dorsey, returned from ECHL Orlando

SPHL Transactions – Saturday, December 3

Transactions for Saturday, December 3: BIRMINGHAM Delete D Sam Turner, placed on waivers Add C Nick Fea, signed contract KNOXVILLE Delete G Trevor Babin, placed on waivers VERMILION COUNTY Add RW Chase DiBari, activated from IR