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HUNTERSVILLE, NC (February 1, 2023) – The Southe

HUNTERSVILLE, NC (February 1, 2023) – The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) announced today that Justin MacDonald of the Knoxville Ice Bears has been named the Warrior/SPHL Player of the Month for January.

MacDonald tallied 21 points, 11 goals, and 10 assists over 11 games played for the Ice Bears last month.

MacDonald recorded a point in each of the 11 games he appeared in during the month, including five multi-point performances. MacDonald netted his third career hat trick on January 13th against the Peoria Rivermen as the Ice Bears won 6-4. Justin tallied a season-high four points against Macon on January 22 as he scored the game-winning goal and dished out three assists in a 6-5 victory over the Mayhem. The Newmarket, ON native leads the SPHL in points (56), goals (23), and assists (33). All of which are career highs for the center. He is also the only player in the league to reach 50+ points this season.

MacDonald has helped lead Knoxville to fifth in the SPHL standings, just two points behind second place, and nine points back from league leaders Peoria.

📸: Michael King

HUNTERSVILLE, NC (January 31, 2023) – The Southe

HUNTERSVILLE, NC (January 31, 2023) – The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) announced today that goaltender Hayden Stewart of the Birmingham Bulls has been named the Warrior Player of the Week for January 23-29.

Stewart helped guide the Bulls' to a pair of victories, moving them to third in the SPHL standings and extending their winning streak to three games.

For the week Stewart posted a 1.00 goals against average and a 0.955 save percentage.

On Friday, Stewart stopped all 20 shots he faced as the Bulls shut out the Quad City Storm 4-0. The following night, he turned away 22 of 24 shots he faced and led the way to a 5-2 victory and sweep of the Storm. The shutout is the second of the season for Stewart and is tied for the second most in the SPHL this season.

Birminghams' netminding tandem of Hayden Stewart and Austin Lotz have combined to win 21 games while posting a combined 2.96 gaa. The Rockford, IL native has a 2.94 gaa on the season which is seventh best, and he carries a 0.897 save percentage, good for 10th-best in the SPHL.

📸: @seth_j_sports

SPHL players and fans bring the energy every time

SPHL players and fans bring the energy every time they step on the ice or into the rink.

We have five games today that should have all of us feeling like this! 🎉🔥👏

Who's ready for some Saturday night hockey???

Let us know who you are rooting for and tag your favorite teams to let them know you have their back!

📸: Daniel Moore

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The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) announced today that goaltender Eric Levine of the Peoria Rivermen has been named the Warrior Player of the Week for January 16-22.

Levine helped guide the Rivermen to a trio of victories, moving them atop the SPHL standings and extending their winning streak to five games.

For the week Levine posted a 1.00 goals against average and a 0.967 save percentage.

On Thursday, Levine stopped 37 of 38 shots as the Rivermen defeated the Quad City Storm 4-1. The following night, he turned away all 35 shots he faced and led the Rivermen to a 5-0 shutout victory and sweep of the Storm. The shutout is the third of the season for Levine, and the most in the SPHL this season. In Sunday’s matinee after the Rivermen found themselves down 2-0 early in the second to Vermilion County, Levine shut the door on the Bobcats as the Rivermen scored five unanswered to complete the comeback en route to a 5-2 victory. The victory was Levine’s fourth in a row and third of the week.

Levine leads the Rivermen in victories with 11, posting a 2.60 goals against average which is good for fourth-best amongst netminders. The Wheeling, IL native also carries a 0.908 save percentage, good for seventh-best in the SPHL.

📸: Harold Hopkins

HUNTERSVILLE, NC (January 17, 2023) – The Southe

HUNTERSVILLE, NC (January 17, 2023) – The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) announced today that Jake Pappalardo of the Birmingham Bulls has been named the Warrior/SPHL Player of the Week for January 9-15.

Pappalardo tallied four goals, including a shootout and power play goal to go along with two game-winners, four assists, and was +5 as Birmingham went 2-0 for the week.

On Friday, Pappalardo got the scoring started for the Bulls as his first period tally would give the Bulls the early lead they would never relinquish. He picked up two third-period goals including a power play goal to cap off his hat trick as the Bulls defeated Evansville 6-4. Pappalardo was involved in all of Birmingham’s offense on Saturday as his first period goal opened up the scoring. He later assisted on the final two goals to Michael Gillespie as the Bulls shutout Pensacola 3-0.

The Salem, NH native is tied for second on the Bulls in goals with 14 after netting four last week. He becomes the third Bulls player to win the Warrior/SPHL Player of the Week award along with teammates Austin Lotz and Michael Gillespie.

📸: @seth_j_sports

Chest bumps and celly's all around! We have hock

Chest bumps and celly's all around!

We have hockey all weekend! Starting with five games tonight, and tomorrow!

Who are you rooting for? 🔥🏒

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The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) announced today that goaltender Austin Lotz of the Birmingham Bulls has been named the Warrior/SPHL Player of the Week for January 2-8.

For the week Lotz posted a 1.00 goals against average, a 0.967 save percentage, and a shutout as he helped guide the Bulls to a pair of victories, moving them to third in the SPHL standings.

On Friday, Lotz turned away 26 of 28 shots and picked up an assist on an empty net goal late in the third period as the Bulls cruised to a 5-2 victory over the Pensacola Ice Flyers. On Saturday, Lotz was a brick wall in the crease, turning away all 32 shots faced as he picked up his first shutout of the season and helping the Bulls complete the weekend sweep of the Ice Flyers with a 1-0 victory. The shutout was the first for Lotz since the 2019-20 season.

Lotz leads the Bulls in victories with 10, posting a 2.55 goals against average which is good for fourth-best amongst netminders. The Winnipeg, MB native also carries a 0.909 save percentage, good for eighth-best in the SPHL.

Monday afternoon water cooler talk "Is it Wednes

Monday afternoon water cooler talk

"Is it Wednesday yet?"

SPHL action returns this Wednesday as we drop the puck on a new week of games across the league! 🏒

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The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) announced today that Austyn Roudebush of the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs has been named the Warrior/SPHL Player of the Month for December.

Roudebush posted a 9-2-0 record, 2.51 goals against average, and a 0.908 save percentage as he helped vault Roanoke to the top of the SPHL standings.

Roudebush was a brick wall between the pipes for the Dawgs as the netminder recorded five games with a save percentage above 0.930, including his first shutout of the season against Quad City on December 29th. The Toledo, OH native was in net for the entirety of Ronaoke’s franchise record nine-game winning streak which began on November 25th. On December 1st, Roudebush became the Dawgs all-time leader in wins with 22 after a 3-2 defeat of Knoxville.

Roanoke’s goaltenders have held opponents to a league best 2.54 goals against per game.

📸: Brian Collett

Merry Christmas SPHL nation! Enjoy the day with fr

Merry Christmas SPHL nation! Enjoy the day with friends, family, and loved ones!

We hope you got everything you wanted from Santa, just as Ivan did in this photo. 😀🌲🎅

We will be back in action tomorrow as we have a full week of games EVERY. SINGLE. DAY. heading into the new year!

HUNTERSVILLE, NC (December 20, 2022) – The South

HUNTERSVILLE, NC (December 20, 2022) – The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) announced today that Alec Baer of the Peoria Rivermen has been named the Warrior/SPHL Player of the Week for December 12-18.

Baer tallied four goals, added three assists and was +2 as Peoria split a pair of games with Quad City while picking up a win over Vermilion County on Sunday afternoon.

After being held scoreless, in their 4-3 overtime loss to the Storm on Friday, Baer scored the opening goal of what would be a three-goal, one assist night and a scoring clinic as the Rivermen broke open a 3-3 tie with six goals in the third en route to a 9-4 victory. Baer scored in each period as he notched to his second career SPHL hat trick. On Sunday, Baer once again opened the scoring for the Rivermen, and would tack on two assists in a 5-2 victory over Vermilion County.

Today's community spotlight is the @knoxvilleicebe

Today's community spotlight is the @knoxvilleicebears

Knoxville spent time partnering with their local Military service members as well as teaming up with the local Fire department collecting stuffed animals for children during the Holidays!

A few players also stopped by one of the senior centers in town to spread some Holiday cheer and even find out what their Elf name would be! (We're looking at you Elvis Candy cane)

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The Holidays are here and our SPHL teams are givin

The Holidays are here and our SPHL teams are giving back to the communities in their areas!

Over the next few weeks, we will be highlighting teams from across the SPHL. Showing the work they are doing to give back to their communities and spread Holiday cheer!

Today we highlight the @huntsvillehavoc as they visited the United Cerebral Palsy of Huntsville as well as hosted “Painting with the Havoc” where children from St. Jude were able to create handmade paintings that will be auctioned off during their Super Hero Night on Friday, January 6th.

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This is my resting Grinch face 👀🌲

This is my resting Grinch face 👀🌲

Racing towards another week of SPHL hockey! 🔥🏒

Forget trying to find the puck...where's Waldo?? 👀

Happy Friday SPHL fans!

@fayettevillemarksmen @knoxvilleicebears

Laser Focused 😤👀 Who's ready for 4 more gam

Laser Focused 😤👀

Who's ready for 4 more games to kickoff your Saturday! 🔥👏

Mood: When the Turkey is ready to eat 😋🦃 Ha

Mood: When the Turkey is ready to eat 😋🦃

Happy Thanksgiving to YOU the fans! From the SPHL family to yours, have a safe and Happy Holidays. 🍂🍽🦃

This weeks Warrior/SPHL Player of the Week: Ben Ch

This weeks Warrior/SPHL Player of the Week: Ben Churchfield

Churchfield posted a 3-0-0 record with a 1.02 goals against average and a 0.964 save percentage! 🏒🚫🔥👏

Celebrating because we have hockey tonight through

Celebrating because we have hockey tonight through Sunday!

Let us know in the comments who you are rooting for this weekend 👇🏒

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