HUNTERSVILLE, NC (December 13, 2024) — The SPHL enters the second weekend of December with a nine-game schedule. Catch all the action at SPHLTV.com, powered by FloHockey.
Birmingham Bulls (9-3-3)
• Birmingham picked up a pair of home wins last week, defeating Pensacola 3-1 on Thursday and Evansville 3-2 on Friday
• Drake Glover scored twice in the third period, including the game-winner with 1:30 left in regulation, to lead the Bulls’ comeback over the Ice Flyers
• Kolten Olynek scored twice, while Carson Rose added his league-leading 15th goal in Friday’s win
NEXT UP: Birmingham heads to Evansville on Saturday for their only game of the week (7:05 p.m. CT)
Evansville Thunderbolts (6-10-3)
• Evansville fell 5-2 to Huntsville on Thursday, 3-2 to Birmingham on Friday, and 4-3 to the Havoc again on Saturday
• Myles Abbate scored his first goals of the season, finding the back of the net once on Friday and twice again on Saturday
• Tyson Gilmour recorded a goal and three assists last week and now leads all rookies with seven goals (tied) and 15 points.
NEXT UP: Evansville hosts Birmingham at the Ford Center on Saturday in their only game of the week (7:05 p.m. CT)
Fayetteville Marksmen (12-4-1)
• The Marksmen collected a trio of 4-3 wins over Quad City on Friday (shootout), Saturday, and Sunday, moving back into second place in the SPHL standings.
• Ryan Nolan scored in the ninth round of Friday’s shootout, while goaltender Ryan Kenny stopped eight of nine Quad City attempts to secure the win
• Dalton Hunter scored twice on Saturday, including the game-winner with 51 seconds left in regulation to complete the 4-3 come-from-behind win for the Marksmen
• Nolan again led the way on Sunday, scoring two goals and assisting on a third
NEXT UP: Fayetteville heads to Huntsville for a two-game series against the Havoc (Friday and Saturday – 7:00 p.m. CT)
Huntsville Havoc (13-2-2)
• Huntsville maintained its hold in first place with three wins, defeating Evansville 5-2 on Thursday, downing Peoria 3-2 on Friday, and beating the Thunderbolts again on Saturday, 4-3
• Jack Jaunich earned Warrior SPHL Player of the Week honors for the second week in a row, scoring a goal in all three games and adding three assists
• Goaltender Brian Wilson made 40 saves in the win over Peoria, including 26 in the first period alone, as the Havoc were outshot 42-12
NEXT UP: Huntsville hosts Fayetteville on Friday and Saturday (7:00 p.m. CT)
Knoxville Ice Bears (9-7-1)
• Knoxville fell 5-1 to Roanoke on Friday in their only game of the week
• Derek Osik scored Knoxville’s only goal of the game, his fourth of the season
• Mitch Atkins picked up his seventh assist on Osik’s goal and leads the Ice Bears in scoring with 14 points
NEXT UP: Knoxville visits Roanoke for the first time this season on Saturday (7:05 p.m. ET)
Macon Mayhem (6-8-1)
• Macon won their only game of the week, downing Pensacola 2-1 on Friday
• Trent Grimshaw and Curtis Abbott scored 39 seconds apart in the first period for the Mayhem, giving them all the offense they would need
• Dyson Skinner made 39 saves in the win to lower his league-leading goals-against average to 1.53. Skinner also leads all netminders with a 0.956 save percentage
NEXT UP: Macon hosts Peoria for three games on Friday (7:00 p.m. ET), Saturday (6:00 p.m. ET), and Sunday (3:00 p.m. ET)
Pensacola Ice Flyers (4-12-1)
• Pensacola fell 3-1 to Birmingham on Thursday and 2-1 to Macon on Friday
• Goaltender Kevin Resop stopped 35 of 37 shots on Thursday
• Hugo Koch (Thursday) and Brendan Ronan (Friday) each scored their first goal of the season for Pensacola
NEXT UP: Pensacola hits the road for a weekend visit to Quad City (Friday and Saturday – 7:10 p.m. CT)
Peoria Rivermen (9-3-2)
• Peoria dropped their only game of the week, falling 3-2 to Huntsville on Friday, though they outshot the Havoc 42-12
• Jordan Ernst scored both of Peoria’s goals, his ninth and 10th goals of the season, and leads all players with five power-play goals
• Peoria leads the league in goals for (3.86) and goals against (2.07) per game
NEXT UP: Peoria heads south for a three-game series against Macon on Friday (7:00 p.m. ET), Saturday (6:00 p.m. ET), and Sunday (3:00 p.m. ET)
Quad City Storm (5-10-2)
• Quad City was swept by Fayetteville in a three-game series, dropping each game 4-3
• Goaltender Brent Moran stopped 39 of 42 shots on Friday, and Jonathan Bartuccio-Pereira scored twice to help the Storm earn a point in a shootout loss
• Leif Mattson scored two goals and added two assists over the weekend to remain in second place in points (22 – tied) and goals (11)
• Weiland Parrish recorded five assists in the series and is now second in the SPHL with 16 helpers
NEXT: Quad City hosts Pensacola for a two-game series on Friday and Saturday (7:10 p.m. CT)
Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs (8-5-1)
• Roanoke defeated Knoxville 5-1 in their only game of the week on Friday
• Five different Dawgs scored in the win, including Carson Gallagher, who netted his first professional goal
• Goaltender Austyn Roudebush stopped 32 of 33 shots to earn the win
• Nick Ford leads the SPHL in points (23) and assists (18), while rookie Gustav Muller is tied for second with four power-play goals
NEXT UP: Roanoke welcomes Knoxville to the Berglund Center on Saturday (7:05 p.m. ET)
