Inside the SPHL – Friday, January 31

HUNTERSVILLE, NC (January 31, 2025) – The SPHL flips the calendar from January to February with a full weekend of games. Catch all the action at sphltv.com, powered by FloHockey.

Birmingham Bulls (15-15-3, T-6th overall)
• Carson Rose is third in the SPHL with 18 goals in 22 games
• Goaltender Hayden Stewart ranks fifth with a 2.73 goals-against average and a 0.916 save percentage
• Filimon Ledziankou is first among rookies in power-play points (nine – tied) and power-play assists (eight) and second with 18 assists
• Taylor Brierley is third in points by a defenseman with 23 (tied) and power play assists (17)

LAST WEEK: Lost to Peoria 3-2 on Friday, 4-2 on Saturday, and 4-1 on Sunday
NEXT UP: Hosts Fayetteville on Friday and Saturday

Evansville Thunderbolts (14-16-4, 8th overall)
• Goaltender Ty Taylor ranks first in the SPHL with a 0.931 save percentage, while his 2.27 goals against average is third-lowest
• Logan vande Meerakker is tied for first among rookies in goals (12) and power-play goals (four – tied)
• Tyson Gilmour (22 points) and vande Meeraker (21) are both in the top 10 in rookie scoring
• Anthony Hora is third among defensemen with nine power-play points

LAST WEEK: Split with Pensacola, winning 2-1 on Friday and falling 4-2 on Saturday
NEXT UP: Plays Macon at home Friday and on the road Saturday

Fayetteville Marksmen (20-14-2, T-3rd overall)
• Goaltender Ryan Kenny ranks first in wins (17 – tied), shootout wins (three), saves, and minutes.
• Alex Gritz is tied for first among rookies with 12 goals and second with 25 points
• Jeremy Gervais is tied for first among defensemen with three power-play goals
• Fayetteville has the league’s second-best penalty kill (83.3%)

LAST WEEK: Lost 5-0 to Roanoke on Friday, defeated Roanoke 4-3 on Saturday and Macon 4-1 on Sunday
NEXT UP: At Birmingham on Friday and Saturday

Huntsville Havoc (22-7-4, 2nd overall)
• Goaltender Mike Robinson ranks second in the SPHL with 12 wins (tied), a 0.928 save percentage, and a 2.26 goals against average
• Giovanni Procopio, Noah Finstrom, Benito Posa, and Matt Allen all rank in the top 20 in rookie scoring
• Charlie Risk ranks second among defensemen with 20 assists and is tied for third with 32 points
• Huntsville is 14-0-2 when leading after two periods

LAST WEEK: Lost 3-2 to Knoxville in overtime on Friday, defeated Knoxville 7-2 on Saturday, fell to Pensacola 6-4 on Sunday
NEXT UP: Hosts Quad City on Friday and Saturday

Knoxville Ice Bears (19-12-4, T-3rd overall)
• Tyler Williams leads all rookies with 29 points and 19 assists while Jason Brancheau is fifth in points (24)
• Dalton Skelly leads all defensemen with nine goals and is second with 25 points
• Carson Vance is tied for fifth among blueliners with 20 points
• Knoxville is 14-0-0 when scoring first

LAST WEEK: Split with Huntsville, winning 3-2 in overtime on Friday and losing 7-2 on Saturday
NEXT UP: Hosts Peoria on Friday and Saturday

Macon Mayhem (23-19-3, 9th overall)
• Dysen Skinner is fourth among goaltenders with a 2.57 goals against average and a 0.922 save percentage
• Tao Ishizuka is tied for first among rookies with four power-play goals, ranks second in points (25 – tied), and is fourth (tied) with five power-play assists
• Macon is fourth with an 81.9% penalty-kill rate
• The Mayhem are 11-1-1 overall and 6-0-0 at home when leading after two periods

LAST WEEK: Defeated Quad City 4-0 on Friday and 2-1 on Saturday, lost 4-1 to Fayetteville on Sunday
NEXT UP: At Evansville on Friday, hosts Evansville on Saturday, and Roanoke on Sunday

Pensacola Ice Flyers (12-20-4, 10th overall)
• Defenseman Cale List leads the league with a +21 rating and is fourth with seven power-play assists
• Matt Wiesner is tied for second with two shorthanded goals
• Jake Hamilton, Cale List, and Jonathan Bartuccio-Pereira, are all among the top-15 scoring defenseman
• Pensacola has the top home penalty kill at 90.2%

LAST WEEK: Split with Evansville, losing 2-1 on Friday and winning 4-2 on Saturday, defeated Huntsville 6-4 on Sunday
NEXT UP: Hosts Roanoke on Friday and Saturday

Peoria Rivermen (22-5-5, 1st overall)
• Goaltender Colby Muise leads the SPHL in wins (17 – tied), goals-against average (1.81), and shutouts (five) while ranking third with a 0.927 save percentage
• Jordan Ernst leads the SPHL with 25 goals in 31 games while Zach Wilkie is first in assists with 32
• Alec Baer is second in the league with 47 points (17 goals and 30 assists)
• Peoria leads the league in both power play conversion (27.6%) and penalty kill (85.3)

LAST WEEK: Swept Birmingham, winning 3-2 on Friday, 4-2 on Saturday, and 4-1 on Sunday
NEXT UP: At Knoxville on Friday and Saturday

Quad City Storm (15-16-3, T-6th overall)
• Leif Mattson leads the SPHL in scoring with 50 points while his 23 goals are second-most
• Weiland Parrish is fourth in assists (28) and fifth in points (37)
• Rookie John Witzke is second among defensemen with eight goals
• Quad City has a road power-play conversion rate of 22.4%, second-best in the SPHL

LAST WEEK: Lost to Macon 4-0 on Friday and 2-1 on Saturday
NEXT UP: At Huntsville on Friday and Saturday

Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs (17-10-3, 5th overall)
• Nick Ford is second in the SPHL with 30 assists (tied) and 14 power-play assists and ranks third with 43 points
• Mac Jansen is second with eight power-play goals and fourth with 17 goals
• Goaltender Austyn Roudebush ranks second in wins (16 – tied) and minutes
• Gustav Müller is tied for first among rookies with four power-play goals and tied for second with 25 points

LAST WEEK: Split with Fayetteville, winning 5-0 on Friday and losing 4-3 on Saturday
NEXT UP: At Pensacola on Friday and Saturday, at Macon on Sunday