Since the league’s inception in 2004, nearly 1,100 SPHL players have been called up to the ECHL or other ‘AA’ level (or higher) league, combining for over 17,000 games played. Last season, 60 different players earned the opportunity to advance to the ECHL, where they played a combined 918 games among all of the league’s 29 teams, led by Bloomington (nine players), and Adirondack and Worcester (eight each).
2024-2025 Development
| SPHL Team | Players Loaned | Games Played | Total Callups |
| Birmingham | 3 | 21 | 3 |
| Evansville | 7 | 103 | 10 |
| Fayetteville | 9 | 131 | 10 |
| Huntsville | 4 | 39 | 6 |
| Knoxville | 7 | 33 | 7 |
| Macon | 4 | 71 | 6 |
| Pensacola | 8 | 251 | 8 |
| Peoria | 6 | 101 | 7 |
| Quad City | 5 | 63 | 5 |
| Roanoke | 7 | 105 | 9 |
