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HUNTERSVILLE, NC (February 11, 2023) – The Southern Professional Hockey League continues its 19th season with five games tonight. You can follow all the action this season at www.sphltv.com
Macon @ Fayetteville (6:00 p.m. EST, 5:00 p.m. CST)
Macon Mayhem (6-25-2)
• Tommy Munichiello (10g, 14a) leads the Mayhem with 24 points.
• Rhett Kingston leads the team with 12 goals
• David Nippard’s 15 assists are a team-high.
• Macon is 2-4-0 against Fayetteville
Fayetteville Marksmen (17-18-4)
• Brian Bowen leads the Marksmen with 17 goals
• Bowen also leads the Marksmen in assists (25), and points (42)
• Austin Alger is tied for the league lead among rookies with 15 power play points
• Brian Bowen ranks tied for first in the league with 203 shots on goal
• Fayetteville is 4-2-0 against Macon
Knoxville @ Birmingham (8:00 p.m. EST, 7:00 p.m. CST)
Knoxville Ice Bears (22-12-3)
• Center Justin MacDonald leads the SPHL with 62 points (26g, 36a), and his 26 goals are a league-best
• MacDonald’s 36 assists are a league-best
• MacDonald’s 12 power play goals are the most in the league
• MacDonald was named the SPHL player of the Month for January after posting 21 points, 11 goals, and 10 assists in 11 games played
• When outshooting their opponents, Knoxville is 8-2-1
• Knoxville is 3-0-1 against Birmingham
Birmingham Bulls (23-13-2)
• Michael Gillespie is second in the league with 21 goals
• Gillespie is tied for second in the SPHL with 50 points (21g, 29a)
• Gillespie’s 29 assists are tied for third in the SPHL
• Birmingham is a league-best 16-1-0 this season when scoring first
• Birmingham is 1-3-0 against Knoxville
Roanoke @ Huntsville (8:00 p.m. EST, 7:00 p.m. CST)
Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs (21-12-3)
• Billy Vizzo leads the Dawgs with 15 goals
• Mac Jansen leads the Dawgs with 34 points (11g, 23a)
• Nick Ford’s 24 assists are a team-best
• Goalie Austyn Roudebush boasts a league-best 16 wins and a 2.51 goals-against average
• The Dawgs sit fifth in the SPHL standings with 45 points and have lost six of their last seven games.
• Roanoke is 0-2-0 against Huntsville
Huntsville Havoc (23-12-2)
• Goalie Nick Latinovich ranks second in the SPHL with 15 wins, while his 2.72 gaa is the fourth-best amongst netminders
• Sy Nutkevitch is tied for third in the league with 29 assists
• Dominick Procopio is second in the league with a +23 rating
• Huntsville is 2-0-0 against Roanoke
Peoria @ Pensacola (8:05 p.m. EST, 7:05 p.m. CST)
Peoria Rivermen (27-8-2)
• Alec Hagaman leads the Rivermen in goals (17), assists (26), and points (43)
• Alec Baer is fifth in the league with 11 power play assists
• Tyler Barrow is third among rookies with 30 points (11g, 19a)
• Zach Wilkie leads the league with a +32 rating
• Eric Levine leads the league with four shutouts
• Peoria is 1-0-0 against Pensacola
Pensacola Ice Flyers (19-16-1)
• Garrett Milan is second in the league with 33 assists
• Milan is tied for second in the SPHL with 52 points (19g, 33a)
• Milan became Pensacola’s all-time points leader on February 3rd, securing his 207th point as a member of the Ice Flyers.
• Kolten Olynek (13g, 14a) is fourth in rookie scoring with 27 points
• Olynek’s 13 goals are tied for the second most among rookies
• Ryan Orgel is second among rookies in power-play assists (10), and is tied for second with 12 power play points
• The Ice Flyers have the top home power play, converting 33 of 78 chances (42.3%), while also having the top-ranked power play overall with 43 goals in 130 chances (33.1%)
• Pensacola is 0-0-1 against Peoria
Evansville @ Quad City (8:10 p.m. EST, 7:10 p.m. CST)
Evansville Thunderbolts (22-14-2)
• Zane Steeves ranks tied for fifth in the league with 11 wins
• Scott Kirton leads the Thunderbolts with 19 goals and is tied for the team lead with 37 points
• Aaron Huffnagle leads Evansville in assists (29)
• Huffnagle was named the SPHL Player of the Week for last week after he picked up two goals, and three assists and was +4 across two games last week.
• The Thunderbolts are 14-3-0 when scoring first
• Evansville is 4-2-0 against Quad City
Quad City Storm (15-20-2)
• Michael Moran leads the Storm with 14 goals
• Tommy Tsicos and Logan Nelson are tied for the team lead with 13 assists
• Kevin Resop leads the league in goals against average (2.47 gaa) and save percentage (0.918%)
• Quad City is 2-4-0 against Evansville
