# 2010–11 SPHL season

The 2010–11 Southern Professional Hockey League season was the seventh season of the Southern Professional Hockey League. The season began October 21, 2010, and ended April 15, 2011, after a 56-game regular season and a six-team playoff. The Mississippi Surge captured their first SPHL championship.

## Preseason

The Augusta Riverhawks joined the SPHL, after the departure of the city's ECHL franchise two years prior.

## Teams

2010-11 Southern Professional Hockey League :
| Team | City | Arena |
| Augusta RiverHawks | Augusta, Georgia | James Brown Arena |
| Columbus Cottonmouths | Columbus, Georgia | Columbus Civic Center |
| Fayetteville FireAntz | Fayetteville, North Carolina | Cumberland County Crown Coliseum |
| Huntsville Havoc | Huntsville, Alabama | Von Braun Center |
| Knoxville Ice Bears | Knoxville, Tennessee | Knoxville Civic Coliseum |
| Louisiana IceGators | Lafayette, Louisiana | Cajundome |
| Mississippi Surge | Biloxi, Mississippi | Mississippi Coast Coliseum |
| Pensacola Ice Flyers | Pensacola, Florida | Pensacola Civic Center |

## Regular season
### Final standings

| Team | GP | W | L | GF | GA | Pts |
| Mississippi Surge$^‡$ | 56 | 37 | 19 | 207 | 157 | 74 |
| Augusta Riverhawks | 56 | 35 | 21 | 203 | 177 | 70 |
| Huntsville Havoc | 56 | 30 | 26 | 168 | 158 | 60 |
| Columbus Cottonmouths | 56 | 29 | 27 | 169 | 171 | 58 |
| Pensacola Ice Flyers | 56 | 28 | 28 | 187 | 195 | 56 |
| Knoxville Ice Bears | 56 | 27 | 29 | 186 | 187 | 54 |
| Fayetteville FireAntz | 56 | 22 | 34 | 170 | 184 | 44 |
| Louisiana IceGators | 56 | 16 | 40 | 170 | 231 | 32 |
    $^‡$ William B. Coffey Trophy winners
    Advanced to playoffs

### Attendance

| Team | Total | Games | Average |
| Huntsville | 98,372 | 28 | 3,513 |
| Knoxville | 95,563 | 28 | 3,412 |
| Fayetteville | 93,056 | 28 | 3,323 |
| Pensacola | 84,433 | 28 | 3,015 |
| Columbus | 79,116 | 28 | 2,825 |
| Mississippi | 71,360 | 28 | 2,548 |
| Louisiana | 50,971 | 28 | 1,820 |
| Augusta | 45,853 | 28 | 1,637 |
| League | 618,724 | 224 | 2,762 |

## President's Cup playoffs

| First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Second round | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| 1 | Mississippi Surge | 4 | 8 | 3* | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Knoxville Ice Bears | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Mississippi Surge | 3 | 4* | 5 | x | x |
| 3 | Huntsville Havoc | Huntsville Havoc | Huntsville Havoc | 2 | 4 | x | | | | | | 1 | Mississippi Surge | 3 | 4* | 5 | x | x |
| 3 | Huntsville Havoc | Huntsville Havoc | Huntsville Havoc | 2 | 4 | x | | | | | | 2 | Augusta Riverhawks | 2 | 3 | 1 | x | x |
| 4 | Columbus Cottonmouths | Columbus Cottonmouths | Columbus Cottonmouths | 4 | 5 | x | | | | | | 2 | Augusta Riverhawks | 2 | 3 | 1 | x | x |
| 4 | Columbus Cottonmouths | Columbus Cottonmouths | Columbus Cottonmouths | 4 | 5 | x | 4 | Columbus Cottonmouths | 0 | 7 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 2 | Augusta Riverhawks | 3 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Pensacola Ice Flyers | Pensacola Ice Flyers | Pensacola Ice Flyers | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | Augusta Riverhawks | 3 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Augusta Riverhawks | Augusta Riverhawks | Augusta Riverhawks | 5 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | |
* indicates overtime game.

### Finals

All times are local (EDT/CDT)

## Awards

The SPHL All-Rookie team was announced March 24, 2011, followed by the All-SPHL teams on March 25, Defenseman of the Year on March 28, Goaltender of the Year on March 29, Rookie of the Year on March 30, Coach of the Year on March 31, and MVP on April 1.
| President's Cup: | Mississippi Surge |
| Coffey Trophy: | Mississippi Surge |
| League MVP: | Matt Auffrey (Augusta) |
| Rookie of the Year: | Chris Wilson (Pensacola) |
| Defenseman of the Year: | Mark van Vliet (Knoxville) |
| Goaltender of the Year: | Mark Sibbald (Huntsville) |
| Coach of the Year: | Brad Ralph (Augusta) |

### All-SPHL selections

* 1st Team All-SPHL
* F Chris Leveille (Fayetteville)
* F Chris Wilson (Pensacola)
* F Matt Auffrey (Augusta)
* D Mark van Vliet (Knoxville)
* D Omar Pacha (Huntsville)
* G Mark Sibbald (Huntsville)
* 2nd Team All-SPHL
* F Beau McLaughlin (Louisiana)
* F Michael Richard (Mississippi)
* F Frank Furdero (Knoxville)
* D Jack Wolgemuth (Mississippi)
* D Luke Lucyk (Augusta)
* G Jon Olthuis (Augusta)
* All-Rookie Team
* F Chris Wilson (Pensacola)
* F Neil Graham (Augusta)
* F Branden Kosolofsky (Augusta)
* D Omar Pacha (Huntsville)
* D Dan Ehrman (Pensacola)
* G Jon Olthuis (Augusta)