# 2007–08 SPHL season

The 2007–08 Southern Professional Hockey League season was the fourth season of the Southern Professional Hockey League. The regular season began October 25, 2007, and ended April 13, 2008, after a 52-game regular season and a six-team playoff. The Knoxville Ice Bears won their second SPHL championship.

## Preseason

The Pee Dee Cyclones moved from Florence, South Carolina, to Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and changed their name to the Twin City Cyclones. The league also named a new commissioner, Jim Combs, in June 2007.

## Teams

2007-08 Southern Professional Hockey League :
| Team | City | Arena |
| Columbus Cottonmouths | Columbus, Georgia | Columbus Civic Center |
| Fayetteville FireAntz | Fayetteville, North Carolina | Cumberland County Crown Coliseum |
| Huntsville Havoc | Huntsville, Alabama | Von Braun Center |
| Jacksonville Barracudas | Jacksonville, Florida | Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena |
| Knoxville Ice Bears | Knoxville, Tennessee | Knoxville Civic Coliseum |
| Richmond Renegades | Richmond, Virginia | Richmond Coliseum |
| Twin City Cyclones | Winston-Salem, North Carolina | LJVM Coliseum Annex |

## Regular season
### Final standings

| Team | GP | W | L | OTL | GF | GA | Pts |
| Knoxville Ice Bears$^‡$ | 52 | 32 | 16 | 4 | 199 | 169 | 68 |
| Jacksonville Barracudas | 52 | 30 | 17 | 5 | 201 | 167 | 65 |
| Fayetteville FireAntz | 52 | 25 | 19 | 8 | 186 | 198 | 58 |
| Richmond Renegades | 52 | 27 | 22 | 3 | 178 | 174 | 57 |
| Twin City Cyclones | 52 | 23 | 25 | 4 | 185 | 207 | 50 |
| Columbus Cottonmouths | 52 | 24 | 22 | 6 | 168 | 186 | 50 |
| Huntsville Havoc | 52 | 23 | 27 | 2 | 195 | 211 | 48 |
    $^‡$ William B. Coffey Trophy winners
    Advanced to playoffs

### Attendance

| Team | Total | Games | Average |
| Fayetteville | 102,208 | 26 | 3,931 |
| Richmond | 101,476 | 26 | 3,902 |
| Huntsville | 99,672 | 26 | 3,833 |
| Knoxville | 93,633 | 26 | 3,601 |
| Columbus | 83,590 | 26 | 3,215 |
| Twin City | 30,698 | 26 | 1,180 |
| Jacksonville | 29,200 | 26 | 1,123 |

## 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 | Knoxville Ice Bears | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Columbus Cottonmouths | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | Knoxville Ice Bears | 6 | 4 | 4 | x | x |
| 3 | Fayetteville FireAntz | Fayetteville FireAntz | Fayetteville FireAntz | 4 | 5 | x | | | | | | 1 | Knoxville Ice Bears | 6 | 4 | 4 | x | x |
| 3 | Fayetteville FireAntz | Fayetteville FireAntz | Fayetteville FireAntz | 4 | 5 | x | | | | | | 2 | Jacksonville Barracudas | 2 | 3 | 2 | x | x |
| 4 | Richmond Renegades | Richmond Renegades | Richmond Renegades | 1 | 4 | x | | | | | | 2 | Jacksonville Barracudas | 2 | 3 | 2 | x | x |
| 4 | Richmond Renegades | Richmond Renegades | Richmond Renegades | 1 | 4 | x | 3 | Fayetteville FireAntz | 2 | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | 2 | Jacksonville Barracudas | 1 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Twin City Cyclones | Twin City Cyclones | Twin City Cyclones | 3 | 4 | x | 2 | Jacksonville Barracudas | 1 | 2 | 6 | | | | | | | |
| 2 | Jacksonville Barracudas | Jacksonville Barracudas | Jacksonville Barracudas | 4 | 7 | x | | | | | | | | | |

### Finals
## Awards

SPHL award winners were announced March 24, 2008.
| President's Cup: | Knoxville Ice Bears |
| Coffey Trophy: | Knoxville Ice Bears |
| League MVP: | Kevin Swider (Knoxville) |
| Rookie of the Year: | Taylor Hustead (Twin City) |
| Defenseman of the Year: | Dan Vandermeer (Richmond) |
| Goaltender of the Year: | Tim Haun (Jacksonville) |
| Coach of the Year: | Rick Alain (Jacksonville) |
| Playoff MVP: | Kirk Irving (Knoxville) |