2022-23 Southern Professional Hockey League season

This is the 2022-23 Southern Professional Hockey League season. This is the league's 18th season.
==Membership Changes==
*None
*The Vermilion County Bobcats would cease operations on February 9th. The team had forfeited a February 5th home game.https://www.thesphl.com/sphl-announces-vermilion-county-update-opponent-changes Reasons for the action were financial issues caused by low attendance.https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/weekly-sports-league-and-franchise-report/n-5924237
==Teams==
Team 	City/Area 	Arena
Birmingham Bulls 	Pelham, Alabama 	Pelham Civic Center
Evansville Thunderbolts 	Evansville, Indiana 	Ford Center
Fayetteville Marksmen 	Fayetteville, North Carolina	Cumberland County Crown Coliseum
Huntsville Havoc 	Huntsville, Alabama 	Von Braun Center
Knoxville Ice Bears 	Knoxville, Tennessee 	Knoxville Civic Auditorium and Coliseum
Macon Mayhem 	Macon, Georgia 	Macon Coliseum
Pensacola Ice Flyers 	Pensacola, Florida 	Pensacola Bay Center
Peoria Rivermen 	Peoria, Illinois 	Carver Arena
Quad City Storm 	Moline, Illinois 	TaxSlayer Center
Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs 	Roanoke, Virginia 	Berglund Center
Vermilion County Bobcats	Danville, Illinois 	David S. Palmer Arena
==Standings==
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts	Pct
Peoria Rivermen 	57	39	14	3 	1 	217	137	82 	.719
Birmingham Bulls 	57	37	16	2 	2 	217	162	78 	.684
Huntsville Havoc 	56	34	19	2 	1 	197	162	71 	.634
Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs 	56	32	19	3 	2 	185	161	69 	.616
Evansville Thunderbolts 	56	32	22	2 	0 	172	165	66 	.589
Knoxville Ice Bears 	57	32	22	1 	2 	221	199	67 	.588
Fayetteville Marksmen 	56	26	22	8 	0 	155	166	60 	.536
Pensacola Ice Flyers 	57	26	25	3 	3 	183	190	58 	.509
Quad City Storm 	57	23	32	1 	1 	136	183	48 	.421
Macon Mayhem 	56	13	39	4 	1 	166	257	31 	.272
Vermilion County Bobcats	30	4 	24	2 	0 	59 	126	10 	.167
==Playoffs==
The top eight teams qualify. 
===Quarterfinals===
*Peoria Rivermen defeated Pensacola Ice Flyers 2 games to none
*Birmingham Bulls defeated Fayetteville Marksmen 2 games to 1
*Huntsville Havoc defeated Knoxville Ice Bears 2 games to none
*Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs defeated Evansville Thunderbolts 2 games to none
===Semifinals===
*Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs defeated Peoria Rivermen 2 games to 1
*Birmingham Bulls defeated Huntsville Havoc 2 games to 1
===Final===
*Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs defeated Birmingham Bulls 3 games to 1
==References==
Category:2023 in hockey
Category:Southern Professional Hockey League seasons