2009–10 Southern Professional Hockey League season

The 2009–10 Southern Professional Hockey League season was the sixth season of the Southern Professional Hockey League. The season began October 22, 2009, and ended April 17, 2010, after a 56-game regular season and a six-team playoff. The Huntsville Havoc captured their first SPHL championship.
==Preseason==
The Richmond Renegades and Twin City Cyclones franchises folded during the off-season. The Louisiana IceGators, Mississippi Surge, and Pensacola Ice Flyers joined the league, after each of those markets had recently lost an ECHL team.
==Regular season==
===Final standings===
Team 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Mississippi Surge‡ 	56	34	14	8	210	165	76
Huntsville Havoc 	56	31	16	9	199	178	71
Fayetteville FireAntz	56	31	22	3	231	213	65
Knoxville Ice Bears 	56	30	23	3	228	199	63
Pensacola Ice Flyers 	56	25	23	8	176	205	58
Columbus Cottonmouths	56	22	27	7	171	207	51
Louisiana IceGators 	56	23	31	2	175	223	48
:‡ William B. Coffey Trophy winners
: Advanced to playoffs
===Attendance===
Team 	Total 	Games	Average
Fayetteville	102,243	28 	3,651
Huntsville 	98,365 	28 	3,513
Pensacola 	96,804 	28 	3,457
Knoxville 	91,304 	28 	3,260
Columbus 	78,331 	28 	2,797
Mississippi 	74,223 	28 	2,650
Louisiana 	54,779 	28 	1,956
==President's Cup playoffs==
* indicates overtime game.
===Finals===
All times are local (CDT)
==Awards==
The SPHL All-Rookie team was announced March 25, 2010, followed by the All-SPHL teams on March 26, Rookie of the Year on March 29, Coach of the Year on March 30, Defenseman of the Year on March 31, Goaltender of the Year on April 1, and MVP on April 2.
President's Cup: 	Huntsville Havoc
Coffey Trophy: 	Mississippi Surge
League MVP: 	Rob Sich (Fayetteville)
Rookie of the Year: 	Jesse Biduke (Fayetteville)
Defenseman of the Year:	Steve Weidlich (Mississippi)
Goaltender of the Year:	Bill Zaniboni (Mississippi)
Coach of the Year: 	Steffon Walby (Mississippi)
===All-SPHL selections===
1st Team All-SPHL
 F Chris Leveille (Fayetteville)
 F Rob Sich (Fayetteville)
 F Kevin Swider (Knoxville)
 D Mark Van Vliet (Knoxville)
 D Steve Weidlich (Mississippi)
 G Bill Zaniboni (Mississippi)
2nd Team All-SPHL
 F Lorne Misita (Pensacola)
 F Michael Richard (Mississippi)
 F Matt Zultek (Mississippi)
 D Kevin Harris (Knoxville)
 D Jeff White (Huntsville)
 G Ian Vigier (Columbus)
All-Rookie Team
 F Jesse Biduke (Fayetteville)
 F Jesse Cole (Columbus)
 F Levi Lind (Columbus)
 D Mark Hinz (Pensacola)
 D Dean Petiot (Huntsville)
 G Mark Sibbald (Huntsville)
09-10FayFA.jpg|Fayetteville FireAntz
==References==
Category:2009 in hockey
Category:2010 in hockey
Category:Southern Professional Hockey League seasons