1974-75 Southern Hockey League season

The 1974–75 Southern Hockey League season was the second season of the Southern Hockey League. On July 31, 1975, Jack Riley was announced as the new commissioner of the SHL, taking over for interim leader Gene Hawthorne, of the Roanoke Valley Rebels. The four existing teams returned from the previous season, joined by a fifth expansion team from Fayetteville, North Carolina. The new team was named after the Fayetteville Arsenal, and was scheduled to play at the Cumberland County Memorial Arena. In October 1974, owner Bill Raue moved the team, to Hampton, Virginia before playing any games, when availability of home ice dates became a problem. The new Hampton Gulls moved into the Hampton Coliseum recently vacated by the Virginia Wings of the American Hockey League. The five teams played a complete schedule of 72 games, with the Charlotte Checkers winning the regular season, and the playoffs.
==Standings==
Final standings of the regular season.
 	GP	W 	L 	T	GF 	GA 	Pts
Charlotte Checkers 	72	50	21	1	370	256	101
Hampton Gulls 	72	43	28	1	323	262	87
Winston-Salem Polar Twins	72	32	40	0	300	345	64
Roanoke Valley Rebels 	72	29	41	2	296	304	60
Greensboro Generals 	72	23	47	2	262	384	48
==WHA/NHL affiliations==
Southern Hockey League franchises were primarily affiliated with World Hockey Association teams, however some also had agreements with National Hockey League teams. Summary of WHA/NHL affiliation agreements:
SHL team 	WHA parent clubs 	NHL parent clubs
Charlotte Checkers 	Vancouver Blazers 	Buffalo SabresCalifornia Golden Seals
Greensboro Generals 	Michigan Stags/Baltimore Blades	New York Islanders
Hampton Gulls 	Cincinnati Stingers 	none
Roanoke Valley Rebels 	Houston AerosWinnipeg Jets 	none
Winston-Salem Polar Twins	none 	New York RangersDetroit Red Wings
==Scoring leaders==
Top 10 SHL points scoring leaders.
Rank	Player 	Team 	Goals	Assists	Points
1 	Steve Hull 	Charlotte 	39 	75 	114
2 	Claude Chartre 	Hampton 	33 	79 	112
3 	Andre Deschamps 	Charlotte 	59 	42 	101
4 	Lorne Rombough 	Hampton 	56 	43 	99
5 	Ken Gassoff 	Winston-Salem 	31 	55 	86
6 	Wayne Zuk 	Greensboro 	35 	49 	84
7 	Camille LaPierre	Roanoke Valley	35 	45 	80
7 	Wally Olds 	Hampton 	19 	61 	80
9 	Bobby Guindon 	Roanoke Valley	40 	38 	78
10 	Jamie Kennedy 	Winston-Salem 	37 	40 	77
== Playoffs ==
James Crockett Cup playoffs.
==References==
Category:Southern Hockey League seasons
Category:1975 in hockey