2020-21 Southern Professional Hockey League season

This is the 2020-21 Southern Professional Hockey League season. This is the league's 16th season.
According to a release on October 6, 2020, The SPHL will proceed with a 42-game season that includes five of its member teams, the Macon Mayhem, Pensacola Ice Flyers, Birmingham Bulls, Huntsville Havoc, and Knoxville Ice Bears. Along with the Rail Yard Dawgs, the Quad City Storm, Peoria Rivermen, Evansville Thunderbolts and Fayetteville Marksmen have opted out.https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/rail-yard-dawgs-opt-out-of-2020-21-sphl-season/n-5646219
==Membership Changes==
*Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the Evansville Thunderbolts, Fayetteville Marksmen, Peoria Rivermen, Quad City Storm, and Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs announced that they will opt out for the 2020-21 season.
*On March 10th the league announced the addition of the Vermilion County Bobcats to the league for the 2021-22 season. The team will be based out of the David S. Palmer Arena in Danville, Illinois.https://www.thesphl.com/sphl-expanding-to-danville-il-for-2021-2022-season The arena had been home to the Danville Dashers of the Federal Prospects Hockey League since the 2011-12 season but the team was siting out the 2020-21 season. The city of Danville had recently voted to cancel the FPHL team's lease.https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/weekly-sports-league-and-franchise-report/n-5674157
==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
==Standings==
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts	Pct.
Macon Mayhem 	42	32	6 	2 	2 	134	84 	68 	.810
Knoxville Ice Bears 	42	24	14	3 	1 	128	103	52 	.619
Pensacola Ice Flyers	42	18	18	2 	4 	117	120	42 	.500
Huntsville Havoc 	42	19	22	1 	0 	123	137	39 	.464
Birmingham Bulls 	42	12	23	4 	3 	103	161	31 	.369
==Playoffs==
The top four teams qualify. The teams are paired off 1 vs 4 and 2 vs 3 meet in best-of-three semifinal series. The semifinal series winners meet for the league championship in a best-of-three series.
===Semifinals===
*Macon Mayhem defeated Huntsville Havoc 2 games to none
*Pensacola Ice Flyers defeated Knoxville Ice Bears 2 games to none
===Final===
*Pensacola Ice Flyers defeated Macon Mayhem 2 games to none
==References==
Category:2021 in hockey
Category:Southern Professional Hockey League seasons