2004–05 Southern Professional Hockey League season

The 2004–05 Southern Professional Hockey League season was the first season of the Southern Professional Hockey League. The regular season began October 29, 2004, and ended April 1, 2005, after a 56-game regular season and a six-team playoff. The Columbus Cottonmouths won the first SPHL championship.
==Regular season==
===Final standings===
Team 	 	 	 	 	 	
Knoxville Ice Bears‡ 	56	34	22	235	185	68
Macon Trax 	56	33	23	220	199	66
Jacksonville Barracudas 	56	33	23	230	195	66
Fayetteville FireAntz 	56	32	24	226	158	64
Columbus Cottonmouths 	56	30	26	224	200	60
Huntsville Havoc 	56	29	27	183	181	58
Asheville Aces 	56	19	37	182	256	38
Winston-Salem Polar Twins	56	14	42	147	300	28
:‡ Commissioner's Cup winners
: Advanced to playoffs
===Attendance===
Team 	Total 	Games	Average
Knoxville 	93,564	28 	3,341
Fayetteville 	85,744	28 	3,062
Huntsville 	75,978	28 	2,713
Columbus 	73,063	28 	2,609
Jacksonville 	63,542	28 	2,269
Asheville 	59,901	28 	2,139
Macon 	53,082	28 	1,895
Winston-Salem	41,816	28 	1,493
==President's Cup playoffs==
===Finals===
==Awards==
The Coach of the Year award was announced on March 21, 2005, followed by the All-Star team on March 22, Goalie of the Year on March 23, Defenseman of the Year on March 24, and MVP and Rookie of the Year on March 25.
President's Cup: 	Columbus Cottonmouths
Commissioner's Cup: 	Knoxville Ice Bears
League MVP: 	Kevin Swider (Knoxville)
Rookie of the Year: 	Chad Collins (Fayetteville)
Defenseman of the Year:	Curtis Menzul (Knoxville)
Goalie of the Year: 	Chad Collins (Fayetteville)<
Coach of the Year: 	Derek Booth (Fayetteville)
===All-Star selections===
All-Stars
 F Brent Rumble (Jacksonville)
 F Kevin Swider (Knoxville)
 F K.J. Vorhees (Knoxville)
 D Ryan Aikia (Columbus)
 D Curtis Menzul (Knoxville)
 G Chad Collins (Fayetteville)
04-05FayFA.jpg|Fayetteville FireAntz
==References==
Category:2004 in hockey
Category:2005 in hockey
Category:Southern Professional Hockey League seasons