2013-14 Southern Professional Hockey League Season

The 2013–14 Southern Professional Hockey League season is the 10th season of the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL). The Pensacola Ice Flyers defeated the Columbus Cottonmouths in the President's Cup final 2 games to none to repeat as winners of the President's Cup.
==Preseason==
The Augusta RiverHawks have suspended operations for the 2013-14 season due to failure of the ice system at the James Brown Arena. Team officials, the city of Augusta, and Global Spectrum could not reach an agreement on repairing or replacing the JBA's ice system in time for the club to commit to the forthcoming season.
On May 15, 2013, it was announced that the CHL's Bloomington Thunder (formerly known as the Blaze), along with the AHL's Peoria Rivermen, would move to the Southern Professional Hockey League for the 2013–14 season. The Rivermen had been notified that the Vancouver Canucks, who had purchased the team a month earlier, would not keep them in Peoria. The two teams will reportedly be owned by two former Rivermen executives, John Butler, Bart Rogers and David Holt with financial backing from former Rivermen owner Bruce Saurs.Peoria to join SPHL under former Rivermen management team - Peoria, IL - pjstar.com
==Regular season==
===Standings===
Team 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Pensacola Ice Flyers‡ 	56	38	13	5	207	139	81	
Louisiana IceGators 	56	35	18	3	198	175	73	
Peoria Rivermen 	56	30	18	8	154	144	68	
Mississippi RiverKings	56	31	21	4	175	150	66	
Huntsville Havoc 	56	31	21	4	180	158	66	
Columbus Cottonmouths 	56	27	26	3	183	173	57	
Knoxville Ice Bears 	56	25	24	7	157	163	57	
Mississippi Surge 	56	22	28	6	140	186	50	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Fayetteville FireAntz 	56	21	30	5	144	183	47	
Bloomington Thunder 	56	20	33	3	125	192	43	
:‡ William B. Coffey Trophy winners
: Advanced to playoffs
After games of March 22, 2014
===Attendance===
Team 	Total 	Games	Average
Pensacola 	114,537	28 	4,090
Huntsville 	103,993	28 	3,714
Peoria 	98,176 	28 	3,506
Knoxville 	95,556 	28 	3,412
Fayetteville 	88,623 	28 	3,165
Columbus 	76,618 	28 	2,736
MS RiverKings	70,991 	28 	2,535
Louisiana 	66,438 	28 	2,372
Bloomington 	66,025 	28 	2,358
MS Surge 	59,277 	28 	2,117
League 	840,234	280 	3,000
After games of March 22, 2014
==President's Cup playoffs==
* indicates overtime game.
===Finals===
All times are local (EDT/CDT)
==Awards==
The SPHL All-Rookie team was announced on March 26, 2014, the All-SPHL teams on March 27, 2014, the Easton Defensemen of the Year on March 28, 2014, the Easton Rookie of the Year on March 31, 2014, the Sher-Wood Goaltender of the Year on April 1, 2014, the Easton Coach of the Year on April 2, 2014, and the Easton Most Valuable Player on April 3, 2014. 
2013–14 SPHL awards
Award 	Recipient(s) 	Finalists
President's Cup 	Pensacola Ice Flyers 	Columbus Cottonmouths
William B. Coffey Trophy(Best regular-season record)	Pensacola Ice Flyers 	
Easton Defenseman of the Year 	Stuart Stefan (Huntsville)	Kirk Byczynski (Louisiana)
Easton Rookie of the Year 	Joe Caveney (Pensacola) 	Garrett Vermeersch (Peoria)
Sher-Wood Goaltender of the Year 	Kyle Rank (Peoria) 	Ross MacKinnon (Pensacola)
Easton Coach of the Year 	Rod Aldoff (Pensacola) 	Jean-Guy Trudel (Peoria)
Easton Most Valuable Player 	Shawn McNeil (Louisiana) 	Todd Hosmer (Mississippi Riverkings)
===All-SPHL selections===
  Position  	First Team 	Second Team 	All-Rookie
G 	Kyle Rank (Peoria) 	Ross MacKinnon (Pensacola) 	Kevin Genoe (Huntsville)
D 	Andrew Randazzo (Mississippi RiverKings)	Kirk Byczynski (Louisiana) 	Mike Grace (Mississippi RiverKings)
D 	Stuart Stefan (Huntsville) 	Leland Fidler (Huntsville) 	Jason Gray (Columbus)
F 	Shawn McNeil (Louisiana) 	Garrett Vermeersch (Peoria)	Garrett Vermeersch (Peoria)
F 	Todd Hosmer (Mississippi RiverKings) 	Matt Gingera (Columbus) 	Joe Caveney (Pensacola)
F 	Joe Caveney (Pensacola) 	Nick Lazorko (Huntsville) 	Francis Drolet (Knoxville)
==References==
Category:Southern Professional Hockey League seasons
Category:2014 in hockey