2018-19 Southern Professional Hockey League season

This is the 2018-19 Southern Professional Hockey League season. This is the league's 14th season.
==Membership Changes==
* The franchise rights of the former Louisiana IceGators were awarded to a new team to be based out of the TaxSlayer Center in Moline, Illinois.https://arenadigest.com/2018/05/23/sphl-quad-city-squad-play-taxslayer-center/ The team is replacing the former Quad City Mallards franchise of the ECHL as that team had announced they were ceasing operations in the ECHL at the end of the 2017-18 season.https://arenadigest.com/2018/03/13/quad-city-mallards-withdrawing-echl-membership/
* On May 24, 2018 the Mississippi RiverKings announced they were suspending operations for the 2018-19 season. The league is seeking new ownership in the hopes of bringing the organization back for 2019-20.https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/mississippi-riverkings-suspend-operations-for-2018-2019-season/n-5337771
==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	GF 	GA 	Pts
Peoria Rivermen 	56	40	7 	9 	201	123	89
Birmingham Bulls 	56	39	15	2 	204	147	80
Huntsville Havoc 	56	36	17	3 	209	152	75
Knoxville Ice Bears 	56	29	22	5 	169	166	63
Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs	56	28	24	4 	168	177	60
Macon Mayhem 	56	27	24	5 	160	156	59
Pensacola Ice Flyers 	56	26	24	6 	143	150	58
Fayetteville Marksmen 	56	25	23	8 	172	201	58
Quad City Storm 	56	18	33	5 	143	197	41
Evansville Thunderbolts	56	12	38	6 	124	224	30
==Playoffs==
The top eight teams qualify. All rounds are best-of-three.
===Quarterfinals===
*Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs defeated Peoria Rivermen 2 games to none
*Knoxville Ice Bears defeated Macon Mayhem 2 games to none
*Birmingham Bulls defeated Fayetteville Marksmen 2 games to 1
*Huntsville Havoc defeated Pensacola Ice Flyers 2 games to 1
===Semifinals===
*Birmingham Bulls defeated Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs 2 games to 1
*Huntsville Havoc defeated Knoxville Ice Bears 2 games to none
===Final===
*Huntsville Havoc defeated Birmingham Bulls 2 games to none
==References==
Category:2019 in hockey
Category:Southern Professional Hockey League seasons