2008–09 Southern Professional Hockey League season

The 2008–09 Southern Professional Hockey League season was the fifth season of the Southern Professional Hockey League. The regular season began August 24, 2008, and ended April 16, 2009, after a 60-game regular season and a four-team playoff. The Knoxville Ice Bears captured their second consecutive championship.
==Preseason==
The Jacksonville Barracudas franchise was suspended from the season due to lack lack of an arena. The team would eventually fold.
==Regular season==
===Final standings===
Team 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Knoxville Ice Bears‡ 	60	35	16	9	216	171	79
Columbus Cottonmouths	60	31	22	7	194	196	69
Fayetteville FireAntz	60	30	25	5	212	224	65
Huntsville Havoc 	60	29	24	7	204	197	65
Richmond Renegades 	60	30	27	3	215	235	63
Twin City Cyclones 	60	25	29	6	208	236	56
:‡ William B. Coffey Trophy winners
: Advanced to playoffs
===Attendance===
Team 	Total 	Games	Average
Huntsville 	106,848	30 	3,561
Fayetteville	102,637	30 	3,421
Knoxville 	101,054	30 	3,368
Richmond 	99,071 	30 	3,302
Columbus 	82,415 	30 	2,747
Twin City 	33,909 	30 	1,130
==President's Cup playoffs==
===Finals===
==Awards==
SPHL Award winners were announced April 23, 2009.
President's Cup: 	Knoxville Ice Bears
Coffey Trophy: 	Knoxville Ice Bears
League MVP: 	Travis Kauffeldt (Huntsville)
Rookie of the Year: 	Michael Richard (Twin City)
Defenseman of the Year:	Kevin Harris (Knoxville)
Goaltender of the Year:	Andrew Gallant (Knoxville)
Coach of the Year: 	Scott Hillman (Knoxville)
Playoff MVP: 	Kirk Irving (Knoxville)
===All-Star selections===
1st Team All-Stars
 F Travis Kauffeldt (Huntsville)
 F Don Melnyk (Twin City)
 F Kevin Swider (Knoxville)
 D Kevin Harris (Knoxville)
 D Dan Vandermeer (Richmond)
 G Andrew Gallant (Knoxville)
2nd Team All-Stars
 F Tim Green (Columbus)
 F Beau McLaughlin (Richmond)
 F Rob Sich (Fayetteville)
 D Corey Hessler (Fayetteville)
 D Lawne Snyder (Fayetteville)
 G Ian Vigier (Columbus)
Rookie All-Stars
 F Sam Bowles (Columbus)
 F Ryan Busby (Richmond)
 F Michael Richard (Twin City)
 D Kyle Lundale (Columbus)
 D Travis Martell (Knoxville)
 G Ryan Scott (Richmond)
08-09FayFA.jpg|Fayetteville FireAntz
==References==
Category:2008 in hockey
Category:2009 in hockey
Category:Southern Professional Hockey League seasons