2021-22 Southern Professional Hockey League season

This is the 2021-22 Southern Professional Hockey League season. This is the league's 17th season.
==Membership Changes==
*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
Vermilion County Bobcats	Danville, Illinois 	David S. Palmer Arena
==Standings==
Team 	GP	W 	L 	OL	SL	GF 	GA 	Pts
Knoxville Ice Bears 	56	42	10	2 	2 	220	136	88
Huntsville Havoc 	56	41	13	1 	1 	194	124	84
Peoria Rivermen 	56	38	11	3 	4 	219	126	83
Fayetteville Marksmen 	56	40	14	1 	1 	197	140	82
Quad City Storm 	56	32	15	5 	4 	191	157	73
Pensacola Ice Flyers 	56	31	19	5 	1 	189	164	68
Evansville Thunderbolts 	56	28	26	2 	0 	162	155	58
Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs 	56	23	24	4 	5 	176	181	55
Birmingham Bulls 	56	18	32	5 	1 	144	198	42
Macon Mayhem 	56	10	40	3 	3 	123	250	26
Vermilion County Bobcats	56	5 	46	5 	0 	83 	267	15
==Playoffs==
The top eight teams qualify. 
===Quarterfinals===
*Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs defeated Knoxville Ice Bears 2 games to 1
*Huntsville Havoc defeated Evansville Thunderbolts 2 games to none
*Peoria Rivermen defeated Pensacola Ice Flyers 2 games to 1
*Quad City Storm defeated Fayetteville Marksmen 2 games to 1
===Semifinals===
*Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs defeated Huntsville Havoc 2 games to none
*Peoria Rivermen defeated Quad City Storm 2 games to 1
===Final===
*Peoria Rivermen defeated Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs 3 games to 1
==References==
Category:2022 in hockey
Category:Southern Professional Hockey League seasons