Southern Hockey League (1995-1996)

The Southern Hockey League (SHL) was a mid-level professional ice hockey league.
This United States league operated for one season (1995-96) and contained six teams. The league was originally named the Sunshine Hockey League, but changed it's name after expanding outside the state of Florida. The Huntsville Channel Cats, along with the planned 1996-97 expansion teams Columbus Cottonmouths, Macon Whoopee, and Nashville Nighthawks, joined the Central Hockey League following the SHL's demise. The only league Champion was the Huntsville Channel Cats. Other teams included Lakeland Prowlers, Daytona Beach Breakers, Winston-Salem Mammoths, West Palm Beach Barracudas and the Jacksonville Bullets.
==Teams==
Team 	Location 	Arena 	Tenure 	Notes
Daytona Beach Breakers 	Daytona Beach, Florida 	Daytona Beach Ocean Center 	1995-1996	fold with league
Huntsville Channel Cats 	Huntsville, Alabama 	Von Braun Center 	1995-1996	join Central Hockey League
Jacksonville Bullets 	Jacksonville, Florida 	Skate World 	1995-1996	fold with league
Lakeland Prowlers 	Lakeland, Florida 	Lakeland Center 	1995-1995	fold with league
West Palm Beach Barracudas	West Palm Beach, Florida 	West Palm Beach Auditorium 	1995-1996	fold with league
Winston-Salem Mammoths 	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	LJVM Coliseum Annex 	1995-1996	fold with league
Columbus Cottonmouths 	Columbus, Georgia 	Columbus Civic Center 	1996 	expansion team; join Central Hockey League
Macon Whoopee 	Macon, Georgia 	Macon Coliseum 	1996 	expansion team; join Central Hockey League
Nashville Nighthawks 	Nashville, Tennessee 	Nashville Municipal Auditorium	1996 	expansion team; join Central Hockey League
==Regular season standings==
Team 	GP	W 	L 	T	OTL	Pts	GF 	GA 	PIM
Lakeland Prowlers 	60	41	13	6	0 	88 	342	229	1291
Daytona Beach Breakers 	60	33	20	7	0 	73 	297	251	2487
Winston-Salem Mammoths 	60	30	23	7	0 	67 	273	274	2110
Huntsville Channel Cats 	60	27	31	2	0 	56 	274	294	2191
West Palm Beach Barracudas	60	26	32	2	0 	54 	251	319	2084
Jacksonville Bullets 	60	23	33	4	0 	50 	282	352	1791
==Playoffs==
===Semi Finals===
Best of 5
*Huntsville 3 Lakeland 2
*Winston-Salem 3 Daytona Beach 1
===Final===
Best of 7
*Huntsville 4 Winston-Salem 1
Category:Defunct ice hockey leagues
Category:Southern Hockey League (1995-1996)
Category:Established in 1995
Category:Disestablished in 1996