Southern Professional Hockey League
Also known as SPHL
The SPHL (formerly the Southern Professional Hockey League) is a professional ice hockey independent minor league based in Huntersville, North Carolina, with teams located primarily in the southeastern United States as well as Illinois and Indiana in the midwestern United States.
Key facts
- Sports league.title
- SPHL
- Sports league.current_season
- 2025–26 SPHL season
- Sports league.last_season
- 2024–25 SPHL Season
- Sports league.upcoming_season
- 2026–27 SPHL Season
- Sports league.logo
- SPHL logo.png
- Sports league.pixels
- 220px
- Sports league.sport
- Ice hockey
- Sports league.founded
- 2004
- Sports league.commissioner
- Doug Price
- Sports league.teams
- 10
- Sports league.country
- United States
- Sports league.champion
- Evansville Thunderbolts (2025)
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Article
13 sectionsContents
- History
- Teams
- 2025–26 members
- Future expansion
- Timeline
- Defunct and relocated teams
- Key rule differences
- Champions
- President's Cup
- William B. Coffey Trophy
- See also
- References
- External links
The SPHL (formerly the Southern Professional Hockey League) is a professional ice hockey independent minor league based in Huntersville, North Carolina, with teams located primarily in the southeastern United States as well as Illinois and Indiana in the midwestern United States.
Following the 2024–25 season, the Evansville Thunderbolts are the reigning President's Cup champions. , the Knoxville Ice Bears are the most successful team in SPHL history, having won five William B. Coffey Trophies as the regular season champions and four President's Cup playoff championships. The Peoria Rivermen have also won five William B. Coffey Trophies, while Pensacola has also won four President's Cups.