The 2008–09 Southern Professional Hockey League season was the fifth season of the

Southern Professional Hockey League The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) 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 midw ...

. 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 The Knoxville Ice Bears are a professional ice hockey team. The team competes in the Southern Professional Hockey League. They play their home games at the Knoxville Civic Coliseum in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Ice Bears have made the playoffs ...

captured their second consecutive championship.

Preseason

The Jacksonville Barracudas franchise was suspended from the season due to lack of a search for a arena. The team would eventually fold.

Regular season

Final standings

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winners : Advanced to playoffs

Attendance

President's Cup playoffs

Finals

Awards

SPHL Award winners were announced April 23, 2009.

All-Star selections

References

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