The 2009–10 Southern Professional Hockey League season was the sixth 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 season began October 22, 2009, and ended April 17, 2010, after a 56-game regular season and a six-team playoff. The

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captured their first SPHL championship.

Preseason

The

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and Twin City Cyclones franchises folded during the off-season. The Louisiana IceGators,

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, and

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joined the league, after each of those markets had recently lost an

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team.

Regular season

Final standings

:^‡

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winners : Advanced to playoffs

Attendance

President's Cup playoffs

* indicates overtime game.

Finals

All times are local ( CDT)

Awards

The SPHL All-Rookie team was announced March 25, 2010, followed by the All-SPHL teams on March 26, Rookie of the Year on March 29, Coach of the Year on March 30, Defenseman of the Year on March 31, Goaltender of the Year on April 1, and MVP on April 2.

All-SPHL selections

References

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