The 2011–12 Southern Professional Hockey League season was the eighth season of the

Southern Professional Hockey League 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 Indian ...

. The season began October 20, 2011, and ended April 14, 2012, after a 56-game regular season and an eight-team playoff. The

Columbus Cottonmouths The Columbus Cottonmouths were three separate professional ice hockey teams based in Columbus, Georgia. The team is nicknamed the Snakes and played their home games at the Columbus Civic Center. In 2017, the third franchise suspended operations af ...

captured their second SPHL championship.

Preseason

The

Mississippi RiverKings The Mississippi RiverKings were a professional minor league ice hockey team. The RiverKings were a member of the Southern Professional Hockey League from 2011 to 2018 after playing their first nineteen seasons (1992–2011) in the Central Hoc ...

joined the SPHL after 19 seasons in the

Central Hockey League The Central Hockey League (CHL) was a North American mid-level minor professional ice hockey league which operated from 1992 until 2014. It was founded by Ray Miron and Bill Levins and later sold to Global Entertainment Corporation, which opera ...

. With 9 teams now in the SPHL, the league adopted an 8-team playoff format, with all rounds using best-of-three game series.

Teams

Map of teams

Regular season

Final standings

:^‡ William B. Coffey Trophy winners : Advanced to playoffs

Attendance

President's Cup playoffs

* indicates overtime game.

Finals

All times are local ( EDT/ CDT)

Awards

The SPHL All-Rookie team was announced March 26, 2012, followed by the All-SPHL teams on March 27, Defenseman of the Year on March 28, Rookie of the Year on March 29, Goaltender of the Year on April 2, Coach of the Year on April 3, and Most Valuable Player on April 4.

All-SPHL selections

References

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