The 2017–18 SPHL season was the 14th 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 ...
(SPHL).
League business
Team changes
*The
Birmingham Bulls from
Pelham, Alabama
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, join the SPHL as an expansion team on April 26, 2017.
*The
Columbus Cottonmouths suspended operations on May 3, 2017, because the franchise was unable to find a new owner in time for scheduling the 2017–18 season.
*The Fayetteville FireAntz were sold and rebranded as the
Fayetteville Marksmen
The Fayetteville Marksmen are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Fayetteville, North Carolina. They currently play in the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) and play their home games in the Crown Coliseum.
The team, or ...
.
Regular season
Standings
Final standings.
:
‡ William B. Coffey Trophy
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winners
: Advanced to playoffs
President's Cup playoffs
For 2018, the top eight teams at the end of the regular season qualified for the playoffs. The league implemented a new format so that the top three seeds chose their opponent from the bottom four qualifiers, calling it the "challenge round". The second round still had the highest versus lowest remaining seed format.
Playoff bracket
Finals
:
''Home team is listed first.''
Awards
All-SPHL selections
References
External links
Southern Professional Hockey League website
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