The 2004–05 Southern Professional Hockey League season was the first season of the Southern Professional Hockey League

Southern Professional Hockey League

The Southern Professional Hockey League is a low-level professional ice hockey league based in Charlotte, North Carolina, with teams located in the southeastern United States.- History :...

. The regular season began October 29, 2004, and ended April 1, 2005, after a 56-game regular season and a six-team playoff. The Columbus Cottonmouths

Columbus Cottonmouths

The Columbus Cottonmouths are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Georgia. The team is nicknamed the Snakes, and play their home games at the Columbus Civic Center.-Central Hockey League : 1996-2001:...

 won the first SPHL championship.

Final standings

Team
Knoxville Ice Bears 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 James White Civic Coliseum in Knoxville, Tennessee. In 2006 the Ice Bears defeated the Florida Seals to take the SPHL championship and the... ‡	56	34	22	235	185	68
Macon Trax Macon Trax The Macon Trax were a minor-league professional ice hockey team based in Macon, Georgia. They played in the low minor leagues Atlantic Coast Hockey League , World Hockey Association 2 and Southern Professional Hockey League , playing their home games at the Macon Coliseum...	56	33	23	220	199	66
Jacksonville Barracudas Jacksonville Barracudas The Jacksonville Barracudas were a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Jacksonville, Florida. They were established in 2002, and played in the Atlantic Coast Hockey League , the World Hockey Association 2 , and the Southern Professional Hockey League , before folding in 2008.They won...	56	33	23	230	195	66
Fayetteville FireAntz Fayetteville FireAntz The Fayetteville FireAntz are a professional minor league ice hockey team based in Fayetteville, North Carolina, U.S. They currently play in the Southern Professional Hockey League . They play their home games in the Cumberland County Crown Coliseum....	56	32	24	226	158	64
Columbus Cottonmouths Columbus Cottonmouths The Columbus Cottonmouths are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Georgia. The team is nicknamed the Snakes, and play their home games at the Columbus Civic Center.-Central Hockey League : 1996-2001:...	56	30	26	224	200	60
Huntsville Havoc Huntsville Havoc The Huntsville Havoc are a professional ice hockey team in the Southern Professional Hockey League . They play their home games at the Von Braun Center in downtown Huntsville, Alabama.-History:...	56	29	27	183	181	58
Asheville Aces Asheville Aces The Asheville Aces were a Southern Professional Hockey League team in Asheville, North Carolina. The team, which suffered limited success and low attendance, lasted only one year before disbanding.-Franchise History:...	56	19	37	182	256	38
Winston-Salem Polar Twins Winston-Salem Polar Twins The Winston-Salem Polar Twins is a name held by two professional hockey franchises in Winston-Salem, NC. The first Polar Twins franchise operated in the 1970s before folding. They were followed by the Carolina Thunderbirds...	56	14	42	147	300	28

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Attendance

Team	Total	Games	Average
Knoxville	93,564	28	3,341
Fayetteville	85,744	28	3,062
Huntsville	75,978	28	2,713
Columbus	73,063	28	2,609
Jacksonville	63,542	28	2,269
Asheville	59,901	28	2,139
Macon	53,082	28	1,895
Winston-Salem	41,816	28	1,493

President's Cup playoffs

(1) Knoxville Ice Bears and (2) Macon Trax

The Knoxville Ice Bears and the Macon trax get byes for the Quarter Finals round of the playoffs. The teams will be reseeded for the Simi Finals round.

(3) Jacksonville Barracudas vs. (6) Huntsville Havoc

Game-by-Game		Score		Jacksonville goals	Huntsville goals	Winning goalie
1	March 23	at Jacksonville 2, Huntsville 1		Brad Federenko, Jason Silverthron	Jeff Dams	Kelly Shields
Jacksonville win series 1–0

(4) Fayetteville FireAntz vs. (5) Columbus Cottonmouths

Game-by-Game		Score		Fayetteville goals	Columbus goals	Winning goalie
1	March 23	at Fayetteville 2, Columbus 4		Chad Peck, George Nistas	Ryan Haggarty, Tylor Keller, Daryl Moor, Tim Green	Chad Rycroft
Columbus win series 1–0

(1) Knoxville Ice Bears vs. (5) Columbus Cottonmouths

Game-by-Game		Score		Knoxville goals	Columbus goals	Winning goalie
1	March 25	at Knoxville 2, Columbus 4		David Bagley, Doug Searle	Orrin Hergott, Tylor Keller, Ryan Haggarty 2	Chad Rycroft
2	March 27	at Columbus 3, Knoxville 2		Chris Bodnar, Craig Desjarlais	Craig Stahl 2, Orrin Hergott	Chad Rycroft
Columbus win series 2–0					Hergott 2, Haggarty 2, Stahl 2

(2) Macon Trax vs. (3) Jacksonville Barracudas

Game-by-Game		Score		Macon goals	Jacksonville goals	Winning goalie
1	March 25	at Jacksonville 1, Macon 2		Craig Miller, Casey Handrahan	Jason Silverthorn	Mark Cairns
2	March 26	at Macon 3, Jacksonville 4		John Gurskis 2 , Steve Zoryk	Joe Koslakiewicz 2, Brad Federenko 2	Kelly Shields
3	March 27	at Macon 7, Jacksonville 1		Edan Welch, Ryan Rivard, Steve Zoryk 2, Lou Dimasi, Mark Allen, David Deeves	Brent Rumble	Kelly Shields
Macon win series 2–1				Zork 3,	Koslakiewicz 2, Federenko 2

Finals

Awards

The Coach of the Year award was announced on March 21, 2005, followed by the All-Star team on March 22, Goalie of the Year on March 23, Defenseman of the Year on March 24, and MVP and Rookie of the Year on March 25.

President's Cup President's Cup (SPHL) The President's Cup is the trophy awarded annually to the playoff champions of the Southern Professional Hockey League.-Winners:... :	Columbus Cottonmouths Columbus Cottonmouths The Columbus Cottonmouths are a professional ice hockey team based in Columbus, Georgia. The team is nicknamed the Snakes, and play their home games at the Columbus Civic Center.-Central Hockey League : 1996-2001:...
Commissioner's Cup:	Knoxville Ice Bears 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 James White Civic Coliseum in Knoxville, Tennessee. In 2006 the Ice Bears defeated the Florida Seals to take the SPHL championship and the...
League MVP:	Kevin Swider (Knoxville)
Rookie of the Year:	Chad Collins (Fayetteville)
Defenseman of the Year:	Curtis Menzul (Knoxville)
Goalie of the Year:	Chad Collins (Fayetteville)
Coach of the Year:	Derek Booth Derek Booth Derek Booth is a former professional ice hockey player and coach, and a former professional roller hockey player. After retiring as a player, Booth went on to become the head coach of the Fayetteville FireAntz in the SPHL, the Bloomington PrairieThunder in the UHL and the Bloomington...  (Fayetteville)

All-Star selections

All-Stars
F Brent Rumble (Jacksonville)   F Kevin Swider (Knoxville)   F K.J. Vorhees (Knoxville)   D Ryan Aikia (Columbus)   D Curtis Menzul (Knoxville)   G Chad Collins (Fayetteville)