The 2010–11 Southern Professional Hockey League season was the seventh 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 season began October 21, 2010, and ended April 15, 2011, after a 56-game regular season and a six-team playoff. The Mississippi Surge

Mississippi Surge

The Mississippi Surge is a professional team in the Southern Professional Hockey League that began play in the 2009-10 season. Based in Biloxi, home games are played at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum also known as "The Power Plant".-History:...

 captured their first SPHL championship.

Preseason

The Augusta Riverhawks joined the SPHL, after the departure of the city's ECHL

ECHL

The ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...

 franchise two years prior.

Final standings

Team
Mississippi Surge Mississippi Surge The Mississippi Surge is a professional team in the Southern Professional Hockey League that began play in the 2009-10 season. Based in Biloxi, home games are played at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum also known as "The Power Plant".-History:... ‡	56	37	19	207	157	74
Augusta Riverhawks	56	35	21	203	177	70
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	30	26	168	158	60
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	29	27	169	171	58
Pensacola Ice Flyers Pensacola Ice Flyers The Pensacola Ice Flyers are a team of the Southern Professional Hockey League, their first season was the 2009-10 season. Home games are played at the Pensacola Civic Center, previously home to the ECHL's Pensacola Ice Pilots from 1996 until their folding in 2008.The "Ice Flyers" name has a...	56	28	28	187	195	56
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	27	29	186	187	54
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	22	34	170	184	44
Louisiana IceGators Louisiana IceGators The original Louisiana IceGators were an ECHL team based in Lafayette, Louisiana from 1995 until the end of the 2005 season. The team played its home games at the Cajundome and were last an affiliate of the NHL Minnesota Wild and the AHL Houston Aeros....	56	16	40	170	231	32

^‡ William B. Coffey Trophy winners

Advanced to playoffs

Attendance

Team	Total	Games	Average
Huntsville	98,372	28	3,513
Knoxville	95,563	28	3,412
Fayetteville	93,056	28	3,323
Pensacola	84,433	28	3,015
Columbus	79,116	28	2,825
Mississippi	71,360	28	2,548
Louisiana	50,971	28	1,820
Augusta	45,853	28	1,637
League	618,724	224	2,762

President's Cup playoffs

* indicates overtime game.

Finals

All times are local (EDT/CDT)

Awards

The SPHL All-Rookie team was announced March 24, 2011, followed by the All-SPHL teams on March 25, Defenseman of the Year on March 28, Goaltender of the Year on March 29, Rookie of the Year on March 30, Coach of the Year on March 31, and MVP on April 1.

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:... :	Mississippi Surge Mississippi Surge The Mississippi Surge is a professional team in the Southern Professional Hockey League that began play in the 2009-10 season. Based in Biloxi, home games are played at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum also known as "The Power Plant".-History:...
Coffey Trophy:	Mississippi Surge Mississippi Surge The Mississippi Surge is a professional team in the Southern Professional Hockey League that began play in the 2009-10 season. Based in Biloxi, home games are played at the Mississippi Coast Coliseum also known as "The Power Plant".-History:...
League MVP:	Matt Auffrey (Augusta)
Rookie of the Year:	Chris Wilson (Pensacola)
Defenseman of the Year:	Mark van Vliet (Knoxville)
Goaltender of the Year:	Mark Sibbald (Huntsville)
Coach of the Year:	Brad Ralph Brad Ralph Brad Ralph is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey left winger and is currently the head coach of the Augusta River Hawks of the Southern Professional Hockey League. He played in one National Hockey League game for the Phoenix Coyotes during the 2000–01 NHL season.-External links:...  (Augusta)

All-SPHL selections

1st Team All-SPHL
F Chris Leveille (Fayetteville)   F Chris Wilson (Pensacola)   F Matt Auffrey (Augusta)   D Mark van Vliet (Knoxville)   D Omar Pacha (Huntsville)   G Mark Sibbald (Huntsville)

2nd Team All-SPHL
F Beau McLaughlin (Louisiana)   F Michael Richard (Mississippi)   F Frank Furdero (Knoxville)   D Jack Wolgemuth (Mississippi)   D Luke Lucyk (Augusta)   G Jon Olthuis (Augusta)

All-Rookie Team
F Chris Wilson (Pensacola)   F Neil Graham (Augusta)   F Branden Kosolofsky (Augusta)   D Omar Pacha (Huntsville)   D Dan Ehrman (Pensacola)   G Jon Olthuis (Augusta)