Editor’s note: John Latham joins the ProHockeyNews.com staff with a look at how the expansion Louisiana IceGators of the Southern Professional Hockey League are faring. LAFAYETTE, La. – They went through four head coaches in the first seven weeks of play. … Continue reading
Category Archives: SPHL
SPHL sees two offensive records fall in three days
ORLANDO, Fla. – The sixth season of the Southern Professional Hockey League may very well go down as the year of the scorer as two offensive records were broken in a span of three days this week. On Thursday night, … Continue reading
Legacy of hockey on solid ice in Knoxville
KNOXVILLE , TENN. – In a state where football is king and playing in a town colored in orange, the Knoxville Ice Bears are finally getting the recognition they deserve, both on and off the ice. The Tennessee Sports Hall of … Continue reading
Kerzner, Richard bring hockey back to Augusta
AUGUSTA, GA – For 11 seasons, the Augusta Lynx skated up and down the ice at the James Brown Arena in ECHL action. All of that went away in the blink of an eye in December of 2008. Now, following a … Continue reading
Augusta officially joins SPHL
AUGUSTA, GA – The Southern Professional Hockey League officially grew its membership by one this morning. At a 10 A.M. press conference, Commissioner Jim Combs welcomed Augusta, Georgia to the league in front of media and fans at the James Brown … Continue reading
Sicard proving he’s more than a fighter
HUNTSVILLE, ALA – Over the past decade or so, the National Hockey League has been evolving its on-ice game from one where physical play begat goals to a more wide-open skating style that is favored by fans in Europe. While that … Continue reading