South East Hockey League

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South East Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Founded2003
Ceased2004
CommissionerJim Riggs
No. of teams4
Last
champion(s)		Huntsville Channel Cats

The South East Hockey League was a minor ice hockey league formed in August 2003.[1] It succeeded the short-lived Atlantic Coast Hockey League and had 4 teams for its first and only season. Jim Riggs was the commissioner.

The Huntsville Channel Cats were the 2003–2004 President's Championship Cup winners. The Channel Cats defeated the Knoxville Ice Bears in three straight games in the championship series.

For the 2004–2005 season, the SEHL ceased play when two of its teams folded while the other two joined with teams from the World Hockey Association 2 to form the Southern Professional Hockey League.

Teams[edit]

2003–2004 season[edit]

Regular season[edit]

Team GP W L T GF GA Pts
Huntsville Channel Cats 56 43 13 0 233 164 86
Knoxville Ice Bears 56 26 30 0 201 195 52
Cape Fear Fire Antz 56 25 31 0 213 221 50
Winston-Salem T-Birds 56 18 38 0 178 245 36

Playoffs[edit]

Semifinal Final
1 Huntsville Channel Cats 6 3 4 x x
2 Knoxville Ice Bears 6 4 x 2 Knoxville Ice Bears 4 1 2 x x
3 Cape Fear Fire Antz 2 3 x

Semifinals[edit]

Huntsville received a bye into the final.

March 26, 2004Cape Fear2–6KnoxvilleJames White Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN
 GoaliesBlaine Russell
Scott Young
David Bagley		GoalsKevin Swider
Alex Alepin
Todd MacIsaac
Todd MacIsaac
K.J. Voorhees
K.J. Voorhees
March 28, 2004Knoxville4–3Cape FearCumberland County Crown Coliseum, Fayetteville, NC
Game reference
Blaine RussellGoalies
Ali MacEachern
Craig Desjarlais
Alex Alepin
Kevin Swider – 58:24		GoalsMike Bournazakis
Matt Kohansky
Matt Kohansky

Final[edit]

April 1, 2004Knoxville4–6
(1–2, 2–1, 1–3)		HuntsvilleVon Braun Center, Huntsville, AL
Game reference
Blaine RussellGoaliesScott Graham
0 – 14:45 – Jessi Otis (Reynolds, Carr)
0 – 2James Patterson (Buccella, Bresciani)
Mike Zeibay – 19:411 – 2
1 – 3Allan Carr (Patterson, deGuehery)
Kevin Swider (Miller) – 33:012 – 3
Rob Miller (Vorhees, Desjarlais) – 33:223 – 3
3 – 450:43 – Allan Carr (Reynolds)
Tom McMonagle (Vorhees, Swider) – 53:504 – 4
4 – 555:03 – Dan Buccella (deGeuhery, Bresciani)
4 – 658:46 – sh – Allan Carr (Patterson)
April 2, 2004Knoxville1–3
(0–1, 1–1, 0–1)		HuntsvilleVon Braun Center, Huntsville, AL
Game reference
 GoaliesMatt Carmichael
0 – 15:37 – Luke Phillips (Otis)
0 – 227:15 – Joe Urbanik (Bresciani, Otis)
K. J. Voorhees (Alepin, Desjarlais) – 35:231 – 2
1 – 350:36 – Mike Degurse (Bresciani, Snitowsky)
36Shots
April 4, 2004Huntsville4–2KnoxvilleJames White Civic Coliseum, Knoxville, TN
Game reference
Matt CarmichaelGoalies 
Mike Degurse
Mike Degurse
Mike Degurse
James Patterson – en		GoalsKevin Swider
Craig Desjarlais

Awards[edit]

League MVP: James Patterson (Huntsville)[2]
Rookie of the Year: Allan Carr (Huntsville)[3]
Defenseman of the Year: Alex Alepin (Knoxville)[4]
Goaltender of the Year: Matt Carmichael (Huntsville)[5]
Coach of the Year: John Gibson (Huntsville)[6]
Playoff MVP: Matt Carmichael (Huntsville)[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Scott, Jon C. (2006). Hockey Night in Dixie: Minor Pro Hockey in the American South. Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd. p. x. ISBN 1-894974-21-2.
  2. ^ "Patterson named SEHL MVP". Press release. South East Hockey League. March 25, 2004. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  3. ^ "Carr Named SEHL Rookie of the Year". Press release. South East Hockey League. March 29, 2004. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  4. ^ "Knoxville's Alex Alepin is SEHL Defenseman of the Year". Press release. South East Hockey League. March 26, 2004. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  5. ^ "Carmichael Named Goaltender of the Year". Press release. South East Hockey League. March 31, 2004. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  6. ^ "Huntsville's John Gibson Named SEHL Coach of the Year". Press release. South East Hockey League. March 24, 2004. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2011.
  7. ^ "Huntsville Channel Cats are the 2003–04 President's Championship Cup Winners". Press release. South East Hockey League. April 6, 2004. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2011.

See also[edit]

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