Inside the SPHL Podcast

It's time to unleash the 25th episode of the almost award-winning Inside the SPHL Podcast!

In this edition, recorded on Tuesday, April 25, 2017, the guys break down every aspect of the 2017 President's Cup Final between the Macon Mayhem & Peoria Rivermen. In addition, the guys talk about:

* SPHL season-ending awards

* Is a hot dog a sandwich or a taco? And our experiences with po' boys

* ECHL playoffs

Join us next week, when we will have our final weekly podcast of the season. After next week, we will go to a once-a-month podcast through the summer.

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It's time to unleash the 24th episode of the almost award-winning Inside the SPHL Podcast!

In this edition, recorded on Tuesday, April 18, 2017, Harding returns after doing election coverage last week. Harding and Campos fight technology issues with their guest this week, Knoxville Ice Bears head coach Mike Craigen, who was unable to join the guys. We hope to have Mike on again soon!

In addition to the playoff breakdowns, the guys discussed:

* Recap of the four first round series in the SPHL & the big surprises

* Harding weighs in on the Brian Billett situation

* Our take on the Stanley Cup Playoffs

* SPHL Semifinal previews & our picks

* Items on the SPHL rumor mill (Birmingham franchise looks like a go & Columbus sale possibility)

* Harding breaks down the Kelly Cup Playoffs in the ECHL

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It's time to unleash the 23rd episode of the almost award-winning Inside the SPHL Podcast!

Mike Campos is flying solo this week, as Harding does election coverage (bleh). Campos is joined by former SPHL player Mike Gurtler and Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs head coach Sam Ftorek for a preview of the 2017 Southern Professional Hockey League playoffs! This week's show was recorded on Tuesday, April 11, 2017.

In addition to the playoff breakdowns, the guys discussed:

* Results of SPHL fan voting for major league awards  - almost 155,000 votes cast over five categories

* All-Rookie team picks

* In-game updates

* Series previews

* Series & Playoff picks

* Postseason Award Picks

Our thanks to Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs head coach Sam Ftorek for joining us and Mike Gurtler will join the boys for the rest of the President's Cup playoffs. You can listen to Gurtler's Varsity Bros Podcast by visiting: https://t.co/2WoSQhFi98

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It's time to unleash our twentieth episode of the almost award-winning Inside the SPHL Podcast! Join Matthew Harding and Mike Campos for their weekly look into the world of southern hockey! This week's show was recorded on Tuesday, March 21, 2017.

Matty and Mike covered plenty of topics across the SPHL, including...

* Matty & Mike take the podcast to Mixlr

* Plans for Episode #21 next Wednesday (March 29) night

* Tips for podcasting?

* Judge Doug Price was back on the bench this week, handing out some more punishment

* Playoff races heating up & which lower-seeded team can knock off a top-seeded team in the first round of the President's Cup Playoffs

* Have the Fayetteville FireAntz been sold? The actions from the franchise would suggest yes

* Have a deeper discussion on the attendance issues with certain markets in the SPHL

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It's time to unleash our nineteenth episode of our almost-award-winning Inside the SPHL Podcast! Join Matthew Harding and Mike Campos for their weekly look into the world of southern hockey! This week's show was recorded on Tuesday, March 14, 2017.

Matty and Mike covered plenty of topics across the SPHL, including...

* An appearance from Colonel Combs in the case of Knoxville Ice Bears defenseman Jason Price shooting a puck at Huntsville Havoc trainer Jason Lopez.

* Are ten games (the rest of the regular season) enough of a punishment for Jason Price?

* Why every winning streak is not created equal.

* Devin Mantha's incredible run in the last week.

* Is Sean Bonar the MVP of the SPHL? If not, who is?

* Who is the favorite to win the William B. Coffey trophy? (SPHL Regular Season Champion)

* Is the Rod Aldoff experiment working in Pensacola?

* The volume of trips to IR late in the season.

* We discuss changes to the SPHL Playoffs; attendance struggles and what teams could do to improve that, the need to shrink the playoff field to six and expanding series to five games.

* Changes to the front office in Fayetteville and the impending demise of the Columbus Cottonmouths.

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It's time to unleash our nineteenth episode of our almost-award-winning Inside the SPHL Podcast! Join Matthew Harding and Mike Campos for their weekly look into the world of southern hockey! This week's show was recorded on Tuesday, February 28th, 2017.

Matty and Mike covered plenty of topics across hockey and pop culture tonight, including...

* Today was Mardi Gras in New Orleans and several cities across the south. Mike tries to explain to the Wichita native Fat Tuesday from the local's perspective.

* There's a giraffe giving birth - and it's the newest viral sensation on the Internet.

* We had a game going on in the league tonight, with the Fayetteville FireAntz hosting the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs.

* The status quo was mostly enforced this week in the league, but it didn't stop Columbus' Craig Simchuk from winding up in Judge Price's court.

* We remember the losses of the original People's Court judge and World War II veteran Joseph Wapner and iconic character actor Bill Paxton.

* March is here, and we do a team-by-team rundown of all of the players currently in the ECHL and their possibilities of returning to their SPHL teams.

* We begin our look at the playoff races to watch as the regular season enters its final full month.

* Four trades went down by the SPHL trade deadline on Monday, we break down all of them.

* A writer asks our favorite Billy Joel albums

* Finally, we welcome a new writer to our #TeamSinBin family!

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It's time for another informative and fun look at the Southern Professional Hockey League! Matt and Mike recorded the episode 17 of their future-award-winning Inside the SPHL Podcast on Wednesday, February 22nd.

Photo Courtesy of SPHL

On this edition, the guys are joined by Southern Professional Hockey League Commissioner Jim Combs.

Here are some of the topics the guys discussed in this jam-packed episode:

* The Commissioner's whirlwind weekend & what he learned from his trip to Chicago.

* Replay in the SPHL

* Could hockey be coming to Birmingham, Alabama?

* Attendance is down over the last three years, is that a concern & what is the league doing to work on that?

* Discussion on Bill Vilona's piece on the need for a new arena in Pensacola and do the Ice Flyers need more fan support for a new arena?

* Could Columbus make the President's Cup playoffs?

* Is it dangerous to open a team in six months?

* Rod Aldoff's second incarnation in Pensacola

* Recap of three stars and more!

Our thanks to Commissioner Jim Combs for joining us on the Inside the SPHL podcast!

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It's time for another informative and fun look at the Southern Professional Hockey League! Matt and Mike recorded the "Sweet 16" episode of their future-award-winning Inside the SPHL Podcast on Thursday, February 16th.

Campos at the Billy Joel concert on February 10 in New Orleans

Here's what went down in this week's jam-packed episode:

* Campos shared his experience at the Billy Joel concert last Friday night and reasoning for DM'ing the set list to Harding.

* The head-scratching coaching change in Pensacola:

* Reasons for the move from Kevin Hasselberg to Rod Aldoff

* Can Aldoff improve the Ice Flyers playoff position?

* Is Aldoff destined to be an SPHL-only coach for the remainder of his career?

* And our thoughts on if Kevin Hasselberg will be back on an SPHL bench again.

* We got a five-star rating on iTunes, but somehow, we tie it in with the new Jacksonville IceMen franchise.

* SPHL justice handed out to Cody Dion and does Doug Price listen to The People's Court theme while writing up suspension notices?

* Who makes a better wingman for Bailiff Rusty? Doug Llewellyn or Judge Wapner?

* There is a new scoring leader in the SPHL.

* We discuss the power rankings, three stars, and player movement.

* Preview of the SPHL Title Belt match up and other the weekend action across the SPHL.

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How about that! It's time for another informative and fun look at the Southern Professional Hockey League! Matt and Mike recorded their 15th episode of their future-award-winning Inside the SPHL Podcast on Monday, February 7th.

Here's what went down in this week's jam-packed episode:

* Matt headed to Kansas City for an audience with Da Boss while Mike hung out with his old IceGators peeps.

* Mike talks about a rare weather event in southern Louisiana - Tornadoes!

* Matt and Mike test out their chops as pitchmen.

* Hollywood took over the Macon Centroplex last week for the filming of a movie, causing the postponement of Friday night's Macon/Huntsville game.

* The Columbus Cottonmouths swept the Knoxville Ice Bears last weekend, and we update the Snakes' game against the Pensacola Ice Flyers in-progress.

* The Macon Mayhem visits the Mississippi RiverKings while we tape the podcast.

* We talk about the Fayetteville FireAntz rise up the SPHL Power Rankings.

* Our picks for last week's and last month's SPHL Three Stars.

* Evansville traded defenseman and captain Mike Donnellan to Roanoke for suspended winger Tyler Gjurich. We give our evaluation of the trade and what it means for both teams.

* We preview the big games for the upcoming week - especially the biggest event... Knoxville's annual Wiener Dog Races!

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Welcome to the Inside the SPHL Podcast, where Matthew Harding and Sin Bin SPHL Editor Mike Campos discuss the hot topics around the Southern Professional Hockey League!

On this edition of the podcast, recorded on Tuesday, January 24th, the guys talk about several topics, including:

* Mike surviving his weekend trip to New Orleans and Matty's upcoming trip to see the boss in Kansas City.

* The Federal Hockey League played their annual outdoor game recently - could the SPHL make one work?

* Revisiting the top stories from the first half of the SPHL season.

* Making predictions on how the teams will fare our in the upcoming playoff race and teaching Matt some basic addition.

* Reviewing our predictions from our season preview back in October.

* We give our early picks for the SPHL end-of-season awards.

* Matt has difficulty understanding why SPHL players would turn down a call-up to a higher league

* Campos flunks geography and doesn't know where Harding's home city (Wichita) is. (It's Kansas, BTW.)

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