Inside the SPHL Podcast

LAFAYETTE, LA – Today, The Sin Bin announced their second annual SPHL All-Star Team. Twenty-one players – 12 forwards, six defensemen, and three goaltenders – were selected from all ten of the league’s teams. Last season, the first annual All-Star Team was selected in a fantasy exhibition Against the FHL's best in a game to decide Single-A hockey supremacy. The article was originally posted at https://thesinbin.net/presenting-the-sphl-all-star-team.

In our special edition of our Inside the SPHL Podcast, SPHL Editor Mike Campos is joined by Columbus Cottonmouths writer Dawne Walters, Fayetteville FireAntz correspondent James Gentry, and Managing Editor Matthew Harding as the four hash out the 21-man final roster, coaches, and staff. Scroll down to the bottom of this article and listen to a very entertaining and informative show.

This season’s All-Star squad was partially selected by a two-week fan voting period where fans picked one forward, one defenseman, and one goaltender to this year’s team. The polling, which took place from January 3 through January 17, amassed a total of 86,647 votes.

“We had an overwhelming response from SPHL fans, and it exceeded our wildest expectations,” said SPHL Editor Mike Campos.

The Sin Bin’s SPHL writers – Mike Finazzo, James Gentry, and Dawne Walters – compiled this season’s team with Managing Editor Matthew Harding. Additionally, The Sin Bin reached out across the league and received selections from half of the league’s teams.

“I was so impressed with the teams’ willingness to participate in this project, and I hope to see even more teams participation next season,” said Campos.

This year’s All-Star Team returns Huntsville Havoc defenseman Stuart Stefan and Mississippi RiverKings goaltender Brad Barone from last year’s squad. Barone was a fan vote selection along with Macon Mayhem defenseman Daniel Echeverri and Knoxville Ice Bears winger Danny Cesarz. Defenseman Nolan Kaiser from the Huntsville was selected unanimously by all of The Sin Bin writers and participating league personnel.

Stefan was selected as the team’s captain, with Knoxville’s Jason Price and Evansville Thunderbolts forward Justin MacDonald named as assistant captains. Helming this mythical team are Peoria Rivermen coach Jean-Guy Trudel and Huntsville coach Glenn Detulleo. Trudel was named an assistant coach on last season’s team. Columbus Cottonmouths equipment manager Michael Nash and trainer Adam Norman complete this year’s squad.

All ten of the SPHL teams are represented in this year’s All-Star Team. The Huntsville Havoc led all teams with five selections. The Knoxville Ice Bears and Macon Mayhem each had three players picked to the team.

Campos stated, “There are so many talented players in this league, we could have easily picked a second team, and they would have been as good as the guys who made our squad. I am looking forward to hearing the feedback from the league’s fans and preparing to do this again next year.”

The Sin Bin’s 2017 SPHL All-Star Team Roster

#

Pos.

Name

Team

1

G

Sean Bonar

Fayetteville FireAntz

7

D

Stuart Stefan – C

Huntsville Havoc

7

LW

Justin MacDonald – A

Evansville Thunderbolts

8

RW

Lou Educate

Huntsville Havoc

9

C

Berkley Scott

Knoxville Ice Bears

10

C

Craig Simchuk

Columbus Cottonmouths

10

D

Nolan Kaiser

Huntsville Havoc

10

D

Daniel Echeverri

Macon Mayhem

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 are joined by Mike Craigen, head coach for the Knoxville Ice Bears. The guys talk about several topics, including:

* The IceBears success so far this season

* Which championship is more satisfying to Craigen? Winning one as a player or as a coach?

* Could Knoxville and Craigen join the ECHL if a new arena is built?

* Could Birmingham be coming back to the SPHL? The guys discuss.

* The Columbus bus crash and how it became a shining moment for the Peoria Rivermen, Columbus Cottonmouths, and SPHL

* Coach Craigen's SPHL All-Star team

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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!

In this edition, recorded on Tuesday, January 17th, the guys talk about several topics, including:

Photo from the ice storm this past weekend in Wichita

* Harding survived the ice storm with no loss of power. Others in Kansas, not so much.

* The launch of our new podcast dedicated to ECHL, called "In the Corners with Harding and Metcalf"

* The hit on Adam Brace of the Florida Everblades and how bad the ECHL looks for no suspension:

Here's a vid of the hit in question on @FLEverblades Brace.. @ECHL deems it clean. Unbelievable. Sad day for player safety in pro hockey. pic.twitter.com/BWhJ1Mlu9z

— Chris Kushneriuk (@stonecoldkush) January 16, 2017

* The need for a two-referee system and replay in the ECHL. Will the SPHL have a two-referee system before the ECHL does?

* Voting is over for our SPHL All-Star team. More than 86,000 votes were cast. Thanks for the incredible response! We will roll out the full SPHL All-Star team next week.

* Lord Garrett Bartus gets the callup to AHL Manitoba...he's not likely to be back to Macon for a while.

* Former Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs goalie Brandon Anderson had a shutout streak of 269:36 snapped Monday. The guys debate whether Anderson would go back to Roanoke if Norfolk is out of the playoff race.

* Some shuffling could be coming within the top four of the SPHL standings

* The guys announce that Mike Craigen from the Knoxville Ice Bears will be a guest on the podcast next week!

* The Sin Bin has a group of haters on Facebook, to which we respond with the lovely Taylor Swift:

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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!

In this edition, recorded on Monday, January 9th, the guys talk about several topics, including:

* Winter finally struck Louisiana over the past weekend. Mike talks about what it's like during the Pelican State's three cold days of the year and memories about New Orleans' white Christmas.

* The record-breaking fan response to our SPHL All-Star Team voting. We still have another whole week of voting, so vote early, vote often.

* Matt and Mike begin the process of making their SPHL All-Star selections, with Matty taking the road less traveled in slotting out his squad.

* Breaking down the Columbus Cottonmouths' defensive breakdowns in last week's game against the Huntsville Havoc.

* Announcing our five lucky winners in our Evansville Thunderbolts "Tag a friend who needs hockey" giveaway.

Amy Lillian

Angie Ericksen

Stacie McDaniel

Jeremy Pounds

and....Maggie Hassler

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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!

In this edition, recorded on Tuesday, January 3rd, the guys talk about several topics, including:

* Our New Year's Eves

* Breaking down the latest SPHL Power Rankings

* The situation in Columbus and the increasing need for a change behind the bench

* Harding and Campos are losing their hair...when is the right time to go with the Jim Cantore look?

Image Courtesy: USA Today

* Buddy Diliberto promised to wear a dress if the Saints made it to the Super Bowl...he never got to so Bobby Hebert wore it for him.

* Campos and Harding have some hilariously awful Buddy D impressions

* Back-to-back sellouts for the Huntsville Havoc! Props to Havoc Nation!

* Voting is now open for The Sin Bin SPHL All-Star Team! You can vote every 12 hours! Visit: https://thesinbin.net/sphl-2017-all-star-voting/

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Welcome to part two of the 2016 SPHL Year-in-Review Podcast, where Matthew Harding and Sin Bin SPHL Editor Mike Campos discuss the hot topics around the Southern Professional Hockey League from the past year!

Some of the topics the guys cover include:

* The Louisiana IceGators suspending operations

* Will hockey ever return to southern Louisiana?

* Kyle Rank retirement

* The story of how Peoria traded for him

* His career numbers and is he SPHL Hall of Fame worthy?

* Rod Aldoff hired by the Norfolk Admirals

* His stay would be short...however.

* Highlights from our summer interview series with people around the SPHL

* The legendary story from Mike Craigen on how "Mackey's Ass Bears" came to be

* A great snippet from Sam Ftorek on professionalism

* How parenting at 40 is different from in your 20s, according to Jean-Guy Trudel

* Trudel's unhinged nature gets him in some hot water with the hiring and very messy firing of Shannon Szabados in Peoria

* Macon's red-hot start and Evansville's less than desirable start in the SPHL

* We fill up the #SSSPHL and send it out to "sea."

* We pick expansion sites

* Rules changes

* And more playoff games, PLEASE!

Welcome to Part 1 of the 2016 SPHL Year-in-Review Podcast, where Matthew Harding and Sin Bin SPHL Editor Mike Campos discuss the hot topics around the Southern Professional Hockey League from the past year!

Some of the topics the guys cover include:

* The Kyle Rank/Craig Simchuk incident

* Simchuk suspended a league-record 28 games

* Did Jerome Bechard order the 'code red?'

* Peoria's record win streaks (overall & road)

* Tyler Barr's back-to-back suspensions

* Five games for cross-checking Nolan Kaiser

* Season-ending suspension for actions against Alec Hagaman in game on Sunday, February 14

* After the very public, drawn out process regarding a new lease deal with the Ford Center, Evansville joins Roanoke as SPHL expansion teams for the 2016-17 season

* Peoria swept in Pensacola, shows some cracks in the armor as a league title contender

* David Segal retires

* Ends career with after seven seasons in Knoxville, and being moved to Pensacola.

* He is 2nd all-time PIM with 1,780

* In 333 SPHL Games - Segal had 92G, 65A, 157pts and was +33

* Peoria sets league records for regular season wins, points, fewest goals allowed

* Columbus misses the SPHL playoffs for first time since joining league

* Jeff Pyle named as head coach of the Evansville Thunderbolts, Sam Ftorek named head coach of the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs

* Recap of the 2016 President's Cup Playoffs, including the Cup-clinching goal by the Pensacola Ice Flyers

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!

In this edition, recorded on Monday, December 19th, the guys talk about several topics, including:

* It being insanely cold and snowy in Wichita (where Harding is) this past weekend

* Campos remembering the time it snowed in N'Awlins

* The goalie fight between Tyler Steel and Matt Zenzola Saturday night

The best promotion in minor pro hockey is coming Friday night. Festivus night in Mississippi!

Who the best teams in the SPHL are right now and our dark horses

Discussion on the major league awards (MVP, Coach of the Year, Goalie of the Year, Defenseman of the year) and whether you can win one of the awards and not be on the active roster

Our plans for the holiday break

Don't forget! Part 1 of the Inside the SPHL Podcast 2016 Year-in-Review comes out Thursday, December 22 at Noon CT. Part 2 of the Year-in-Review will debut on Tuesday, December 27 also at Noon CT!

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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!

In today's episode, we deliver the long-awaited introduction of Dawne Walters, our corespondent for the Columbus Cottonmouths. Dawnie does not disappoint in her debut - you do not want to miss out on this episode!

In this edition, recorded on Monday, December 12th, the guys talk about several topics, including:

* Upcoming plans for our SPHL Year in Review episodes.

* Dawnie pays off a hockey wager to our Evansville reporter Mike Finazzo in the most epic possible way.

* A spirited, passionate discussion on the decline of fighting in professional hockey and the need to mitigate and diagnose concussions throughout all levels of the sport.

* We're a quarter of the way through the SPHL season, who's the top team right now?

* Our three stars of the week: Fayetteville’s Jake Hauswirth, Knoxville Ice Bears netminder Brian Billett, and Matt Harrington of the Mississippi RiverKings.

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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!

After a turkey-filled holiday and last week's recording debacle, Mike and Matt return to the internet airwaves for another informative (and occasionally insane) look at the SPHL.

In this edition, recorded on Monday, December 5th, the guys talk about several topics, including:

* Why we've been away for three weeks and the perils of technology.

* Upcoming plans for our SPHL Year in Review episodes.

* Breaking down the first home wins for the Evansville Thunderbolts and Columbus Cottonmouths.

* The break-up of the league-leading Macon Mayhem and the rise of the Peoria Rivermen.

* Our three stars of the week: Evansville's Tanner Milliron, Huntsville Havoc speedster Johnny Daniels, and Bobby Chaumont of the Fayetteville FireAntz.

* And wedding bells are in the air for one of us.....

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