The 2004–05 Southern Professional Hockey League season was the first season of the Southern Professional Hockey League. The regular season began October 29, 2004, and ended April 1, 2005, after a 56-game regular season and a six-team playoff. The Columbus Cottonmouths won the first SPHL championship.
The Knoxville Ice Bears and the Macon trax get byes for the Quarter Finals round of the playoffs. The teams will be reseeded for the Simi Finals round.
(3) Jacksonville Barracudas vs. (6) Huntsville Havoc[edit]
Game-by-Game
Score
Jacksonville goals
Huntsville goals
Winning goalie
1
March 23
at Jacksonville 2, Huntsville 1
Brad Federenko, Jason Silverthron
Jeff Dams
Kelly Shields
Jacksonville win series 1–0
(4) Fayetteville FireAntz vs. (5) Columbus Cottonmouths[edit]
Game-by-Game
Score
Fayetteville goals
Columbus goals
Winning goalie
1
March 23
at Fayetteville 2, Columbus 4
Chad Peck, George Nistas
Ryan Haggarty, Tylor Keller, Daryl Moor, Tim Green
The Coach of the Year award was announced on March 21, 2005, followed by the All-Star team on March 22, Goalie of the Year on March 23, Defenseman of the Year on March 24, and MVP and Rookie of the Year on March 25.[3]