2017–18 SPHL season
The 2017–18 SPHL season was the 14th season of the Southern Professional Hockey League.
League business
Team changes
- The Birmingham Bulls from Pelham, Alabama, join the SPHL as an expansion team on April 26, 2017.
- The Columbus Cottonmouths suspended operations on May 3, 2017, because the franchise was unable to find a new owner in time for scheduling the 2017–18 season.
- The Fayetteville FireAntz were sold and rebranded as the Fayetteville Marksmen.
Regular season
Standings
Final standings.| Team | |||||||
| Peoria Rivermen‡ | 56 | 38 | 13 | 5 | 211 | 154 | 81 |
| Macon Mayhem | 56 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 214 | 174 | 73 |
| Pensacola Ice Flyers | 56 | 33 | 16 | 7 | 189 | 156 | 73 |
| Huntsville Havoc | 56 | 30 | 16 | 10 | 203 | 180 | 70 |
| Knoxville Ice Bears | 56 | 30 | 20 | 6 | 205 | 182 | 66 |
| Evansville Thunderbolts | 56 | 27 | 20 | 9 | 186 | 191 | 63 |
| Mississippi RiverKings | 56 | 29 | 25 | 2 | 193 | 181 | 60 |
| Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs | 56 | 26 | 26 | 4 | 170 | 195 | 56 |
| Birmingham Bulls | 56 | 22 | 28 | 6 | 159 | 199 | 50 |
| Fayetteville Marksmen | 56 | 12 | 38 | 6 | 144 | 262 | 30 |