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By Jim den Hollander   Editor/Publisher  Midwesthockey.info  The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) is a third tier (Behind the AHL and ECHL) professional hockey league that includes three entries from the American Midwest.   The league has been in operation since 2004, rising from the ashes of a pair of other pro leagues that folded.   The Peoria

When the Peoria Rivermen joined the SPHL in 2013, it was the lone Midwest in a league based primarily in the southern states. And why not, the league is officially known as the Southern Professional Hockey League. The Midwest footprint has strengthened since then as the Evansville Thunderbirds came aboard in 2016 and this summer