The South East Hockey League was a minor ice hockey league formed in August 2003.[ 1] It succeeded the short-lived Atlantic Coast Hockey League and had 4 teams for its first and only season. Jim Riggs was the commissioner.
The Huntsville Channel Cats were the 2003–2004 President's Championship Cup winners. The Channel Cats defeated the Knoxville Ice Bears in three straight games in the championship series.
For the 2004–2005 season, the SEHL ceased play when two of its teams folded while the other two joined with teams from the World Hockey Association 2 to form the Southern Professional Hockey League .
Huntsville received a bye into the final.
Goalies Blaine Russell Scott Young David Bagley Goals Kevin Swider Alex Alepin Todd MacIsaac Todd MacIsaac K.J. Voorhees K.J. Voorhees
Game reference Blaine Russell Goalies Ali MacEachern Craig Desjarlais Alex Alepin Kevin Swider – 58:24 Goals Mike Bournazakis Matt Kohansky Matt Kohansky
Game reference Blaine Russell Goalies Scott Graham 0 – 1 4:45 – Jessi Otis (Reynolds, Carr) 0 – 2 James Patterson (Buccella, Bresciani) Mike Zeibay – 19:41 1 – 2 1 – 3 Allan Carr (Patterson, deGuehery) Kevin Swider (Miller) – 33:01 2 – 3 Rob Miller (Vorhees, Desjarlais) – 33:22 3 – 3 3 – 4 50:43 – Allan Carr (Reynolds) Tom McMonagle (Vorhees, Swider) – 53:50 4 – 4 4 – 5 55:03 – Dan Buccella (deGeuhery, Bresciani) 4 – 6 58:46 – sh – Allan Carr (Patterson)
Game reference Goalies Matt Carmichael 0 – 1 5:37 – Luke Phillips (Otis) 0 – 2 27:15 – Joe Urbanik (Bresciani, Otis) K. J. Voorhees (Alepin, Desjarlais) – 35:23 1 – 2 1 – 3 50:36 – Mike Degurse (Bresciani, Snitowsky)
36 Shots
Game reference Matt Carmichael Goalies Mike Degurse Mike Degurse Mike Degurse James Patterson – en Goals Kevin Swider Craig Desjarlais
League MVP:
James Patterson (Huntsville)[ 2]
Rookie of the Year:
Allan Carr (Huntsville)[ 3]
Defenseman of the Year:
Alex Alepin (Knoxville)[ 4]
Goaltender of the Year:
Matt Carmichael (Huntsville)[ 5]
Coach of the Year:
John Gibson (Huntsville)[ 6]
Playoff MVP:
Matt Carmichael (Huntsville)[ 7]
^ Scott, Jon C. (2006). Hockey Night in Dixie: Minor Pro Hockey in the American South . Heritage House Publishing Company Ltd. p. x. ISBN 1-894974-21-2 .
^ "Patterson named SEHL MVP" . Press release . South East Hockey League. March 25, 2004. Archived from the original on October 10, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2011 .
^ "Carr Named SEHL Rookie of the Year" . Press release . South East Hockey League. March 29, 2004. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2011 .
^ "Knoxville's Alex Alepin is SEHL Defenseman of the Year" . Press release . South East Hockey League. March 26, 2004. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2011 .
^ "Carmichael Named Goaltender of the Year" . Press release . South East Hockey League. March 31, 2004. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2011 .
^ "Huntsville's John Gibson Named SEHL Coach of the Year" . Press release . South East Hockey League. March 24, 2004. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2011 .
^ "Huntsville Channel Cats are the 2003–04 President's Championship Cup Winners" . Press release . South East Hockey League. April 6, 2004. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved September 20, 2011 .