Macon's Kevin Kerr Named SPHL Coach of the Year
April 19, 2017 - SPHL (SPHL) News Release
HUNTERSVILLE, NC - The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) on Wednesday announced that Kevin Kerr of the Macon Mayhem has been selected as the SPHL Coach of the Year in a vote of league coaches, general managers and media representatives.
Fayetteville's Jeff Bes finished second in the voting.
In his second season with the Mayhem, Kerr led Macon to a 37-13-6 record and the William B.
Coffey Trophy as regular season champions. Macon's 80 points were the third-most in a single season and they posted a 27-point improvement from last year, tying the second largest single- season point increase in league history. Under Kerr, Macon also set a new league mark for the longest road winning streak at the start of a season (eight games).
SPHL Coach of the Year Award Winners 2016-17 - Kevin Kerr, Macon Mayhem 2015-16 - Jean-Guy Trudel, Peoria Rivermen 2014-15 - Jean-Guy Trudel, Peoria Rivermen 2013-14 - Rod Aldoff, Pensacola Ice Flyers 2012-13 - Mark DeSantis, Fayetteville FireAntz 2011-12 - Jeff Bes, Mississippi Surge 2010-11 - Brad Ralph, Augusta RiverHawks 2009-10 - Steffon Walby, Mississippi Surge 2008-09 - Scott Hillman, Knoxville Ice Bears 2007-08 - Rick Allain, Jacksonville Barracudas 2006-07 - John Marks, Fayetteville FireAntz 2005-06 - Jerome Bechard, Columbus Cottonmouths 2004-05 - Derek Booth, Fayetteville FireAntz The SPHL will announce its Most Valuable Player on Thursday.
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