The 2011–12 Southern Professional Hockey League season was the eighth season of the Southern Professional Hockey League.
The Mississippi RiverKings joined the SPHL after 19 seasons in the Central Hockey League.
[3] With 9 teams now in the SPHL, the league adopted an 8-team playoff format, with all rounds using best-of-three game series.
[7] F Kevin Swider (Knoxville) F Emery Olauson (Knoxville) F Jim Gehring (Augusta) D Mark Van Vliet (Knoxville) D Ed Snetsinger (Augusta) G Ian Vigier (Columbus) F Matt Auffrey (Augusta) F Chris Wilson (Pensacola) F Jason Hill (Louisiana) D Bret Tyler (Columbus) D Ricky Helmbrecht (Knoxville) G Kiefer Smiley (Mississippi Surge)
F Jordan Chong (Pensacola) F Brayden Metz (Louisiana) F Greg Beller (Columbus) D Andrew Krelove (Columbus) D James Isaacs (Mississippi Surge) G Kiefer Smiley (Mississippi Surge)