Southern Professional Hockey League
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The Southern Professional Hockey League is a low-level professional ice hockey league in the southeastern United States featuring teams primarily from smaller markets.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Southern Professional Hockey League canonical | 18 |
| Southern Professional Hockey League 2011–12 season | 1 |
| Southern Professional Hockey League playoffs | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
professional ice hockey league
ⓘ
sports league ⓘ |
| abbreviation | SPHL ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | regular season and playoffs ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| governingBodyType | independent league ⓘ |
| hasAffiliationType | some teams have informal relationships with higher leagues ⓘ |
| hasBusinessModel | franchise-based league structure ⓘ |
| hasChampionshipTitleName | President’s Cup ⓘ |
| hasDevelopmentObjective | provide professional opportunities for players and coaches ⓘ |
| hasDevelopmentRole | developmental league for higher professional levels ⓘ |
| hasDisciplineSystem | penalties and suspensions for on-ice infractions ⓘ |
| hasFanBaseType | local community-oriented fan bases ⓘ |
| hasFanEngagement | promotional nights and community events ⓘ |
| hasGameDuration | three 20-minute periods ⓘ |
| hasGameVenueType | indoor ice arenas ⓘ |
| hasGender | men ⓘ |
| hasGeographicFocus |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
southern United States
|
| hasImportPlayerRule | limits on non‑North American players ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfTeams | approximately 10 to 12 teams (varies by season) ⓘ |
| hasOfficiatingCrew | referees and linesmen ⓘ |
| hasOvertimePeriodLength | 5-minute overtime period (format may vary by season) ⓘ |
| hasPlayerSource |
NCAA alumni
ⓘ
former major junior players ⓘ players from other minor leagues ⓘ undrafted players ⓘ |
| hasPlayoffs | yes ⓘ |
| hasProfessionalStatus | minor professional ⓘ |
| hasRevenueSource |
concessions
ⓘ
merchandise sales ⓘ sponsorships ⓘ ticket sales ⓘ |
| hasRosterLimit | roster size restrictions for each team ⓘ |
| hasRuleSet | based on standard professional ice hockey rules ⓘ |
| hasSeasonAwardType |
coach awards
ⓘ
individual player awards ⓘ team performance awards ⓘ |
| hasSeasonStructureElement | points-based standings ⓘ |
| hasSeasonType | winter sports season ⓘ |
| hasShootoutFormat | best-of-three or extended rounds if tied (varies by season) ⓘ |
| hasTeamLocationType | small markets ⓘ |
| inception | 2004 ⓘ |
| levelInPyramid | low-level professional ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | local and regional media coverage ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern United States
|
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| ticketPricingLevel | generally lower than major professional leagues ⓘ |
| usesOvertimeFormat | overtime and shootout to decide tied games ⓘ |
| website | https://www.thesphl.com ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
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Subject: Southern Professional Hockey League Description of subject: The Southern Professional Hockey League is a low-level professional ice hockey league in the southeastern United States featuring teams primarily from smaller markets.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Southern Professional Hockey League playoffs
subject surface form:
Macon Mayhem
subject surface form:
Pensacola Ice Flyers
this entity surface form:
Southern Professional Hockey League 2011–12 season