Macon Mayhem
SPHL Announces Cancellation of 2019-2020 Season
Date:03/16/2020 Source:Macon Mayhem
HUNTERSVILLE, NC (March 15, 2020) – The Southern Professional Hockey League today announced its Board of Governors voted unanimously to cancel of the remainder of the 2019-2020 regular season and playoffs. SPHL Commissioner Doug Price made the following statement: The decision made to cancel the remainder of the regular season and playoffs was extremely difficult. Difficult in the ...
Frequently Asked Questions
Date:03/16/2020 Source:Macon Mayhem
Per the decision made by the Southern Professional Hockey League, the Macon Mayhem have cancelled the remainder of the 2019-20 regular season and President’s Cup Playoffs as of Sunday, March 15. The Mayhem are in accordance with the league and the board of governors, who unanimously agreed that the safety of all players, staff, and fans is paramount in the wake of the coron...
SPHL announces suspension of 2019-2020 season
Date:03/13/2020 Source:Macon Mayhem
HUNTERSVILLE, NC - For the safety of our fans, players, team personnel and arena staff, the Southern Professional Hockey League announced that due to concerns over the COVID-19 (coronavirus) outbreak, it has suspended the 2019-2020 season effective immediately. The SPHL and its member teams will continue to monitor developments over the weekend and provide an update on the 2019...
Pierog, Ylitalo Propel Mayhem to Decisive Triumph
Date:03/10/2020 Source:Macon Mayhem
Photo: Bryan Meeks Playing their final game against the Knoxville Ice Bears this season, the Mayhem seized control in the second half of the contest and skated to a 5-3 victory on Fan Appreciation Night. Four seconds into the game, Dylan Denomme and Dwyer Tschantz engaged in a planned fight. It was a long, spirited bout, but Denomme eventually got the better of his 6’...
Preview: Mayhem vs. Knoxville Ice Bears (Game 47)
Date:03/10/2020 Source:Macon Mayhem
Mayhem Playoff Hopes Take Favorable Turn After securing a convincing 4-0 victory in a critical matchup with the Birmingham Bulls on Leap Day, the Mayhem did not have an opportunity to build on the momentum. Their triumph in Pelham significantly improved their playoff chances, but all the team could do was sit and watch from home last weekend as their rivals ferociously battled for the scar...
Danny Cesarz Announces Retirement
Date:03/05/2020 Source:Macon Mayhem
Photo: Bryan Meeks Mayhem forward Danny Cesarz officially announced his retirement from hockey on Thursday afternoon. Cesarz, 27, had played in 32 total games for the Mayhem over the past season and a half (including playoffs) and extended an already highly productive career in the Southern Professional Hockey League. Prior to joining the Mayhem at the onset of their playof...
Mayhem Complete Trade with Storm, Sign Kacerosky
Date:03/02/2020 Source:Macon Mayhem
To complete a previous trade which sent Dakota Klecha to Quad City on August 6th, 2019, the Mayhem have added defenseman Sean Kacerosky to their roster. Kacerosky (26) is in his second professional season after graduating from SUNY-Potsdam in 2018. He began his pro career with the Fayetteville Marksmen, where he played just six games before being claimed off waivers by the Storm on...
Stiliadis Shuts Out Bulls in Birmingham
Date:02/29/2020 Source:Macon Mayhem
Michael Stiliadis earned his second shutout in his last three starts, backstopping the Mayhem to a 4-0 victory at the Pelham Civic Complex. The Mayhem put the Bulls on their heels in the opening minutes, forcing Artt Brey to keep the game level. The Birmingham net-minder denied Macon Captain Stephen Pierog on a partial breakaway in the third minute, turned aside Eric Ylitalo from a...
Preview: Mayhem @ Birmingham Bulls (Game 46)
Date:02/29/2020 Source:Macon Mayhem
Missed Chances Prove Costly in Knoxville Last night’s 2-1 loss in Knoxville could have serious ramifications for the Mayhem, who failed to secure vital points for their playoff hunt despite creating abundant chances to do so. Hayden Stewart had a rock-solid homecoming in his return to The Volunteer State, stopping 24-of-26 shots and being in sound position for the two goals he did al...
Wolter Scores Lone Goal in Loss to Ice Bears
Date:02/28/2020 Source:Macon Mayhem
Photo: Bryan Meeks The Mayhem were stumped by Joseph Murdaca in Knoxville on Friday night, falling to the Ice Bears by a 2-1 final score. The game started with a plethora of chances for the Ice Bears. Hayden Stewart fought off an early shot with his pads, and denied Brian Bachnak on a breakaway just moments later. Four minutes into the contest, Ben Campbell inadvertently se...
Preview: Mayhem @ Knoxville Ice Bears (Game 45)
Date:02/28/2020 Source:Macon Mayhem
Stewart Earns First Pro Shutout Former Knoxville Ice Bears goaltender Hayden Stewart earned his first professional shutout this Tuesday against the Pensacola Ice Flyers, stopping all 34 shots he faced. He gave the Mayhem the goaltending performance they needed, as the team had been coming off a frustrating matchup with the Birmingham Bulls in which Artt Brey had shut them down. Tuesday ma...
Stewart Shuts Out Ice Flyers on Tuesday Night
Date:02/25/2020 Source:Macon Mayhem
Photo: Bryan Meeks Hayden Stewart earned his first professional shutout on Tuesday night, stopping all 34 shots he faced and leading the Mayhem to a 2-0 triumph over the Pensacola Ice Flyers. The Mayhem kicked the game off with a red-hot start, generating the first six shots on goal and forcing multiple saves from Chase Perry. The momentum took a Pensacola turn after back-t...
Preview: Mayhem vs. Pensacola Ice Flyers (Game 44)
Date:02/25/2020 Source:Macon Mayhem
Tip of the Cap Things did not go Macon’s way last Saturday night in a critical game against the Birmingham Bulls. They fell behind 3-0 within seven minutes, which prompted Ryan Michel to make a goaltending change and call his timeout. Though the Mayhem played much better from that moment on, they could not fully erase the deficit which had accumulated so early. Puck luck was not on ...
Brey Shuts Down Mayhem on Pucks N’ Paws Night
Date:02/22/2020 Source:Macon Mayhem
Photo: Bryan Meeks Despite heavily outshooting the Birmingham Bulls on Pucks N’ Paws Night, the Mayhem fell by a 5-2 final score. Unlike Friday night, the Mayhem did not get off to the start they were looking for. They conceded three goals in the first 6:38 of the contest, with Kasey Kulczycki, Mike Davis, and Aaron Huffnagle all finding the back of the net for the vi...
Preview: Mayhem vs. Birmingham Bulls (Game 43)
Date:02/22/2020 Source:Macon Mayhem
An Unorthodox Ending Due to ice issues surfacing in the second intermission of yesterday’s contest, the game was ended early with a shootout taking place after the second period to determine the victor. Though the Mayhem triumphed in the shootout and ultimately came away with two points, neither side felt truly satisfied with the way the game ended. The Mayhem were all over the Mark...
Mayhem Defeat Marksmen in the Shootout
Date:02/21/2020 Source:Macon Mayhem
Photo: Bryan Meeks A tight-knit contest ended prematurely on Friday night due to ice issues, as the Mayhem edged the Fayetteville Marksmen by a 1-0 score. The Mayhem had a dominant start to the game, outskating and outshooting the Marksmen heavily in the opening period. They managed a 14-7 edge in shots on goal after the first 20 minutes, but could not solve Fayetteville go...
Preview: Mayhem vs. Fayetteville Marksmen (Game 42)
Date:02/21/2020 Source:Macon Mayhem
Mayhem Finish Five-Game Road Trip Road games have been a struggle for the Mayhem this season. Having such a front-loaded home schedule, Ryan Michel knew his team needed to turn things around during its five-game stretch away from the Macon Centreplex. Though they fell yesterday morning by a narrow margin in Fayetteville, the Mayhem still managed to win three of their five road games, with ...
Mayhem Late Lead Slips Away in Fayetteville
Date:02/20/2020 Source:Macon Mayhem
Photo: Bryan Meeks The Mayhem let a late lead slip away as they fell by a 4-3 final to the Fayetteville Marksmen on Thursday morning. Taylor McCloy finished off an odd-man rush just 2:37 into the game, giving the Marksmen a 1-0 lead very early in the contest. The hosts had the majority of offensive zone time and scoring chances, limiting Macon to a mere three shots on goal ...
Mayhem Acquire Jones, Ylitalo from Evansville
Date:02/19/2020 Source:Macon Mayhem
The Mayhem obtained defenseman Cooper Jones and forward Eric Ylitalo from the Evansville Thunderbolts in exchange for future considerations on Wednesday afternoon. Jones (5’8, 182) started the season under Jeff Carr with the Knoxville Ice Bears, where he registered 14 points (2G, 12A) in 33 games played. Despite being one of the team’s highest-scoring defensemen at the ...
Mayhem Sign Bobby Sokol
Date:02/18/2020 Source:Macon Mayhem
The Mayhem have signed forward Bobby Sokol to their roster. Sokol was signed to the Mayhem training camp roster following their championship season in September of 2017. Though he did not make the team at the time, he made an impression on Macon’s coaching staff and stayed in touch with the organization. He and Mayhem Head Coach Ryan Michel played two seasons together at Hoba...
Caleb Cameron Named SPHL Player of the Week
Date:02/18/2020 Source:Macon Mayhem
Photo: Bryan Meeks Mayhem forward Caleb Cameron has been named the Warrior Hockey Player of the Week, the SPHL announced today. Cameron continued his spectacular month of February this past weekend in Pensacola, extending his point streak to six games. He has found the scoresheet at least once in every game this month, and had the most productive weekend of his pro career ...
Cameron Nets Hat Trick as Mayhem Secure Four-Point Weekend
Date:02/15/2020 Source:Macon Mayhem
Caleb Cameron scored his second career hat trick with the Mayhem, including the overtime game-winning goal as the Mayhem defeated the Ice Flyers in Pensacola by a 4-3 score. In the first minute and a half of the game, Garrett Milan crashed the Macon net and forced the puck across the goal line, but the goal was waived off due to Milan colliding with Hayden Stewart on the way to the...
Preview: Mayhem @ Pensacola Ice Flyers (Game 40)
Date:02/15/2020 Source:Macon Mayhem
Mayhem Snap Long Skid in Pensacola Stretching all the way back to the 2017-18 season, the Mayhem had not won a game at the Pensacola Bay Center in seven consecutive outings until last night. The last time it happened was on January 14th of 2018. Macon jumped out to 1-0 lead in the first 1:22 when Dylan Denomme redirected a point shot from Zach Urban past Chase Perry and into the back of t...
Mayhem Overcome Ice Flyers on Valentine’s Day
Date:02/14/2020 Source:Macon Mayhem
The Mayhem ended a seven-game, 25-month winless drought at the Pensacola Bay Center on Friday night, defeating the Pensacola Ice Flyers by a 3-2 score in overtime. The Mayhem got off to a terrific start, drawing first blood just 1:22 into the affair. Ben Campbell cycled a point-to-point pass to Zach Urban, who ripped a shot at the net through traffic. Dylan Denomme deflected the pu...
Preview: Mayhem @ Pensacola Ice Flyers (Game 39)
Date:02/14/2020 Source:Macon Mayhem
Playoff Picture Blurs Last Sunday afternoon’s game in Fayetteville left the Mayhem winless against the league’s second-place team this season. The 4-1 defeat resulted in Macon taking three points out of a possible six last weekend, which is a satisfactory number considering how demanding the schedule was. Several positive takeaways remain from the team’s three-game weeke...
Mayhem Finalize Home Date Changes
Date:02/10/2020 Source:Macon Mayhem
The Mayhem have announced the final date changes on their schedule for the 2019-20 season. Due to the game on Thursday, January 30th against the Pensacola Ice Flyers being postponed, the Mayhem have re-scheduled a new date. The date has been confirmed, and the game will take place on Tuesday, February 25th, 2020. Puck drop remains scheduled for 7:30 pm EST. Additionally, th...
Mayhem Point Streak Ends in Fayetteville
Date:02/09/2020 Source:Macon Mayhem
Photo: Bryan Meeks Playing their third game in as many days, the Mayhem had their three-game point streak come to an end on Sunday afternoon in Fayetteville as they fell to the Marksmen by a 4-1 score. Mayhem goaltender Hayden Stewart had a terrific start to the game, making multiple difficult saves including a breakaway stop on Fayetteville’s top goal-scorer Brian Bo...
Preview: Mayhem @ Fayetteville Marksmen (Game 38)
Date:02/09/2020 Source:Macon Mayhem
Mayhem Earn First Regulation Road Win The Mayhem secured their first regulation win on the road last night, and it could not have come against a more opportune foe. The Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs are among the teams with whom the Mayhem are competing for a playoff spot, and with available points continuing to dwindle, last night’s victory in regulation substantially brightened the pictu...
Former Dawgs Lead Mayhem to Victory in Roanoke
Date:02/08/2020 Source:Macon Mayhem
Photo: Bryan Meeks Colton Wolter and Michael Stiliadis paved the way for a 4-3 Macon triumph in Roanoke on Saturday night against the Rail Yard Dawgs. Former Rail Yard Dawgs defenseman Vojtech Zemlicka was found guilty of hooking just 2:05 into the contest, putting the Mayhem onto an early penalty kill. Jeff Jones made his ex-teammate pay, and backhanded a shot past Stiliadis to ...
Preview: Mayhem @ Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs (Game 37)
Date:02/08/2020 Source:Macon Mayhem
Mayhem Display Resilience in Overtime Defeat Last night, the Mayhem got off to another slow start against the Huntsville Havoc. They’ve hosted them three times this season at the Macon Centreplex, and the defending champs have opened the scoring within the first 2:21 in all three matchups. However, last night was another example of the Mayhem refusing to give up on the outcome of a ...
