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Rivermen looking for return to top SPHL perch

By Jim den Hollander   Editor/Publisher  Midwesthockey.info  The Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) is a third tier (Behind the AHL and ECHL) professional hockey league that includes three entries from the American Midwest.   The league has been in operation since 2004, rising from the ashes of a pair of other pro leagues that folded.   The Peoria

Midwest well represented at CCM/USA Hockey all-American Prospects Game

The USHL is well represented as USA Hockey recently released the list of players that will be taking part in the annual CCM/USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game. The who’s who of players that will be among the top prospects for next summer’s NHL Entry Draft next summer in Dallas, includes several who took part in