A great playoff run sadly resulted in another heartbreaking finish as the Peoria Rivermen reached the league championship series, but for a second straight season, watched another squad raise the President’s Cup for a second straight year. The Rivermen overcame a slow start and finished the season with a record of 32-13-11, tied for second
The Peoria Rivermen have won a lot of games against tough odds this past season in order to claim the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) Regular Season championship. However, the team is facing its toughest test of the year after dropping a pair of decisions on home ice and handing all of the momentum over to the Pensacola Ice
The Peoria Rivermen trainers already have the added job of polishing the William B. Coffey Trophy, presented to the SPHL’s Regular Season champion, but the team has also cleared space in its trophy cabinet for the President’s Cup as playoff champions. After a brief bump in its opening game of the post season against the Macon
The situation looks bright for the Southern Professional Hockey League’s Peoria Rivermen. Not only does the Rivermen lead the league standings with a 27-6-3 record, a full 11-points up on second place Mississippi RiverKings, the Rivermen picked up four of six possible points on a weekend road trip and will enjoy home cooking for the
Parity has found its way into the Southern Professional Hockey League, but the league’s lone Midwest entry is keeping its nose in front of the rest of the pack. Wins in its past five games and points from its past seven have the Rivermen leading the way in in the tight SPHL points race with