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
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
Seven different shooters contributed in a 7-3 win at the Peoria Civic Center as the host Rivermen captured a 7-3 victory in the third and deciding game of its Best of Three Southern Professional Hockey League Semi-Final contest against the Huntsville Havoc on Saturday (April 22). Home teams won all three games in the series,
The Peoria Rivermen came up short for the first time in four Southern Professional Hockey League matches and will face a win or go golfing contest at the Peoria Civic Center Saturday. The host Huntsville Havoc forced the third and deciding game with a 4-3 overtime win at PharmacyFirst Ice on Friday night, Steven Phee
By Jim den Hollander Editor Midwesthockey.info The Peoria Rivermen might not have been the dominant team this season that is was last year, but the Illinois club finds itself one win away from another Commisioners Cup berth heading into play at PharmacyFirst Ice in Huntsville Alabama tonight. The Rivermen grabbed a 5-2 win in the
Cody Dion‘s first goal of the Southern Professional Hockey League season came at a good time, the lone tally of the third period lifting the defending regular season champion Peoria Rivermen to a 4-3 win against the Macon Mayhem at Macon Centreplex on Friday (Oct. 28). Meanwhile, the other Midwest based team, the Evansville Thunderbolts
