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
With one team packing up and leaving Evansville, IN, it appears a local businessman is taking advantage of adding a team to the Southern Professional Hockey League ranks. Apparently due to issues with the arena deal, the Evansville Icemen of the East Coast Hockey League has indicated its intention to relocate into the state of
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
The SPHL leading Peoria Rivermen made the trip into Alabama and pulled off a split with the host Huntsville Havoc last weekend (March 13-14, 2015). Rivermen took the first game with a 6-2 margin but the home side regrouped and pulled out a 3-1 edge in the getaway game. The Havoc controlled the game to
