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
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
The Peoria Rivermen saw a successful 2015-16 season end in sudden and a little controversial fashion this past spring but looks to regain its perch atop the standings in what is now a 10-team loop. Both the Evansville Thunderbolts, a second Midwest based entry and the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs have entered the league this