Peoria Rivermen (ECHL)
Peoria Rivermen | |
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founding | 1996 |
resolution | 2005 |
history |
Peoria Rivermen 1996-2005 |
Stadion | Carver Arena |
Location | Peoria , Illinois |
Team colors | blue, red, yellow |
league | East Coast Hockey League |
Kelly Cups | 1999/2000 |
The Peoria Rivermen were an American ice hockey franchise of the East Coast Hockey League based in Peoria , Illinois . Their home ground was the Carver Arena .
history
From 1984 to 1996 a franchise of the same name played in the International Hockey League . After this was after the 1995/96 season to San Antonio , Texas , relocated and renamed San Antonio Dragons , it was decided to continue the tradition of the Peoria Rivermen one league lower in the East Coast Hockey League . In the ECHL, Peoria's greatest achievement was winning the Kelly Cup , the league's championship title, in the 1999/2000 season .
After the Worcester IceCats were relocated to Peoria from the higher-class American Hockey League in 2005 , the ECHL team stopped playing and the tradition of the Peoria Rivermen was continued in the AHL from the 2005/06 season .
Team records
Career records
- Games: 341 Dan Hodge
- Goals: 119 Tyler Rennette
- Assists: 163 Joe Rybar
- Points: 243 Joe Rybar
- Penalty minutes: 986 Trevor Baker