Peoria Rivermen (IHL)
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| Peoria Rivermen | |
| Founded | 1984 |
| Home ice | Carver Arena |
| Based in | Peoria, Illinois Peoria, Illinois Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. It is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007, and is the third-most populated... |
| Colors | blue, red, and yellow |
| League | International Hockey League |
The Peoria Rivermen were an ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team in the International Hockey League. They played in Peoria, Illinois
Peoria, Illinois
Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. It is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007, and is the third-most populated...
, USA at the Carver Arena.
- Seasons: 1984-1996
- Arena: Carver Arena (capacity 9,919)
- Uniform colors: blue, red, and yellow
- Logo design: A steamboat pilot
- Division titles won: --
- Regular season titles won: --
- League championships won: 2
History
- The franchise was previously known as: Peoria PrancersPeoria PrancersThe Peoria Prancers were an ice hockey team in the International Hockey League. They played in Peoria, Illinois, USA at the Carver Arena.In 1983, Peoria Prancer Paul Fenton won the Ken McKenzie Trophy, awarded to the most outstanding American born rookie, playing in the International Hockey League....
(1982–1984) - The franchise became known as: San Antonio DragonsSan Antonio DragonsThe San Antonio Dragons were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the International Hockey League for two seasons in 1996–97 and 1997–98. The Dragons were based in San Antonio, Texas and played at the Freeman Coliseum and occasionally the Alamodome....
(1996–1998) - The franchise was replaced by: Peoria RivermenPeoria Rivermen (ECHL)The Peoria Rivermen were an ice hockey team in the ECHL. They played in Peoria, Illinois, USA at the Carver Arena.The Peoria Rivermen were an ice hockey team in the ECHL. They played in Peoria, Illinois, USA at the Carver Arena....
of the ECHLECHLThe ECHL is a mid-level professional ice hockey league based in Princeton, New Jersey with teams scattered across the United States...
(1996–2005)
They hold professional hockey's longest winning streak
Winning streak
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at 18 games in 1991.
Team records
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- Career Goals: 179 Doug EvansDoug Evans (ice hockey)Douglas Thomas Evans is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey left winger who played in the National Hockey League for the St. Louis Blues, Winnipeg Jets, and Philadelphia Flyers.-External links:...
- Career Assists: 335 Doug Evans
- Career Points: 514 Doug Evans
- Career Penalty Minutes: 929 Doug Evans
- Career Goaltending Wins:
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- Career Games: 461 Doug Evans