PEORIA, Ill – The Peoria Rivermen and Chicago Wolves battled in front of 6018 Black Friday fans at Carver Arena on Friday night, but it was the visiting Wolves that took home two points. The Wolves came away with the … Continue reading
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Peoria goes to shootout for 3-2 win
PEORIA, Ill – It took a shootout to resolve a hard fought game in front of 3317 at Peoria’s Carver Arena on Sunday afternoon. The game had raged up and down the ice for 65 minutes with each team scoring … Continue reading
Rivermen top Heat again, 3-1
PEORIA, Ill – Shut out the night before, the Abbotsford Heat barely avoided repeating that act again on Saturday night, dropping a 3-1 contest to the Peoria Rivermen in front of a big crowd of 7,045 noisy fans at the … Continue reading
Jason Christie enters Peoria Hall of Fame
PEORIA, Ill – I hated Jason Christie. I wasn’t alone in that regard, either. Several thousand other Peoria Rivermen fans hated him, too. I was a season ticket holder with the Peoria Rivermen for several years when Peoria was part … Continue reading
Allen douses Heat in 2-0 whitewash
PEORIA, ILL – Goaltender Jake Allen started his sixth professional hockey game and came away with his third shut-out on Friday night in front of 4336 fans at Peoria’s Carver Arena. Allen turned away 37 shots to blank the Abbotsford … Continue reading
Aeros sink Rivermen
PEORIA, Ill – The Houston Aeros took control of the Peoria Rivermen on Sunday afternoon, beating the hometown Rivermen with a strong forecheck and excellent special teams play in front of 3,008 fans at Peoria’s Carver Arena. The teams were … Continue reading