PEORIA, Ill – “A refreshing change is coming your way.” That prediction inside the fortune cookie Rick Wamsley opened on New Year’s Eve came true just 36 hours later, when Wamsley was named interim head coach of the Peoria Rivermen. … Continue reading
BLOOMINGTON, Ill – The holiday season is here and time to reflect on……………. My favorite reason given for allowing fighting in hockey is to ‘let the players police themselves.’ Silly as that is, I would be willing to accept that … Continue reading
PEORIA, ILL – There are all kinds of reasons to be out of touch. A night out with friends. Working late at the office. Going out of town for the weekend. Deer season. Vacation. “Do you know what … Continue reading
PEORIA, Ill – Peoria, ILL – Springtime in Illinois – one minute it is raining and he next, warm and sunny. Game 7 of the West Division semifinals between the Houston Aeros and Peoria Rivermen seemed to echo that cycle. … Continue reading
PEORIA, Ill – Manny Legace beat a ferocious attack for forty minutes Saturday night in front of a vocal crowd of 3,882 at Peoria’s Carver Arena. Legace’s play led his team to a 2-1 victory over the visiting Houston Aeros. … Continue reading
BLOOMINGTON, Ill – March has arrived, blown in like a lion, in fact. Rumors are flying like Dorothy’s house in a Kansas cyclone. Illinois and Michigan could be at the epicenter of changes that shake professional hockey in the mid-west. What … Continue reading
