Peoria, IL – Peoria Rivermen goaltender Tyler Parks pitched a shutout against the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs Saturday night and Jeff Jones had two goals as Peoria hunts down an SPHL playoff spot. Peoria dominated both ends of the ice … Continue reading
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Olivieri leads Rivermen past Riverkings, 4-2
Peoria, IL –Â Â You don’t see a lot of instant replay in the SPHL, but Donald Olivieri used it, twice, to great effect on Friday night. Olivieri scored on a long, low shot past screened Riverking goaltender Brad Barone at … Continue reading
Nancy to the Rescue
“Nancy to the Rescue” Can it be? Is it all true? This newsworthy story, I heard about you? You are always on call, and ever so kind. The best for the kids, the drivers and the whole town in mind. … Continue reading
Peoria survives gutsy effort from patchwork Cottonmouths, 5-4, in OT
Peoria, IL –Â You almost expected Ogie Oglethorpe to skate out of the tunnel. Oglethorpe wasn’t available, but retired enforcer David Segal was. So was retired goaltender Andrew Loewen. Twelve players on the Columbus Cottonmouths roster on Saturday night had … Continue reading
Peoria takes four-point weekend
Peoria, IL –Â It wasn’t a work of art but a win is a win and the RIvermen pocket four points on the weekend in a series with the Macon Mayhem. After a shootout Friday. no extra time was needed … Continue reading
Barone carries Riverkings past Peoria in shootout win
Peoria, IL –Â Goaltender Brad Barone. That was the story New Year’s Eve for the Mississippi Riverkings. Barone stopped 31 of 33 shots in regulation. He then stopped 14 shots in the five-minute overtime, stopping what seemed like salvos from … Continue reading