Peoria, IL –Â Â The Force is strong with Cody Dion. On Star Wars night, Dion had a trilogy of his own, notching a hat trick and leading the Peoria Rivermen to an epic 5-4 victory as a home crowd of … Continue reading
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Rivermen edge Thunderbolts in shootout, 2-1
Peoria, IL —Â After an 8-2 blowout the night before, the rematch between the Evansville Thunderbolts and Peoria Rivermen needed overtime and more before it was settled on Saturday night. The teams fought to a 1-1 tie in regulation before … Continue reading
Rivermen rally past Pensacola
Peoria, IL – Â It took a late goal and a dramatic overtime goal, but the Peoria Rivermen notched a come-from-behind victory over the Pensacola Ice FLyers in front of a reported 3309 fans on Saturday night at Peoria’s Carver Arena. … Continue reading
Ice Flyers go up 2-0 on the road over Rivermen
PEORIA, IL —Â A second dominating performance on Sunday evening put the Pensacola Ice Flyers just one win away from the SPHL President’s Cup. With a 3-2 victory in Game 2, the Ice Flyers sweep a pair of games from … Continue reading
Pensacola takes Game 1 over Peoria in OT
PEORIA, IL —Â The Peoria Rivermen dominated the SPHL regular season, streaking to the regular season championship and setting records along the way. The Pensacola Ice Flyers were the second best team in the regular season. Both teams met for … Continue reading
Rivs take down Columbus, 6-1
PEORIA, IL — 3G, 2A, +5 2G, 2A, +4 60:00, 19Sv, 1 GA Those are the stat lines from Peoria Rivermen Mike Gurtler, Connor Toomey and David Jacobson from Friday night’s 6-1 win over the Columbus Cottonmouths. Gurtler’s hat trick … Continue reading