Peoria Rivermen (AHL)
| Peoria Rivermen | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Peoria, Illinois |
| League | American Hockey League |
| Operated | 2005–2013 |
| Home arena | Carver Arena |
| Colors | Royal blue, navy, gold, white |
| Affiliates | St. Louis Blues (NHL) (2005–2013) |
| Franchise history | |
| 1932–1935 | Quebec Beavers |
| 1935–1951 | Springfield Indians |
| 1951–1954 | Syracuse Warriors |
| 1954–1967 | Springfield Indians |
| 1967–1974 | Springfield Kings |
| 1974–1994 | Springfield Indians |
| 1994–2005 | Worcester IceCats |
| 2005–2013 | Peoria Rivermen |
| 2013–present | Utica Comets |
The Peoria Rivermen were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Peoria, Illinois, USA at the Carver Arena. On June 14, 2013, the team announced that it would relocate to Utica, New York after the 2012–13 AHL season, and be known as the Utica Comets.[1]
Contents
1 History
2 Season-by-season results
3 Players
3.1 Team captains
4 Coaches
5 References
History
In 2011, Dave Checketts announced that the St. Louis Blues, Scottrade Center and the Peoria Rivermen were all up for sale.
On May 10, 2012, Tom Stillman purchased the Peoria Rivermen franchise. On August 30, 2012, the Rivermen signed a one-year affiliation agreement with the Evansville IceMen, an expansion team in the ECHL, cutting ties with the Alaska Aces, who they were affiliated with since the Rivermen joined the AHL.
On March 29, 2013, the Rivermen were purchased by the Vancouver Canucks.[2] On April 18, 2013, The AHL approved the sale of the Peoria Rivermen to the Vancouver Canucks.
On May 13, 2013, the Vancouver Canucks confirmed with Peoria Civic Center officials that they would not bring back the Rivermen franchise and the AHL's Peoria Rivermen would no longer play in Peoria.[3] The AHL announced on June 14, 2013, that the franchise was being relocated to Utica, New York as the Utica Comets for the 2013-14 AHL season.[4]
An SPHL franchise replaced the AHL incarnation of the Rivermen in 2013 and took the team's name.
Season-by-season results
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | OTL | SOL | Points | PCT | Goals for | Goals against | Standing | Year | 1st round | 2nd round | 3rd round | Finals |
| 2005–06 | 80 | 46 | 26 | 3 | 5 | 100 | .625 | 253 | 226 | 3rd, West | 2006 | L, 0–4, HOU | — | — | — |
| 2006–07 | 80 | 37 | 33 | 2 | 8 | 84 | .525 | 221 | 242 | 5th, West | 2007 | Out of playoffs | |||
| 2007–08 | 80 | 38 | 33 | 4 | 5 | 85 | .531 | 247 | 242 | 7th, West | 2008 | Out of playoffs | |||
| 2008–09 | 80 | 43 | 31 | 2 | 4 | 92 | .575 | 215 | 211 | 2nd, West | 2009 | L, 3–4, HOU | — | — | — |
| 2009–10 | 80 | 38 | 33 | 2 | 7 | 85 | .531 | 233 | 248 | 5th, West | 2010 | Out of playoffs | |||
| 2010–11 | 80 | 42 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 92 | .575 | 223 | 218 | 4th, West | 2011 | L, 0–4, HOU | — | — | — |
| 2011–12 | 76 | 39 | 33 | 2 | 2 | 82 | .539 | 217 | 207 | 4th, Midwest | 2012 | Out of playoffs | |||
| 2012–13 | 76 | 33 | 35 | 5 | 3 | 74 | .487 | 183 | 218 | 5th, Midwest | 2013 | Out of playoffs | |||
Players
Team captains
Brendan Buckley, 2005–2006
Aaron MacKenzie, 2006–2008
Trent Whitfield, 2008–2009
Yan Stastny, 2009–2010
Dean Arsene, 2010–2011
Adam Cracknell, 2011–2012
Scott Ford, 2012–2013
Coaches
- 2005–2006: Steve Pleau
- 2006–2008: Dave Baseggio
- 2008 – Jan 2, 2010: Davis Payne
- January 2, 2010 – April 2010: Rick Wamsley
- 2010–2012: Jared Bednar
- 2012–2013: Dave Allison
References
^ Anonymous. "It's official: Pro hockey returns to Utica – Utica, NY – The Observer-Dispatch, Utica, New York". Uticaod.com. Retrieved October 5, 2018..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Report: Vancouver Canucks Purchase Rivermen; Move to Abbotsford?". Thecanuckway.com. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
^ "Peoria Rivermen to the Southern Professional Hockey League". Centralillinoisproud.com. May 14, 2013. Archived from the original on June 14, 2013. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
^ "Utica Comets to join AHL in 2013–14". American Hockey League. Retrieved June 14, 2013.
