Peoria Mustangs
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| Peoria Mustangs | |
|---|---|
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| City | Peoria, Illinois |
| League | NA3HL |
| Home arena | Owens Center |
| Colors |
Navy, White, Light Tan, Light Blue |
| Owner(s) | Eric Brown, Darwin McPherson, Steve Ortman |
| General manager | Darwin McPherson |
| Head coach | Steve Ortman |
| Franchise history | |
| 1993-present | Peoria Mustangs |
The Peoria Mustangs are a USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier III Junior A ice hockey team in the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL).[1] The team plays their home games at the Owens Center in Peoria, Illinois.[2] The players, ages 16–20, carry amateur status under Junior A guidelines and hope to earn a spot on higher levels of junior ice hockey in the United States and Canada, Canadian Major Junior, Collegiate, and eventually professional teams.[3]
Alumni
The Mustangs have had many alumni move on to higher levels of junior ice hockey, NCAA Division I, Division III, ACHA College, a profesional levels, including:[4]
- Logan Bittle - Bloomington PrairieThunder (IHL), US National Under 18 Team
- Aaron Dawson - Carolina Hurricanes 2003 NHL Entry Draft, Idaho Steelheads (ECHL)[5][6]
References
- ↑ http://www.peoriaparks.org/mustangs-junior-a-hockey
- ↑ http://www.peoriaparks.org/owens-center
- ↑ http://www.pekintimes.com/archive/x1661774221/Ruwe-finds-a-home
- ↑ http://peoriamustangs.pointstreaksites.com/view/peoriamustangs/alumni-48
- ↑ http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8470695
- ↑ http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=62201
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