Peoria Rivermen (IHL)
| Peoria Rivermen | |
|---|---|
 | |
| City | Peoria, Illinois |
| League | International Hockey League |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Home arena | Carver Arena |
| Colors | Blue, Red, and Yellow |
| Franchise history | |
| 1982–1984 | Peoria Prancers |
| 1984–1996 | Peoria Rivermen |
| 1996–1998 | San Antonio Dragons |
The Peoria Rivermen were an ice hockey team in the International Hockey League. They played in Peoria, Illinois, USA at the Carver Arena.
- Seasons: 1984-1996
- Arena: Carver Arena (capacity 9,919)
- Uniform colors: blue, red, and yellow
- Logo design: A steamboat pilot
- Division titles won: --
- Regular season titles won: --
- League championships won: 2
History
The Peoria Rivermen were born in 1982–83 in the old International Hockey League, operating under owner Ken Wilson as the Peoria Prancers. The franchise was taken over by the Peoria Civic Center in 1984, which held a contest with the Peoria Journal Star newspaper to rename the team. Rivermen was the winner. The Peoria Rivermen operated in the 1984–85 season and won the IHL's Turner Cup. They were bought by Bruce Saurs in the summer of 1989, and he owned the club for 18 seasons.
They held professional hockey's longest winning streak at 18 games from 1991 until the Norfolk Admirals of the American Hockey League broke the record by winning 28 consecutive games in 2012.
Year-by-year record
Team records
1984-85 48-25-9-0-0 105pts Won Championship
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- Assists:
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- Career Goals: 179 Doug Evans
- Career Assists: 335 Doug Evans
- Career Points: 514 Doug Evans
- Career Penalty Minutes: 929 Doug Evans
- Career Goaltending Wins:
- Career Shutouts:
- Career Games: 461 Doug Evans