The Mississippi RiverKings were a professional minor league

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team. The RiverKings were a member of the Southern Professional Hockey League from 2011 to 2018 after playing their first nineteen seasons (1992–2011) in the

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. On July 2, 2007, after 15 seasons as the Memphis RiverKings, the team's name was changed to Mississippi RiverKings. For their first eight seasons, the team played their home games in the

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. From 2000 to 2018, their home was the

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in Southaven,

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, a suburb of Memphis. On June 13, 2011, it was announced the RiverKings had left the CHL to join the SPHL. On May 24, 2018, the RiverKings' ownership announced it had suspended operations for the 2018–19 season while the league searches for new ownership.

Championships

Season-by-season record

''Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T/OTL = Ties/Overtime losses/Shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes''

Retired numbers

*13 –

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*31 –

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*55 – Derek Landmesser

Affiliation

From 2001 to 2006, the RiverKings were affiliated with the

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organization. This involved accepting some players on assignment from the

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club.

References

External links

RiverKings.com: Official website
{{Central Hockey League Ice hockey teams in Mississippi Sports in Southaven, Mississippi Memphis metropolitan area Ice hockey clubs established in 1992 1992 establishments in Tennessee Southern Professional Hockey League teams 2007 establishments in Mississippi Defunct Central Hockey League teams 2007 disestablishments in Tennessee Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 2007