The Peoria Rivermen were an professional

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team in the

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. They played in

Peoria, Illinois Peoria ( ) is the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, United States, and the largest city on the Illinois River. As of the United States Census, 2020, 2020 census, the city had a population of 113,150. It is the principal city of the Peoria ...

, United States, at the

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. The team replaced a team of the same name that had played in the higher budget International Hockey League since 1984 after several seasons of financial losses. In 2005, ownership obtained a franchise in the

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History

Season-by-season results

Team records

:Goals: 42 Tyler Rennette ( 2002–03) :Assists: 74

Jean-Guy Trudel Jean-Guy Andre Trudel (born October 18, 1975) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey left winger. He played five games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Phoenix Coyotes and the Minnesota Wild. Trudel is currently the head coach o ...

( 1997–98) :Points: 113 Jean-Guy Trudel (1997–98) :Penalty minutes: 318 Ken Boone ( 1998–99) :GAA (min. 20 games): 1.91

Curtis Sanford Curtis Sanford (born October 5, 1979) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who last played for Lokomotiv Yaroslavl of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He is currently a goalie coach for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He previously ...

( 2000–01) :SV%: (min. 20 games): .929

Alfie Michaud Alfred Michaud (born November 6, 1976) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. An Ojibwe, Michaud played junior seasons in the SJHL, and then began a three-year tenure with the Maine Black Bears, winning an NCAA Men's Ice Hockey ...

( 2004–05) :Career goals: 119 Tyler Rennette :Career assists: 163 Joe Rybar :Career points: 243 Joe Rybar :Career penalty minutes: 986 Trevor Baker :Career goaltending wins: 47 Alfie Michaud :Career shutouts: 7 Alfie Michaud :Career games: 341 Dan Hodge

References

External links

The Internet Hockey Database - Peoria Rivermen
{{ECHLdefunct Peoria Rivermen Defunct ice hockey teams in Illinois Ice hockey clubs established in 1996 Sports clubs disestablished in 2005 Ice hockey teams in Illinois