The Peoria Rivermen were a professional ice hockey team in the ECHL. They played in Peoria, Illinois, United States, at the Carver Arena. 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 American Hockey League.

History

Season-by-season results

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!Season!! Games !!Won!!Lost!!OTL!!SOL!!Points!! Goals<br />for !! Goals<br />against !!Standing!!Playoffs

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|1996–97||70||43||21|| 0|| 6||92||308||219||2nd, North||Lost in round 3

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|1997–98||70||44||19|| 0|| 7||95||296||213||1st, Northwest||Lost in round 1

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|1998–99||70||39||25|| 0|| 6||84||243||230||2nd, Northwest||Lost in round 2

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|1999–00||70||45||20|| 0|| 5||95||273||216||1st, Northwest||Won Championship

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|2000–01||72||45||17|| 0|| 10||100||238||182||1st, Northwest||Lost in round 4

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|2001–02||72||41||23|| 0|| 8||90||206||179||2nd, Northwest||Lost in round 2

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|2002–03||72||48||17|| 0|| 7||103||241||181||2nd, Northwest||Lost in round 1

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|2003–04||72||45||18|| 0|| 9||99||244||177||3rd, Northern||Lost in round 2

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|2004–05||72||38||26|| 2|| 6||84||213||177||5th, North||Did not qualify

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Team records

:Goals: 42 Tyler Rennette (2002–03)

:Assists: 74 Jean-Guy Trudel (1997–98)

:Points: 113 Jean-Guy Trudel (1997–98)

:Penalty minutes: 318 Ken Boone (1998–99)

:GAA (min. 20 games): 1.91 Curtis Sanford (2000–01)

:SV%: (min. 20 games): .929 Alfie Michaud (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

  • The Internet Hockey Database - Peoria Rivermen