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Peoria Rivermen Wiki Information
The Peoria Rivermen
are an ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They play in Peoria, Illinois, USA at the Carver Arena.
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| Peoria Rivermen vs. Pensacola Ice Flyers Tickets 11/23 | Nov 23, 2024
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History
This is the third franchise to use the "Peoria Rivermen" name as they began play in October 2005. In its previous incarnations as the Worcester IceCats and the Springfield Indians, it is the oldest minor league hockey franchise extant and the fourth oldest professional hockey franchise, behind the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs and Boston Bruins of the National Hockey League.
This market was previously served by:
- Peoria Blades of the CnHL (1972–1982)
- Peoria Prancers / Peoria Rivermen of the IHL (1982–1996)
- Peoria Rivermen of the ECHL (1996–2005)
Player records
According to the 2008–09 AHL Guide & Record Book...Updated after each season
All-time regular season leaders
- Games Played: Trent Whitfield (2005–09), 269
- Goals: Trent Whitfield (2005–09), 94
- Assists: Trent Whitfield (2005–09), 139
- Points: Trent Whitfield (2005–09), 233
- Wins: Chris Beckford-Tseu (2005–08) / Marek Schwarz (2006–08), 33
- Loses: Chris Beckford-Tseu (2005–08), 30
- Shutouts: Jason Bacashihua (2005–07), 3
- Lowest GAA (min. 35 games) : Chris Beckford-Tseu (2005-08), 2.73
Individual regular season
- Most Goals: Trent Whitfield, 33 (2006–07)
- Most Assists: Mike Mottau, 48 (2005–06)
- Most Points: Trent Whitfield, 78 (2006–07)
- Most Penalty Minutes: Hans Benson, 265 (2005–06)
- Most Power-Play Goals: Trent Whitfield, 20 (2006–07)
- Most Shorthanded Goals: Trent Whitfield, 4 (2008-09)
- Most Game-Winning Goals: Mike Glumac, 7 (2005–06)
- Most Appearances: Marek Schwarz, 34 (2006–07)
- Most Minutes Played: Marek Schwarz, 1,912 (2006–07)
- Most Wins: Marek Schwarz, 19 (2006–07)
- Most Loses: Ben Bishop, 16 (2008-09)
- Most Ties/SOL: Marek Schwarz / Jason Bacashihua, 4 (2006–07)
- Most Shutouts: Manny Legace, 3 (2008–09)
- Lowest GAA (min. 25 games): Chris Beckford-Tseu, 2.63 (2007–08)
- Highest Save Percentage (min. 25 games): Chris Beckford-Tseu, .900 (2006–07)
All-time playoff leaders
- Games Played: Several players tied, 7
- Goals: Peter Sejna, 3 (2005–06)
- Assists: Mike Zigomanis(2005–06), Danny Richmond (2008-09), 4
- Points: Mike Zigomanis, 6 (2005–06)
Season-by-season results
Regular season
| Season
| Games
| Won
| Lost
| OTL
| SOL
| Points
| Goals
for
| Goals
against
| Standing
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| 2005–06
| 80
| 46
| 26
| 3
| 5
| 100
| 253
| 226
| 3rd, West
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| 2006–07
| 80
| 37
| 33
| 2
| 8
| 84
| 221
| 242
| 5th, West
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| 2007–08
| 80
| 38
| 33
| 4
| 5
| 85
| 247
| 242
| 7th, West
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| 2008–09
| 80
| 43
| 31
| 2
| 4
| 92
| 215
| 211
| 2nd, West
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Playoffs
| Season
| 1st round
| 2nd round
| 3rd round
| Finals
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| 2005–06
| L, 0–4, Houston
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| —
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| 2006–07
| Out of playoffs.
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| 2007–08
| Out of playoffs.
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| 2008–09
| L, 3-4, Houston
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| —
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Team captains
- 2005–06: Brenden Buckley
- 2006-08: Aaron MacKenzie
- 2008-Current: Trent Whitfield
Coaches
- 2005–06: Steve Pleau
- 2006–08: Dave Baseggio
- 2008-Current: Davis Payne
Current roster
As of December 21, 2008. Data taken from team website.
| Goaltenders
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| Player
| Catches
| Date of birth
| Place of birth
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| 30
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| Ben Bishop
| L
| November 21, 1986
| Des Peres, Missouri
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| 31
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| Manny Legace
| R
| February 4, 1973
| Alliston, Ontario
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| Defensemen
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| #
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| Player
| Shoots
| Date of birth
| Place of birth
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| 2
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| Danny Richmond
| L
| August 1, 1984
| Chicago, Illinois
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| 3
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| Jim Jackson
| L
| April 22, 1980
| Marquette, Michigan
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| 15
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| T. J. Fast
| R
| September 2, 1987
| Calgary, Alberta
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| 20
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| Ivan Vishnevskiy
| L
| February 18, 1988
| Barnaul, Russia
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| 36
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| Justin Fletcher
| L
| March 30, 1983
| Maryville, Illinois
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| 37
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| Alexander Hellstrom
| L
| April 17, 1987
| Falun, Sweden
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| 44
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| Jonas Junland
| L
| November 15, 1987
| Linkoping, Sweden
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| 49
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| Steve Wagner
| L
| March 6, 1984
| Grand Rapids, Michigan
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| Forwards
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| #
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| Player
| Position
| Shoots
| Date of birth
| Place of birth
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| 7
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| Jori Lehterä
| C
| L
| December 23, 1987
| Helsinki, Finland
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| 10
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| Nicholas Drazenovic
| C
| R
| January 14, 1987
| Prince George, British Columbia
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| 11
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| Chris Porter
| LW
| L
| May 29, 1984
| Thunder Bay, Ontario
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| 12
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| Julian Talbot
| C
| L
| March 24, 1985
| Wahnapitae, Ontario
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| 14
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| Jeff Cowan
| LW
| L
| September 27, 1976
| Scarborough, Ontario
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| 17
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| Tomas Kana
| LW
| L
| November 29, 1987
| Opava, Czech Republic
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| 18
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| Cam Paddock
| C
| R
| March 22, 1983
| North Vancouver, British Columbia
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| 19
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| Curtis Fraser
| C
| L
| April 4, 1982
| Surrey, British Columbia
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| 23
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| Trent Whitfield
| C
| L
| June 17, 1977
| Estevan, Saskatchewan
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| 33
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| Jonathan Filewich
| RW
| R
| October 2, 1984
| Kelowna, British Columbia
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| 38
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| Ryan Reaves
| RW
| R
| January 20, 1987
| Winnipeg, Manitoba
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| 41
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| Steve Regier
| LW
| L
| August 31, 1984
| Edmonton, Alberta
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| 42
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| Eric Neilson
| RW
| R
| August 18, 1984
| Fredericton, New Brunswick
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| Staff
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| Title
| Staff Member
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| Head Coach
| Davis Payne
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| Assistant Coach
| Brent Thompson
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References
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