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{{For|other ice hockey teams named the same|Peoria Rivermen (disambiguation){{!}}Peoria Rivermen}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2013}}
{{Pro hockey team
| text_color =
| bg_color = background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#002E62 5px solid; border-bottom:#FCB827 5px solid;
| team = Peoria Rivermen
| logo = Peoria Rivermen.svg
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| city = [[Peoria, Illinois]]
| league = [[American Hockey League]]
| operated = [[
| arena = [[Peoria Civic Center|Carver Arena]]
| colors = Royal blue, navy, gold, white<br>{{color box|#002E62}} {{color box|#001348}} {{color box|#FCB827}} {{color box|#FFFFFF}}
| affiliates = [[St. Louis Blues]] ([[National Hockey League|NHL]]) (2005–2013)
<!---Franchise history--->
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| dates8 = 2005–2013
| name9 = [[Utica Comets]]
| dates9 =
| name10 = [[Abbotsford Canucks]]
| dates10 = 2021–present
<!---Championships--->
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|calder_cups =
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The '''Peoria Rivermen''' were a professional [[ice hockey]] team in the [[American Hockey League]]. They played in [[Peoria, Illinois]],
==History==
In 2011, [[Dave Checketts]] announced that the [[St. Louis Blues]], [[Scottrade Center]], and the Peoria Rivermen were all for sale. On May 10, 2012, Tom Stillman purchased the Peoria Rivermen franchise. On August 30
On March 29, 2013, the Rivermen were purchased by the [[Vancouver Canucks]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Tung|first=Allen|date=March 29, 2013|title=Report: Vancouver Canucks Purchase Rivermen; Move to Abbotsford?|url=http://thecanuckway.com/2013/03/29/report-vancouver-canucks-purchase-peoria-rivermen-move-to-abbotsford/|access-date=June 14, 2013|website=The Canuck Way|publisher=[[FanSided]]|archive-date=October 2, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131002041331/http://thecanuckway.com/2013/03/29/report-vancouver-canucks-purchase-peoria-rivermen-move-to-abbotsford/|url-status=dead}}</ref> On April 18, 2013, the AHL approved the sale of the Peoria Rivermen to the [[Vancouver Canucks]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Eminian|first=Dave|date=April 18, 2013|title=Sold: AHL approves Blues sale of Rivermen to Vancouver|url=https://www.pjstar.com/article/20130418/NEWS/304189834|access-date=October 17, 2021|website=[[Journal Star (Peoria)|Peoria Journal Star]]|language=en}}</ref>
▲On May 10, 2012, Tom Stillman purchased the Peoria Rivermen franchise. On August 30, 2012, the Rivermen signed a one-year affiliation agreement with the [[Evansville IceMen]], an expansion team in the [[ECHL]], cutting ties with the [[Alaska Aces (ECHL)|Alaska Aces]], who they were affiliated with since the Rivermen joined the AHL.
On May 13, 2013, the Vancouver Canucks confirmed with Peoria Civic Center officials that they would not bring back the Rivermen franchise and the AHL's Peoria Rivermen would no longer play in Peoria.<ref>{{cite web
▲On May 13, 2013, the Vancouver Canucks confirmed with Peoria Civic Center officials that they would not bring back the Rivermen franchise and the AHL's Peoria Rivermen would no longer play in Peoria.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://centralillinoisproud.com/fulltext?nxd_id=323922 |title=Peoria Rivermen to the Southern Professional Hockey League |publisher=Centralillinoisproud.com |date=May 14, 2013 |accessdate=June 14, 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130614004105/http://centralillinoisproud.com/fulltext?nxd_id=323922 |archivedate=June 14, 2013 |df=mdy-all }}</ref> The AHL announced on June 14, 2013, that the franchise was being relocated to [[Utica, New York]] as the [[Utica Comets]] for the [[2013-14 AHL season]].<ref name="Utica AHL">{{cite web|title=Utica Comets to join AHL in 2013–14|url=http://theahl.com/utica-comets-to-join-ahl-in-2013-14-p184568|publisher=American Hockey League|accessdate=June 14, 2013}}</ref>
An [[Southern Professional Hockey League|SPHL]] franchise replaced the AHL incarnation of the Rivermen in 2013 and took [[Peoria Rivermen (SPHL)|the team's name]].▼
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==Season-by-season results==
▲{| class="navbox wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:center; font-size:100%"
|-
!colspan=11|Regular
!colspan=5|Playoffs
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|[[2005–06 AHL season|2005–06]] || 80 || 46 || 26 || 3 || 5 || 100 || .625 || 253 || 226 || 3rd, West || [[2006 Calder Cup playoffs|2006]] || L, 0–4, [[Houston Aeros (1994–2013)|HOU]] ||—||—||—
|-
|[[2006–07 AHL season|2006–07]] || 80 || 37 || 33 || 2 || 8 || 84 || .525 || 221 || 242 || 5th, West || [[2007 Calder Cup playoffs|2007]] ||colspan="4"|
|-
|[[2007–08 AHL season|2007–08]] || 80 || 38 || 33 || 4 || 5 || 85 || .531 || 247 || 242 || 7th, West || [[2008 Calder Cup playoffs|2008]] ||colspan="4"|
|-
|[[2008–09 AHL season|2008–09]] || 80 || 43 || 31 || 2 || 4 || 92 || .575 || 215 || 211 || 2nd, West || [[2009 Calder Cup playoffs|2009]] || L, 3–4, [[Houston Aeros (1994–2013)|HOU]] ||—||—||—
|-
|[[2009–10 AHL season|2009–10]] || 80 || 38 || 33 || 2 || 7 || 85 || .531 || 233 || 248 || 5th, West || [[2010 Calder Cup playoffs|2010]] ||colspan="4"|
|-
|[[2010–11 AHL season|2010–11]] || 80 || 42 || 30 || 3 || 5 || 92 || .575 || 223 || 218 || 4th, West || [[2011 Calder Cup playoffs|2011]] || L, 0–4, [[Houston Aeros (1994–2013)|HOU]] ||—||—||—
|-
|[[2011–12 AHL season|2011–12]] || 76 || 39 || 33 || 2 || 2 || 82 || .539 || 217 || 207 || 4th, Midwest || [[2012 Calder Cup playoffs|2012]] ||colspan="4"|
|-
|[[2012–13 AHL season|2012–13]] || 76 || 33 || 35 || 5 || 3 || 74 || .487 || 183 || 218 || 5th, Midwest || [[2013 Calder Cup playoffs|2013]] ||colspan="4"|
|}
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