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  Text Color #FFBF00
  Bg Color #00519B
  Team Peoria Rivermen
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  City Peoria, Illinois
  League American Hockey League
  Conference Western Conference
  Division West Division
  Founded 2005
  Arena Carver Arena
  Colors blue and yellow
  Owner Bruce Saurs <br> Anne Griffith
  Coach Dave Baseggio
  GM Kevin McDonald
  Media Peoria Journal Star
  Affiliates St Louis Blues ( NHL )<br> Alaska Aces ( ECHL )
  Name1 Springfield Indians
  Dates1 1926 to 1951
  Name2 Syracuse Warriors
  Dates2 1951 to 1954
  Name3 Springfield Indians
  Dates3 1954 to 1967
  Name4 Springfield Kings
  Dates4 1967 to 1974
  Name5 Springfield Indians
  Dates5 1974 to 1994
  Name6 Worcester IceCats
  Dates6 1994 to 2005
  Name7 Peoria Rivermen
  Dates7 2005 to present


The Peoria Rivermen are an Ice Hockey team in the American Hockey League . They play in Peoria, Illinois , USA at the Carver Arena .


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 .

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