Peoria Rivermen

''See also Peoria Rivermen (ECHL) & Peoria Rivermen (IHL)

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.

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)

Team captains

 * 2005–06: Brenden Buckley
 * 2006-08: Aaron MacKenzie
 * 2008-09: Trent Whitfield
 * 2009-10: Yan Stastny - NOTE: Was traded to the Vancouver Canucks on March 3rd, 2010. The team remained without a captain for rest of season.

Coaches

 * 2005–06: Steve Pleau
 * 2006–08: Dave Baseggio
 * 2008-10: Davis Payne
 * 2010-present: Rick Wamsley