Mississippi RiverKings | |
City: | Southaven, Mississippi |
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League: | Southern Professional Hockey League |
Founded: | 1992 |
Home Arena: | DeSoto Civic Center |
Colors: | Forest Green, Vegas Gold, Sienna, Black
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Owner(s): | The Maddox Foundation |
Head Coach: | ![]() |
Franchise history | |
2007–present: | Mississippi RiverKings |
1992–2007: | Memphis RiverKings |
Championships | |
Regular Season Titles: | None |
Division Championships: | None |
Conference Championships: | None |
Ray Miron President's Cup: | 2001-2002 & 2002-2003 |
The Mississippi RiverKings are a professional minor league ice hockey team. The RiverKings are a member of the Southern Professional Hockey League, playing their first nineteen seasons from the 1992–93 season to the 2010–11 season in the Central Hockey League (For their first fifteen seasons from the 1992–93 season to the 2006–07 season, the team was known as the Memphis RiverKings.)
For their first eight seasons, the team played their home games in the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee. Since 2000, their home has been the Landers Center (formerly DeSoto Civic Center) in Southaven, Mississippi, a suburb of Memphis.
The RiverKings are the oldest continuously operating professional sports franchise in the Memphis Metropolitan Area. They started their 19th year of operation in June 2010.
On June 13, 2011, it was announced the RiverKings had left the CHL to join the SPHL. [1]
On May 24, 2018 the organization announced that it was suspending operations for the 2018-19 season and that the league would be working on securing new ownership for the franchise.[2]

Mississippi River Kings 25 anniversary logo
Afilliation[]
From 2001-2006, the RiverKings were affiliated with the Toronto Maple Leafs organization. This involved accepting some players on assignment from the NHL club.
Retired numbers[]
- 13 - Don Parsons
- 35 - Scott Brower
Championships[]
Year | League | Trophy |
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2002-2003 | CHL | Ray Miron President's Cup |
2001-2002 | CHL | Ray Miron President's Cup |
Season-by-season record[]
Central Hockey League champions | Conference Champions | Division Leader |
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T/OTL = Ties/Overtime losses/Shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Season | GP | W | L | T/OL | Pts | GF | GA | PIM | Finish | Playoffs |
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1992–93 | 60 | 26 | 27 | 7 | 59 | 253 | 272 | 1670 | 4th in League | Lost in round 1 to Oklahoma City Blazers 2-4[3][4] |
1993–94 | 64 | 25 | 34 | 5 | 55 | 243 | 294 | 1312 | 5th in League | Did not qualify[3][4] |
1994–95 | 66 | 24 | 35 | 7 | 55 | 259 | 327 | 1534 | 6th in League | Did not qualify[3][4] |
1995–96 | 64 | 34 | 24 | 6 | 74 | 308 | 271 | 1918 | 3rd in League | Lost in round 1 to San Antonio Iguanas 2-4[3][4] |
1996–97 | 66 | 35 | 27 | 4 | 74 | 278 | 260 | 1479 | 3rd in Eastern | Won in round 1 against Macon Whoopee 3-2 Won in round 2 against Huntsville Channel Cats 4-2 Lost in Finals against Fort Worth Fire 3-4[3][4] |
1997–98 | 70 | 25 | 40 | 5 | 55 | 230 | 287 | 1948 | 4th in Western | Lost in round 1 to Oklahoma City Blazers 1-3[3][4] |
1998–99 | 70 | 36 | 27 | 7 | 79 | 313 | 307 | 1747 | 3rd in Eastern | Lost in round 1 to Columbus Cottonmouths 1-3[3][4] |
1999–00 | 70 | 9 | 57 | 4 | 22 | 313 | 307 | 1747 | 5th in Eastern | Did not qualify[3][4] |
2000–01 | 70 | 43 | 21 | 6 | 92 | 296 | 236 | 2345 | 1st in Eastern | Won in round 1 against Indianapolis Ice 3-0 Lost in round 2 to Columbus Cottonmouths 1-3[3][4] |
2001–02 | 64 | 46 | 14 | 4 | 92 | 267 | 186 | 1410 | 1st in Northeast | Won in round 1 against Fort Worth Brahmas 3-1 Won in round 2 against Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs 4-3 Won in Finals against Austin Ice Bats 4-1[3][4] |
2002–03 | 64 | 39 | 21 | 4 | 82 | 235 | 190 | 1784 | 2nd in Northeast | Won in round 1 against Oklahoma City Blazers 3-2 Won in round 2 against Indianapolis Ice 4-0 Won in Finals against Austin Ice Bats 4-1[3][4] |
2003–04 | 64 | 35 | 25 | 4 | 74 | 198 | 184 | 1400 | 3rd in Northeast | Did not qualify[3][4] |
2004–05 | 60 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 62 | 206 | 205 | 1543 | 4th in Northeast | Did not qualify[3][4] |
2005–06 | 64 | 22 | 37 | 5 | 49 | 207 | 254 | 1789 | 3rd in Northeast | Did not qualify[3][4] |
2006–07 | 64 | 39 | 19 | 6 | 84 | 227 | 208 | 1663 | 2nd in Northeast | Won in round 1 against Oklahoma City Blazers 4-3 Won in round 2 against Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs 4-1 Lost in Conference Finals to Colorado Eagles 2-4[3][4] |
2007–08 | 64 | 39 | 21 | 4 | 82 | 214 | 177 | 1611 | 3rd in Northeast | Lost in round 1 to Texas Brahmas 1-2[3][4] |
2008–09 | 64 | 44 | 17 | 3 | 91 | 242 | 166 | 1432 | 1st in Northeast | Bye in round 1 Won in round 2 against Oklahoma City Blazers 4-2 Lost in Conference Finals to Colorado Eagles 2-4[3][4] |
2009–10 | 64 | 33 | 24 | 7 | 73 | 217 | 216 | 1363 | 4th in Northern | Lost in round 1 to Missouri Mavericks 1-2[3][4] |
2010–11 | 66 | 30 | 31 | 5 | 65 | 199 | 229 | 1598 | 6th in Berry | Lost in round 1 to Tulsa Oilers 2-3[3][4] |
2011–12 | 56 | 25 | 28 | 3 | 53 | 167 | 177 | 976 | 6th in SPHL | Lost in round 1 to Knoxville Ice Bears 1-2[3][4] |
2012–13 | 56 | 24 | 24 | 8 | 56 | 165 | 183 | 950 | 7th in SPHL | Lost in round 1 to Louisiana IceGators 1-2[3][4] |
2013–14 | 56 | 31 | 21 | 4 | 66 | 175 | 150 | 991 | 4th in SPHL | Lost in round 1 to Huntsville Havoc 1-2[3][4] |
2014–15 | 56 | 33 | 21 | 2 | 68 | 169 | 140 | 659 | 4th in SPHL | Won in round 1 against Pensacola Ice Flyers 2-1 Lost in Finals to Knoxville Ice Bears 0-2[3][4] |
2015–16 | 56 | 28 | 18 | 10 | 66 | 151 | 161 | 668 | 3rd in SPHL | Won in quarterfinals against Louisiana IceGators 2-0 Lost in semifinals to Pensacola Ice Flyers 0-2 |
2016-17 | 56 | 32 | 21 | 3 | 67 | 172 | 162 | - | 5th in SPHL | Lost in Quarterfinals to Huntsville Havoc 0-2 |
2017-18 | 56 | 29 | 25 | 2 | 60 | 193 | 183 | - | 7th in SPHL | Lost in Quarterfinals to Huntsville Havoc 1-2 |
References[]
- ↑ "Mississippi RiverKings Join SPHL For 2011-2012 Season", TheSPHL.com, June 13, 2011. Retrieved on June 13, 2011.
- ↑ https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/mississippi-riverkings-suspend-operations-for-2018-2019-season/n-5337771
- ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 3.13 3.14 3.15 3.16 3.17 3.18 3.19 3.20 3.21 3.22 Mississippi Riverkings Record Book and Historical Information 1992-2010. Mississippi Riverkings. Retrieved on 6 February 2011.
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 Ralph Slate. Central Hockey League Year by Year Standings and Playoff Results at The Internet Hockey Database. The Internet Hockey Database. Retrieved on 6 February 2011.
External links[]
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