Peoria Rivermen

ECHL: Atlanta Gladiators Ink Deal with Forward Joseph Widmar

The Atlanta Gladiators have recently announced the signing of Joe Widmar, a forward who is re-joining the team for the 2023-24 season. Widmar’s professional career began in the 2017-18 season with the Peoria Rivermen of the SPHL. His exceptional performance, tallying 40 points (11g-29a) in 36 games, earned him a spot on the SPHL All-Rookie […]

PHOTOS: Peoria Rivermen vs. Knoxville Ice Bears- 11/22/2023

KNOXVILLE, Tenn – The Knoxville Ice Bears hosted the Peoria Rivermen on Wednesday for their Dino Races Night. Peoria came into the game undefeated in regulation. The Rivermen started the game with three unanswered goals in the first period. During the second period, Knoxville closed the gap and went into the second intermission trailing 4-3. […]

Player Profile: Jordan Binnington

St. Louis Blues goaltender Jordan Binnington isn’t everyone’s cup of tea. Binnington has lovers, haters, fans, and non-fans. But, no matter your opinion, he’s a competitive and fiery goaltender — and you can’t deny it. If that makes him the NHL’s biggest villain, so be it. Jordan was born on July 11, 1993, to parents […]

Hockey Still Isn’t For Everyone

The NHL’s most recent Hockey Is For Everyone messaging was honestly a perfect metaphor. The words “homophobia,” “biphobia,” and “transphobia” were crossed out by lines bearing the relevant pride flag. And that was it. The NHL didn’t share any concrete, meaningful plans for removing those blights from the game. Those graphics showed quite succinctly that […]