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Rivermen Release Home Dates for 2016-17 Season

May 11, 2016 - SPHL (SPHL)
Peoria Rivermen News Release


PEORIA, IL - The Peoria Rivermen and the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) have announced the dates of Peoria's 28 home games for the 2016-17 regular season. The Rivermen's fourth season in the SPHL will begin with a pair of home games October 21 & 22.

Included among the home games in Peoria's 2016-17 season are 12 Fridays, 12 Saturdays, and four Sundays, with four three-game Friday-Sunday weekends as well as four weekends with only one game.

Peoria's home schedule will begin with games Friday and Saturday, October 21 and 22. After that, the Rivermen will return to Carver Arena for a pair of games Friday, October 4, and Saturday, November 5. The Rivermen will play a standalone home game Saturday, November 12, and then play on their home ice Friday and Saturday November 25 & 26.

The Rivemen home schedule will include a pair of standalone games in the month of December, playing at Carver Arena Friday, December 9, and Saturday, December 17. The Rivermen will conclude the month of December with a pair of games Friday and Saturday, December 30 and 31.

Peoria will play host to its first three-game home weekend January 13-15, and host a pair of games Friday, January 20 and Saturday, January 21. The Rivermen home schedule will then resume with games Friday, February 3, and Saturday, February 4.

The Rivermen will host their second three-game weekend February 17-19 before hosting a single game Friday, February 24.

Peoria will play its third three-game home weekend March 3-5, and conclude the home portion of the 2016-17 regular season with another trio of games March 31-April 2.

Announcement of individual game opponents for Peoria's 2016-17 home games as well as the road portion of the schedule is expected within the next 30 days. Start times for all home games will be 7:05 for Fridays and Saturdays, and 3:05 for Sunday games.

Single-game and season tickets for Peoria's 35th season of professional hockey are on sale at the Toyota Box Office in the Peoria Civic Center, or by phone at the Rivermen office, located at 201 S.W. Jefferson Street, or over the phone at (309) 676-1040. 

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