Peoria Rivermen Announce 2026-27 Regular Season Schedule
Published on July 31, 2026 under SPHL (SPHL)
Peoria Rivermen News Release
PEORIA, Ill. - The Peoria Rivermen are excited to announce the club's 2026-27 regular-season schedule, featuring 60 games and another exciting year of SPHL hockey at Carver Arena.
The Rivermen will begin the season on Saturday, October 17, with a road matchup against the Quad City Storm before returning home for Opening Weekend against the Pee Dee IceCats on Friday, October 23, and Saturday, October 24 at Carver Arena.
Fans can once again look forward to a schedule packed with weekend home games, holiday hockey, school-day games, and exciting rivalries throughout the season.
Highlights of the 2026-27 schedule include:
Opening Night at Carver Arena: Friday, October 23 vs. Pee Dee
Halloween Hockey: Saturday, October 31 vs. Pee Dee
Thanksgiving Weekend Rivalry: Home games against Quad City on November 27-28
Three-game Holiday Series: Pensacola visits Peoria December 11-13
Annual School Day Game: Thursday, December 17 vs. Quad City (10:30 a.m.)
New Year's Road Trip: Three games at Pee Dee December 31-January 2
Presidents' Day Game: Monday, February 15 at Quad City
Final Home Weekend: April 2 vs. Evansville before the regular season concludes.
The Rivermen will face several familiar opponents throughout the season, including Evansville, Quad City, Knoxville, Huntsville, Roanoke, Birmingham, Macon, Pensacola, Pee Dee, and Athens, providing fans with another competitive SPHL campaign.
The complete promotional schedule, including specialty jerseys, giveaways, theme nights, and ticket specials, will be announced at a later date.
Season ticket memberships for the 2026-27 season are on sale now. Fans can reserve their seats by calling the Rivermen office at 309-676-1040 or by visiting the Peoria Rivermen office during normal business hours.
A complete schedule is available below and will also be posted on the Rivermen's website and social media channels.
2026-27 Peoria Rivermen Schedule
Saturday October 17, 2026 Peoria @ Quad City 7:10
Friday October 23, 2026 Pee Dee @ Peoria 7:15
Saturday October 24, 2026 Pee Dee @ Peoria 7:15
Saturday October 31, 2026 Pee Dee @ Peoria 7:15
Friday November 6, 2026 Pee Dee @ Peoria 7:15
Friday November 13, 2026 Peoria @ Evansville 7:05
Saturday November 14, 2026 Evansville @ Peoria 7:15
Sunday November 15, 2026 Pee Dee @ Peoria 3:15
Saturday November 21, 2026 Peoria @ Evansville 7:05
Sunday November 22, 2026 Knoxville @ Peoria 3:15
Wednesday November 25, 2026 Peoria @ Quad City 6:10
Friday November 27, 2026 Quad City @ Peoria 7:15
Saturday November 28, 2026 Quad City @ Peoria 7:15
Friday December 4, 2026 Peoria @ Macon 7:00
Saturday December 5, 2026 Peoria @ Macon 6:00
Friday December 11, 2026 Pensacola @ Peoria 7:15
Saturday December 12, 2026 Pensacola @ Peoria 7:15
Sunday December 13, 2026 Pensacola @ Peoria 3:15
Thursday December 17, 2026 Quad City @ Peoria 10:30
Friday December 18, 2026 Peoria @ Evansville 7:05
Saturday December 19, 2026 Evansville @ Peoria 7:15
Saturday December 26, 2026 Peoria @ Quad City 4:10
Sunday December 27, 2026 Peoria @ Quad City 2:10
Thursday December 31, 2026 Peoria @ Pee Dee 7:15
Friday January 1, 2027 Peoria @ Pee Dee 7:15
Saturday January 2, 2027 Peoria @ Pee Dee 7:15
Friday January 8, 2027 Peoria @ Roanoke 7:05
Saturday January 9, 2027 Peoria @ Roanoke 7:05
Friday January 15, 2027 Quad City @ Peoria 7:15
Saturday January 16, 2027 Peoria @ Quad City 7:10
Sunday January 17, 2027 Quad City @ Peoria 3:15
Friday January 22, 2027 Roanoke @ Peoria 7:15
Saturday January 23, 2027 Roanoke @ Peoria 7:15
Sunday January 24, 2027 Roanoke @ Peoria 3:15
Friday January 29, 2027 Peoria @ Quad City 7:10
Saturday January 30, 2027 Peoria @ Quad City 7:10
Friday February 5, 2027 Peoria @ Athens 7:05
Saturday February 6, 2027 Peoria @ Athens 7:05
Sunday February 7, 2027 Peoria @ Athens 7:05
Friday February 12, 2027 Peoria @ Evansville 7:05
Saturday February 13, 2027 Evansville @ Peoria 7:15
Monday February 15, 2027 Peoria @ Quad City 2:10
Friday February 19, 2027 Huntsville @ Peoria 7:15
Saturday February 20, 2027 Huntsville @ Peoria 7:15
Friday February 26, 2027 Peoria @ Evansville 7:05
Saturday February 27, 2027 Evansville @ Peoria 7:15
Sunday February 28, 2027 Quad City @ Peoria 3:15
Friday March 5, 2027 Birmingham @ Peoria 7:15
Saturday March 6, 2027 Birmingham @ Peoria 7:15
Sunday March 7, 2027 Birmingham @ Peoria 3:15
Friday March 12, 2027 Peoria @ Roanoke 7:05
Saturday March 13, 2027 Peoria @ Roanoke 7:05
Sunday March 14, 2027 Peoria @ Knoxville 5:00
Friday March 19, 2027 Peoria @ Huntsville 7:00
Saturday March 20, 2027 Peoria @ Huntsville 7:00
Sunday March 21, 2027 Peoria @ Macon 3:00
Friday March 26, 2027 Knoxville @ Peoria 7:15
Saturday March 27, 2027 Knoxville @ Peoria 7:15
Friday April 2, 2027 Evansville @ Peoria 7:15
Saturday April 3, 2027 Peoria @ Evansville 7:05
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