Rivermen Announce 2011-12 Schedule

Published on August 18, 2011 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Peoria Rivermen News Release

The Peoria Rivermen and the American Hockey League announced today their 2011-12 regular season schedule. The 30th season of professional hockey in Peoria will begin on Oct. 8, when the Rivermen host the Milwaukee Admirals at 7 p.m. to kick off the new campaign.

Peoria will once again have a fan friendly schedule, for their sixth season in the AHL, which consists of 30 of their 38 home games being played on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Following a schedule modification plan announced in April, each of the league's 30 clubs will play 76 games, 38 at home and 38 on the road. The AHL's playing calendar has been extended by one week and all sequences in which teams play four games in five nights have been eliminated from the schedule.

The AHL will also institute a revised Calder Cup Playoff format in 2011-12. With the league divided into two conferences of three divisions each, eight teams from each conference will qualify for the postseason (with division winners seeded first through third).

Rivermen fans will have an opportunity to see 13 of the 14 opponents in the Western Conference this season, with Rochester being the lone exception. The newest member of the Western Conference, the Charlotte Checkers (Carolina Hurricanes), will make their first appearance in Peoria on Feb. 11 and return three additional times throughout the season.

Milwaukee and Rockford will once again be Peoria's most common opponent as the Rivermen will face both teams 12 times each. Peoria will play the other two members of the Midwest Division, Chicago and Charlotte, eight times each.

Full and partial season ticket plans are on sale now while individual game tickets will go on sale at a later date. For more information on the many Rivermen ticket options visit www.rivermen.net, call (309) 676-1040, or stop by the Rivermen offices located inside the Peoria Civic Center.

Game # Date: Time Visiting Home

14 Sat, Oct 8/11 7:00 pm CDT Milwaukee at Peoria 7:00 pm CDT

20 Sun, Oct 9/11 5:00 pm CDT Rockford at Peoria 5:00 pm CDT

38 Sat, Oct 15/11 7:00 pm EDT Peoria at Charlotte 7:00 pm EDT

54 Sun, Oct 16/11 3:00 pm EDT Peoria at Charlotte 3:00 pm EDT

74 Fri, Oct 21/11 7:00 pm CDT Peoria at San Antonio 7:00 pm CDT

89 Sat, Oct 22/11 7:00 pm CDT Peoria at Texas 7:00 pm CDT

96 Sun, Oct 23/11 7:00 pm CDT Chicago at Peoria 7:00 pm CDT

108 Thu, Oct 27/11 7:00 pm CDT Texas at Peoria 7:00 pm CDT

116 Fri, Oct 28/11 7:00 pm CDT Rockford at Peoria 7:00 pm CDT

130 Sat, Oct 29/11 7:05 pm CDT Peoria at Rockford 7:05 pm CDT

149 Thu, Nov 3/11 7:00 pm CDT Chicago at Peoria 7:00 pm CDT

156 Fri, Nov 4/11 7:00 pm CDT Chicago at Peoria 7:00 pm CDT

167 Sat, Nov 5/11 7:00 pm CDT Milwaukee at Peoria 7:00 pm CDT

192 Fri, Nov 11/11 7:00 pm CST Rockford at Peoria 7:00 pm CST

203 Sat, Nov 12/11 7:05 pm CST Peoria at Rockford 7:05 pm CST

218 Tue, Nov 15/11 7:30 pm EST Peoria at Hamilton 7:30 pm EST

225 Thu, Nov 17/11 7:00 pm EST Peoria at Lake Erie 7:00 pm EST

243 Sat, Nov 19/11 7:30 pm EST Peoria at Lake Erie 7:30 pm EST

256 Sun, Nov 20/11 5:00 pm EST Peoria at Toronto 5:00 pm EST

276 Fri, Nov 25/11 7:05 pm CST Peoria at Rockford 7:05 pm CST

283 Sat, Nov 26/11 7:00 pm CST Peoria at Chicago 7:00 pm CST

296 Sun, Nov 27/11 3:00 pm CST Peoria at Chicago 3:00 pm CST

311 Fri, Dec 2/11 7:00 pm CST Peoria at Milwaukee 7:00 pm CST

327 Sat, Dec 3/11 7:00 pm CST Milwaukee at Peoria 7:00 pm CST

340 Sun, Dec 4/11 5:00 pm CST Rockford at Peoria 5:00 pm CST

358 Fri, Dec 9/11 7:00 pm CST Peoria at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm CST

372 Sat, Dec 10/11 7:00 pm CST Peoria at San Antonio 7:00 pm CST

380 Sun, Dec 11/11 5:05 pm CST Peoria at Houston 5:05 pm CST

406 Fri, Dec 16/11 7:05 pm CST Peoria at Rockford 7:05 pm CST

415 Sat, Dec 17/11 7:00 pm CST Toronto at Peoria 7:00 pm CST

428 Sun, Dec 18/11 5:00 pm CST Peoria at Milwaukee 5:00 pm CST

449 Mon, Dec 26/11 7:00 pm CST Chicago at Peoria 7:00 pm CST

471 Fri, Dec 30/11 7:00 pm EST Peoria at Grand Rapids 7:00 pm EST

488 Sat, Dec 31/11 6:00 pm CST Rockford at Peoria 6:00 pm CST

493 Sun, Jan 1/12 5:00 pm CST Peoria at Milwaukee 5:00 pm CST

511 Fri, Jan 6/12 7:00 pm CST Chicago at Peoria 7:00 pm CST

534 Sun, Jan 8/12 5:00 pm CST Milwaukee at Peoria 5:00 pm CST

549 Thu, Jan 12/12 7:00 pm CST Lake Erie at Peoria 7:00 pm CST

568 Sat, Jan 14/12 7:00 pm CST Houston at Peoria 7:00 pm CST

579 Sun, Jan 15/12 5:00 pm CST Houston at Peoria 5:00 pm CST

604 Fri, Jan 20/12 7:30 pm CST Peoria at Texas 7:30 pm CST

615 Sat, Jan 21/12 7:00 pm CST Peoria at San Antonio 7:00 pm CST

630 Tue, Jan 24/12 10:00 am CST Milwaukee at Peoria 10:00 am CST

648 Fri, Jan 27/12 7:00 pm CST Grand Rapids at Peoria 7:00 pm CST

660 Sat, Jan 28/12 7:00 pm CST Grand Rapids at Peoria 7:00 pm CST

674 Fri, Feb 3/12 7:00 pm CST Peoria at Milwaukee 7:00 pm CST

685 Sat, Feb 4/12 7:00 pm CST Peoria at Chicago 7:00 pm CST

714 Fri, Feb 10/12 7:00 pm CST Lake Erie at Peoria 7:00 pm CST

728 Sat, Feb 11/12 7:00 pm CST Charlotte at Peoria 7:00 pm CST

741 Sun, Feb 12/12 4:00 pm CST Peoria at Milwaukee 4:00 pm CST

752 Wed, Feb 15/12 7:05 pm CST Peoria at Rockford 7:05 pm CST

761 Fri, Feb 17/12 7:00 pm CST Charlotte at Peoria 7:00 pm CST

772 Sat, Feb 18/12 7:00 pm EST Peoria at Grand Rapids 7:00 pm EST

792 Tue, Feb 21/12 7:00 pm CST Abbotsford at Peoria 7:00 pm CST

806 Fri, Feb 24/12 7:00 pm CST San Antonio at Peoria 7:00 pm CST

818 Sat, Feb 25/12 7:30 pm CST San Antonio at Peoria 7:30 pm CST

830 Sun, Feb 26/12 5:00 pm CST Abbotsford at Peoria 5:00 pm CST

839 Wed, Feb 29/12 7:00 pm CST Peoria at Milwaukee 7:00 pm CST

848 Fri, Mar 2/12 7:00 pm CST Oklahoma City at Peoria 7:00 pm CST

858 Sat, Mar 3/12 7:00 pm CST Rockford at Peoria 7:00 pm CST

880 Wed, Mar 7/12 7:00 pm CST Oklahoma City at Peoria 7:00 pm CST

883 Fri, Mar 9/12 7:00 pm PST Peoria at Abbotsford 7:00 pm PST

909 Sun, Mar 11/12 1:00 pm PDT Peoria at Abbotsford 1:00 pm PDT

925 Wed, Mar 14/12 7:00 pm CDT Peoria at Chicago 7:00 pm CDT

963 Tue, Mar 20/12 7:00 pm EDT Peoria at Charlotte 7:00 pm EDT

968 Wed, Mar 21/12 7:00 pm EDT Peoria at Charlotte 7:00 pm EDT

993 Sat, Mar 24/12 7:00 pm CDT Milwaukee at Peoria 7:00 pm CDT

1005 Sun, Mar 25/12 5:00 pm CDT Hamilton at Peoria 5:00 pm CDT

1028 Fri, Mar 30/12 7:05 pm CDT Peoria at Rockford 7:05 pm CDT

1037 Sat, Mar 31/12 7:00 pm CDT Charlotte at Peoria 7:00 pm CDT

1047 Sun, Apr 1/12 5:00 pm CDT San Antonio at Peoria 5:00 pm CDT

1064 Thu, Apr 5/12 7:00 pm CDT Texas at Peoria 7:00 pm CDT

1073 Fri, Apr 6/12 7:00 pm CDT Peoria at Oklahoma City 7:00 pm CDT

1080 Sat, Apr 7/12 7:35 pm CDT Peoria at Houston 7:35 pm CDT

1107 Fri, Apr 13/12 7:00 pm CDT Charlotte at Peoria 7:00 pm CDT

1133 Sun, Apr 15/12 4:00 pm CDT Peoria at Chicago 4:00 pm CDT

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