AHL Peoria Rivermen

Rivermen proud to present Caterpillar Night

January 23, 2006 - American Hockey League (AHL)
Peoria Rivermen News Release


Peoria, IL (January 23, 2006) - President and CEO Bart Rogers of the Peoria Rivermen, the proud primary affiliate of the St. Louis Blues, announced today the details of the team's upcoming "CATERPILLAR Night" on Saturday, January 28. That evening, the Rivermen will host the Grand Rapids Griffins at Carver Arena at 8:00 p.m., and the first 2,500 fans who enter the building after the doors open at 7:00 p.m. will receive a Rivermen fleece blanket courtesy of CATERPILLAR. The event will also feature an appearance by racecar driver Dave Blaney, who pilots the number 22 CATERPILLAR-sponsored car that competes in the NASCAR Nextel Cup Series.

The Rivermen CATERPILLAR Night will be Blaney's first-ever appearance in Peoria. From 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. on Saturday evening, Blaney will receive fans and sign autographs at no charge on the Carver Arena concourse. The NASCAR driver will then participate in a question-and-answer session conducted by Rivermen public address announcer B. J. Stone on the Carver Arena ice surface during the first intermission of Saturday's game. Also throughout the night, Blaney's number 22 CATERPILLAR Dodge Charger show car will be on display on the Carver Arena concourse.

Blaney, 43, has been racing professionally since 1981, and the 2006 season will be his first as the driver of the number 22 CATERPILLAR Dodge Charger owned by Bill Davis Racing. Last season as the full-time driver of the number 07 Chevrolet, he earned over $3.3 million in 36 Nextel Cup Series starts, including three top-five starts, five top-10 starts, and nine top-15 starts. Blaney also racked up two top-10 finishes and six top-15 finishes in 2005. In 199 career Nextel Cup Series starts since his first in 1992, Blaney has started on the pole once, achieved one top-five finish and 19 top-10 finishes, and accrued over $13.6 million in winnings. Complete information on Blaney's career is available at daveblaney.com and billdavisracing.com.

The Rivermen are a proud new member of the AHL. Founded in 1936, the AHL now serves as the primary development league for all 30 National Hockey League teams and is celebrating its 70th anniversary season in 2005-06.

Individual and group tickets for the inaugural Rivermen AHL season are now on sale! To obtain more information or to purchase season tickets, please contact Rivermen Director of Ticket Operations Jim Small at (309) 676-1040, extension 106, or tickets@rivermen.net. Listen to the live broadcast of all Rivermen games on HOPE 98.5 (WPIA-FM).

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