Rivermen Take on Macon Mayhem for First Round of Playoffs
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Rivermen Take on Macon Mayhem for First Round of Playoffs

Published on April 7, 2026 under SPHL (SPHL)
Peoria Rivermen News Release


PEORIA, IL - The Peoria Rivermen begin their quest for the President's Cup this week as they take on the Macon Mayhem in the first round of the P resident's Cup Playoffs. The first round will be a best-of-three series with the Rivermen (as the first seed in the playoffs) hosting games two and three, while the Macon Mayhem (as the eighth seed) will host game one.

THE DETAILS

The Rivermen will travel to Macon, Georgia, to take on the Mayhem for Game One on Thursday, April 9, at 7:00 p.m. Eastern time (6:00 p.m. Central) at the Macon Coliseum. Game Two will take place here in Peoria at Carver Arena on Saturday, April 11, at 7:15 pm. If necessary, Game Three will also be at Carver Arena on Sunday, April 12, at 5:00 pm.

WHY IT MATTERS

This will be the first meeting between the Rivermen and the Mayhem this season and the first post-season meeting since the 2017 President's Cup Finals, when the Ma yhem swept the Rivermen in a best-of-three series two games to n one. Peoria has qualified for the playoffs in every season they have been active in the SPHL and are 33-23 in the postseason over the past 11 years under head coach Jean-Guy Trudel.

WEEK IN REVIEW

Peoria ended t he season with two close losses to the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs on hom e ice, falling 3-1 last Friday and 2-1 in overtime on Saturday. Peoria still finished with the best regular season record in the SPHL (38-17-3) and, as a result, enjoys home-ice advantage for the entirety of the post-season.

WHO'S HOT

Rivermen goaltender Jack Bostedt was honored as this week's Warrior Hockey/SPHL Player of the Week for his efforts in Knoxville for the Rivermen. Bostedt made 60 saves on 61 shots on net last weekend against the Knoxville Ice Bears en route to back-to-back victories for the Peoria Rivermen. This included his 5th shutout performance of the year on Friday night, where Bostedt made 29 saves en route to a 3-0 Rivermen win. Bostedt currently leads all SPHL goaltenders in goals-against-average (1.52), save-percen tage (.950), and shutouts (5).

SCOUTING THE M AYHEM

After a furious finish in which they went 5-5-0 in their last ten games, the Mayhem were able to earn a playoff spot for the first time under second-year head coach Dave Pszenyczny. The Mayhem are making their first post-season appearance since 2020, when they advanced to the semi-finals. Key to this late push has been the play of forward Khaden Henry, who earned SPHL /Warrior Hockey Player of the Week honors for his three g oals and three assists (six points) in the last weekend of the season. Henry has ni ne goals and five assists (14 points) over his last 10 games.

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