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Peoria is an unincorporated community and a census-designated place (CDP) located in and governed by Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States. The CDP is a part of the Denver–Aurora–Lakewood, CO Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population of the Peoria CDP was 153 at the United States Census 2020. [3]
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Peoria Rivermen is the name of four minor league hockey clubs: Peoria Rivermen (IHL), named as such 1984–1996, formerly the Peoria Prancers 1982–1984; Peoria Rivermen (ECHL), 1996–2005; Peoria Rivermen (AHL), 2005–2013; Peoria Rivermen (SPHL), 2013–present
The Peoria Rivermen are a professional ice hockey team in the SPHL. They play in Peoria, Illinois , United States at the Carver Arena . The team replaced an American Hockey League franchise of the same name that was purchased by the Vancouver Canucks and moved out of Peoria to Utica, New York .
The Spanish adjective "colorado" means "colored red" or "ruddy". Colorado is nicknamed the "Centennial State" because it became a state 100 years (and four weeks) after the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence. Denver is the capital, the most populous city, and the center of the Front Range Urban Corridor.
The franchise was taken over by the Peoria Civic Center in 1984, which held a contest with the Peoria Journal Star newspaper to rename the team with Rivermen as the winner. The IHL's Peoria Rivermen began operations for the 1984–85 season and won the Turner Cup in their first season. They were bought by Bruce Saurs in the summer of 1989, and ...
The Peoria Rivermen hockey team defeated the Huntsville Havoc to win the SPHL President's Cup Finals. This is Peoria's second title in three seasons.
The Peoria Rivermen were a professional ice hockey team in the American Hockey League. They played in Peoria, Illinois , at the Carver Arena . After the 2012–13 AHL season , the team relocated to Utica, New York , and became the Utica Comets .