Peoria Prancers
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| Peoria Prancers | |
| Founded | 1982 |
| Home ice | Carver Arena |
| Based in | Peoria, Illinois Peoria, Illinois Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. It is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007, and is the third-most populated... |
| Colors | blue and red |
| League | International Hockey League |
The Peoria Prancers were an ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team in the International Hockey League. They played in Peoria, Illinois
Peoria, Illinois
Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County, Illinois, in the United States. It is named after the Peoria tribe. As of the 2010 census, the city was the seventh-most populated in Illinois, with a population of 115,007, and is the third-most populated...
, USA at the Carver Arena.
In 1983, Peoria Prancer Paul Fenton
Paul Fenton (ice hockey)
Paul John Fenton is a retired American ice hockey forward.Fenton started his National Hockey League career with the Hartford Whalers in 1985. He would also play for the New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, Winnipeg Jets, Toronto Maple Leafs, Calgary Flames, and San Jose Sharks...
won the Ken McKenzie Trophy, awarded to the most outstanding American born rookie, playing in the International Hockey League.
- Seasons: 1982-1984
- Arena: Carver Arena (capacity 9,919)
- Uniform colors: blue and red
- Logo design: A stylized deer
- General Manager: Ken WilsonKen Wilson (ice hockey)Ken Wilson, born July 23, 1923, in Craik, Saskatchewan, was a minor hockey league General Manager and or owner for forty years. Twenty One years in the International Hockey League, five years in the Continental Hockey League and single seasons in the National Hockey League, Western Hockey League...
- Farm Team: Danville DashersDanville DashersThe Danville Dashers were an ice hockey team in the Continental Hockey League. They played in Danville, Illinois, USA at the David S. Palmer Arena....
History
- The market was previously served by: Peoria Blades of the CnHLAll-American Hockey LeagueThe All-American Hockey League was a minor league hockey organization formed in 1972 with teams based in the Upper Midwest and Great lakes regions of the United States as the Continental Hockey League. In 1986 the league folded and the Danville, Dayton, Troy went on to form the All-American Hockey...
(1972–1982) - The franchise became known as: Peoria RivermenPeoria Rivermen (IHL)The Peoria Rivermen were an ice hockey team in the International Hockey League. They played in Peoria, Illinois, USA at the Carver Arena....
(1984–1996)