Category: Stars

The Peoria Rivermen (38-30-4, 80 pts.) kept pushing towards the playoffs Thursday night as they defeated the Texas Stars 3-2 at Carver Arena before 5,235 fans. Adam Cracknell and Patrick O’Sullivan scored third period goals to lead Peoria to their 38^th win of the year. It took 26:53 for the game’s first goal to be scored and it came off the stick of Peoria’s Derek Nesbitt. T.J. Hensick entered the Texas zone on the left wing, sent a cross ice pass to Phil McRae, who found a streaking Derek Nesbitt up the middle. Nesbitt tipped in his 21^st of the year past Jack Campbell. Texas evened things up at 13:39 of the middle frame when Matt Fraser netted his league-leading 35^th goal of the year. Colton Sceviour skated the puck behind the net and snuck a backhand pass to Fraser in the slot who fired a quick shot past Jake Allen. The Rivermen outshot the Stars 38-34 and went 0-for-4 on the man advantage. Texas also failed to score on the power play. Click Here for Game Box Score.

-Bob

Peoria Rivermen Score Late to Beat Texas Stars

April 5th, 2012
Posted in AHL, American Hockey League, Goal, Goal Keeper, Goalie, Hockey, Hockey Puck, IL, Rivermen, Stars
Tagged Adam Cracknell, AHL, American Hockey League, Anthony Peluso, Baurer, Carver arena, Colton Sceviour, Derek Nesbitt, dex, Jack Campbell, Jake Allen, Jared Bednar, Jonathan Cheechoo, Matt Fraser, Patrick O'Sullivan, Peoria Civic Center, Peoria Rivermen, Phil McRae, Reebok, St. Louis Blues, T.J. Hensick, Texas Stars, Vaughn
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Henry Wiles picked up his seventh consecutive victory on Sunday at the famed Peoria Motorcycle Club racetrack. Wiles had reconstructive surgery on his left knee just four months ago. His seven-race win streak is second only to Chris Carr’s eight wins in a row from 1988-1995. And it’s tied for second on the all-time win list with Joe Leonard, who won seven TT’s between 1953 and 1961. Carr, who finished sixth in his final Peoria TT, has won the August Grand National race a record 13 times. Jared Mees finished second 1.59 seconds behind Wiles, Sammy Halbert finished third while Jake Johnson took fourth place and Morton, IL rider Rob Pearson was fifth. Most of the riders wore special Gary Nixon jerseys to commemorate to death of the AMA Motorcycle Hall of Famer.

-Bob

Henry Wiles Wins 7th Consecutive PMC Grand National TT Race

August 21st, 2011
Posted in Championships, Experts, Farewell Tour, Flat Track, IL, Motorcycles, Racing, Sports, Stars, TT, Thunder Valley
Tagged AMA, AMA Pro Flat Track, Bert Sanders, Brad Baker, Budweiser, Chris Carr, DFW, Gary Nixon, Harley Davidson, Henry Wiles, Honda, Jake Johnson, Jared Mees, Joe Leonard, Justin Hittle, Kawasaki, KTM, Mikey Martin, Monster Energy Drink, Peoria Motorcycle Club, Peoria TT Grand Nationals, Prince of Peoria, Rob Pearson, Sammy Halbert, Steve Nace Racing, Suzuki, Twisted Spoke Saloon, Yamaha
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Brennan Evans went 48 games without scoring a goal this season but came up with three goals in 21:12 to lead the Peoria Rivermen to a 5-2 victory over the Texas Stars Wednesday night at Carver Arena before 3,486 loyal fans. It was the first career hat trick for Evans who matched his season-high in single game. Four other Rivermen skaters earned multi-point games while goal tender Jake Allen stopped 27 of 29 shots for his 18th win of the year. With the win the Rivermen (33-21-2-3, 71 pts) jumped over the Stars (32-20-3-3, 70 pts) in the West Division and are now tied with the Houston Aeros (33-22-1-4, 71 pts) for second place.