Goalie Alex Stalock made 31 saves and T.J. Hensick scored the only goal as the Peoria Rivermen shutout the San Antonio Rampage 1-0 on Sunday evening at Carver Arena before 3,845 fans. It is the ninth shutout of the season by Rivermen goaltenders and the first for Stalock who was making his first start since joining the team. The Rivermen snapped a five-game skid (0-4-0-1) now have a record of 37-30-2-2, 78 points and a tie for eighth place in the AHL Western Conference.T.J. Hensick scored with 0.5 seconds remaining in the second period. With a faceoff inside the Rampage zone and 5.6 seconds left, Cade Fairchild fired a slap shot that went wide of the net but bounced off the wall right to Hensick who shot the puck into the open goal. Click Here for Box Score.
-Bob
The Peoria Rivermen opened the season at Carver Arena on Saturday night and dropped a 4-1 decision to the Milwaukee Admirals. Ryan Thang scored twice and Jeremy Smith made 22 saves as the Midwest Division rival Admirals spoiled the night for 7,029 fans. Peoria’s first power play of the season turned into a 5-on-3 advantage nearly halfway through the first period. At 9:06, Brett Sterling scored just seconds after the two-man advantage ended for a power-play goal in his Rivermen debut. T.J. Hensick made a quick pass to Danny Syvret at the point who fired the puck into traffic in front of Smith. Jake Allen made 26 saves on 29 shots.
-Bob
The Peoria Rivermen hockey team continued to struggle in a 3-1 loss to the Oklahoma City Barons at the Peoria Civic Center Saturday. Peoria played the game in special pink jerseys to show there support for breast cancer. The “Think Pink in the Rink Night” to benefit the Susan G. Komen for the Cure drew a crowd of 5,980 fans.
-Bob
