Mississippi RiverKings

The Mississippi RiverKings are a professional minor league ice hockey team. The RiverKings are a member of the Southern Professional Hockey League, playing their first nineteen seasons from the 1992–93 season to the 2010–11 season in the Central Hockey League (For their first fifteen seasons from the 1992–93 season to the 2006–07 season, the team was known as the Memphis RiverKings.)
For their first eight seasons, the team played their home games in the Mid-South Coliseum in Memphis, Tennessee. Since 2000, their home has been the Landers Center (formerly DeSoto Civic Center) in Southaven, Mississippi, a suburb of Memphis.
The RiverKings are the oldest continuously operating professional sports franchise in the Memphis Metropolitan Area. They started their 19th year of operation in June 2010.
On June 13, 2011, it was announced the RiverKings had left the CHL to join the SPHL. 
On May 24, 2018 the organization announced that it was suspending operations for the 2018-19 season and that the league would be working on securing new ownership for the franchise.https://www.oursportscentral.com/services/releases/mississippi-riverkings-suspend-operations-for-2018-2019-season/n-5337771
==Afilliation==
From 2001-2006, the RiverKings were affiliated with the Toronto Maple Leafs organization. This involved accepting some players on assignment from the NHL club.
==Retired numbers==
*13 - Don Parsons
*35 - Scott Brower
==Championships==
Year 	League	Trophy
2002-2003	CHL 	Ray Miron President's Cup
2001-2002	CHL 	Ray Miron President's Cup
==Season-by-season record==
Central Hockey League champions	Conference Champions	Division Leader
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T/OTL = Ties/Overtime losses/Shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Season 	GP	W 	L 	T/OL	Pts	GF 	GA 	PIM 	Finish 	Playoffs
1992–93	60	26	27	7 	59 	253	272	1670	4th in League 	Lost in round 1 to Oklahoma City Blazers 2-4
1993–94	64	25	34	5 	55 	243	294	1312	5th in League 	Did not qualify
1994–95	66	24	35	7 	55 	259	327	1534	6th in League 	Did not qualify
1995–96	64	34	24	6 	74 	308	271	1918	3rd in League 	Lost in round 1 to San Antonio Iguanas 2-4
1996–97	66	35	27	4 	74 	278	260	1479	3rd in Eastern 	Won in round 1 against Macon Whoopee 3-2Won in round 2 against Huntsville Channel Cats 4-2Lost in Finals against Fort Worth Fire 3-4
1997–98	70	25	40	5 	55 	230	287	1948	4th in Western 	Lost in round 1 to Oklahoma City Blazers 1-3
1998–99	70	36	27	7 	79 	313	307	1747	3rd in Eastern 	Lost in round 1 to Columbus Cottonmouths 1-3
1999–00	70	9 	57	4 	22 	313	307	1747	5th in Eastern 	Did not qualify
2000–01	70	43	21	6 	92 	296	236	2345	1st in Eastern 	Won in round 1 against Indianapolis Ice 3-0Lost in round 2 to Columbus Cottonmouths 1-3
2001–02	64	46	14	4 	92 	267	186	1410	1st in Northeast	Won in round 1 against Fort Worth Brahmas 3-1Won in round 2 against Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs 4-3Won in Finals against Austin Ice Bats 4-1
2002–03	64	39	21	4 	82 	235	190	1784	2nd in Northeast	Won in round 1 against Oklahoma City Blazers 3-2Won in round 2 against Indianapolis Ice 4-0Won in Finals against Austin Ice Bats 4-1
2003–04	64	35	25	4 	74 	198	184	1400	3rd in Northeast	Did not qualify
2004–05	60	30	28	2 	62 	206	205	1543	4th in Northeast	Did not qualify
2005–06	64	22	37	5 	49 	207	254	1789	3rd in Northeast	Did not qualify
2006–07	64	39	19	6 	84 	227	208	1663	2nd in Northeast	Won in round 1 against Oklahoma City Blazers 4-3Won in round 2 against Bossier-Shreveport Mudbugs 4-1Lost in Conference Finals to Colorado Eagles 2-4
2007–08	64	39	21	4 	82 	214	177	1611	3rd in Northeast	Lost in round 1 to Texas Brahmas 1-2
2008–09	64	44	17	3 	91 	242	166	1432	1st in Northeast	Bye in round 1Won in round 2 against Oklahoma City Blazers 4-2Lost in Conference Finals to Colorado Eagles 2-4
2009–10	64	33	24	7 	73 	217	216	1363	4th in Northern 	Lost in round 1 to Missouri Mavericks 1-2
2010–11	66	30	31	5 	65 	199	229	1598	6th in Berry 	Lost in round 1 to Tulsa Oilers 2-3
2011–12	56	25	28	3 	53 	167	177	976 	6th in SPHL 	Lost in round 1 to Knoxville Ice Bears 1-2
2012–13	56	24	24	8 	56 	165	183	950 	7th in SPHL 	Lost in round 1 to Louisiana IceGators 1-2
2013–14	56	31	21	4 	66 	175	150	991 	4th in SPHL 	Lost in round 1 to Huntsville Havoc 1-2
2014–15	56	33	21	2 	68 	169	140	659 	4th in SPHL 	Won in round 1 against Pensacola Ice Flyers 2-1Lost in Finals to Knoxville Ice Bears 0-2
2015–16	56	28	18	10 	66 	151	161	668 	3rd in SPHL 	Won in quarterfinals against Louisiana IceGators 2-0Lost in semifinals to Pensacola Ice Flyers 0-2
2016-17	56	32	21	3 	67 	172	162	- 	5th in SPHL 	Lost in Quarterfinals to Huntsville Havoc 0-2
2017-18	56	29	25	2 	60 	193	183	- 	7th in SPHL 	Lost in Quarterfinals to Huntsville Havoc 1-2
==References==
==External links==
* Official website at RiverKings.com
Category:Southern Professional Hockey League teams
Category:Central Hockey League teams
Category:Established in 1992