Peoria, Illinois

Peoria is a city of over 110,000 in the central part of the state of Illinois. It has a metropolitan population of over 370,000.
==Teams==
*Peoria Blades (Continental Hockey League, 1972-1982) fold when city gets IHL team
*Peoria Mustangs (founded 1993)
#(CSHL, 2000-2010) league renamed NA3HL
#(North American 3 Hockey League, 2010-Present)
*Peoria Prancers (IHL, 1982-1984) renamed Rivermen
*Peoria Rivermen (American Hockey League, 2005-2013) ownership joins SPHL when franchise is sold and loses NHL affiliation
*Peoria Rivermen (ECHL) (1996-2005)
*Peoria Rivermen (IHL) (1984-1996) become San Antonio Dragons
*Peoria Rivermen (SPHL) (2013-Present)
==Arena==
*Peoria Civic Center (1992-Present)
*Owens Center
==External Links==
* on Wikipedia
Category:Illinois towns