Rivermen Announce Final Cuts, Finalize Playoff Roster
April 7, 2019 - 04:40 pm
Photo Credit: Dennis Sievers/Peoria Rivermen
Rivermen Announce Final Cuts, Finalize Playoff Roster
Gurtler set to come off injured reserve prior to postseason opener
Peoria, IL – The Peoria Rivermen have announced the team’s finalized 19-man playoff roster for the 2019 President’s Cup postseason, prior to this evening’s Challenge Round selection announcement. The Rivermen have released wingers Mitchell McPherson and Drake Hunter, and are expected to bring veteran winger Mike Gurtler off of injured reserve when he is first eligible prior to Wednesday’s anticipated Challenge Round opener.
Peoria’s 19-man postseason roster will feature league scoring champion Ben Blasko, along wit fellow forwards Justin Greenberg, Gurtler, Alec Hagaman, Joe Kalisz, Pijus Rulevicius, Dennis Sicard, Ryan Siiro, Austin Vieth and Beau Walker. Peoria’s defensive corps will include blueliners Ralfs Grinbergs, Jake Hamilton, Guillaume Naud, Nick Neville, Ben Oskroba, Brandon Parrone, and Kevin Patterson, as well as goaltenders Stephen Klein and Storm Phaneuf.
The Rivermen are set to announce their Challenge Round Opponent in coordination with the SPHL’s 2019 Challenge Round Selection Show this evening, beginning at 6:30 PM central time, streamed through the Sin Bin and SPHL’s Facebook page. Peoria will select first from the teams ranked fifth through eight, and be followed by Birmingham, Huntsville, and Knoxville respectively.
Season tickets for Peoria's 38th season of professional hockey presented by Midwest Orthopaedic Center are on sale now at the Toyota Box Office in the Peoria Civic Center, or by phone at the Rivermen office, located at 201 S.W. Jefferson Street, or over the phone at (309) 676-1040. For the latest Rivermen news and notes, follow online at www.rivermen.net or through Facebook (www.facebook.com/PeoriaRivermen) - Twitter(https://twitter.com/Peoria_Rivermen)
