Rivermen Submit Protected List Ahead of 2021-22 Season
May 22, 2021 - 08:10 am
Rivermen Submit Protected List Ahead of 2021-22 Season
President’s Cup Playoff MVP, Alec Hagaman headlines protected list
Peoria, IL – After being idle during the pandemic-shortened 2020-21 SPHL season, the Peoria Rivermen are set to ice a full lineup in a return to play this fall. The beginning steps include submitting a 13 player protected list to the league office, which Head Coach Jean-Guy Trudel did Friday morning.
The following players have been protected by the Rivermen:
Goaltender: Eric Levine
Defensemen: Jake Hamilton, Brandon McMartin, Nick Neville
Forwards: Alec Baer, Cody Dion, Jordan Ernst, Alec Hagaman, Robin Hoglund, Darren McCormick, Mitch McPherson, Zach Nieminen, JM Piotrowski
Players placed on a protected list have their SPHL playing rights attached to the respective team. This does not prevent players from playing affiliated hockey, going overseas, or retiring.
The Rivermen protected five of their players from the 2019-20 season that were active with other clubs during this past campaign. Alec Bear centered the Birmingham Bulls, while Peoria captain Alec Hagaman, along with Jordan Ernst, Darren McCormick, and Nick Neville were members of the President’s Cup Champion-Pensacola Ice Flyers. Hagaman was named the Playoff MVP after scoring three goals in the two game sweep of the Macon Mayhem. Other players of note include Eric Levine, who was named the SPHL Goaltender of the Year for the 2019-20 season. JM Piotrowski, who signed with Peoria in the 2020 offseason after playing for Birmingham, has also been protected.
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