In 2005, the ECHL team folded to allow the Worcester IceCats to relocate to Peoria and take the Rivermen name.

In 2011, Dave Checketts announced that the St. Louis Blues, Scottrade Center, and the Peoria Rivermen were all for sale.

On August 30, the Rivermen signed a one-year affiliation agreement with the Evansville IceMen, an expansion team in the ECHL, cutting ties with the Alaska Aces, who they were affiliated with since the Rivermen joined the AHL.

[3] On April 18, 2013, the AHL approved the sale of the Peoria Rivermen to the Vancouver Canucks.

[6] A Southern Professional Hockey League franchise replaced the AHL incarnation of the Rivermen in 2013 and took the team's name.