Peoria Rivermen will face Huntsville in SPHL title series. Here's the schedule and ticket info.
PEORIA — The Peoria Rivermen are ready to battle for the SPHL President's Cup, and now they know who they''ll have to beat to earn it.
The Huntsville Havoc knocked Roanoke out of the semifinals on Saturday night with a 3-1 victory in a decisive Game 3 in Roanoke.
The No. 2 seed Rivermen will take on No. 5 Huntsville in a best-of-3 President's Cup Finals that opens Thursday.
Peoria was 2-3-2 against Huntsville this season. The Rivermen faced Huntsville in the 2017-18 SPHL President's Cup Finals. Huntsville won that championship, in Peoria, in a decisive Game 3.
The championship schedule is set:
● Thursday, Game 1: Rivermen at Huntsville.
● Saturday, Game 2: Huntsville at Rivermen, Carver Arena, 7:15 p.m.
● Sunday, Game 3: Huntsville at Rivermen, Carver Arena, 5:15 p.m., if needed.
Tickets for the President's Cup Finals went on sale immediately after Peoria's clinching victory Friday night.
They are $28 for glass seating; $23 for Premium lower bowl; $17 for Pilot House, and $16 Upper Bowl.
Individual playoff game tickets are on sale now by calling the Rivermen (676-1040) at their Carver Arena offices.The Civic Center box office is open only Friday (10 a.m.-2 p.m.) or 90 minutes prior to game time.
Dave Eminian is the Journal Star sports columnist, and covers Bradley men's basketball, the Rivermen and Chiefs. He writes the Cleve In The Eve sports column for pjstar.com. He can be reached at 686-3206 or deminian@pjstar.com. Follow him on X.com @icetimecleve.
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