Peoria Mustangs

The Peoria Mustangs are a USA Hockey-sanctioned Tier III ice hockey team in the North American 3 Hockey League (NA3HL).^[3] The team plays their home games at the Owens Center in Peoria, Illinois.^[4] The players, ages 16–20, carry amateur status under Junior A guidelines and hope to earn a spot on higher levels of junior ice hockey in the United States and Canada, Canadian major junior, collegiate, and eventually professional teams.^[5]

Peoria Mustangs
City	Peoria, Illinois
League	NA3HL
Founded	2000[1]
Home arena	Owens Center
Colors	Navy, white, light tan, light blue
Owner(s)	<!Steve Ortman, Jean-Guy Trudel, Jason & Becki Walley-->
General manager	Blake Ortman (2024-present)
Head coach	Ben Krause [2] (2017–18)
Franchise history
2000–present	Peoria Mustangs

Alumni

The Mustangs have had many alumni move on to higher levels of junior ice hockey, NCAA Division I and Division III, ACHA college, and at professional levels, including:^[6]

• Logan Bittle - Bloomington PrairieThunder (IHL), US National Under 18 Team
• Aaron Dawson - Carolina Hurricanes 2003 NHL Entry Draft, Idaho Steelheads (ECHL)^[7][8]

References

1. "Peoria Mustangs continue to win and develop strong talent in NA3HL |". Archived from the original on 2015-04-20. Retrieved 2015-09-18.
2. "Ortman returns as head coach and GM for Peoria Mustangs". NA3HL. July 12, 2017.
3. "Peoria Park District". Archived from the original on 2010-06-12. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
4. "Owens Center - Peoria Park District".
5. Robinson, Steve. "Ruwe finds a home".
6. "CSHL Peoria Mustangs | Alumni". Archived from the original on 2011-02-25. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
7. "Aaron Dawson Stats and News". NHL.com.
8. "Aaron Dawson's hockey statistics profile at hockeydb.com". www.hockeydb.com. Archived from the original on 29 October 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2022.

External links

• Official website