Peoria Mustangs | |
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City | Peoria, Illinois |
League | NA3HL |
Founded | 2000 [1] |
Home arena | Owens Center |
Colors | Navy, white, light tan, light blue |
General manager | Steve Ortman (2017–18) |
Head coach | Steve Ortman [2] (2017–18) |
Franchise history | |
2000–present | 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]
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]