Peoria Mustangs Explained

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]

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]}

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Peoria Mustangs continue to win and develop strong talent in NA3HL | . 2015-09-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150420050028/http://www.usajuniorhockey.com/2014/11/peoria-mustangs-continue-to-win-and-develop-strong-talent-in-na3hl/ . 2015-04-20 . dead .
2. Web site: Ortman returns as head coach and GM for Peoria Mustangs . NA3HL . July 12, 2017.
3. Web site: Peoria Park District . 2010-06-12 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100612022732/http://www.peoriaparks.org/mustangs-junior-a-hockey . 2010-06-12 .
4. Web site: Owens Center - Peoria Park District.
5. Web site: Ruwe finds a home. Steve. Robinson.
6. Web site: CSHL Peoria Mustangs | Alumni . 2010-06-12 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110225103904/http://peoriamustangs.pointstreaksites.com/view/peoriamustangs/alumni-48 . 2011-02-25 . dead .
7. Web site: Aaron Dawson Stats and News. NHL.com.
8. Web site: Aaron Dawson's hockey statistics profile at hockeydb.com . www.hockeydb.com . 14 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081029230113/http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=62201 . 29 October 2008 . dead.