Rivermen Unveil New Color Scheme for Logo; Season Ticket Sales Off to a Strong Start;
New Ice Configurations Announced; Web Site Re-launched
President/CEO Bart Rogers of the Peoria Rivermen, proud primary affiliate of the NHL’s St. Louis Blues and member of the American Hockey League (AHL), announced today that the team has unveiled a new color scheme for its primary logo, which will still feature the Rivermen Captain and the Captain’s wheel. Rogers also announced that 1,309 full season tickets, an increase of nearly 200 more than last year at this time, have been sold to date. New rink and ice surface configurations have been announced, along with a re-launching of the team’s Web site, www.rivermen.net, with the new colors.
The Rivermen logo, which parallels the Blues colors, features navy blue (PMS 282 Blue) on the inset of the word “Rivermen,” the Captain’s jacket, the Captain’s hat and the river streams on the inset of the Captain’s wheel. The Captain’s glove, which used be to red with a gold highlight across the top of the hand, is now all navy blue. The Captain’s wheel, which used to feature red on the wheel, the spokes and the silhouette of downtown Peoria, is now colored in gold (PMS 123 Gold). The “R” on the Captain’s hat, which used to be black outlined in red, is still black but now outlined in white and gold. (…)
In association with Infinity Pro Sports (www.infinityprosports.com), the team Web site – www.rivermen.net – will be re-launched and feature a new Macromedia Flash header consisting of the re-colored logo, the AHL logo and the Blues logo layered over a nighttime scene of the Peoria Riverfront. A full redesign will take place in July.
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