A look back at Peoria-born captain Alec Hagaman's career with the Peoria Rivermen

PEORIA — Peoria Rivermen captain Alec Hagaman had a magnificent career with the 41-year pro hockey franchise.

The only Peoria-born captain in the franchise's history retired at age 33 in April after the defending Southern Professional Hockey League champions' playoff run ended.

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Here's a look back in words, numbers and pictures at his eight seasons with the Rivermen:

With the Peoria Rivermen

REGULAR-SEASON TOTALS

• Seasons: 8.

• Games played: 399.

• Goals: 158.

• Assists: 229.

• Points: 387.

• Plus-minus: plus-111.

• Game-winning goals: 25.

• Shorthanded goals: 9.

• First goals: 31.

PLAYOFF TOTALS

• Games played: 42.

• Goals: 15.

• Assists: 19.

• Points: 34.

• Plus-minus: plus-5.

• Game-winning goals: 2.

• Shorthanded goals: 1.

SPHL scoring race

• 2019-20: 4th in points, 2nd in goals.

• 2021-22: 2nd in points, 3rd in assists.

• 2022-23: 5th in points.

Scoring with Peoria

• Team top-three in goals: 5 times.

• Team top-three in assists: 6 times.

• Team leader in points: 6 times.

Noteworthy with Rivermen

• President's Cup Championships: Peoria, 2021-22.

• SPHL finals appearances: 4.

• Peoria team finishes: First place, 6. Third place, 2.

• Rivermen captain: 2018-19, 2019-20, 2021-22, 2022-23.

• Peoria totals (reg-season plus playoffs): 441 games, 173 goals, 248 assists, 421 points, 27 GWG.

• Elsewhere: Played 2020-21 SPHL season with Pensacola, won President's Cup championship.

Pro totals

(Includes regular-season and playoffs with ECHL Indy, SPHL Peoria and Pensacola)

• Games: 437.

• Goals: 186.

• Assists: 259.

• Points: 445.

• Plus-minus: +186.

Career honors

• First player in SPHL history to reach 400 games and 400 points in career.

• Third all-time in SPHL games played.

• Fourth all-time in SPHL goals.

• Fifth all-time in SPHL assists.

• Third all-time in SPHL points.

• Fourth all-time in SPHL penalty minutes.

• All-SPHL first team: 2017-18, 2019-20, 2021-22.

• All-SPHL second team: 2018-19, 2022-23.

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Peoria franchise history

(41 years in IHL, ECHL, AHL, SPHL)

• Games played: 2nd all-time.

• Goals: 3rd all-time.

• Assists: 3rd all-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 Twitter @icetimecleve.

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