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SOUTHAVEN, Miss - The Mississippi RiverKings and Head Coach/Directory of Hockey Operations Derek Landmesser announced the signing of rookie forward Jeremy Olinyk on Thursday.  Olinyk begins his professional career after playing collegiate hockey for the previous four seasons. The Winnipeg, Manitoba, native started his college career at Adrian College where he played 81 games over three seasons for the Bulldogs before transferring to St. Norbert for his senior year, skating in 22... Read More

SOUTHAVEN, Miss - The Mississippi RiverKings will host their preseason Family Fest on Tuesday, October 10 at Landers Center between 5 and 8 P.M.   This event is free and open to the public and gives fans their first chance to interact with the team before the season officially kicks-off. Once doors open at 5 P.M., fans will have the chance to pick up their previously purchased ticket packages, take photos at the RiverKings photo booth, and play corn hole. Kids will have plenty of... Read More

SOUTHAVEN, Miss - The Mississippi RiverKings and Head Coach/Director of Hockey Operations Derek Landmesser have announced the signing of rookie of goaltender Jared Rutledge.   Rutledge, 23, begins his professional career after two seasons backstopping Aurora University of the NCHA. While playing for Aurora, Rutledge posted a 4.55 goals against average and .890 save percentage in 38 games.   The Chicago, IL, native played ten games for the University of Michigan before... Read More

PRESS RELEASE －  The Mississippi RiverKings released their Promotional Schedule for December on Thursday. The December portion of the RiverKings schedule boasts six home games, starting off with back-to-back games against the Roanoke Rail Yard Dawgs on December 1 and 2. The first Face Off Field Trip of the season arrives on Tuesday, December 12 when the Havoc visit Landers Center for a 10:30 A.M. puck drop. Specialty jerseys can be spotted on December 29 as part of the... Read More

SOUTHAVEN, Miss. – The Mississippi RiverKings and General Manager David Schmoll along with the Southern Professional Hockey League (SPHL) have announced a change to the 2017-2018 RiverKings regular season schedule. The planned home game for Friday, March 2, 2018, between the RiverKings and Macon Mayhem, has been moved to Tuesday, February 27, 2018. While the date was altered, the start time and location remain the same as previously scheduled, with puck drop at 7:00... Read More

SOUTHAVEN, Miss –  The RiverKings community efforts have reached full-swing over the last couple weeks, with plenty more in store for the immediate future. The Jr. StreetKings youth roller hockey league has needed to battle the elements and some remnants of Hurricane Harvey, but with seven games already in the books, the kids are in mid-season form. Three teams consisting of 9-10 players make up this season's league, with contests taking place every Monday, Tuesday and... Read More

PRESS RELEASE - The RiverKings and Head Coach/Director of Hockey Operations Derek Landmesser announced two upcoming exhibition games. The pair of games scheduled for October 13 and October 15, sees the RiverKings square up against the Huntsville Havoc, a rematch of last postseason's first-round battle. Beginning on the road at the Von Braun Center, the RiverKings will look to take down the Havoc; a team that boasted the highest scoring offense a season ago. Two days later, the... Read More