14 players in and out of the picture for the Peoria Rivermen as SPHL camp continues
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PEORIA — The Canadian Seven have arrived in Peoria.
The Peoria Rivermen welcomed their seven Canadian-born players Monday who were temporarily stopped at the U.S.-Canada border last week due to immigration paperwork issues.
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They joined the SPHL team's training camp Monday at Owens Center, as the 2026-27 season opens on Saturday at Quad City.
Defenseman Pearce Baker, winger-defenseman Braydon Barker, goaltender Nick Latinovich, forward Will Redick, defenseman Brendan Boyce, winger Daniel Chartrand and forward Brandon Della Paolera all arrived Monday to join the team.
Farewell, for now
Rivermen goaltender and reigning SPHL Goaltender of the Year Jack Bostedt has retired.
He reportedly has earned a full-time job in banking risk management for a firm in Wisconsin.
Three more players from the Rivermen 2025-26 team that went to the SPHL President's Cup Finals have been released by their ECHL camp teams.
The Indy Fuel let go of defenseman Mike Ferrandino.
New Mexico cut forward Connor Szmul.
And center Dylan Massie, who finished last season with ECHL Iowa, has been released by ECHL Trenton.
Could any of them find their way to the Rivermen? Sure. But first another ECHL team could pick them up on waivers, and they'll also likely explore options in Europe, too.
River Readings
The Rivermen got key defenseman Kylar Fenton back from ECHL Norfolk on Monday. ... The Rivermen also got T.J. Koufis back from ECHL Bloomington. ... The Rivermen released goaltender Nick Grabko on Monday.
Dave Eminian is the Journal Star sports editor. He has covered the Rivermen for 42 seasons. Reach him via email at [email protected] and follow him on X @icetimecleve.
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