The Peoria Prancers, what an..."interesting" name. With the logo they had, couldn't the team name have been something like, I don't know, Stags or Bucks or even Chargers (see, it's charging...)? I'm sure fans of the other IHL teams at the time had some fun with this nickname. 1983-84 Regular Season--Opponent Unknown The Peoria Prancers joined the IHL as an expansion franchise for the 1982-83 season. The Prancers were owned by Ken Wilson and played at the recently opened Carver Arena. In their first season, Peoria was dead last in the IHL. Their miserable 25-47-10 record was nine points behind the next two worst teams (Muskegon and Saginaw). The Prancers went through three different coaches in that forgettable first season. In Year Two, Peoria hired Pat Kelly as Head Coach. Wilson returned as General Manager. The Prancers had three NHL affiliates in 1983-84: Calgary, Chicago and the New York Rangers. Th...