Peoria Rivermen rookie center shines as SPHL Player of the Week

PEORIA — Will Redick scored his first two professional goals on Friday to lead the Peoria Rivermen to a victory over Pee Dee at Carver Arena.The rookie center added another first on Tuesday, when he was named SPHL Player of the Week.Redick, 24, scored two goals and added two assists in Peoria's only game of the awards time period.The 5-foot-10, 180-pounder from Wasaga Beach, Ontario, played the last four seasons at NCAA Div.-III Plymouth State University before turning pro with the Rivermen for the 2026-27 season.He notched 72 goals plus 85 assists in 97 career collegiate games. Reddick scored 27 goals in 27 games as a sophomore to lead all of NCAA Div.-III in scoring, and he added 31 assists for a national-best 2.15 points per game.The Rivermen resume action with a three-game weekend starting Friday at Evansville. They will host the two-time defending SPHL champions in a rematch on Saturday, and host Pee Dee on Sunday.More: A look at 2 trades, 2 IR moves, 1 suspension and 16 ex-Rivermen players around the SPHLThis article originally appeared on Journal Star: Peoria Rivermen rookie center shines as SPHL Player of the Week