Trudel has been a part of the Peoria hockey community for decades ... in his final two games and led the team to the President’s Cup championship Sunday night. He scored the first and fourth ...

So there he was Sunday, skating the President’s Cup trophy ... for this championship season. Trudel just finished his rookie season. All three are products of Peoria youth hockey.

Despite this, reigning SPHL champion Peoria ... in the last seven days. Peoria also has veteran goaltender Nick Latinovich, who led them to the SPHL President's Cup last spring.

Tuesday, three of the Peoria Jr. Mustang teams (12U, 14U & 16U) played at the Chicago United Center and all three won their Championship game in the Northern Illinois Hockey League (NIHL) Blackhawks ...