Carver Arena is a 11,433-seat multi-purpose arena in Peoria, Illinois. The arena opened in 1982. It is home to the Bradley University Braves basketball team and the Peoria Rivermen ice hockey team.. An arena is a circular or oval shaped public space (akin to a classical amphitheatre), designed to showcase theater, musical performances, or sporting events. ... Peoria is the largest city on the Illinois River and the county seat of Peoria County6, Illinois. ... 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January-February January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the British... Bradley University is a private, co-educational university located in Peoria, Illinois. ... Basketball Basketball is a ball sport in which two teams of five players each try to score points by throwing a ball through a hoop. ... A team is any group of people or animals linked in a common purpose. ... The Peoria Rivermen are a minor league hockey team in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL), and located in Peoria, Illinois. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ...