Bloomington Bison

ECHL: Bloomington Bison Enter Second NHL Agreement

he good news keeps coming for the Bloomington Bison. In a press release today, it was announced that the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes have entered into a working agreement with the Bloomington Bison. This agreement is in addition to the Bison’s official affiliation with another NHL club. As reported at the end of May during a […]

ECHL: Bloomington Bison Provide Tryout Deal to Rivermen Rookie

There is no denying that when the Bloomington Bison announced their expansion into the ECHL, many hockey fans in the area wondered if they would see any movement of players from the nearby SPHL franchise, the Peoria Rivermen, to Bloomington. Today, it was announced that Peoria Rivermen rookie standout winger Mike Gelatt has signed an […]

ECHL Board Of Governors Recap and Rule Changes For the 2024-25 Season

The ECHL recently had its Summer Meetings and the Board of Governors last week in Las Vegas, Nevada, and earlier this afternoon, the league announced two new changes for the league heading into the 2024-25 season as well as Utah Grizzlies CEO Kevin Bruder being re-elected as the Chairman of the Board for the fourth […]

ECHL: Bloomington Bison Add Assistant Coach

After announcing their NHL Affiliate and Head Coach last week, the excitement has yet to slow down in Bloomington. Prior to their schedule release, the Bison announced another hire to their coaching staff, Jesse Messier. Related Post: Bloomington Bison Announce Affiliation with NY Rangers & New Head Coach “We knew when we had hired Jesse, […]

ECHL: Toledo Walleye Announce 2024-25 Schedule

Today, the Toledo Walleye announced their 2024-25 schedule for the upcoming season, and they have a rough start, playing their first five games on the road. The first home game for the Walleye is November 1st against the Wheeling Nailers, the same team they swept in this year’s playoffs. The season schedule has Toledo opening […]

Bloomington Bison Announce Affiliation with NY Rangers & New Head Coach

If you’re a hockey fan in Central Illinois, there’s a good chance your NHL allegiance lies either with the Chicago Blackhawks or the St. Louis Blues. From Bloomington, the United Center is just shy of two hours and twenty minutes (135 miles) away, and the Enterprise Center in St. Louis is just over two hours […]

ECHL: Could Bloomington Be a Perfect Fit for the Toronto Maple Leafs?

The Maple Leafs recently lost the Newfoundland Growlers this season as the team ended up folding with less than two weeks to go, and all the players that were on AHL deals were sent up to the Marlies; all their ECHL contracted players became unrestricted free agents. The Maple Leafs now had to figure out […]

ECHL: NHL Teams Without An ECHL Affiliate

With two new teams on the horizon for the ECHL, Bloomington Bison and Tahoe Knight Monsters, it leaves those in the hockey world, wondering, who are the NHL affiliates of these two teams? Here is the thing, five teams in the NHL DO NOT have an ECHL affiliate. Having an NHL affiliate helps those teams […]

ECHL: Bloomington Bison Hire VP of Operations

The Bloomington Bison has hired a Vice President of Operations. In a short video posted on the Indy Fuel’s Facebook and Twitter accounts Wednesday morning, Emcee of the Fuel, Scott Alan, announced he will not be joining the Fuel next year as they move to their new space in Fishers, IN. Instead, the Hallet Sports […]

ECHL and FloSports Announce Multi-Year Agreement

The ECHL and FloSports have announced a multi-year extension to extend the media partnership between the two sides. The ECHL and FloHockey partnered in September 2020 as FloSports expanded into professional hockey. FloHockey has been the exclusive broadcast partner of the ECHL for the last three seasons, streaming more than 1,000 ECHL games each season. […]