Bloomington Bison

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. […]

ECHL Important Summer Dates

It’s that time of year in the ECHL to look at certain dates and times for events that are critical to the opening night roster come October. June of 2024 June 8th – Protected Lists are due by 3 pm Eastern- ECHL Teams are allowed to protect as many players as they would like to, bearing […]

ECHL: Bloomington Bison Having Early Success

When the ECHL first announced the return of professional hockey to Bloomington, Illinois, local fanbases were skeptical. After having a handful of professional teams in the market before them, the Bison set out to accomplish long-term success in Illinois. In a recent media release, the Bison announced they’ve received 624 deposits on season ticket packages […]

Bloomington ECHL Team Reveals Name and Logo

In a press conference this morning, the ECHL’s newest expansion team announced their name and logo as they will be the Bloomington Bison. The logo consists of Bison holding a hockey stick with red eyes as the Bison also wearing a top hat and. Bloomington has decided to use baby blue as their main colors. […]