Bloomington Bison
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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PHOTOS: 2024 ECHL All-Star Skills Competition and Awards – 01/15/2024
SAVANNAH, Ga- Monday evening the Savannah Ghost Pirates hosted the 2024 ECHL All-Star Classic. The Ghost Pirates team faced a team of All-Star players selected from other teams within the ECHL. During the intermissions there were Skills Competitions, for the Fastest Skater, Accuracy Shooting and the Hardest Shot. Click here to view the photo gallery […]
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PHOTOS: 2024 ECHL All-Star Classic – 01/15/2024
SAVANNAH, Ga – Monday evening the Savannah Ghost Pirates hosted the 2024 ECHL All-Star Classic. The Ghost Pirates team faced a team of All-Star players selected from other teams within the ECHL. In this exhibition game the All-Star team took a 18-11 victory. During the intermissions there were Skills Competitions, for the Fastest Skater, Accuracy […]
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