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 […]
It was the first-ever meeting between the Bloomington Bison and the Cincinnati Cyclones on Friday night at Heritage Bank Center, where “Shutout the Hate” night was celebrated. It was wonderful to see the LGBTQ community honored in a packed HBC full of Cyclones fans, demonstrating that #HockeyIsForEveryone. The Cyclones wore their annual Pride jerseys, looking […]
With the Kelly Cup Finals underway, the ECHL community is counting down the days to puck drop in October for the 2024-25 season. The Wheeling Nailers announced their schedule for the upcoming season as well as their conference and division realignment. With the expansion of the Bloomington Bison heading to the Western Conference’s Central Division […]
The South Carolina Stingrays have announced that they have sent forwards Jonny Evans and Jackson Leppard to the Bloomington Bison in exchange for future considerations. In a separate trade, they sent the rights to defenseman Bryce Montgomery to Bloomington also for future considerations. This is a massive trade for the Bison, as all three of […]
Coralville, Iowa- As many Iowans and Heartlanders fans may know, Iowa City and Coralville are very busy places, with Xtream Arena being no exception. The arena hosts concerts, High School sports, AHL preseason games, college wrestling tournaments, and University of Iowa Hawkeye Volleyball and Gymnastics. Soon, the Coralville Chaos, an indoor football team, will be […]
The Toledo Walleye will be celebrating an anniversary when the 2024-25 season opens on Saturday, October 19 on the road against the ECHL’s newest franchise, the Bloomington Bison. This will mark 10th anniversary of their most successful season in the league as the Walleye. Toledo had a bit of everything that season and it showed […]
Yesterday afternoon, the ECHL released the upcoming schedule for the 2024-2025 season, which includes the Utah Grizzlies. When the NHL team in Utah was announced, there was speculation that the Grizzlies would join the AHL. However, that is not the case, as the Grizzlies will play all 72 games in the ECHL this season against […]
As September comes and goes, hockey season is just around the corner. Rookie camps are starting and preseason NHL games are next. As teams fill their rosters out and the temperature drops, teams are thinking of fun, interesting, new, and/or classic ways to fill the stands. With that being said, the Iowa Heartlanders have announced […]
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 […]
The ECHL Department of Players Safety has announced that Bloomington Bison forward Jackson Leppard has been suspended seven additional games for his actions during Bloomington’s game on December 29th vs Kalamazoo Wings following his hearing with the Department of Players Safety. He already missed Bloomington’s game on New Year’s Eve vs Fort Wayne Komets, but […]
