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Bluey to Join Bison on Mystery Guest Night
December 22, 2025 - Bloomington, Ill. - Bloomington Bison President Andy Zilch announced today that Bluey will join the Bison on Mystery Guest Night on Sunday, January 18, 2026.
The beloved blue heeler from the Australian television franchise will be at Grossinger Motors Arena to meet and greet with fans and activities, including arts and crafts, will be on the concourse.
Meet and greet times with Bluey are scheduled for 2:30-3:00 p.m., 3:30-4 p.m., 4:30-5 p.m. and 5:30-6 p.m. inside the arena restaurant.
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Bison Lose to Wings
December 20, 2025 - Bloomington, Ill. - Dryden McKay made 26 saves and Brett Budgell scored his third shorthanded goal of the season but the Bloomington Bison fell 2-1 to the Kalamazoo Wings at Grossinger Motors Arena on Saturday evening.
With physical play mounting early, the first period ended up penalty-ridden with a combined 14 penalty minutes dished out and set the tone for the rest of the game. Bloomington's penalty kill went three-for-three and Kalamazoo was two-for-two, with the Bison taking further adva... Full StoryMore from the ECHL
Bison Stumble Against Wings
December 19, 2025 - Bloomington, Ill. - Eddie Matsushima scored on the power play and Lou-Félix Denis scored his fourth goal of the season but the Bloomington Bison fell 6-2 to the Kalamazoo Wings at Grossinger Motors Arena on Friday evening.
For the first time in five games, the Bison allowed the first goal of the game, and the Wings took advantage of extended puck possession to go up 1-0 at 13:04. Callum Tung had a strong first period, and helped the Bison build momentum but another last-minute goal stunn... Full StoryMore from the ECHL
Bison Fall to Komets
December 18, 2025 - Bloomington, Ill - Chongmin Lee scored in his return to Bloomington, but the Bloomington Bison fell 4-3 to the Fort Wayne Komets at Grossinger Motors Arena Wednesday evening.
After being outshot 4-0 in the first two minutes, the Bison took advantage of their first shot and continued their trend of scoring first in each game of the team's six-game homestand so far. Mark Kaleinikovas forced a giveaway in the neutral zone and sped past a flat-footed Komets defender before burying a backhand shot... Full StoryMore from the ECHL
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| December 20 | ECHL | Kalamazoo 2 at Bloomington 1 | Final |
| December 19 | ECHL | Kalamazoo 6 at Bloomington 2 | Final |
| December 17 | ECHL | Fort Wayne 4 at Bloomington 3 | Final |
| December 14 | ECHL | Kansas City 2 at Bloomington 1 | Final |
| December 13 | ECHL | Kansas City 2 at Bloomington 3 | Final (SO) |
| December 12 | ECHL | Indy 3 at Bloomington 6 | Final |
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Bloomington Sports Headlines
- Players said to be close to striking Bloomington Bison and other ECHL teams - ECHL WEEK TV (December 23)
- ECHL players, including the Bison, plan strike starting Friday - ECHL Bloomington Pantagraph (December 23)
- Barski blasts 'incredibly frustrating' icing call in loss to K-Wings - ECHL Bloomington Pantagraph (December 22)
- Bison captain says ECHL players seek fairness amid strike vote - ECHL Bloomington Pantagraph (December 22)
- Bison captain on upcoming break, recent highlights - ECHL Bloomington Pantagraph (December 21)
- Disputed icing, late power play sink Bison in loss to K-Wings - ECHL Bloomington Pantagraph (December 21)
- Barski discusses urgency, accountability after loss to K-Wings - ECHL Bloomington Pantagraph (December 21)
- Video: Bison and K-Wings trade chances in tight loss - ECHL Bloomington Pantagraph (December 21)
- Barski learns of ECHL strike authorization - ECHL Bloomington Pantagraph (December 20)
- Strike vote by ECHL players could stall Bison season - ECHL Bloomington Pantagraph (December 20)
- Short bench, costly mistakes sink Bison against K-Wings - ECHL Bloomington Pantagraph (December 20)
- Barski: Bison performance 'sloppy, unacceptable' in 6-2 loss - ECHL Bloomington Pantagraph (December 20)
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