Matsushima Returns to Bison for 2025-26 Season

July 21, 2025 - Bloomington, Ill. - Bloomington Bison Head Coach, Phillip Barski, announced today that the team has signed forward Eddie Matsushima to an ECHL standard player contract. Matsushima, 31, was named the first captain in franchise history on October 17, 2024. He led all Bison players last season with 27 goals, 57 points, and 190 shots in 67 games played. The Verona, Wisconsin native also led all Bison players with 16 multi-point games and was tied for the team lead for the longest point streak ... Full Story

Bison Ink Josh Boyer for 2025-26 Season

July 16, 2025 - Bloomington, Ill. - Bloomington Bison Head Coach, Phillip Barski, announced today the team has signed forward Josh Boyer to an ECHL standard player contract. Boyer, 25, was acquired from the Atlanta Gladiators on December 3. He tallied 18 points (11g, 7a) and 38 penalty minutes in 48 games with the Bison. Boyer has the longest goal streak in team history tallying a goal in four straight games from December 29 to January 8. With the Gladiators last season, he appeared in 11 games registering f... Full Story

Bison Bring Back Kohei Sato

July 10, 2025 - Bloomington, Ill. - Bloomington Bison Head Coach, Phillip Barski, announced today that the team has signed forward Kohei Sato to an ECHL standard player contract. Sato, 28, appeared in 22 games with the Bison last season collecting 10 points (2g, 8a) with 20 penalty minutes. He was acquired on January 22 from the Orlando Solar Bears where he skated in 10 games posting two points (one goal, one assist) and nine penalty minutes. The Nishitokio, Japan native played with the Belfast Giants of ... Full Story

Bison Announce Qualifying Offers

July 8, 2025 - Bloomington, Ill. - Bloomington Bison General Manager and Head Coach, Phillip Barski, announced today the team's qualifying offers. The Qualifying Offers are as follows: FORWARDS (5): Chongmin Lee, Brandon Yeamans, Mikael Robidoux, Brett Budgell, Connor Lockhart DEFENSEMAN (1): Zack Hoffman GOALTENDER (1): Mark Sinclair Each team was entitled to reserve the rights to a maximum of eight qualified players. Of the eight qualified players, no more than four could be veterans (260 regu... Full Story

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• Bison re-sign captain Eddie Matsushima: 6 things to know - ECHL Bloomington Pantagraph (July 22)
• Bloomington Bison center Josh Boyer to return for upcoming season - ECHL Bloomington Pantagraph (July 19)
• Winger Kohei Sato is coming back to the Bloomington Bison - ECHL Bloomington Pantagraph (July 11)
• Bison announce first player signing for next season's roster - ECHL Bloomington Pantagraph (July 4)
• Which Bloomington Bison players could be back next year? Team releases protected list - ECHL Bloomington Pantagraph (June 9)
• Bloomington Bison: Highlights of next season's 72-game schedule - ECHL Bloomington Pantagraph (May 16)
• For Bison fans, new president is a familiar face — or voice - ECHL Bloomington Pantagraph (April 22)
• Column: Bison 'just getting started' after memorable first season in Bloomington - ECHL Bloomington Pantagraph (April 20)
• Bloomington Bison end season with wins in fan attendance, city revenue - ECHL WEEK TV (April 17)
• Chaotic third period sees Komets blow lead against Bison - ECHL Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (April 14)
• Pregame blog: Bloomington (30-35-6) at Komets (41-22-8) - ECHL Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (April 13)
• Zach Jordan scores in return as Komets best Bloomington - ECHL Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (April 13)
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