Bison Acquire Forward Matt Hubbarde

December 28, 2025 - Bloomington, Ill. - Bloomington Bison Head Coach and VP of Hockey Operations Philip Barski announced today that the team has acquired forward Matt Hubbarde from the Rapid City Rush in exchange for future considerations. Hubbarde, 25, has scored one goal and recorded five points in 21 games with the Rush after beginning the season with the Iowa Heartlanders. The 6-foot-1, 190-pound Pickering, Ontario, native played collegiate hockey at Dartmouth, Providence and the University of Alaska-Fair... Full Story

Weekend Bison Games Postponed

December 27, 2025 - Bloomington, Ill. - The Bloomington Bison announced today that the team's home games on Saturday, December 27 and Sunday, December 28 against the Iowa Heartlanders have been postponed due to the PHPA work stoppage. All tickets for postponed games will remain valid and no action is required from season ticket members at this time. For single-game purchasers, all tickets for these games can be exchanged for any future Bison home game this season. In addition, the SpongeBob theme night wil... Full Story

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. ... Full Story

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 Story

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• Bison Fall to Mavericks - Bloomington Bison (ECHL) December 14
• Bison Topple Mavericks - Bloomington Bison (ECHL) December 13
• Bison Top Fuel, 6-3 - Bloomington Bison (ECHL) December 12
• Bison Complete Comeback against Wings - Bloomington Bison (ECHL) December 10
• Jackson Scores Three, Bison Down Wings - Bloomington Bison (ECHL) December 6
• Bison Get Depth Scoring, Drop Close Game to Wings - Bloomington Bison (ECHL) December 5
• Bison Erase Multi-Goal Deficit, Defeat Walleye in Overtime - Bloomington Bison (ECHL) December 3
• Matsushima's Three Points Lead Bison over Heartlanders - Bloomington Bison (ECHL) November 30
• Bison Earn Point in Second-Straight Comeback Bid - Bloomington Bison (ECHL) November 28
• Bison Score Four Unanswered, Down Heartlanders in Overtime - Bloomington Bison (ECHL) November 26
• Former NHL Goaltender Garret Sparks Joins Bison as EBUG - Bloomington Bison (ECHL) November 25
• Bison Drop Spirited Bout in Fort Wayne - Bloomington Bison (ECHL) November 21
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December 27	ECHL	Iowa at Bloomington	Ppd.
December 26	ECHL	Bloomington at Iowa	Ppd.
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
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• Bison headed back to ice as ECHL strike appears near end - ECHL Bloomington Pantagraph (December 28)
• ECHL hockey players strike lasts about a day and a half - ECHL Cedar Rapids Gazette (December 28)
• Tentative deal reached in hockey players’ strike against ECHL - ECHL WEEK TV (December 28)
• ‘Hockey needs to be played’: Bloomington Bison fans, players react to union strike in ECHL labor dispute - ECHL WEEK TV (December 27)
• Iowa Heartlanders home game Friday postponed as ECHL hockey players go on strike - ECHL Cedar Rapids Gazette (December 27)
• How the ECHL strike unfolded, in league and union statements - ECHL Bloomington Pantagraph (December 27)
• Bloomington Bison postpone hockey game due to work stoppage - ECHL Bloomington Pantagraph (December 26)
• Bloomington Bison vs. Iowa Heartlanders postponed as ECHL players go on strike - ECHL WEEK TV (December 26)
• Bloomington Bison game postponed with ECHL players strike imminent - ECHL WGLT (December 26)
• 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)
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