Bison Fall to Fuel

January 2, 2026 - Fishers, Ind. - The Bloomington Bison dropped a 5-0 loss to the Indy Fuel on Friday evening at the Fishers Event Center. After a relatively uneventful first two minutes and 22 seconds, Brenden Datema drew a slashing penalty and sent the Bison to the game's first powerplay. Bloomington recorded the first shots for either squad on the man advantage, and Shane Ott and Jonny Evans were both denied on Grade-A chances. Upon returning to even-strength play, Parker Gavlas blocked a cross-ice, two-on-... Full Story

Kaleinikovas, Bison Defeat Komets 4-3

December 31, 2025 - Fort Wayne, Ind. - Mark Kaleinikovas scored twice and multiple newly acquired Bison earned points as the Bloomington Bison defeated the Fort Wayne Komets 4-3 in a back-and-forth game at the Memorial Coliseum on Wednesday evening. Bloomington drew the first powerplay exactly three minutes into the game and tallied five of the first six shots of the contest, but the Komets struck first on the scoreboard. After the Bison mishandled the puck in neutral ice, Fort Wayne entered into the offensive z... Full Story

Bison Sign Forwards Mikhail Abramov and Griffen Fox

December 30, 2025 - Bloomington, Ill. - Bloomington Bison Head Coach and VP of Hockey Operations Phillip Barski announced today that the team has signed forwards Mikhail Abramov and Griffen Fox to standard player contracts. Abramov, 27, played 25 games with the VHL's Metallurg Novokuznetsk last season and has over six years of professional hockey experience between the VHL and the KHL, Russia's highest-level league. The 6-foot-1, 192-pound Neryungri, Russia, native has scored three goals and seven points in 3... Full Story

2025-26 ECHL Regular Season Resumes Tonight

December 30, 2025 - Bloomington, Ill. - The ECHL and the Professional Hockey Players' Association (PHPA) announced today that both parties have ratified an agreement on a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. With the agreement, the 2025-26 ECHL regular season resumes on Tuesday night. "This new agreement ratified by both the ECHL and the Professional Hockey Players' Association significantly increases player compensation, improves health and safety and delivers on new initiatives that are responsive to our pl... Full Story

• 2025-26 ECHL Regular Season Resumes Tonight - Bloomington Bison (ECHL) December 30
• Defenseman Cooper Moore Loaned to Bison - Bloomington Bison (ECHL) December 29
• Bison Acquire Forward Matt Hubbarde - Bloomington Bison (ECHL) December 28
• Weekend Bison Games Postponed - Bloomington Bison (ECHL) December 27
• Bluey to Join Bison on Mystery Guest Night - Bloomington Bison (ECHL) December 22
• Bison Lose to Wings - Bloomington Bison (ECHL) December 20
• Bison Stumble Against Wings - Bloomington Bison (ECHL) December 19
• Bison Fall to Komets - Bloomington Bison (ECHL) December 18
• 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
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January 4	ECHL	Bloomington at Toledo	5:15 p.m.
January 3	ECHL	Bloomington at Wheeling	7:10 p.m.
January 2	ECHL	Bloomington 0 at Indy 5	Final
December 31	ECHL	Bloomington 4 at Fort Wayne 3	Final
December 28	ECHL	Iowa at Bloomington	Ppd.
December 27	ECHL	Iowa at Bloomington	Ppd.
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• New-look Bison brace for brutal road stretch - ECHL Bloomington Pantagraph (January 2)
• Postgame blog: Komets late push not enough against Bison - ECHL Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (January 1)
• Three Stars: Wrapping up the Komets loss to Bloomington - ECHL Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (January 1)
• Komets give up two goals late in second, loss to Bloomington - ECHL Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (January 1)
• Pregame blog: Bloomington Bison (13-9-4) vs. Komets (16-6-4) - ECHL Fort Wayne Journal Gazette (January 1)
• Bison return from strike with reshaped roster, tough test ahead - ECHL Bloomington Pantagraph (December 30)
• Bloomington Bison season resumes as ECHL, PHPA ratifies CBA - ECHL WEEK TV (December 30)
• 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)
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