What league does Bloomington Bison play in?

Bloomington Bison play in the ECHL.

When was Bloomington Bison founded?

Bloomington Bison was founded in 2024 in Bloomington, IL, USA, USA.

Where is Bloomington Bison based?

Bloomington Bison is based in Bloomington, IL, USA.

Who is the head coach of Bloomington Bison?

The head coach of Bloomington Bison is Phillip Barski.

Who is the captain of Bloomington Bison?

The captain of Bloomington Bison is Eddie Matsushima.

What arena does Bloomington Bison play in?

Bloomington Bison play their home games at Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington, IL, USA.

Who is the general manager of Bloomington Bison?

The general manager of Bloomington Bison is Dan Larmer.

What are the team colors of Bloomington Bison?

The team colors of Bloomington Bison are Crystal Blue + Red + Black.

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2024-2025 Bloomington Bison Player Stats

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#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
ECHL
1.	Eddie Matsushima (C)	67	27	30	57	28	-2
2.	Chongmin Lee (RW/LW)	62	22	33	55	38	3
3.	Brett Budgell (LW/C)	47	15	22	37	20	0
4.	Jake Murray (D)	72	5	29	34	34	-6
5.	Carter Berger (D)	67	8	25	33	22	-7
6.	Connor Lockhart (C)	68	12	18	30	58	-21
7.	Blake McLaughlin (C)	29	10	12	22	12	-4
8.	Danny Katic (LW/RW)	24	13	8	21	32	-1
9.	Gavin Gould (C/LW)	42	5	15	20	25	1
10.	Ryan Siedem (D)	44	3	17	20	16	-5
11.	Josh Boyer (C)	48	11	7	18	38	4
12.	Patrick Bajkov (RW/LW)	26	8	7	15	16	2
13.	Sam Coatta (F)	20	5	7	12	2	-3
14.	Shane Ott (LW/RW)	14	0	12	12	2	2
15.	Jonny Evans (F)	30	2	9	11	16	-6
16.	Lou-Félix Denis (RW/LW)	18	6	4	10	33	-10
17.	Thomas Stewart (D)	45	5	5	10	16	0
18.	Kohei Sato (LW)	22	2	8	10	20	2
19.	Bryce Montgomery (D)	51	2	8	10	26	0
20.	Matt Staudacher (D)	39	1	8	9	27	2
21.	Maxim Barbashyov (LW/RW)	36	3	5	8	12	-1
22.	Jared Westcott (C/LW)	24	3	4	7	4	0
23.	Case McCarthy (D)	19	2	5	7	0	-2
24.	Linus Hemström (RW/C)	31	1	6	7	10	-10
25.	Dalton Duhart (C/LW)	31	1	6	7	23	-5
26.	Max Neill (LW)	32	5	0	5	71	-8
27.	P.J. Fletcher (C/RW)	22	1	3	4	4	-1
28.	Patriks Marcinkevics (F)	5	2	1	3	0	-2
29.	Sahil Panwar (C/LW)	15	1	2	3	6	-7
30.	Dustin Manz (C/RW)	19	1	2	3	13	-2
31.	Jackson Leppard (LW/C)	23	1	2	3	31	-5
32.	Zack Hoffman (D)	17	0	3	3	9	-1
33.	Renat Dadadzhanov (D)	19	0	2	2	24	-4
34.	Chase Pauls (D)	25	0	2	2	8	-5
35.	Sam Sternschein (LW)	4	1	0	1	2	1
36.	Andrei Bakanov (LW/RW)	9	1	0	1	7	-7
37.	Mitchell Smith (D)	16	1	0	1	2	-8
38.	Jamie Engelbert (C/LW)	2	0	1	1	0	1
39.	Carson Kosobud (D)	3	0	1	1	2	0
40.	Chandler Romeo (D)	5	0	1	1	2	-2
41.	Austin Heidemann (F)	5	0	1	1	2	0
42.	Jack Robilotti (D)	8	0	1	1	2	-5
43.	Joe Widmar (C/RW)	13	0	1	1	2	-7
44.	Mikael Robidoux (RW/LW)	13	0	1	1	36	-7
45.	Noah Dorey (D)	1	0	0	0	0	0
46.	C.J. Valerian (D)	1	0	0	0	0	1
47.	Brandon Yeamans (C/RW)	1	0	0	0	0	-1
48.	Garrett Devine (F)	2	0	0	0	0	0
49.	Marko Jakovljevic (D)	2	0	0	0	0	-2
50.	Colton Kalezic (C)	2	0	0	0	2	0
51.	Evan Stella (D)	4	0	0	0	0	-1
52.	Mitch Walinski (F)	5	0	0	0	0	-4
53.	Mason Emoff (F)	7	0	0	0	0	0
54.	Chase Spencer (D)	9	0	0	0	6	1
55.	Jackson Stewart (LW/RW)	17	0	0	0	27	-3

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS
ECHL
1.	Mark Sinclair (G)	21	2.13	.929	10	6	2	1	1182:01	553
2.	Yaniv Perets (G)	27	2.59	.921	12	12	1	3	1530:00	766
3.	Dryden McKay (G)	7	2.77	.919	3	4	0	0	390:27	203
4.	Kasimir Kaskisuo (G)	10	3.30	.911	3	4	2	0	527:16	298
5.	Brian Wilson (G)	3	2.97	.910	1	1	0	0	121:17	61
6.	Hugo Ollas (G)	11	3.18	.888	2	7	1	0	528:00	223
7.	Ruslan Khazheyev (G)	1	6.65	.800	0	1	0	0	27:03	12
8.	Cole Ceci (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
9.	Jason Proot (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
10.	Dave DeSander (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2024-2025 Bloomington Bison Staff

GM/Head CoachPhillip Barski
Asst. CoachJesse Messier
Asst. General ManagerDan Larmer
Asst. Equipment ManagerAustin Roots-MacKay
CEOLarry McQueary
Dir. of BroadcastingAndy Zilch
Dir. of Game OperationsDavid Galli
Dir. of Media RelationsAndy Zilch
Franchise OwnerJim Hallett
Head Athletic TrainerMatt Borucki
Head Equipment ManagerJosh Pentico
PresidentLarry McQueary
Strength & Conditioning CoachJesse Cook

Team Staff History

2024-2025 Bloomington Bison Captains

"C"

Eddie Matsushima

"A"

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Stories

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2024-2025 Bloomington Bison Demographics

Bloomington Bison Facts

Plays in: ECHL
Team Colors: Crystal Blue + Red + Black
Town: Bloomington, IL, USA Map
Founded: 2024

2024-2025 Bloomington Bison Roster Facts

Nationalities

30 players
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Experience

Bloomington Bison: 1 362 GP
NHL: 4 GP
SHL: 63 GP
HockeyAllsvenskan: 51 GP
Liiga: 6 GP
KHL: 56 GP
AHL: 414 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Manitoba Moose (AHL)
Winnipeg Jets (NHL)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Grossinger Motors Arena
Location: Bloomington, IL, USA
Capacity: 6 000
Construction Year: 2006

A photo of arena: Grossinger Motors Arena

Bloomington Bison Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
05/03/2026 09:15 PM UTC	Toledo Walleye	Bloomington Bison	6 - 2	ECHL
05/01/2026 12:00 AM UTC	Bloomington Bison	Toledo Walleye	2 - 1	ECHL
04/30/2026 12:00 AM UTC	Bloomington Bison	Toledo Walleye	5 - 3	ECHL
04/28/2026 12:00 AM UTC	Bloomington Bison	Toledo Walleye	3 - 6	ECHL
04/25/2026 11:15 PM UTC	Toledo Walleye	Bloomington Bison	4 - 3	ECHL

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Rinat Valiyev (D)

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09/07/2026

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Brandon Yeamans (F)

Leaving forJacksonville Icemen

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08/31/2026

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Chongmin Lee (F)

Joining fromCleveland Monsters

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08/26/2026

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Yu Chan Kong (D)

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08/25/2026

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Eddie Matsushima (F)

Leaving forSavannah Ghost Pirates

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08/20/2026

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Markus Røhnebæk Stensrud (G)

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Ilya Tsulygin (F)

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Bloomington Bison History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	ECHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2025-2026	ECHL	72	37	30	-	-	5	224	219	79	1.1	3	Division Semifinal loss
2024-2025	ECHL	72	31	35	-	-	6	187	210	68	0.94	7	Did not make playoffs

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Danny Katic (F)	2026-2027	HC Plzeň	Champions HL	2	2	0	2	2
2.	Jacob Böll (D)	2026-2027	Sønderjyske	Metal Ligaen	2	0	0	0	2
3.	Evan Stella (D)	2026-2027	HC Olomouc	Extraliga	-	-	-	-	-
4.	Noah Kane (F)	2026-2027	Lindau Islanders	Oberliga	-	-	-	-	-
5.	Kohei Sato (F)	2026-2027	Briançon	Ligue Magnus	-	-	-	-	-
6.	Carter Berger (D)	2026-2027	Leksands IF	HockeyAllsvenskan	-	-	-	-	-
7.	Jamie Engelbert (F)	2026-2027	Rockford IceHogs	AHL	-	-	-	-	-
8.	Riku Ishida (D)	2026-2027	Marseille	Ligue Magnus	-	-	-	-	-
9.	Bryce Montgomery (D)	2026-2027	Chicago Wolves	AHL	-	-	-	-	-
10.	Case McCarthy (D)	2026-2027	Stavanger Oilers	EHL	-	-	-	-	-

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	185 lbs	24.57
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	192 lbs	26.57
2024-2025	View Roster	6'1"	192 lbs	25.51

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Eddie Matsushima (F)	123	45	52	97
2.	Chongmin Lee (F)	102	31	56	87
3.	Nikita Sedov (D)	68	13	46	59
4.	Brett Budgell (F)	72	22	36	58
5.	Shane Ott (F)	83	13	45	58

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Eddie Matsushima (F)	123	45	52	97
2.	Chongmin Lee (F)	102	31	56	87
3.	Brett Budgell (F)	72	22	36	58
4.	Lou-Félix Denis (F)	88	21	19	40
5.	Kyle Jackson (F)	38	17	27	44

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Chongmin Lee (F)	102	31	56	87
2.	Eddie Matsushima (F)	123	45	52	97
3.	Nikita Sedov (D)	68	13	46	59
4.	Shane Ott (F)	83	13	45	58
5.	Brett Budgell (F)	72	22	36	58

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Mikael Robidoux (F)	58	2	11	171
2.	Brandon Yeamans (F)	64	4	8	119
3.	Lou-Félix Denis (F)	88	21	40	104
4.	Brenden Datema (D)	65	4	16	89
5.	Max Neill (F)	34	5	5	71

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Eddie Matsushima (F)	123	45	52	97
2.	Chongmin Lee (F)	102	31	56	87
3.	Lou-Félix Denis (F)	88	21	19	40
4.	Shane Ott (F)	83	13	45	58
5.	Brett Budgell (F)	72	22	36	58

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Deni Goure (F)	18	8	22	1.22
2.	Grant Porter (F)	16	6	19	1.19
3.	Kyle Jackson (F)	38	17	44	1.16
4.	Danny Katic (F)	24	13	21	0.88
5.	Nikita Sedov (D)	68	13	59	0.87

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Nikita Sedov (D)	2025-2026	68	13	59
2.	Eddie Matsushima (F)	2024-2025	67	27	57
3.	Chongmin Lee (F)	2024-2025	62	22	55
4.	Shane Ott (F)	2025-2026	69	13	46
5.	Kyle Jackson (F)	2025-2026	38	17	44

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Eddie Matsushima (F)	2024-2025	67	27	57
2.	Chongmin Lee (F)	2024-2025	62	22	55
3.	Eddie Matsushima (F)	2025-2026	56	18	40
4.	Kyle Jackson (F)	2025-2026	38	17	44
5.	Sullivan Mack (F)	2025-2026	52	17	38

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Nikita Sedov (D)	2025-2026	68	46	59
2.	Chongmin Lee (F)	2024-2025	62	33	55
3.	Shane Ott (F)	2025-2026	69	33	46
4.	Eddie Matsushima (F)	2024-2025	67	30	57
5.	Jake Murray (D)	2024-2025	72	29	34

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Mikael Robidoux (F)	2025-2026	45	10	135
2.	Brandon Yeamans (F)	2025-2026	63	8	119
3.	Brenden Datema (D)	2025-2026	65	16	89
4.	Lou-Félix Denis (F)	2025-2026	70	30	71
5.	Max Neill (F)	2024-2025	32	5	71