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.

What are the team colors of Bloomington Bison?

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

Bloomington Bison

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2025-2026

2025-2026 Season

Bloomington Bison were 37-30-5 in the 2025-26 ECHL season with 79 points, 3rd in the Western Conference: Central Division and 13th overall.

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2025-2026 Bloomington Bison Player Stats

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Bloomington Bison — 2025-2026 Skater Stats
#	N	Skater	Regular Season						Postseason
#	N	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-
ECHL
1.		Nikita Sedov (D)	68	13	46	59	22	29	6	1	2	3	2	-8
2.		Shane Ott (LW/RW)	69	13	33	46	25	-19	6	3	1	4	2	4
3.		Kyle Jackson (C)	38	17	27	44	12	4	6	0	5	5	4	-1
4.		Eddie Matsushima (C)	56	18	22	40	26	5	6	0	2	2	0	-5
5.		Sullivan Mack (C/LW)	52	17	21	38	8	27
6.		Mark Kaleinikovas (LW/RW)	56	14	18	32	40	1	3	1	0	1	0	2
7.		Chongmin Lee (RW/LW)	40	9	23	32	30	0	6	2	1	3	11	-3
8.		Lou-Félix Denis (RW/LW)	70	15	15	30	71	-8	6	0	1	1	9	-4
9.		Riku Ishida (D)	59	11	15	26	23	-13	6	0	1	1	2	0
10.		Deni Goure (C/W)	18	8	14	22	6	13	6	2	6	8	0	1
11.		Brett Budgell (LW/C)	25	7	14	21	12	-3
12.		Ayden MacDonald (F)	55	10	9	19	44	-12	6	2	1	3	10	-3
13.		Parker Gavlas (D)	65	10	9	19	60	8	6	0	1	1	10	-4
14.		Grant Porter (F)	16	6	13	19	2	12	6	3	3	6	0	0
15.		Mikhail Abramov (RW/LW)	44	8	9	17	4	0	5	0	1	1	0	-5
16.		Zakary Karpa (C/LW)	34	7	10	17	17	10	6	0	1	1	21	-5
17.		Brenden Datema (D)	65	4	12	16	89	19	5	1	1	2	0	-2
18.		Cullen Ferguson (D)	65	1	12	13	36	3	1	0	0	0	2	-1
19.		Chris Ortiz (D)	20	2	10	12	16	0
20.		Daniel Tedesco (LW/C)	19	4	7	11	16	-1
21.		Mikael Robidoux (RW/LW)	45	2	8	10	135	-2
22.		Parker Lindauer (F)	12	4	5	9	4	7	2	0	0	0	2	-3
23.		Brandon Yeamans (C/RW)	63	4	4	8	119	-6	3	0	0	0	7	-1
24.		Brad Morrison (C/LW)	24	3	5	8	17	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
25.		Seung Jae Lee (D)	46	3	5	8	14	-2	5	0	0	0	0	-2
26.		Jonny Evans (F)	21	2	3	5	4	-3
27.		Ilya Tsulygin (F)	19	0	5	5	2	-6
28.		Matt Hubbarde (C)	20	2	2	4	2	-5
29.		Jesper Solomon Frisell (D)	29	2	1	3	8	-1
30.		Kylor Wall (D)	6	1	2	3	9	0
31.		Zach Faremouth (C/RW)	17	1	2	3	6	-2	4	0	0	0	2	-2
32.		Kohei Sato (LW)	8	1	1	2	16	-3
33.		Cooper Moore (D)	5	0	2	2	4	0	6	1	0	1	23	2
34.		Griffen Fox (C/W)	8	1	0	1	2	-2
35.		Tanner Schachle (LW)	7	0	1	1	8	-3
36.		Ivan Chukarov (D)	8	0	1	1	2	-8
37.		Mason Wheeler (D)	0	0	0	0	0	-	1	0	0	0	0	-1
38.		Noah Kane (C/LW)	1	0	0	0	0	-1
39.		Max Neill (LW)	2	0	0	0	0	-1
40.		Theo Calvas (D)	7	0	0	0	0	-3
41.		Jacob Böll (D)	11	0	0	0	7	-2

Bloomington Bison — 2025-2026 Goalie Stats
#	N	Goalie	Regular Season									Postseason
#	N	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
ECHL
1.		Dryden McKay (G)	41	2.52	.918	24	16	1	4	2404:08	1134	6	3.34	.904
2.		Callum Tung (G)	19	3.10	.907	8	9	2	1	1045:45	528	2	4.46	.875
3.		Hugo Ollas (G)	18	3.01	.896	5	4	2	0	837:23	360
4.		Jake Barczewski (G)	1	5.12	.848	0	1	0	0	58:39	28
5.		Garret Sparks (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
6.		Dominic Basse (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
7.		Alex Proctor (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

2025-2026 Bloomington Bison Staff

Head CoachPhillip Barski
Asst. CoachJesse Messier
BroadcasterErik Konwinski
Dir. of Game OperationsDavid Galli
Dir. of ScoutingDan Larmer
Franchise OwnerJim Hallett
Head Athletic TrainerMatt Borucki
Head Equipment ManagerJosh Pentico
Media ManagerErik Konwinski
PresidentAndy Zilch
Strength & Conditioning CoachBob Buckland
Strength & Conditioning CoachChad Letterle
Video CoachParsa Monsef
VP. of Hockey OperationsPhillip Barski

Team Staff History

2025-2026 Bloomington Bison Captains

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Eddie Matsushima

"A"

Team Captaincy History

Stories

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2025-2026 Bloomington Bison Demographics

Bloomington Bison Facts

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

2025-2026 Bloomington Bison Roster Facts

Nationalities

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Experience

Bloomington Bison: 1 696 GP
NHL: 40 GP
SHL: 3 GP
KHL: 253 GP
AHL: 456 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

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Bloomington Bison Games

Bloomington Bison — 2025-2026 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
11/15/2026 04:00 PM GMT-6	Bloomington Bison	Wheeling Nailers	-	ECHL
11/14/2026 07:00 PM GMT-6	Bloomington Bison	Cincinnati Cyclones	-	ECHL
11/07/2026 04:05 PM GMT-5	Cincinnati Cyclones	Bloomington Bison	4 - 3 (OT 61:18)	ECHL
11/06/2026 07:35 PM GMT-5	Fort Wayne Komets	Bloomington Bison	4 - 5 (SO)	ECHL
10/31/2026 07:00 PM GMT-4	Kalamazoo Wings	Bloomington Bison	3 - 2 (SO)	ECHL

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Latest Transactions

Bloomington Bison — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
11/03/2026	Loan	joining	Seth Bernard (F)	Evansville Thunderbolts	Details
10/21/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Rinat Valiyev (D)	Unknown	Details
10/19/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Parker Lindauer (F)	Greensboro Gargoyles	Details
10/16/2026	Confirmed	joining	Greg Smith (F)	Toledo Walleye	Details
10/13/2026	Up/Down	joining	Evan Nause (D)	Manitoba Moose	Details
10/13/2026	Up/Down	joining	Michael Milne (F)	Manitoba Moose	Details
10/13/2026	Up/Down	joining	Isaac Poulter (G)	Manitoba Moose	Details
10/12/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Ryan Taylor (F)	Unknown	Details

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Bloomington Bison History and Standings

Bloomington Bison — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	ECHL	7	5	0	-	-	2	26	20	12	1.71	3	-
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

Bloomington Bison — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Mitch Walinski (F)	2026-2027	EV Dingolfing	Regionalliga	7	14	5	19	14
2.	Mark Kaleinikovas (F)	2026-2027	Rostock Piranhas	Oberliga	12	7	11	18	10
3.	Ilya Tsulygin (F)	2026-2027	DEAC	Erste Liga	14	7	11	18	14
4.	Ivan Chukarov (D)	2026-2027	Eisadler Dortmund	Regionalliga	5	6	11	17	2
5.	Sahil Panwar (F)	2026-2027	Cincinnati Cyclones	ECHL	9	6	10	16	20
6.	Blake McLaughlin (F)	2026-2027	Milano Hockey Club	ICEHL	18	7	8	15	6
7.	Noah Kane (F)	2026-2027	Lindau Islanders	Oberliga	15	8	5	13	9
8.	Patriks Marcinkevics (F)	2026-2027	Blue Ridge Bobcats	FPHL	6	7	6	13	19
9.	Parker Gavlas (D)	2026-2027	Esbjerg Energy	Metal Ligaen	15	2	10	12	18
10.	Riku Ishida (D)	2026-2027	Marseille	Ligue Magnus	15	1	11	12	8

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Bloomington Bison — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'1"	185 lbs	24.38
2025-2026	View Roster	6'1"	194 lbs	26.68
2024-2025	View Roster	6'1"	192 lbs	25.65

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

Bloomington Bison — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Eddie Matsushima (F)	123	45	52	97
2.	Chongmin Lee (F)	107	33	58	91
3.	Nikita Sedov (D)	75	15	50	65
4.	Brett Budgell (F)	72	22	36	58
5.	Shane Ott (F)	83	13	45	58

Franchise All-Time Goals

Bloomington Bison — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Eddie Matsushima (F)	123	45	52	97
2.	Chongmin Lee (F)	107	33	58	91
3.	Brett Budgell (F)	72	22	36	58
4.	Lou-Félix Denis (F)	95	22	21	43
5.	Kyle Jackson (F)	38	17	27	44

Franchise All-Time Assists

Bloomington Bison — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Chongmin Lee (F)	107	33	58	91
2.	Eddie Matsushima (F)	123	45	52	97
3.	Nikita Sedov (D)	75	15	50	65
4.	Shane Ott (F)	83	13	45	58
5.	Brett Budgell (F)	72	22	36	58

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Bloomington Bison — 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)	95	22	43	113
4.	Brenden Datema (D)	72	4	17	91
5.	Chongmin Lee (F)	107	33	91	72

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Bloomington Bison — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Eddie Matsushima (F)	123	45	52	97
2.	Chongmin Lee (F)	107	33	58	91
3.	Lou-Félix Denis (F)	95	22	21	43
4.	Shane Ott (F)	83	13	45	58
5.	Nikita Sedov (D)	75	15	50	65

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Bloomington Bison — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Deni Goure (F)	25	12	31	1.24
2.	Michael Milne (F)	6	3	7	1.17
3.	Kyle Jackson (F)	38	17	44	1.16
4.	Grant Porter (F)	23	10	26	1.13
5.	Evan Nause (D)	2	0	2	1.00

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Bloomington Bison — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Nikita Sedov (D)	2025-2026	ECHL	68	13	46	59	0.87	22
2.	Eddie Matsushima (F)	2024-2025	ECHL	67	27	30	57	0.85	28
3.	Chongmin Lee (F)	2024-2025	ECHL	62	22	33	55	0.89	38
4.	Shane Ott (F)	2025-2026	ECHL	69	13	33	46	0.67	25
5.	Kyle Jackson (F)	2025-2026	ECHL	38	17	27	44	1.16	12

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Bloomington Bison — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Eddie Matsushima (F)	2024-2025	ECHL	67	27	30	57	0.85	28
2.	Chongmin Lee (F)	2024-2025	ECHL	62	22	33	55	0.89	38
3.	Eddie Matsushima (F)	2025-2026	ECHL	56	18	22	40	0.71	26
4.	Kyle Jackson (F)	2025-2026	ECHL	38	17	27	44	1.16	12
5.	Sullivan Mack (F)	2025-2026	ECHL	52	17	21	38	0.73	8

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Bloomington Bison — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Nikita Sedov (D)	2025-2026	ECHL	68	13	46	59	0.87	22
2.	Chongmin Lee (F)	2024-2025	ECHL	62	22	33	55	0.89	38
3.	Shane Ott (F)	2025-2026	ECHL	69	13	33	46	0.67	25
4.	Eddie Matsushima (F)	2024-2025	ECHL	67	27	30	57	0.85	28
5.	Jake Murray (D)	2024-2025	ECHL	72	5	29	34	0.47	34

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Bloomington Bison — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Mikael Robidoux (F)	2025-2026	ECHL	45	2	8	10	0.22	135
2.	Brandon Yeamans (F)	2025-2026	ECHL	63	4	4	8	0.13	119
3.	Brenden Datema (D)	2025-2026	ECHL	65	4	12	16	0.25	89
4.	Lou-Félix Denis (F)	2025-2026	ECHL	70	15	15	30	0.43	71
5.	Max Neill (F)	2024-2025	ECHL	32	5	0	5	0.16	71