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Tung’s 36 Saves Lead Bison to 3–1 Win and Weekend Sweep of Iowa Heartlanders

IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM NORMAL, Ill. – Callum Tung’s 36-save performance anchored the Bison on the road, powering Bloomington to a 3-1 win over the Iowa Heartlanders at Xtream Arena on Saturday and completing the sweep of the home-and-home series. Much like Friday night’s contest, the Bison came out aggressive and in control. A 5–1 shot advantage early in the first period set the tone, and just […]

November 18, 2025

Sports

Bison Snap Slump Behind Matsushima and McKay’s Strong Performance

IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM NORMAL, Ill. – Eddie Matsushima’s 100th career ECHL goal, paired with a two-assist night from defenseman Chris Ortiz, pushed the Bison past the Iowa Heartlanders 3-1 at Grossinger Motors Arena on Friday. Coming off a rough stretch over the past five games, the Bison looked determined from the opening puck drop, outshooting the Heartlanders 14-8 in the first period. Goalie Dryden McKay shined […]

November 18, 2025

Sports

Ishida’s Power-Play Goal Not Enough as Bison Fall 3–1 to the Fuel

IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM NORMAL, Ill. —A late comeback effort that saw the Bison erase a 3-1 third-period deficit came up short, as Bloomington fell to the Kalamazoo Wings in a shootout at Wings Event Center on Sunday. Both teams came out quickly to start the contest, trading blows in the opening minutes. An early collision between goalie Callum Tung and a defender led to an open […]

November 11, 2025

Sports

Bison Win Halloween Thriller at Home

IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM Normal, Ill. -A dominant performance from Riku Ishida ended a Halloween thriller with a win for the Bloomington Bison. The Bison came out strong in the opening frame, striking first with Mark Kaleinikovas’ wrist shot off assists from Zakary Karpa and Cullen Ferguson. The goal marked Kaleinikovas’ first of the season and the first time Bloomington opened the scoring this year. Goaltender Callum […]

November 4, 2025

Local Sports

The Bloomington Bison win the first game of the year. Split Weekend Series with Walleye

IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM NORMAL, Ill. - The Bloomington Bison won their first game of the season against the Toledo Walleye on Friday night before falling short in Saturday’s rematch at Grossinger Motors Arena. In Friday's contest, Bison goalie Callum Tung came out on fire, stopping all 15 shots in the opening period, including a penalty stop, to keep the matchup in a scoreless tie heading into […]

October 29, 2025

Local Sports

Record Crowd Not Enough to Lift Bison Past Iowa Heartlanders in Overtime Loss at Home

IMAGE COURTESY OF BLOOMINGTON BISON MEDIA TEAM NORMAL, Ill. — In front of a record crowd of over 4,700 fans at Grossinger Motors Arena, the Bison's season opener ended in heartbreaking fashion after multiple comeback efforts throughout the night. The visiting Iowa Heartlanders came out strong, striking early with a power-play goal to open the scoring in the first period. But the Bison responded just 20 seconds later, as Kyle […]

October 22, 2025

Local News

Barski and Bison gear up for first season

Image courtesy of Bloomingtonbisonhockey.com BLOOMINGTON, Ill. —Newly appointed Bloomington Bison Head Coach and General Manager Phil Barski spoke at the Bloomington City Council meeting on Monday night. Barski stressed the difficulty of having a new inaugural team in the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) be successful in their first season. He provided a game plan to rise to the challenge. "Historically, if you look in the ECHL, the expansion team's have […]

August 23, 2024

Local News

City of Bloomington Departments will hold job fair in preparation for summer

BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – The City of Bloomington will hold a job fair at the Grossinger Motors Arena on March 5 in preparation for the seasonal jobs the city has available for the summer season. The job fair will help people learn about further details of the job descriptions and the job responsibilities. It will give them the opportunity to have face-to-face conversations with city staff to learn more about the […]

February 4, 2024

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