They could leave the ECHL affiliation agreement biz to Cleveland, like the STL Blues have done with Springfield. For the purposes of the Bison hyping an "NHL affiliation" as they try to increase sponsorships & ticket sales, it would be same-same and very few patrons would get the difference.
"dropped" is a good way to describe that release. A pile of game references & math tables, while they still haven't populated their web schedule.
Just a Lucky 7 vs. Indy, sorry. Heartlanders are being given 15 games vs. BLM to see if they can win a couple this season.
A leisurely 3-hour drive from Indy to Bloomy, IL. You'd have the time to take a tour of Danville along the way (and maybe even take in an FPHL game if rumors come true). Just make sure you don't head for Bloomington, INDIANA by mistake ... though IU does have a national champion club hockey team.
Where do the other 17 Bloomingtons fit in your math equation?
Expectations for hockey team success in Bloomington, IL have been minimized by several consecutive failures. So Barski the Coach won't have nearly as much pressure to succeed as you might imagine.
ALSO not an expectation for minor pro & juniors markets.
That doesn’t even account for the ECHL and FPHL teams that were announced but never played games
