Bloomington Bison joining ECHL in 2024-25

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Martin/Gelatt invited to Bison training camp;

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[No Fun Shogun]

Saw this at a team booth at a festival in Normal this past weekend:

Doubt it's a one-for-one copy of what their jerseys will look like, but if they incorporate the red municipal logo into their arm striping, that'd be neat.

 

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That's creepy.

 

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Lucky 7?

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Jersey reveal scheduled for Sept 12th.

 

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Jersey reveal scheduled for Sept 12th. ...

When you attend, ask 'em when they're gonna release single-game tickets for the preseason home game hosting Indy (Oct. 12th). I've got 10 bucks burnin' a hole in my pocket for that Bison inaugural appearance.

 

[PCSPounder]

Half curious to know if they have any barstool seating or standing room.

I know Bloomington isn’t on the route between Louisville and Chicago, like that ever stopped me. And I know I’m not talking about Indiana, for those who don’t understand the murky depths of my travel habit.

 

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Half curious to know if they have any barstool seating or standing room.

I know Bloomington isn’t on the route between Louisville and Chicago, like that ever stopped me. And I know I’m not talking about Indiana, for those who don’t understand the murky depths of my travel habit.

I doubt that Grossinger Motors Arena staff are in any way familiar with the concept of "standing room" as it relates to ice hockey events, but you could call & ask. The times I've visited in the past, there has been some sort of seating/gathering area on the upper west end of the primary rink (opposite the main entry doors) that overlooks the arena space as well as the attached community rink. That area may have high stools and/or standng room space.

Happy Hockey Travels in the depths that I share with you!

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Pretty decent-looking, though I think they went a bit overboard with the black on the upper arms.



But I like 'em.

 

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The black upper arm looks much better on the red jersey than the cream/white jersey. But we've ALL seen worse.

ETA: No news on ticket sales for the Indy @ BLM exhibition?

 

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In other Bison news ... ETA: Apparently Grossinger Motors Arena doesn't like me sharing their Facebook page posts.

 

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Their eighth signing seems to have been lost in the shuffle ... but here's #9 ...

 

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Their eighth signing seems to have been lost in the shuffle ... but here's #9 ...

Here is the eighth -

https://x.com/i/web/status/1833864302349947363

 

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Bison have added 6-Game Plans & an Opening Weekend package to their stack of ticketing options for the inaugural season. Still no Single-Game ticket sales, nor any mention of tickets for their pre-season home game vs. Indy. Slow & steady wins the marketing race?

 

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BISON SIGN DEFENSEMAN CHASE PAULS
Monday, September 16th

BLOOMINGTON, IL - The Bloomington Bison have announced on Friday that they have signed Chase Pauls to a standard player contract for the 2024-25 season. Pauls is the tenth signing in franchise history and the fifth defenseman.

Pauls, 20, joins the Bison from the Prince George Cougars of the Western Hockey League (WHL) where he had 14 points in 34 games and a career-high +15 goal differential last season. He helped the Cougars through fifteen playoff games where he had three assists as well. ...

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