{"id":268927,"date":"2025-10-01T10:30:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T10:30:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/268927\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T10:30:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T10:30:22","slug":"meet-the-new-york-rangers-echl-affiliate-bloomington-bison","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/268927\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet The New York Rangers&#8217; ECHL Affiliate, Bloomington Bison"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Bloomington Bison are the New York Rangers&#8217; ECHL affiliate and, along with the AHL team Hartford Wolf Pack, play an important role in keeping the New York Rangers stocked with the best talent possible.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The team&#8217;s first season was 2024-25, and they are hungry for their first Kelly Cup title. The Bloomington Bison are coached by head coach Philip Barski and assistant coach Jesse Messier who both found success with their previous teams.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Bloomington has a rich hockey history predating the Bison, including the Bloomington Prairie Thunder.<\/p>\n<p>After a season of learning the ropes, the Bloomington Bison are ready to come back stronger than ever.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.flohockey.tv\/events\/14530068-2025-bloomington-vs-indy-fuel\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>2025 Bloomington vs Indy Fuel<\/p>\n<p><\/a><strong>Bloomington Bison Hockey Schedule 2025-26<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>October 2025<\/p>\n<ul class=\"froala-ul\">\n<li>Sat, Oct 11, 2025 \u2014 4:00 PM ET \u2014 at Indy Fuel<\/li>\n<li>Sat, Oct 18, 2025 \u2014 8:00 PM ET \u2014 vs. Iowa Heartlanders<\/li>\n<li>Wed, Oct 22, 2025 \u2014 5:30 PM ET \u2014 Trunk or Treat Event (Non-Game)<\/li>\n<li>Fri, Oct 24, 2025 \u2014 8:00 PM ET \u2014 vs. Toledo Walleye<\/li>\n<li>Sat, Oct 25, 2025 \u2014 8:00 PM ET \u2014 vs. Toledo Walleye<\/li>\n<li>Fri, Oct 31, 2025 \u2014 8:00 PM ET \u2014 vs. Kalamazoo Wings<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>November 2025<\/p>\n<ul class=\"froala-ul\">\n<li>Sat, Nov 1, 2025 \u2014 7:35 PM ET \u2014 at Cincinnati Cyclones<\/li>\n<li>Wed, Nov 5, 2025 \u2014 7:00 PM ET \u2014 at Indy Fuel<\/li>\n<li>Fri, Nov 7, 2025 \u2014 7:00 PM ET \u2014 at Indy Fuel<\/li>\n<li>Sat, Nov 8, 2025 \u2014 8:00 PM ET \u2014 vs. Indy Fuel<\/li>\n<li>Sun, Nov 9, 2025 \u2014 3:00 PM ET \u2014 at Kalamazoo Wings<\/li>\n<li>Fri, Nov 14, 2025 \u2014 8:00 PM ET \u2014 vs. Iowa Heartlanders<\/li>\n<li>Sat, Nov 15, 2025 \u2014 7:00 PM ET \u2014 at Iowa Heartlanders<\/li>\n<li>Wed, Nov 19, 2025 \u2014 7:00 PM ET \u2014 at Indy Fuel<\/li>\n<li>Fri, Nov 21, 2025 \u2014 7:35 PM ET \u2014 at Fort Wayne Komets<\/li>\n<li>Wed, Nov 26, 2025 \u2014 8:00 PM ET \u2014 at Iowa Heartlanders<\/li>\n<li>Fri, Nov 28, 2025 \u2014 8:00 PM ET \u2014 vs. Iowa Heartlanders<\/li>\n<li>Sun, Nov 30, 2025 \u2014 4:00 PM ET \u2014 at Iowa Heartlanders<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>December 2025<\/p>\n<ul class=\"froala-ul\">\n<li>Wed, Dec 3, 2025 \u2014 10:35 AM ET \u2014 at Toledo Walleye<\/li>\n<li>Fri, Dec 5, 2025 \u2014 8:00 PM ET \u2014 vs. Kalamazoo Wings<\/li>\n<li>Sat, Dec 6, 2025 \u2014 8:00 PM ET \u2014 vs. Kalamazoo Wings<\/li>\n<li>Wed, Dec 10, 2025 \u2014 7:00 PM ET \u2014 at Kalamazoo Wings<\/li>\n<li>Fri, Dec 12, 2025 \u2014 8:00 PM ET \u2014 vs. Indy Fuel<\/li>\n<li>Sat, Dec 13, 2025 \u2014 8:00 PM ET \u2014 vs. Kansas City Mavericks<\/li>\n<li>Sun, Dec 14, 2025 \u2014 5:00 PM ET \u2014 vs. Kansas City Mavericks<\/li>\n<li>Wed, Dec 17, 2025 \u2014 8:00 PM ET \u2014 vs. Fort Wayne Komets<\/li>\n<li>Fri, Dec 19, 2025 \u2014 8:00 PM ET \u2014 vs. Kalamazoo Wings<\/li>\n<li>Sat, Dec 20, 2025 \u2014 8:00 PM ET \u2014 vs. Kalamazoo Wings<\/li>\n<li>Fri, Dec 26, 2025 \u2014 8:00 PM ET \u2014 at Iowa Heartlanders<\/li>\n<li>Sat, Dec 27, 2025 \u2014 8:00 PM ET \u2014 vs. Iowa Heartlanders<\/li>\n<li>Sun, Dec 28, 2025 \u2014 5:00 PM ET \u2014 vs. Iowa Heartlanders<\/li>\n<li>Wed, Dec 31, 2025 \u2014 7:35 PM ET \u2014 at Fort Wayne Komets<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>January 2026<\/p>\n<ul class=\"froala-ul\">\n<li>Fri, Jan 2, 2026 \u2014 7:00 PM ET \u2014 at Indy Fuel<\/li>\n<li>Sat, Jan 3, 2026 \u2014 7:10 PM ET \u2014 at Wheeling Nailers<\/li>\n<li>Sun, Jan 4, 2026 \u2014 5:15 PM ET \u2014 at Toledo Walleye<\/li>\n<li>Wed, Jan 7, 2026 \u2014 8:00 PM ET \u2014 vs. Kalamazoo Wings<\/li>\n<li>Sat, Jan 10, 2026 \u2014 8:00 PM ET \u2014 vs. Cincinnati Cyclones<\/li>\n<li>Fri, Jan 16, 2026 \u2014 7:35 PM ET \u2014 at Fort Wayne Komets<\/li>\n<li>Sat, Jan 17, 2026 \u2014 7:35 PM ET \u2014 at Fort Wayne Komets<\/li>\n<li>Sun, Jan 18, 2026 \u2014 5:00 PM ET \u2014 vs. Toledo Walleye<\/li>\n<li>Fri, Jan 23, 2026 \u2014 8:00 PM ET \u2014 vs. Cincinnati Cyclones<\/li>\n<li>Sat, Jan 24, 2026 \u2014 8:00 PM ET \u2014 vs. Indy Fuel<\/li>\n<li>Sun, Jan 25, 2026 \u2014 5:00 PM ET \u2014 vs. Indy Fuel<\/li>\n<li>Wed, Jan 28, 2026 \u2014 8:00 PM ET \u2014 vs. Tahoe Knight Monsters<\/li>\n<li>Sat, Jan 31, 2026 \u2014 4:05 PM ET \u2014 at Cincinnati Cyclones<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>February 2026<\/p>\n<ul class=\"froala-ul\">\n<li>Sun, Feb 1, 2026 \u2014 3:00 PM ET \u2014 at Kalamazoo Wings<\/li>\n<li>Fri, Feb 6, 2026 \u2014 7:00 PM ET \u2014 at Kalamazoo Wings<\/li>\n<li>Sat, Feb 7, 2026 \u2014 7:00 PM ET \u2014 at Kalamazoo Wings<\/li>\n<li>Sun, Feb 8, 2026 \u2014 2:05 PM ET \u2014 at Fort Wayne Komets<\/li>\n<li>Fri, Feb 13, 2026 \u2014 9:10 PM ET \u2014 at Utah Grizzlies<\/li>\n<li>Sat, Feb 14, 2026 \u2014 9:10 PM ET \u2014 at Utah Grizzlies<\/li>\n<li>Mon, Feb 16, 2026 \u2014 5:10 PM ET \u2014 at Utah Grizzlies<\/li>\n<li>Fri, Feb 20, 2026 \u2014 8:00 PM ET \u2014 vs. Maine Mariners<\/li>\n<li>Sat, Feb 21, 2026 \u2014 7:00 PM ET \u2014 vs. Maine Mariners<\/li>\n<li>Sun, Feb 22, 2026 \u2014 5:00 PM ET \u2014 vs. Maine Mariners<\/li>\n<li>Wed, Feb 25, 2026 \u2014 8:00 PM ET \u2014 at Iowa Heartlanders<\/li>\n<li>Fri, Feb 27, 2026 \u2014 7:15 PM ET \u2014 at Toledo Walleye<\/li>\n<li>Sat, Feb 28, 2026 \u2014 7:15 PM ET \u2014 at Toledo Walleye<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>March 2026<\/p>\n<ul class=\"froala-ul\">\n<li>Fri, Mar 6, 2026 \u2014 8:00 PM ET \u2014 vs. Utah Grizzlies<\/li>\n<li>Tue, Mar 10, 2026 \u2014 11:30 AM ET \u2014 vs. Indy Fuel<\/li>\n<li>Fri, Mar 13, 2026 \u2014 8:00 PM ET \u2014 vs. Kalamazoo Wings<\/li>\n<li>Sat, Mar 14, 2026 \u2014 8:00 PM ET \u2014 vs. Fort Wayne Komets<\/li>\n<li>Wed, Mar 18, 2026 \u2014 7:35 PM ET \u2014 at Cincinnati Cyclones<\/li>\n<li>Fri, Mar 20, 2026 \u2014 8:00 PM ET \u2014 vs. Iowa Heartlanders<\/li>\n<li>Sat, Mar 21, 2026 \u2014 8:00 PM ET \u2014 vs. Iowa Heartlanders<\/li>\n<li>Sun, Mar 22, 2026 \u2014 5:00 PM ET \u2014 vs. Iowa Heartlanders<\/li>\n<li>Fri, Mar 27, 2026 \u2014 7:35 PM ET \u2014 at Fort Wayne Komets<\/li>\n<li>Sat, Mar 28, 2026 \u2014 7:15 PM ET \u2014 at Toledo Walleye<\/li>\n<li>Sun, Mar 29, 2026 \u2014 5:15 PM ET \u2014 at Toledo Walleye<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>April 2026<\/p>\n<ul class=\"froala-ul\">\n<li>Fri, Apr 3, 2026 \u2014 8:00 PM ET \u2014 vs. Indy Fuel<\/li>\n<li>Sun, Apr 5, 2026 \u2014 5:00 PM ET \u2014 vs. Kalamazoo Wings<\/li>\n<li>Thu, Apr 9, 2026 \u2014 7:05 PM ET \u2014 at Greenville Swamp Rabbits<\/li>\n<li>Sat, Apr 11, 2026 \u2014 4:05 PM ET \u2014 at Greenville Swamp Rabbits<\/li>\n<li>Sun, Apr 12, 2026 \u2014 3:05 PM ET \u2014 at Greenville Swamp Rabbits<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Where Do The Bloomington Bison Play?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Bloomington Bison play at their home stadium Grossinger Motors Arena in Bloomington, Illinois.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Who Won The 2025 Kelly Cup Playoffs?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Trois-Rivieres won the 2024-2025 Kelly Cup, taking down Toledo 4-1 in the finals. 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