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BISON SIGN FORWARDS MIKHAIL ABRAMOV AND GRIFFEN FOX By: Erik Konwinski, Bloomington Bison Bloomington, Ill. – Bloomington Bison Head Coach and VP of Hockey Operations Phillip Barski announced today that the team has signed forwards Mikhail Abramov and Griffen Fox to standard player contracts. Abramov, 27, played 25 games with the VHL’s Metallurg Novokuznetsk last season and has over six years of professional hockey experience between the VHL and the KHL, Russia’s highest-level league. The 6-foot-1, 192-pound Neryungri, Russia, native has scored three goals and seven points in 39 career KHL games with Kunlun Red Star and HK Sochi and has amassed 50 points (21g-29a) in 158 career VHL games with numerous teams. Fox, 25, began the season with the SHPL’s Peoria Rivermen and has registered 43 points (22g-21a) in 69 career SPHL games with a +33 rating. From Brantford, Ontario, Fox attended Lakehead University before beginning his professional career with a nine-game ECHL debut in spring of 20...

HARTFORD WOLF PACK LOAN D COOPER MOORE TO BLOOMINGTON BISON By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – New York Rangers Associate General Manager and Hartford Wolf Pack General Manager Ryan Martin announced today that the club has loaned defenseman Cooper Moore to the ECHL’s Bloomington Bison. Moore, 24, has appeared in 12 games with the Wolf Pack as a rookie this season, recording two assists. He notched his first career professional point, an assist, on Nov. 21 against the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins. The native of Greenwich, CT, signed a one-year deal with the Wolf Pack on Jun. 23. Prior to signing with the Wolf Pack, Moore skated in 163 NCAA games over five seasons with the University of North Dakota and Quinnipiac University. Moore recorded 63 points (11 g, 52 a) during his NCAA career. Hartford Wolf Pack transactions during the 2025-26 season are powered by Verizon. Join the Wolf Pack for the 2025-26 season! Single game tickets are on sale now! To buy, click here. ABO...

BISON ACQUIRE FORWARD MATT HUBBARDE By: Erik Konwinski, Bloomington Bison Bloomington, Ill. – Bloomington Bison Head Coach and VP of Hockey Operations Philip Barski announced today that the team has acquired forward Matt Hubbarde from the Rapid City Rush in exchange for future considerations. Hubbarde, 25, has scored one goal and recorded five points in 21 games with the Rush after beginning the season with the Iowa Heartlanders. The 6-foot-1, 190-pound Pickering, Ontario, native played collegiate hockey at Dartmouth, Providence and the University of Alaska-Fairbanks and amassed 52 points (25g-27a) in 95 NCAA Division-I games. In his senior season, he led the University of Alaska-Fairbanks with 23 points (13g-10a) in 30 games. Hubbarde began his professional career in early 2025 and recorded six points (3g-3a) in 13 games with Iowa. The right-shot centerman scored his first ECHL goal against the Bison in his debut on March 8th at Grossinger Motors Arena. Bloomington won the game 5-4. T...

WOLF PACK DOWN ISLANDERS 5-2 IN ‘BATTLE OF CONNECTICUT’ By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack BRIDGEPORT, CT – The Hartford Wolf Pack struck three times in the third period on Saturday evening against the rival Bridgeport Islanders at Total Mortgage Arena. Their third period offensive outburst was the difference in a 5-2 victory , the club’s first in the ‘Battle of Connecticut’ this season. Zakary Karpa opened the scoring with his first career AHL goal in his AHL debut. Karpa took a feed from Brandon Scanlin in the left-wing circle, danced around a defender, cut to the front of the net and deposited a backhander by Parker Gahagen at 4:36 to make it 1-0 Wolf Pack. The goal marked the first time this season that the Wolf Pack scored first in the ‘Battle of Connecticut’. Brendan Brisson extended the lead to 2-0 at 11:49, potting his seventh goal of the season. Jaroslav Chmelař drove down the right-wing side of the Islanders zone but was forced down behind the net. Chmelař swung behind the n...

WOLF PACK RECALL FORWARDS SULLIVAN MACK & ZAKARY KARPA FROM LOAN TO BLOOMINGTON BISON By: Alex Thomas, Hartford Wolf Pack HARTFORD, CT – New York Rangers Assistant General Manager and Hartford Wolf Pack General Manager Ryan Martin announced today that the club has recalled forwards Sullivan Mack and Zakary Karpa from loan to the ECHL’s Bloomington Bison. Mack, 25, has scored 13 points (4 g, 9 a) in 20 games this season as a rookie with the Bison. He currently sits tied for fifth on the team in points and tied for fourth in assists. The native of Anchorage, AK, made his AHL debut with the Wolf Pack on April 6, 2025, against the Hershey Bears. Prior to signing with the Wolf Pack, Mack appeared in 106 games over four seasons with Cornell University. As a member of the Big Red, Mack recorded 53 points (23 g, 30 a). Karpa, 23, has appeared in 23 games with the Bison as a rookie this season. He has scored nine points (3 g, 6 a). The native of Greenwich, CT, was selected in the sixth rou...

REMY PARKER ACQUIRED IN A TRADE WITH CINCINNATI Saint heads to Cyclones for second-year forward By: Mark Binetti, Greenville Swamp Rabbits (GREENVILLE, S.C.) – The Greenville Swamp Rabbits, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Los Angeles Kings and AHL’s Ontario Reign, announced in a Swamp Rabbit Moving Transaction that the team has acquired second-year forward Remy Parker from the Cincinnati Cyclones in exchange for Austin Saint. Parker comes to the Swamp Rabbits in the midst of his second professional season. The 6’3”, 185-pound forward currently has two goals in 16 games representing the Central Division side. His most recent game in the lineup for the Cyclones was his 100th of his ECHL career, coming in a 4-1 win at Indy on December 13th. From Montclair, New Jersey, Parker, 27, has played the entirety of his 100-game career to this point with the Cyclones, amassing 16 goals and 26 points in that timespan. Before turning professional, he split four seasons of college hocket in the NCAA...

BLUEY TO JOIN BISON ON MYSTERY GUEST NIGHT By: Erik Konwinski, Bloomington Bison Bloomington, Ill. –  Bloomington Bison President Andy Zilch announced today that Bluey will join the Bison on Mystery Guest Night on Sunday, January 18, 2026. The beloved blue heeler from the Australian television franchise will be at Grossinger Motors Arena to meet and greet with fans and activities, including arts and crafts, will be on the concourse. Meet and greet times with Bluey are scheduled for 2:30-3:00 p.m., 3:30-4 p.m., 4:30-5 p.m. and 5:30-6 p.m. inside the arena restaurant. The Bison will also wear their new, blue alternate jerseys for the first time in celebration of the iconic character’s appearance. Mystery Guest Night is also a Sunday Family Fun Day when kids eat free with a meal coupon to be redeemed during the game, and all fans can participate in a post-game skate with Bison players on the ice. Single-game tickets to Mystery Guest Night and all Bloomington Bison home games are available...