Hockey

The Bloomington Bison hockey team missed the playoffs in its first season, but coach and General Manager Phillip Barski said he senses momentum heading into the second season next year, on the ice and off, in a growing fan base.

At the first-of-its-kind fundraiser game for the Humane Society of Central Illinois, adoptable dogs and more than 100 pet dogs came out to see the Bloomington Bison hockey team.

Manager of Bloomington Ice Center Michael Hernbrott will be inducted into the Illinois Hockey Hall of Fame under the coaches category in January.

As the Bloomington Bison prepares for its inaugural season, the hockey organization is looking to fill the role of a mascot.

The partnership was unveiled at a news conference Thursday at Grossinger Motors Arena, where the minor league hockey team will play its inaugural season starting in the fall.

It's official: Bloomington's new pro hockey team will be affiliated with an NHL team.

Grossinger Motors Arena was built for hockey, and professional hockey is set to return, with the newly-named Bloomington Bison joining join the ECHL next season starting in the fall.

A pro hockey team has the potential to bring more than $20 million in rent and profits over the next two decades if it plays at the City of Bloomington's Grossinger Motors Arena. That’s according to a proposal coming before the Bloomington City Council on Monday.

A group that owns Indy Fuel, a hockey team in Indianapolis, has won approval by the ECHL to start another franchise in Bloomington in the same league starting next fall.

Players on the Central Illinois Girls Hockey Association team, Revolution, have been growing in numbers since 2016. But president Doug Kent says growth has doubled in just the past year.