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BISON SIGN THOMAS STEWART AND JACOB DURHAM

Thursday, October 3rd
BISON SIGN THOMAS STEWART AND JACOB DURHAM

Bloomington, Ill. - Bloomington Bison General Manager and Head Coach, Phillip Barski, announced today the signings of defenseman Thomas Stewart and forward Jacob Durham to ECHL standard player contracts.

Stewart, 21, skated in 69 OHL games last season between the Oshawa Generals and the Barrie Colts registering eight goals and 17 assists (25 points) with a +17 rating. With the Colts, he posted five goals and 13 assists (18 points) in 33 games.

The 6-foot-2, 189 defenseman played in 188 career OHL games totaling 15 goals and 41 assists (56 points) and 161 penalty minutes from 2021-2024. 

The Toronto, Ontario native served as an alternate captain in his previous two seasons. 

Durham, 25, played a majority of last season with the University of Windsor collecting a team-high in goals with 12 and assists with 18. He turned pro following his collegiate season skating in four ECHL games with the Cincinnati Cyclones and two SPHL games with the Peoria Rivermen.

The 5-foot-10, 187 pound forward dressed in 46 games with St. Mary’s University from 2021-2023 scoring three goals and eight assists (11 points).

A Port Perry, Ontario native, Durham also played in the OHL from 2016-2020 with the Flint Firebirds amassing 75 goals and 84 assists (159 points) with 176 penalty minutes in 265 games.

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