BLOOMINGTON, Ill. – Bloomington Bison Head Coach and VP of Hockey Operations, Phillip Barski, announced today the team’s season-opening roster. The season-opening roster consists of 12 forwards, eight defensemen, two goaltenders and five players on reserve/injured reserve.
The forward core includes returning Bison Lou-Felix Denis, Grant Porter, Mikhail Abramov, Parker Lindauer and Chongmin Lee, while Deni Goure and Sullivan Mack have been assigned to the Bison from the AHL’s Manitoba Moose. Mack will begin the season on IR.
New additions to the lineup since the beginning of the 2026-27 offseason include Vladislav Kamenev, Tyler Young, Artemiy Kuznetsov, Raivis Ansons, Glebs Prohorenkovs and Killian Kiecker-Olson. The Moose have also assigned forward Mikey Milne to the Bison. Additionally, Andrew Petruk is signed by the Bison and will join the team pending visa approval.
On the blueline, Brenden Datema, Seung Jae Lee, Mason Wheeler and Nikita Sedov return for their second seasons with the team. Yu Chan Kong, Tyler Rubin, Dylan Finlay and Rinat Valiyev are also new additions to the defense core. Valiyev will begin the season on IR. Evan Nause has been assigned to the Bison from the Moose.
Markus Stensrud will begin the season as Bloomington’s reserve goaltender, while Isaac Poulter has been assigned to the Bison by the Winnipeg Jets and Alex Worthington has been assigned from the Moose.
LIMITED tickets remain for Opening Night on Saturday, October 17 against the Kalamazoo Wings at Grossinger Motors Arena. Visit bloomingtonbisonhockey.com or call (309) 965-HERD to secure your seat today! Don’t miss Fan Fest beginning at 3:30 p.m. outside of the arena in the Major Butler Lot on Saturday to enjoy music, food and beverages and activities including a hardest shot contest!
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