BLOOMINGTON, Ill. - Bloomington Bison Head Coach and VP of Hockey Operations Phillip Barski has announced that the team has signed defenseman Ben Schultheis to a standard player contract for the 2026-27 season.
Schulthies began the season with the SPHL's Huntsville Havoc and recorded five points in nine games. He played 51 games with the Havoc during the 2025-26 regular season and notched 19 points with a +5 rating.
The 26-year-old finished his collegiate career at Utica University, where he scored three goals and 12 points in 30 games during the 2024-25 season, after amassing 18 points (1g-17a) in 107 career NCAA Division-I games with Ferris State.
Schultheis split his time in junior hockey between the North American Hockey League and the United States Hockey League. The 6-foot-4, 205-pound Mount Juliet, Tennessee native skated in 78 games with the NAHL's Minnesota Magicians and tallied 18 points (5g-13a). In 70 USHL games with the Green Bay Gamblers and Dubuque Fighting Saints, Schultheis recorded six goals and 16 points.
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