Bloomington Bison joining ECHL in 2024-25

[JMCx4]

how committed though is Columbus to the ECHL..... they've never been known to have an affiliation

They could leave the ECHL affiliation agreement biz to Cleveland, like the STL Blues have done with Springfield. For the purposes of the Bison hyping an "NHL affiliation" as they try to increase sponsorships & ticket sales, it would be same-same and very few patrons would get the difference.