BISON PLAYER TRANSACTIONS UPDATED
BISON GOALIE MCKAY SIGNS PTO WITH ROCKFORD ICEHOGS
By: Erik Konwinski, Bloomingtn Bison
Bloomington, Ill. – Goaltender Dryden McKay has signed a professional tryout with the American Hockey League’s Rockford IceHogs, the team announced on Friday.
McKay, 28, has appeared in 13 games for the Bison this season and earned a 7-5-1 record after being acquired via trade from the Utah Grizzlies on November 4.
The Downers Grove, Illinois native has played in three AHL games and posted a 1-1-1 record with the Toronto Marlies and Ontario Reign.
In 116 career ECHL games, the 2022 Hobey Baker Award winner has posted a 50-49-11 record with a 2.98 goals against average and .906 save percentage with four shutouts.
McKay amassed 113 wins and 34 shutouts in 140 games at Minnesota State University-Mankato, which are both NCAA Division-I records.
BISON SIGN JACOB BOLL
Bloomington, Ill. – Bloomington Bison Head Coach and VP of Hockey Operations, Phillip Barski, announced today that the team has signed Jacob Boll to a standard player contract.
Boll, 30, has scored a goal and notched five points with 53 penalty minutes in 30 games with the SPHL’s Quad City Storm this season from the blue line, but will join Bloomington’s forward core.
The Kokkedal, Denmark native has a wealth of professional experience and has played parts of thirteen seasons in Denmark, Sweden, France and the United States.
In both the 2013-14 and 2014-15 seasons he contributed to Denmark U20 Championships with Rodovre and won a Denmark2 Championship with Rodovre SIK in the latter. Boll’s accolades also include a Continental Cup Silver Medal in the 2023-24 season.
The 6-foot-5, 238-pound natural defenseman logged 237 games in the Metal Ligaen, Denmark’s highest level of hockey, and amassed 43 points (13g-30a) before beginning the season with Quad City.
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