Lockhart, McLeod join Bison

Bloomington, Ill. - The Bloomington Bison announced the signings of forward Connor Lockhart and defenseman Wyatt McLeod to contracts for the 2024-25 season.

Lockhart, 21, scored 59 points (27g-32a) with a +31 rating in 52 Ontario Hockey League games last season between the Peterborough Petes and the Oshawa Generals. In addition, he totaled 18 points (9g-9a) in 21 postseason games with the Generals to rank fourth on the team in playoff scoring.

During the 2022-23 season, the Kanata, Ontario native tallied 79 points (29g-50a), ranking second on the team, in 66 games with the Petes before adding 16 points (7g-9a) in 23 postseason games as Peterborough won the OHL title.

Lockhart was a sixth-round selection (178th overall) in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft by the Vancouver Canucks.

McLeod, 24, appeared in 16 games last season with the University of Alberta totaling four points (1g-3a) with 16 penalty minutes. Over three collegiate seasons, he registered 35 points (4g-31a) with 42 penalty minutes.

In the 2020-21 season, the Dawson Creek, British Columbia native skated in 15 ECHL games with Utah posting four points (2g-2a). This followed his Western Hockey League season where he notched 15 points (3g-12a) in 24 games with the Saskatoon Blades.

McLeod amassed 69 points (12g-57a) and 165 penalty minutes in 228 career WHL games between the Blades and the Edmonton Oil Kings where he served as an alternate captain for his final two seasons.