Illinois State Redbirds welcome Jaycob Bland to the family!
Bland, a 5′-10″ 180 lb. forward is a Hudson, IL native. He joins the Redbirds after playing 220 games for the Peoria Mustangs in the NA3HL!
Jaycob chose ISU because “Illinois State was close to home and somewhere will I wanna win it all.” He is going to be a business management major. “My favorite coach was Jean-Guy Trudel. He made me into the player I am today and made me want so much more than I could imagine,” Bland stated. Jaycob’s biggest supporter is his mom. “She always wants me to do things I couldn’t imagine myself doing. I am so thankful for her always believing in me.” Bland stated that his biggest goals were, “in playoffs when I had two shorthanded goals in game 1 of playoffs.” Jaycob has two siblings, Jaylyn and Leigha. Jaycob is looking forward to getting a great degree and winning a national championship.
“Blando brings a huge work ethic and a ton of consistent success at the Jr level. We are extremely excited to have him join ISU this fall!” – Coach Chris Prewitt.
Bland joins a list of former Mustangs turned Redbirds like Redbird alumni; Tyler Kuhn, Nick Ulrich, and Brennan Begner. As well as former Mustangs teammates; Michael Natoli, Tony Campise, Brendan Donovan, and Jackson Gram.
If you’re interested in playing for ISU Hockey, we encourage you to fill out our Recruit Form under the team tab on our website!