Ben Bishop

Bishop with the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2013

Born November 21, 1986

Denver, CO, USA

Height 6 ft 7 in (201 cm)

Weight 215 lb (98 kg; 15 st 5 lb)

Position Goaltender

Catches Left

NHL team

Former teams

Tampa Bay Lightning

St. Louis Blues

Ottawa Senators

National team United States

NHL Draft 85th overall, 2005

St. Louis Blues

Playing career 2008–present

Medal record

Men's ice hockey

Competitor for United States

World Championships

2013 Stockholm/Helsinki

Ben BishopFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Benjamin "Ben" Bishop III (born November 21, 1986) is an American professional ice

hockey goaltender currently playing for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey

League (NHL). Bishop previously played in the NHL with the St. Louis Blues and Ottawa

Senators. Nicknamed 'Big Ben', Bishop is 6' 7" tall (2.01 m).

Contents

◾ 1 Personal

◾ 2 Playing career

◾ 2.1 St. Louis Blues

◾ 2.2 Ottawa Senators

◾ 2.3 Tampa Bay Lightning

◾ 3 Career statistics

◾ 3.1 International statistics

◾ 4 Awards and honors

◾ 5 References

◾ 6 External links

Personal

Bishop was born in Denver, Colorado, and grew up in Des Peres, Missouri. He is the son

of Ben Bishop, Jr. and Cindy Bishop. Bishop's grandfather was a tennis professional who

played in the US Open.[1]

Playing career

Bishop played youth hockey for the Kirkwood Stars in suburban St. Louis, as well as for

the St. Louis Junior Blues. He attended Chaminade College Preparatory School in St.

Louis.[2] Bishop played forward until eight years of age, when he was converted to a

goaltender.[1]

Bishop played for the Texas Tornado of North American Hockey League (NAHL) during

the 2004–05 season. He appeared in 45 games and posted a League-best record of 35 wins,

eight losses and five shutouts. His goals against average (GAA) of 1.93 was second in the

League. Most notably, he led the Texas Tornado to their second consecutive National

Championship and Gold Cup, given to the best junior A hockey team in North America.

Bishop was named to the first team of the NAHL All-Rookie Team at the end of the

season.

As a freshman for the University of Maine during the 2005–06 season, Bishop finished the

regular season with a record of 21 wins, eight losses and two ties with a 2.28 GAA. In his

first game as a collegiate player, he lost in overtime to Colorado College in Colorado. The following weekend, Bishop led Maine to a sweep

of the back-to-back national champions, the University of Denver. In October 2005 and February 2006, he was awarded Rookie of the Month

as well as Goaltender of the Month by the NCAA's Hockey East conference. He was also named Rookie of the Week four separate times.

Bishop led the Black Bears to the 2006 Frozen Four, losing to the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the semi-finals, despite playing

strongly.

He led the Black Bears to the Frozen Four once again in 2007, but lost to Michigan State University in the semi-finals, 4–2. As a junior in the

2007–08 NCAA Men's Division I hockey competition, Bishop played behind a less-than-stellar team, but had an impressive personal season

performance, posting a 2.43 GAA and a .920 save percentage.

St. Louis Blues

Bishop was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the third round of the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, 85th overall, and became one of their top

prospects. It was announced on March 11, 2008, that he had signed with the Blues, and he played with the Peoria Rivermen, the Blues' top

American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, for the remainder of that season. In five games in 2008 with Peoria, he posted a 2.39 GAA, as well

as receiving a fighting major in his second career game.

It was announced on October 19, 2008, that Bishop was recalled from Peoria to join the Blues in the NHL.[3]

Bishop with the St. Louis Blues in 2011

Bishop with the Ottawa Senators in 2013

On October 24, 2008, Bishop made his NHL debut, coming off the bench in relief of the

injured Manny Legace to start the second period, giving up two goals over the final 40 minutes

in a 4–0 loss to the Los Angeles Kings.[4] (Legace had tripped on the carpet that was laid out

for Vice-Presidential hopeful Sarah Palin, who dropped the ceremonial first puck.)[5] Bishop

ultimately appeared in six games with the Blues in 2008–09 and was the back-up goaltender

for all four of the team's playoff games that season.

After starting goaltender Jaroslav Halák was injured in the 2010–11 season, Bishop was called

up from Peoria. In his third game played of the season, he would record his first NHL shutout,

which came against the Edmonton Oilers at Rexall Place on February 25, 2011, stopping all 39

shots in a 5–0 win.

On July 5, 2011, Bishop signed a one-year contract with the Blues.[6]

Ottawa Senators

On February 26, 2012, Bishop was traded to the Ottawa Senators for a second-round draft pick

in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft.[7] A kitchen accident resulted in Senators' starting goaltender

Craig Anderson being injured indefinitely with a hand laceration, a situation that may have

hastened Bishop's move to Ottawa.[8] At the time of the trade, Bishop was the AHL's top

goaltender with a 24–14–0 record, a 2.26 GAA, a .928 save percentage and a League-leading

six shutouts through 38 games.[9] Bishop made his Senators debut against the Tampa Bay

Lightning on March 6, 2012, in a game which Ottawa won 7–3. He earned his second win in as

many starts in a 4–1 win over the New York Rangers. He finished the season with a 3–3–2

record and 2.48 GAA in ten games played with Ottawa.

Due to the 2012–13 NHL lockout, Bishop began the season in the AHL with the Binghamton

Senators, where he posted an 8–3–2 record and 2.59 GAA in 13 games. Once the lockout was

resolved, he was called up to Ottawa to serve as backup to Craig Anderson. His first game of

the NHL season was less than memorable for Bishop, as he surrendered five goals on 30 shots

in a loss to Tampa Bay.[10] His play improved, however, as he was named the NHL's Third Star

of the Week on February 25, 2013, after posting a 2.03 GAA and .931 save percentage, as

Ottawa won all four of its games.[11]

Tampa Bay Lightning

On April 3, 2013, Bishop was dealt at the 2012–13 NHL trade deadline by the Senators to the Tampa Bay Lightning in exchange for forward

Cory Conacher and a fourth-round draft pick. On April 15, Bishop signed a two-year, $4.6 million extension with the Lightning.[12] Bishop

set a career high and Tampa Bay franchise record on January 19, 2014, by making 48 saves in a victory over the Carolina Hurricanes.[13]

During the 2013–14 season, Bishop was named the starting goaltender for Tampa Bay over Anders Lindbäck. Bishop posted a 37–14–7

record last in the 63 games played that season. He also recorded a .924 save percentage and a 2.23 GAA. Bishop was ranked fourth in games

played, as well as seventh in save percentage and goals against. He posted five shutouts, which was the second-most in Lightning history, and

also set single season records for wins, save percentage and GAA. He recorded the second-most saves in Lightning history, with 1,625.[14]

Bishop was nominated for the Vezina Trophy – NHL's top goaltender – for the season due to his stellar play in net, though he ultimately

finished third in voting.[15][16]

On August 2, 2014, the Lightning announced that Bishop's contract had been extended for two years.[17] On March 30, 2015, Bishop became

the first Lightning goalie to record two assists in one game.[18] On April 4, 2015, Bishop gained his 38th win of the season in a 4–0 shutout of

the Florida Panthers, which was a personal best and beat the Tampa Bay franchise record he set the previous season.[19] On April 11, 2015,

Bishop extended his personal best and team record to 40 wins in a 3–2 Lightning shootout win over the visiting Boston Bruins.[20] On April

18, 2015, Bishop made his Stanley Cup playoff debut, and earned his first career playoff win in a 5–1 victory over the Detroit Red Wings.[21]

On May 29, 2015, Bishop joined Tim Thomas and Patrick Roy as the only goalies to post shutouts in two game sevens in a single playoff

year. Bishop also became the first goalie to post two shutouts in two game sevens in his first season in the playoffs. Additionally, Bishop

became the first goaltender to win back-to back-playoff shutouts in Madison Square Garden, which would cause the New York Rangers to

lose their first game seven at home in their franchise's history.[22] After losing to Chicago in six games in the 2015 Stanley Cup Final, Bishop

revealed that he tore his groin on a Brad Richards shot in the second period of game two. The injury will not require surgery, just rest during

the off season.[23]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs

Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%

2004

–05

Texas

TornadoNAHL 45 35 8 2 2577 83 5 1.93 .920 11 9 2 660 30 0 2.73 .891

2005

–06

University

of MaineHE 31 21 7 2 1728 64 0 2.22 .908 — — — — — — — —

2006

–07

University

of MaineHE 34 21 9 2 1907 68 3 2.14 .923 — — — — — — — —

2007

–08

University

of MaineHE 34 13 18 3 1972 80 2 2.43 .920 — — — — — — — —

2007

–08

Peoria

RivermenAHL 5 2 2 1 302 12 0 2.38 .908 — — — — — — — —

2008

–09

Peoria

RivermenAHL 33 15 16 1 1898 89 1 2.81 .897 — — — — — — — —

2008

–09

St. Louis

BluesNHL 6 1 1 1 245 12 1 2.94 .893 — — — — — — — —

2009

–10

Peoria

RivermenAHL 48 23 18 4 2793 129 0 2.77 .901 — — — — — — — —

2010

–11

Peoria

RivermenAHL 35 17 14 2 2043 87 2 2.55 .914 1 0 1 59 2 0 2.04 .895

2010

–11

St. Louis

BluesNHL 7 3 4 0 369 17 1 2.76 .899 — — — — — — — —

2011

–12

Peoria

RivermenAHL 38 24 14 0 2258 85 6 2.26 .928 — — — — — — — —

2011

–12

Binghamton

SenatorsAHL 3 2 1 0 179 7 0 2.35 .944 — — — — — — — —

2011

–12

Ottawa

SenatorsNHL 10 3 3 2 532 22 0 2.48 .909 — — — — — — — —

2012

–13

Binghamton

SenatorsAHL 13 8 3 2 787 34 0 2.59 .928 — — — — — — — —

2012

–13

Ottawa

SenatorsNHL 13 8 5 0 758 31 1 2.45 .922 — — — — — — — —

2012

–13

Tampa Bay

LightningNHL 9 3 4 1 502 25 1 2.99 .917 — — — — — — — —

2013

–14

Tampa Bay

LightningNHL 63 37 14 7 3586 133 5 2.23 .924 — — — — — — — —

2014

–15

Tampa Bay

LightningNHL 62 40 13 5 3519 136 4 2.32 .916 25 13 11 1459 53 3 2.18 .921

NHL totals 170 95 44 16 9,511 376 16 2.37 .918 25 13 11 1459 53 3 2.18 .921

International statistics

Year Comp GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA

2010 WC 1 0 0 0 20 0 0 0.00

2013 WC 5 3 2 0 297 14 0 2.83

Senior Int'l totals 6 3 2 0 317 14 0 2.65

Awards and honors

Award Year

All-Hockey East Rookie Team 2005–06

All-Hockey East Second Team 2007–08

◾ Won 2005 NAHL National Championship

◾ Winning goaltender in 2005 NAHL All-Star Game

◾ Named to first All-Rookie NAHL team, 2004–05

◾ Named Texas Tornado Rookie of the Year, 2004–05

◾ Hockey East Rookie of the Week four times during 2005–06

◾ Hockey East Rookie of the Month in October 2005 and February 2006

◾ Named to NCAA All Regional Team in Albany 2006

◾ Inside College Hockey Player of the Month in October 2006

◾ Hockey East Player and Goaltender of the Month in October 2006

◾ Named to Florida Classic All Tournament Team in 2007

◾ Named to NCAA All Regional Team in Rochester in 2007

◾ Hockey East Goaltender of the Month in October 2007

◾ AHL All Star game MVP in February 2012

◾ NHL 'Third Star of the Week' - February 25, 2013[24]

◾ NHL 'Third Star of the Week' - March 23, 2015[25]

References

1. Brodie, Rob (February 8, 2012). "Bishop born to shine on hockey's biggest stage". Ottawa Senators.

2. Pinkert, Chris (2008-10-24). "Home Sweet Home for Blues' Bishop". St. Louis Blues. Retrieved 2009-01-22.

3. "Blues Recall Bishop from Peoria". St. Louis Blues. 2008-10-19. Retrieved 2008-02-03.

4. http://www.nhl.com/gamecenter/en/recap?id=20080201045. "LaBarbera gets third shutout in Kings’ 4-0 win". Yahoo! Sports.

2008-10-24. Archived from the original on 28 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-10-30.

6. http://www.fox2now.com/sports/hockey/blues/ktvi-blues-hockey-sign-nichol-bishop-070511,0,6733054.story

7. "Bulletin: Senators acquire goaltender Ben Bishop from St. Louis for a second-round draft pick" (Press release). Ottawa Senators. February 26, 2012. Retrieved February 26, 2012.

8. Bishop a big deal for Senators (http://slam.canoe.ca/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Ottawa/2012/02/26/19428926.html)

9. http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=388911 SENATORS ACQUIRE G BISHOP FROM BLUES FOR SECOND-ROUND PICK

10. SENATORS LOOK TO RETURN TO FORM AS THEY HOST PENGUINS http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=414613

11. VORACEK, STAMKOS, BISHOP NAMED NHL'S THREE STARS OF THE WEEK http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/story/?id=416821

12. "Lightning get Bishop in exchange for Conacher". National Hockey

League. 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2013-04-03.13. "Bishop boosts Lightning past Hurricanes". Tampa Bay Times.

January 19, 2014. Retrieved January 20, 2014.14. Tampa Bay, Lightning (August 2, 2014). "Lightning Sign Ben

Bishop to Two Year Contract Extension". Press Release. Retrieved November 17, 2014.

15. Stubits, Brian (April 25, 2014). "NHL Awards: Rask, Varlamov, Bishop finalists for Vezina Trophy". CBSSports.com. Retrieved November 17, 2014.

16. NHL, Awards (June 24, 2014). "Bruins' Rask wins his first Vezina Trophy". NHL.com. Retrieved November 17, 2014.

17. Leahy, Sean (August 2, 2014). "Lightning give Ben Bishop two-year, $11.9 million extension". Puck Daddy. Retrieved March 18, 2015.

18. McWilliams, Bryan (March 30, 2015). "VIDEO: Bishop scribes his name in Lightning record books with assists to Namestnikov, Drouin". The Score. Retrieved March 30, 2015.

19. Poupart, Alian (April 5, 2015). "Lightning clinch home ice with win against Panthers". NHL.com. Retrieved April 5, 2015.

20. Burns, Bryan (April 12, 2015). "Lightning finish regular season with a 3-2 shootout win over Boston". Tampa Bay Lightning Beat Writer. Retrieved April 19, 2015.

21. Burns, Bryan (April 18, 2015). "Lightning pound Red Wings 5-1 to even series". Tampa Bay Lightning Beat Writer. Retrieved April 19, 2015.

22. Burns, Bryan (May 29, 2015). "Lightning headed back to Stanley Cup Final with 2-0 win over Rangers in Game 7.". Tampa Bay

Lightning Beat Writer. Retrieved May 30, 2015.23. O'Brien, James (June 15, 2015). "Injuries revealed: Johnson’s wrist

was broken, Bishop played through groin tear". NBCSports

ProHockeyTalk. Retrieved June 16, 2015.24. Lund, Chris (February 25, 2013). "Bishop named Third Star of the

Week". Ottawa Senators. 25. "Ben Bishop Named No. 3 NHL Star of the Week". NHL. March 23,

2015.

External links

◾ Ben Bishop's career statistics (http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=87909) at The Internet Hockey Database (http://www.hockeydb.com/)

◾ Ben Bishop's player profile (http://www.nhl.com/ice/player.htm?id=8471750) at NHL.com (http://nhl.com)

◾ University of Maine biography (http://www.goblackbears.com/sports/m-hockey/mtt/bishop_ben00.html)

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