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Bishop Signs With St. Louis Blues
March 12, 2008
ORONO, Maine-- Former University of Maine men's ice hockey goalie Ben Bishop (Des Peres, Mo.) signed with his hometown St. Louis Blues on Tuesday night. Bishop will forego his senior season at the University of Maine. He will play the remainder of the season with the Peoria Rivermen of the American Hockey League. Bishop was drafted in the third round of the 2005 NHL Draft by the Blues. Bishop saw action in 99 career games for the Black Bears and posted a record of 55-35-7. He finishes his career with a 2.29 goals against average and a .917 save percentage. He ranks third all-time at Maine in games played (99), second all-time in saves (2,399), fifth in wins (55), fourth in goals against average (2.29) and third in save percentage (.917). He finished with five career shutouts. Bishop finished his junior season with a record of 13-18-3 with a 2.43 goals against average and a .920 save percentage. He was named Pure Hockey Defensive Player of the Week four times during the 2007-08 season and named Itech Goaltender of the Month in October. He led Maine to a berth in the Frozen Four in each of his first two seasons with the Black Bears. In 2007, he was named to the NCAA East Regional All-Tournament Team. In 2006, he was named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team and also earned NCAA East Regional All-Tournament Team honors. Bishop has been named to the Hockey East All-Academic Team and was also named a UMaine Scholar-Athlete Award winner. -U-M-
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