It’s not often that a Monday is a banner day for anybody, but today will go down as a good one for Ben Bishop. He was named the NHL’s Third Star of the Week for the week ending Feb. 24.
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NAHL alums face one another in NHL on Saturday
It was one of those rare occurrences that is certainly noteworthy when talking about NAHL alumni. NAHL alums face one other on a nightly basis in the National Hockey League (NHL), but on Saturday night, two former NAHL goaltenders that played for the same NAHL team, put on a show during Hockey Day in Canada and gave everyone a night to remember.
NAHL and Texas Tornado alum Al Montoya was in goal for the Winnipeg Jets as they traveled to Ottawa to take on the Senators, who were backstopped by fellow NAHL and Texas Tornado alum Ben Bishop.
Ottawa Senators goalie Ben Bishop suffers tough loss
Ben Bishop came up big, but not big enough apparently.
The Senators backup goalie made only his second start Saturday in the club’s 1-0 loss to the Winnipeg Jets. While Bishop did a good job with 36 stops, it wasn’t enough.
Senators relieve Sens’ crush at goal crease
Having three goaltenders on the Senators roster was a bit like cramming three large, padded men into a phone booth.
Comfortable it was not.
Senators general manager Bryan Murray finally put an end to the discomfort, sending prospect Robin Lehner back to AHL Binghamton Tuesday while Ben Bishop remains in Ottawa to back up red-hot starter Craig Anderson, now 2-0 on the season.
Binghamton Senators: Robin Lehner and Ben Bishop Lead Success
A massive part of that number has been the performance of a pair of NHL-ready goaltenders. Robin Lehner and Ben Bishop have served plenty of time in the AHL and have also shown their potential at the NHL level, and they are now leading from the back and are taking this team to the top of the league.
Bishop Makes 46 Saves As Senators Beat Marlies
Ben Bishop put on a spectacular 46-save performance in goal as the Binghamton Senators held on to beat the Toronto Marlies 3-2 in American Hockey League play Thursday.
Shane Prince, Jakob Silfverberg and Patrick Wiercioch each scored for the Senators (8-4-2), who won their fourth straight game.
Senators’ Ben Bishop bound for AHL
The Battle of the Backups is set for Binghamton.
Goalie Big Ben Bishop and the Senators confirmed Thursday his days as a locked-out player are over after he signed an AHL deal to join the club’s affiliate in Binghamton until the lockout is settled.
Ben Bishop Helps Out At Chaminade Camp, Looks Ahead to Ottawa Future
What a difference a year makes. Last summer, former Chaminade goalie Ben Bishop was with his St. Louis Blues teammates in Joplin helping the community there recover from tornado devastation, ahead of a training camp duel with Brian Elliot for a goaltender’s roster spot for 2011-2012.
The Ottawa Senators Have a Good Problem in Goal
To add more depth in goal, the Senators acquired Ben Bishop from the St. Louis Blue on February 26, 2012 for a second-round draft pick in 2013. Bishop finds himself in a good situation at age 25 to learn from a veteran like Anderson about how to be a regular player in the NHL.
Bishop and Hensick Named AHL Second Team All-Stars
The American Hockey League announced today that goaltender Ben Bishop and center T.J. Hensick have been named to the 2011-12 AHL Second All-Star Team, as voted by AHL coaches, players and media in each of the league’s 30 member cities.
