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Ben Bishop
University of Maine
IN 2005-06: Named to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team ... Played in 31 games with a 2.28 goals against average and a .907 save percentage ... Posted a 21-8-2 record, with the eighth best winning percentage in the nation ... Allowed only one goal in ten games ... Started the year strong, allowing only three goals in a two-game sweep of Denver ... Allowed only one goal each in wins over Alabama-Huntsville (10/21) and Boston College (10/28) ... Allowed just two goals in the Hockey East Semifinals against Boston College (3/17) and had 25 saves ... Earned Hockey East Player of the Week honors for allowing only one goal in each game of a weekend sweep of Boston College (2/18), making 51 saves in the two games ... Recorded 25 saves in a 6-1 win over Harvard (3/25) in the NCAA East Regionals ... Had 33 saves in Maine's win over Michigan State (3/26) to win the NCAA East Regional ... Was named to the NCAA East Regional All-Tournament Team ... Named Hockey East Rookie of the Month in October and February ... Named Hockey East Rookie of the Week three times on the season (10/10, 10/17 and 10/31) ... Earned Hockey East Goaltender of the Month honors in October and February ... Also named CSTV/HCA Rookie of the Month in February, as he was 6-1-1 in the month ... Earned Maine's Howard Neville Rookie of the Year Award ... Named a Maine Scholar-Athlete "Rising Star."
BEFORE MAINE: Played in 45 games for the Texas Tornado of the NAHL with a 35-8 overall record in 2004-05 ... He posted five shutouts and had a 1.93 goals against average and a .920 save percentage ... He led the NAHL in wins and was second in shutouts and goals against ... Texas Tornado won the 2005 NAHL Championship under coach Tony Curtale ... Bishop was named to the NAHL first team All-Rookie Team ... Also earned the Texas Tornado Rookie of the Year Award ... In 2003-04 played for the St. Louis AAA Amateur Blues Midget Majors, playing in a total of 37 games with a 2.27 goals against average and four shutouts ... Attended Chaminade College Prep ... Was selected in the third round (85th overall) in the 2005 NHL Draft by the St. Louis Blues.
PERSONAL: Born November 21, 1986 ... Son of Cynthia and Benjamin Bishop, Jr. ... A business major. All photos taken December 29, 2006 at Germain Arena, Estero, Florida.
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