Clark Bishop

Clark Bishop (born March 29, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey center currently playing with the Charlotte Checkers in the American Hockey League (AHL) as a prospect for the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Hurricanes in the 2014 NHL Draft (5th round, 127th overall).[1]

Clark Bishop
Born (1996-03-29) March 29, 1996
St. John's, Newfoundland, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Carolina Hurricanes
Charlotte Checkers (AHL)
NHL Draft 127th overall, 2014
Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career 2016–present

Playing career

Born in St. John's, Newfoundland, Bishop played for Avalon Minor Hockey and later for the St. John's Pennecon Privateers, before joining the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League in 2012. During his four-year tenure with the Screaming Eagles, he made 214 appearances (including 12 playoff games) for the team, scoring 63 goals and assisting on 75 more. He served as team captain in 2014–15 and 2015–16.[2]

Bishop inked a three-year entry-level contract with the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL) on April 4, 2016.[3] On October 17, 2018, Bishop was called up to the NHL,[4] and he made his NHL debut on October 20 in a 3–1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche.[5] Bishop was reassigned to the Checkers on October 23.[6] Bishop was recalled again on November 29 after Haydn Fleury was placed on injured reserve.[7] He recorded his first career NHL goal on December 7 in a 4–1 win over the Anaheim Ducks.[8] On December 16, Bishop was re-assigned to the Charlotte Checkers.[9]

International play

Bishop was part of Canada's U18 national team that won the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament in Breclav and Piestany.[10] The same year, he represented Canada Atlantic at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Victoriaville and Drummondville, Québec.[11]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2011–12 St. John's Privateers NLMMHL 23 18 20 38 45 8 3 6 9 10
2012–13 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles QMJHL 58 8 14 22 33 — — — — —
2013–14 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles QMJHL 56 14 19 33 54 4 1 0 1 8
2014–15 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles QMJHL 38 19 16 35 54 7 5 3 8 4
2015–16 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles QMJHL 50 16 23 39 86 3 1 2 3 0
2016–17 Charlotte Checkers AHL 42 2 4 6 11 — — — — —
2016–17 Florida Everblades ECHL 21 3 8 11 16 — — — — —
2017–18 Charlotte Checkers AHL 68 7 21 28 32 8 2 0 2 8
2018–19 Charlotte Checkers AHL 38 3 3 6 56 16 2 1 3 14
2018–19 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 20 1 2 3 6 2 0 0 0 0
2019–20 Charlotte Checkers AHL 53 6 13 19 63 — — — — —
2019–20 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 5 0 1 1 4
NHL totals 25 1 3 4 10 2 0 0 0 0

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2013 Canada Atlantic U17 8th 5 3 2 5 8
2013 Canada IH18 5 1 0 1 4
2014 Canada WJC18 7 0 1 1 2
Junior totals 17 4 3 7 14

Awards and honours
Award Year
AHL
Calder Cup (Charlotte Checkers) 2019 [12]
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References
  1. "Hurricanes Choose F Clark Bishop With 127th Overall Pick". Canes Country. 2014-06-28. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  2. "Player Profile – Clark Bishop | QMJHL". theqmjhl.ca. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  3. "Hurricanes Agree to Terms with Clark Bishop". Carolina Hurricanes. 2016-04-04. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  4. "Panthers send Martin Necas, Haydn Fleury to minors; promote Clark Bishop". ESPN.com. October 17, 2018. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  5. Smith, Michael (October 20, 2018). "Recap: Canes Fall to Avalanche". Carolina Hurricanes. Retrieved October 21, 2018.
  6. "Canes Recall Roy, Reassign Bishop to AHL". NHL.com. October 23, 2018. Retrieved October 23, 2018.
  7. "Canes Recall Bishop and Place Fleury on IR". NHL.com. November 29, 2018. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  8. Smith, Michael (December 8, 2018). "Recap: Canes Cap Road Trip with Win in Anaheim". NHL.com. Retrieved December 8, 2018.
  9. "Canes Assign Three Players to AHL". NHL.com. December 16, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2018.
  10. "Bishop relished his role in Canada's latest win at the Ivan Hlinka tourney - Hockey - The Telegram". www.thetelegram.com. Archived from the original on 2016-04-15. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  11. "Atlantic". www.hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  12. "Check and Mate! Charlotte wins Calder Cup". American Hockey League. June 8, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
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