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

Clark Bishop
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Bishop with the Charlotte Checkers in 2019
Born (1996-03-29) March 29, 1996 (age 28)
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
Former teams
Calgary Flames
Calgary Wranglers (AHL)
Carolina Hurricanes
Ottawa Senators
NHL draft 127th overall, 2014
Carolina Hurricanes
Playing career 2016–present

Playing career

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Born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, 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 from the Hurricanes American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers,[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 reassigned to the Charlotte Checkers.[9]

Bishop bounced between the Hurricanes and Checkers in the 2018–19 season, playing in 20 regular season games and two playoff games for Carolina as a fourth-line center. With the Checkers he won the AHL's Calder Cup. At the opening of the 2019–20 season, Bishop failed to make the Hurricanes out of training camp and was placed on waivers for the purposes of assigning him to Charlotte.[10] He cleared waivers and was assigned to Charlotte where he played the majority of the season. He appeared in five games for the Hurricanes, registering one point.[11]

In October 13, 2020, Bishop signed a one-year extension with the Hurricanes.[12] After attending the Hurricanes training camp for the delayed 2020–21 season, Bishop failed to make the roster and was placed on waivers. On January 12, 2021, he was traded by Carolina to the Ottawa Senators in exchange for Maxime Lajoie. He was directly assigned to join AHL affiliate, the Belleville Senators.[11] Bishop was recalled to Ottawa on March 1.[13] He made his debut for the Senators on March 12, 2021, against the Edmonton Oilers.[14] On April 9, 2021, Bishop was again placed on waivers.[15] He finished the season playing in thirteen games with Ottawa, registering three points.[16]

On May 21, 2021, Bishop was re-signed by the Senators to a one-year, two-way contract extension.[17] During the Senators training camp, Bishop suffered an injury that kept him out of the lineup until November.[18] He split the season between Ottawa and Belleville, playing in nine games with Ottawa, registering one point.[19]

As a free agent from the Senators, Bishop was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Calgary Flames on July 13, 2022.[20] He spent the entirety of the season with Calgary's AHL affiliate, the Calgary Wranglers, scoring 11 goals and 23 points in 64 games.[21] On October 24, 2022, Bishop was suspended for four games for an illegal cross-check in a game against the Colorado Eagles.[22] On June 14, 2023 he signed a two-year two-way contract with the Flames.[21] Bishop attended the Flames' 2023 training camp, but failed to make the roster. He was placed on a waivers,[23] and after going unclaimed, assigned to the Wranglers to start the 2023–24 season.[24]

International play

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Bishop was part of Canada's U18 national team that won the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament in Breclav and Piestany.[25] The same year, he represented Canada Atlantic at the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Victoriaville and Drummondville, Québec.[26]

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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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
2020–21 Belleville Senators AHL 8 2 3 5 6
2020–21 Ottawa Senators NHL 13 0 3 3 4
2021–22 Belleville Senators AHL 35 6 6 12 36 2 0 0 0 0
2021–22 Ottawa Senators NHL 9 0 1 1 6
2022–23 Calgary Wranglers AHL 64 11 12 23 58 9 2 1 3 6
2023–24 Calgary Wranglers AHL 57 10 12 22 72 6 0 0 0 2
NHL totals 47 1 7 8 20 2 0 0 0 0

International

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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 U18   7 0 1 1 2
Junior totals 17 4 3 7 14

Awards and honours

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Award Year
AHL
Calder Cup (Charlotte Checkers) 2019 [27]

References

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  1. ^ "Hurricanes Choose F Clark Bishop With 127th Overall Pick". Canes Country. 2014-06-28. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  2. ^ "Player Profile – Clark Bishop". Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. 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. 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. ^ Alexander, Chip (September 30, 2019). "Hurricanes place Forsberg, Bishop, Forsling on waivers". Charlotte Observer. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Ottawa Senators acquire forward Clark Bishop from Carolina". Ottawa Senators. January 12, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2020.
  12. ^ "Canes Re-Sign Clark Bishop to One-Year Deal". Carolina Hurricanes. October 13, 2020. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  13. ^ Short, Robin (March 22, 2021). "This Bishop from St. John's has been effective in Ottawa". Saltwire. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  14. ^ Warren, Ken (March 13, 2021). "Senators Afterthoughts: Better effort, but the turnovers continue in yet another lopsided loss". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  15. ^ "Turris, Byron and Bishop placed on waivers". TSN. April 9, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  16. ^ "Senators sign forward Clark Bishop to a one-year, two-way contract extension". Toronto Star. Canadian Press. May 20, 2021. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  17. ^ "Senators extend Clark Bishop". Ottawa Senators. May 21, 2021. Retrieved May 21, 2021.
  18. ^ Warren, Ken (November 1, 2021). "Finally some good news on injury front for Belleville Senators". Ottawa Sun. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  19. ^ Mercer, Nicholas (July 15, 2022). "St. John's native Clark Bishop is off to the Calgary Flames after signing one-year deal". Saltwire. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
  20. ^ "Flames sign four free agents, re-sign pair of defenceman". Calgary Flames. July 13, 2022. Retrieved July 13, 2022.
  21. ^ a b "Flames re-sign Clark Bishop to two-year, two-way contract". Sportsnet. June 14, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  22. ^ "Wranglers' Bishop suspended for four games". American Hockey League. October 24, 2022. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  23. ^ "Flames' Clark Bishop: Waived Monday". CBS Sports. October 2, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  24. ^ Sportak, Randy (October 3, 2023). "Flames dispatch six more to the minors". The Hockey News. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
  25. ^ "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.
  26. ^ "Atlantic". www.hockeycanada.ca. Retrieved 2016-04-04.
  27. ^ "Check and Mate! Charlotte wins Calder Cup". American Hockey League. June 8, 2019. Retrieved June 8, 2019.
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