Canadiens general manager Pierre Gauthier announced today the signing of free agent forward Hunter Bishop to a two-year contract (2010-11 and 2011-12). He will report to the Hamilton Bulldogs early next week.
More from the team’s release:
Bishop, 22, is a 6’, 196 lbs forward who hails from Fairbanks, AK. In
2009-10, he ranked fourth in scoring in his second season with the NCAA
Ohio State Buckeyes. He registered 27 points in 33 games (15 goals, 12
assists). He ranked third in goals with the Buckeyes and had 22 penalty
minutes. In his sophomore season with Ohio State in 2008-09, Bishop ranked third in scoring with 31 points in 42 games (14 goals, 17 assists).
From 2005 to 2008, Bishop registered a total of 177 points (93 goals,
84 assists) in 140 regular season games with the Vernon Vipers of the
BCHL (British Columbia Hockey League), including a 97-point season
(57-40-97) in 60 games back in 2007-08.
Bishop participated in the Canadiens’ development camp in 2009.
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Looks OK in the photo – I’d want to see it in motion out on the ice.
I thought the alternate whites WERE the official 3rd jersey (prior to the centennial retros) , no ?
ALWAYS Habs -
Dave Mex
A series of scouting reports about him labelled him as such and it really does fit in with reasons why he might have been let go. Even if there were salary cap issues, I think they would’ve made the moves to retain Kessel rather than keep a guy like Ryder if they were convinced he was the right guy. Ryder just had a 30-goal season They could’ve easily sent him somewhere else, even if they got taken on the deal so they could extend Kessel. Something had to be wrong besides salary cap space and his not fitting in with the Bruins locker room could be a reason, players do get sent away for that reason.
Besides, looking at his production in Toronto, he went on a scoring spree when he showed up, was very unimpressive during January when the team still had hope of competing for a spot and now that the team is basically out of the playoffs, now he’s performing. Add in his questionable Olympics performance, I would say his performance is Thornton-esque, handy when it’s not really important but never there when it is.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu.
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It’s called crashing from an overachieving season, plenty of forwards are not doing nearly as much as they did last year. Ryder, Krejci, Wheeler and several other players have failed to entirely live up to what they did last year. The collapse of the Bruins blue line has also killed them, ruins their team’s transition game with so few defencemen playing effectively. Kessel wasn’t God to their team, he was a part of their success but his leaving didn’t mean the end of the world.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu.
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It was a terrible trade for them THIS year. Instead of re-signing Kessel, they used that money to pick up Derek Morris. That’s a head scratcher.
He’s also renowned locker room poison, Bruins traded him for those picks for a reason. You think they didn’t like his scoring talent?
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu.
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Oh get over it, you big baby. LOL!
Still going on about it?
When I say rollercoaster, I meant suspension lengths. They’re all over the place. Now if you’re gonna keep whining, just stop talking.
Kessels 36 are only 1/3 of the goals they are down from last year.
Re: Kessel Trade, Not really, considering they’re about to draft Tyler Seguin or Taylor Hall.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu.
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Gainey completely re-tooled the team in the offseason, picked up MAB, traded for Pouliot. Not too mention the Kovalev trade, going after Briere, Shanahan and Sundin. He nearly got Hossa at the trade deadline two years ago, and there were talks of a Price for Lecavalier trade during last year’s draft.
I seriously don’t understand how some of you fans could expect more. If Gainey had ever traded for Crosby, people would still be complaining about not getting Malkin instead.
sounds like a man with a plan. that is very good news.
I think Gainey always had solid plans, but he seemed overly cautious at times and never wanted to make a move, but just see how things were going to play out. when you stall in that job though, trades and free agents pass you by.
All in all, Gainey did leave ole PG enough to work with, and he still did a decent job IMO.
“Do the day and let the day do you” JB
It’s because Devils are such a ****ing bore to watch, every year we generally play four very boring games with the Devils, increase those # of boring games to 41 and you get the idea of what the Jersey fans go through at the home arena. Trap hockey and little excitement to their game, it is a winning form of hockey most of the time but it’s incredibly boring to watch. If they played some interesting hockey, they’d be fine.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu.
http://habsandhockey.blogspot.com/
Yea, that over the last weeks, PG told Markov’s agent he was interested in discussing about our boy!
Yup, Gauthier wants to have discussions with Markov’s agent soon. Markov can’t sign until July 1st though
Oh that’s great news!!! Hopefully it is true.
We better keep this guy until all, each and one of his hair turns grey
If we extend Markov long-term, it will be a very strong indication of our team’s future fortunes.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu.
http://habsandhockey.blogspot.com/
I’m flipping between the two
i don’t know any french, is that saying the PG is trying to sign markov to an extension?
“Do the day and let the day do you” JB
Home ice advantage is bigger here than anywhere else, so I wouldn’t have a problem with that!
Woo 1-0 funny birds
New Jersey is another place that doesn’t deserve a franchise with their abysmal attendance. The league was stupid enough to approve a new arena. Even with a player like that they won’t sell out. They have empty seats in the playoffs for f#$ks sake!
Le CH deja interesse a reembaucher Markov
Selon ce que La Presse a appris, des premiers pas ont été
effectués dans les dernières semaines par le nouveau DG du Canadien
afin de conclure une prolongation de contrat avec son défenseur vedette.
«Pierre (Gauthier) m’a déjà avisé, lors d’une récente visite à
Montréal, qu’il souhaitait avoir des discussions à propos de Markov», a
confié Don Meehan, l’agent du joueur russe.
http://www.cyberpresse.ca/sports/hockey/201003/18/01-4262047-le-ch-deja-interesse-a-reembaucher-markov.php
Me 2 !
Considering how many Eastern Conference teams are stumbling right now, I’m feeling pretty good about most of our opposition if the Canadiens continue as they are right now.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu.
http://habsandhockey.blogspot.com/
I only have one extra.
not the most probable, but how would 3rd place look going into the play-offs? That would most likely mean a meeting with the sens or flyers. I still think 6th against the suddenly struggling sabres would be a good match up too.
go habs go, and for tonight, pitts, atl, TB and dallas
“Do the day and let the day do you” JB
Shawn Thornton just fought Matt Cooke, I’ll give the win to Thornton.
Thornton just fed cooke a couple of extra shots after the linesman jumped on top.
I wouldn’t have expected an increase in attendance since kovy left. I think they average around 13 ro14 usually
“Do the day and let the day do you” JB
No Kovalchuk costs them a lot in their limited attendance. NJ apparently is starting to fill up the Prudential Centre with Kovalchuk there though, just the promise of an offensive star like Kovy II has them filling the seats even if he’s not performing at his top level.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu.
http://habsandhockey.blogspot.com/
They look great to me. But then muscel shirts are even better than those barber poll things they wore last year.
Pitt announcers while intro of 1970 Bruins – “they were my team growing up”
“you were from Ontario – not a leaf fan?”
“They stunk then, they stink now!”
Love it!!!
Holy…!! There are about 20 people in the ATL building….
So, what games are people watching tonight? I’m going with Capitals versus the Canes, could care less about Bruins/Pens, Bruins stink and the Pens, I’ve never really found them to be an interesting team to watch.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu.
http://habsandhockey.blogspot.com/
The U.S. hockey program may be one of the best right now. From 2009-2010, the U.S. won the U-17, U-18 and U-20 tournaments, twice beating Canada. And as we saw this year, the U.S. Olympic hockey team nearly won the gold.
checked The Hockey News and Hockey Database (hockeydb.com), looks like Olivier Fortier has been injured since Sept 2009 with a shoulder injury.
neither site has any stats on him this year at all.
http://forecaster.thehockeynews.com/hockeynews/hockey/player.cgi?6189
http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/pdisplay.php?pid=89523
Trunev,Fischer?
It would makes sense since we’re called blue, blanc et rouge…..seems like blue should be the main color.
how many tickets do you have?
Wouldn’t put a ton of stock in the Carbo Trophy. Olivier Fortier is a past winner, and he’s not on Hamilton’s playoff eligible list. That said, Boucher had Dumont in junior and sold him to Timmins as a draft choice. So you never know …
Pacioretty will come around, he was unfortunately rushed out of minors to help fill out or injury-plagued roster last season before he was truly ready for NHL action. Kristo and Leblanc are much more solidly-rated prospects than most of our previous NCAA selections as well. American hockey programs are improving considerably, keeping an eye on American prospects is a solid move I think.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu.
http://habsandhockey.blogspot.com/
O’Byrne’s been looking pretty good tho.
But yeah, you’re right.
—Hope Springs Eternal—
If I remember correctly, I read that Avtsin was one of only three Russian players who went to the NHL draft last year, so that must’ve shown scouts that he was genuinely interested in playing the NHL. And Lol @ Guru Boucher.
Hey, here’s a recent interview with Avtsin, the Russian/English translation is funny at times btw.
http://www.russianhockeyfans.com/prospects/alexander-avtsin-playing-in-the-chl-makes-no-sense-to-me-132.html
That’s what I was thinking, albeit his KHL time as a rookie skater is quite limited, Tom Pyatt probably gets more ice time than he does as a Canadien than Avtsin gets in the KHL. That’s why guys like Kirill Kabanov have jumped to the Q this season, they get their 15+ minutes of ice time rather than 6 or so. With the Juniors, he could be playing 15-19 minutes a game, although if he is as good as some suspect, he might sign his entry-level deal with the Canadiens and go to the farm under Guru Boucher.
- I shall always remember Captain Koivu.
http://habsandhockey.blogspot.com/
bob is honest, level headed and always has something intellegent to say. he favors no one, and is one of the fewe analysts whose analysis i value; of course the human rollercoaster Boone too!!
“Do the day and let the day do you” JB
i like the 25 idea, but i tend to get worked up and i wanted to keep it reasonable, but i would have liked 25 a lot more than 8, that is for sure. Someone will either die or become a vegetable, and the poor guy that hits him will suufer the most, when this could be nipped in the bud now.
bettman is a putz and so is campbell
“Do the day and let the day do you” JB
I think Alex Avtsin’s injured at the moment, but going from Moscow Dynamo to the Montreal Juniors would be a step backwards. But I really hope he chooses to go to the AHL, to be coached by the AHL mastermind, Guy Boucher.
DARK CLOUD where ya at? I read you are going to the Buff game on Wed. Ill be there as well, with the misfortune of living close by. You live in the area, WNY/S. Ont ? I got 100 level mid ice seats if you know anyone still in need of a ticket… and ill probably be haunting some dumpy bar before the game, how bout you?