Clark Bishop (born March 29, 1996) is a

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professional

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currently playing with the

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in the

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(AHL) while under contract with the

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of the

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(NHL). He was selected by the

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in the

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(5th round, 127th overall).

Playing career

Born in

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, Bishop played for Avalon Minor Hockey and later for the St. John's Pennecon Privateers, before joining the

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of the

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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. Bishop inked a three-year entry-level contract with the

of the

(NHL) on April 4, 2016. On October 17, 2018, Bishop was called up from the Hurricanes

(AHL) affiliate, the

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, and he made his NHL debut on October 20 in a 3–1 loss to the

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. Bishop was reassigned to the Checkers on October 23. Bishop was recalled again on November 29 after

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was placed on injured reserve. He recorded his first career NHL goal on December 7 in a 4–1 win over the

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. On December 16, Bishop was reassigned to the Charlotte Checkers. 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

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. 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. 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. In October 13, 2020, Bishop signed a one-year extension with the Hurricanes. After attending the Hurricanes training camp for the delayed

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season, Bishop failed to make the roster and was placed on waivers. On January 12, 2021, he was traded by Carolina to the

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in exchange for

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. He was directly assigned to join AHL affiliate, the

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. Bishop was recalled to Ottawa on March 1. He made his debut for the Senators on March 12, 2021, against the

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. On April 9, 2021, Bishop was again placed on waivers. He finished the season playing in thirteen games with Ottawa, registering three points. On May 21, 2021, Bishop was re-signed by the Senators to a one-year, two-way contract extension. During the Senators training camp, Bishop suffered an injury that kept him out of the lineup until November. He split the season between Ottawa and Belleville, playing in nine games with Ottawa, registering one point. As a free agent from the Senators, Bishop was signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the

on July 13, 2022. He spent the entirety of the season with Calgary's AHL affiliate, the

, scoring 11 goals and 23 points in 64 games. On October 24, 2022, Bishop was suspended for four games for an illegal cross-check in a game against the

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. On June 14, 2023 he signed a two-year two-way contract with the Flames. Bishop attended the Flames' 2023 training camp, but failed to make the roster. He was placed on a waivers, and after going unclaimed, assigned to the Wranglers to start the 2023–24 season.

International play

Bishop was part of Canada's U18 national team that won the 2013

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in Breclav and Piestany. The same year, he represented Canada Atlantic at the

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and

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Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards and honours

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bishop, Clark 1996 births Living people Belleville Senators players Calgary Wranglers players Canadian ice hockey centres Cape Breton Screaming Eagles players Carolina Hurricanes draft picks Carolina Hurricanes players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Charlotte Checkers (2010–) players Florida Everblades players Ottawa Senators players Ice hockey people from St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador