Clark Bishop

Clark Bishop (born March 29, 1996) is a Canadian professional ice hockey center currently playing with the Syracuse Crunch in the American Hockey League (AHL). He was selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2014 NHL Draft (5th round, 127th overall).

Playing career Born in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, Bishop played for Avalon Minor Hockey and later for the St. John's Pennecon Privateers and Gonzaga Vikings, 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.

Bishop inked a three-year entry-level contract with the Carolina Hurricanes of the National Hockey League (NHL) on April 4, 2016. On October 17, 2018, Bishop was called up from the Hurricanes American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Charlotte Checkers, and he made his NHL debut on October 20 in a 3–1 loss to the Colorado Avalanche. Bishop was reassigned to the Checkers on October 23. Bishop was recalled again on November 29 after Haydn Fleury was placed on injured reserve. He recorded his first career NHL goal on December 7 in a 4–1 win over the Anaheim Ducks. 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 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. 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 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. He made his debut for the Senators on March 12, 2021, against the Edmonton Oilers. 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 Calgary Flames on July 13, 2022. He spent the entirety of the season with Calgary's AHL affiliate, the Calgary Wranglers, 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 Colorado Eagles. On June 14, 2023 he signed a two-year two-way contract with the Flames. and after going unclaimed, assigned to the Wranglers to start the 2023–24 season.

After four seasons within the Flames organization, Bishop left as a free agent and was signed to a one-year contract to continue in the AHL with the Syracuse Crunch, the primary affiliate to the Tampa Bay Lightning, on July 1, 2026.

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

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs Regular seasonPlayoffs 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 2024–25 Calgary Wranglers AHL 66 19 19 38 31 2 0 0 0 2 2024–25 Calgary Flames NHL 6 1 0 1 0 — — — — — 2025–26 Calgary Wranglers AHL 72 14 13 27 63 — — — — — NHL totals 53 2 7 9 20 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 U18 7 0 1 1 2 Junior totals 17 4 3 7 14

Awards and honours Award Year AHL Calder Cup (Charlotte Checkers) 2019