Bishop Stifles Warriors Freshman Goalie Makes Pivotal Saves

Summary

---

ORONO - It's difficult to recall the last time the defense- oriented University of Maine men's hockey team allowed four breakaways in a game.

That's exactly what happened on Friday night but 6-foot-7 freshman goalie Ben Bishop saved three of the breakaways and another breakaway shot sailed wide as the Black Bears rode Bishop to a 3-1 triumph over the hard-working Merrimack College Warriors at Alfond Arena.

See the full content of this document

Extract

---

Bishop Stifles Warriors Freshman Goalie Makes Pivotal Saves

Bishop finished with 17 saves as Maine won its seventh straight and improved to 8-1 overall, 3-0 in Hockey East, while Merrimack fell to 3-5 and 0-3, respectively.

The Bears used a pair of first-period goals 2:02 apart from Josh Soares (power play) and Greg Moo...

See the full content of this document

---