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2005 NHL Draft

Ben Bishop in the 2005 NHL Draft

St. Louis Blues selected Ben Bishop 85th overall in the 2005 NHL Draft, with the 24th pick of round 3.

It was the third of the 7 picks St. Louis Blues made in the draft. Of the 230 players selected in 2005, 111 have played in the NHL regular season. His 413 games put him 35th in the class.

Overall pick
85
Round and pick
Round 3, pick 24
Drafting team
STLSt. Louis Blues
Date
Age at the draft
18 years

The picks around it

Picks 82–88 in the 2005 draft

  1. 82Phil OreskovicD10 GP · 2 PTOR
  2. 83Mikko LehtonenR2 GP · 0 PBOS
  3. 84Mark FraserD219 GP · 22 PNJD
  4. 85Ben BishopG413 GP · 222 WSTL
  5. 86Robby DeeFEDM
  6. 87Marc-Andre GragnaniD78 GP · 18 PBUF
  7. 88T.J. HensickC112 GP · 38 PCOL

Games and points are NHL regular season to date.

The 2005 NHL Draft

Place in the draft class

Where he came in the 2005 class

85th
of 230 players selected
9th
of 23 goaltenders selected

Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.

First off the board

  1. 1Sidney CrosbyC1435 GP · 1771 PPIT
  2. 2Bobby RyanR866 GP · 569 PANA
  3. 3Jack JohnsonD1228 GP · 342 PCAR
  4. 4Benoit PouliotL625 GP · 263 PMIN
  5. 5Carey PriceG712 GP · 361 WMTL
  6. 6Gilbert BruleC299 GP · 95 PCBJ
  7. 7Jack SkilleR368 GP · 84 PCHI
  8. 8Devin SetoguchiR516 GP · 261 PSJS
  9. 9Brian LeeD209 GP · 36 POTT
  10. 10Luc BourdonD36 GP · 2 PVAN

+ 220 more

The 2005 NHL Draft

After the draft

The road to the NHL

Ben Bishop made his NHL debut on October 24, 2008, 3 years and 86 days after the draft.

413
Games
222
Wins
33
Shutouts
.921
Save %

NHL regular season to date.

The team's draft

St. Louis Blues picks in the 2005 draft

  1. 24T.J. OshieR1010 GP · 695 PSTL
  2. 37Scott JacksonD1 GP · 0 PSTL
  3. 85Ben BishopG413 GP · 222 WSTL
  4. 156Ryan ReavesR962 GP · 140 PSTL
  5. 169Mike GauthierDSTL
  6. 171Nick DrazenovicC12 GP · 0 PSTL
  7. 219Nikolai LemtyugovFSTL