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
- 82Phil OreskovicD10 GP · 2 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 83Mikko LehtonenR2 GP · 0 PBOSBoston Bruins
- 84Mark FraserD219 GP · 22 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 85Ben BishopG413 GP · 222 WSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 86Robby DeeFEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 87Marc-Andre GragnaniD78 GP · 18 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 88T.J. HensickC112 GP · 38 PCOLColorado Avalanche
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2005 class
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Sidney CrosbyC1435 GP · 1771 PPITPittsburgh Penguins
- 2Bobby RyanR866 GP · 569 PANAAnaheim Ducks
- 3Jack JohnsonD1228 GP · 342 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 4Benoit PouliotL625 GP · 263 PMINMinnesota Wild
- 5Carey PriceG712 GP · 361 WMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 6Gilbert BruleC299 GP · 95 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 7Jack SkilleR368 GP · 84 PCHIChicago Blackhawks
- 8Devin SetoguchiR516 GP · 261 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 9Brian LeeD209 GP · 36 POTTOttawa Senators
- 10Luc BourdonD36 GP · 2 PVANVancouver Canucks
+ 220 more
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.
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
St. Louis Blues picks in the 2005 draft
- 24T.J. OshieR1010 GP · 695 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 37Scott JacksonD1 GP · 0 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 85Ben BishopG413 GP · 222 WSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 156Ryan ReavesR962 GP · 140 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 169Mike GauthierDSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 171Nick DrazenovicC12 GP · 0 PSTLSt. Louis Blues
- 219Nikolai LemtyugovFSTLSt. Louis Blues