Hunter Bishop Bags MVP in BCHL Interior

Hunter Bishop Bags MVP in BCHL Interior

Saturday, April 12, 2008, 05:37 PM

Hunter Bishop Bags MVP in BCHL Interior
Posted by adn_aces

Posted: April 4, 2008 - 5:04 pm

Hunter Bishop of Fairbanks, the Ohio State-bound forward for the Vernon Vipers, bagged MVP honors in the British Columbia Hockey League's Interior Conference after leading the league in goals.

Bishop, 20, earned 57-40--97 totals in 60 games to finish third in the league in points. He also led the circuit in short-handed goals (9). Bishop played half a season at North Dakota in 2006-07 before returning to the BCHL. He's headed to Ohio State in the fall.

Meanwhile, the Coastal Conference MVP also has a Fairbanks connection. Namely, league-leading scorer Carlo Finucci of the Burnaby Express is headed to the UAF Nanooks in the fall.

Finucci, 21, earned 33-69--102 totals in 60 games

Bishop was nominated for Most Sportsmanlike in the League, Dalpe going to Ohio State next year recieved the honor.