It’s not only a dream come true to play professional sports, but imagine playing for your home town team you grew up cheering for.  That’s what is happening with Ben Bishop, back-up goalie for the St. Louis Blues.

President John Davidson announced  that the club recalled the goaltender from the Blues’ American Hockey League affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen. In addition, the Blues have assigned goaltender Marek Schwarz to Peoria.

Bishop, 21, has played in five games this season with the Rivermen, registering a 2-2-0 record, a .901 save percentage along with a 2.44 goals against average. The 6-7, 210-pound netminder played in five games for Peoria last season after signing a contract with the Blues on March 11, 2008. He posted a 2-2-1 record, a .908 save percentage along with a 2.25 goals against average.

Bishop registered a 55-34-7 career record in three seasons at the University of Maine ranking third all-time in games played (99), second in saves (2,399), fifth in wins (55) and fourth with a 2.29