TAMPA — Like many high-school teenagers, Ben Bishop used to sit glued to a screen for hours. A decade before the age of abundant smart phones and tablets, he would put a tape into a VCR and watch hockey games.
Well before Bishop was any sort of goaltending prospect, he spent time crafting his game with the midget-level St. Louis AAA Blues and the Texas Tornado of the North American Hockey League. With no more than two coaches on staff, Bishop received little one-on-one work.
So, with no specialized coaching other than a few camps he attended near his hometown of St.