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Stars Goalie Ben Bishop's Career Ended By Knee Issue

DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM/AP) - Dallas Stars goalie Ben Bishop's career is over because of a degenerative condition in his right knee.

General manager Jim Nill says Bishop took a conditioning assignment with the Texas Stars with the hope of returning to Dallas.

Stars Goalie Ben Bishop
Dallas Stars goalie Ben Bishop's career is over because of a degenerative knee condition. (Credit: AP Photo/LM Otero, File)

 

The assignment ended after Bishop allowed eight goals in the 35-year-old's only game.

Bishop's $29.5 million, six-year contract runs through the 2022-23 season.

The last game for Bishop was during the 2020 playoff bubble in Canada.

(© Copyright 2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. The Associated Press also contributed to this report.)

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