Bruce William Bell (born February 15, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.
Bruce William Bell | |||
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Born |
(1965-02-15) February 15, 1965 (age 57) Toronto, Ontario, Canada | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
Position | Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Quebec Nordiques St. Louis Blues New York Rangers Edmonton Oilers | ||
NHL Draft |
52nd overall, 1983 Quebec Nordiques | ||
Playing career | 1984–1998 |
Bell started his National Hockey League career with the Quebec Nordiques in 1984. He also played with the St. Louis Blues, New York Rangers and Edmonton Oilers. He was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1985.
As a youth, he played in the 1978 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Toronto.[1]
During the 1990–91 season, Bell was traded to the Minnesota North Stars in exchange for Kari Takko, making it the "Takko Bell Trade", as a play on the fast food restaurant chain. After retiring from hockey he turned to coaching and opened his own hockey school.[2]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1981–82 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 67 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 63 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 24 | ||
1982–83 | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds | OHL | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1982–83 | Windsor Spitfires | OHL | 61 | 10 | 35 | 45 | 39 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | ||
1983–84 | Brantford Alexanders | OHL | 63 | 7 | 41 | 48 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | ||
1984–85 | Quebec Nordiques | NHL | 75 | 6 | 31 | 37 | 44 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 21 | ||
1985–86 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 75 | 2 | 18 | 20 | 43 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | ||
1986–87 | St. Louis Blues | NHL | 45 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | ||
1987–88 | New York Rangers | NHL | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | Colorado Rangers | IHL | 65 | 11 | 34 | 45 | 107 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
1988–89 | Halifax Citadels | AHL | 12 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | SC Rapperswil-Jona | CHE.2 | 14 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1988–89 | HC Bolzano | ITA | 11 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | ||
1988–89 | Adirondack Red Wings | AHL | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
1989–90 | Edmonton Oilers | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 52 | 8 | 26 | 34 | 64 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||
1990–91 | Cape Breton Oilers | AHL | 14 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Kalamazoo Wings | IHL | 48 | 5 | 21 | 26 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | ||
1991–92 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 45 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 70 | 10 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 8 | ||
1992–93 | Milwaukee Admirals | IHL | 70 | 10 | 28 | 38 | 120 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
1993–94 | Brantford Smoke | CoHL | 51 | 10 | 38 | 48 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Binghamton Rangers | AHL | 13 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Fort Worth Fire | CHL | 48 | 12 | 50 | 62 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Durham Wasps | GBR | 17 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 30 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Humberside Hawks | GBR | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 76 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1996–97 | Villacher SV | AL | 42 | 5 | 30 | 35 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | Villacher SV | AUT | 6 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Phoenix Mustangs | WCHL | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Reno Rage | WCHL | 24 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Houston Aeros | IHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Chicago Wolves | IHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 209 | 12 | 64 | 76 | 113 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 41 | ||||
IHL totals | 193 | 26 | 83 | 109 | 277 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 14 | ||||
AHL totals | 145 | 17 | 62 | 79 | 161 | 18 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 12 |
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