Bruce Bell

Bruce William Bell (born February 15, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman.

Bruce William Bell
Born (1965-02-15) February 15, 1965
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]

Bell returned to the Nordiques when he was traded along with Walt Poddubny, Jari Grönstrand and a fourth-round selection in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft (76th overall–Éric Dubois) from the Rangers for Normand Rochefort and Jason Lafreniere on August 1, 1988.[2][3]

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.[4]

Career statistics
    Regular season   Playoffs
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

References
  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
  2. Rogers, Thomas. "N.H.L.: Poddubny Traded to the Nordiques," The New York Times, Tuesday, August 2, 1988. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  3. 1989 NHL Entry Draft Pick Transactions, June 17 – Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  4. "Warner Hockey School To Join CSSHL". horizon.ab.ca. Archived from the original on October 20, 2018. Retrieved August 11, 2018.


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