Canadian ice hockey player (born 1965)
Ice hockey player
Bruce William Bell (born February 15, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman .
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 hockey school.[ 4]
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References
^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF) . Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament . 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-14 .
^ Rogers, Thomas. "N.H.L.: Poddubny Traded to the Nordiques," The New York Times , Tuesday, August 2, 1988. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
^ 1989 NHL Entry Draft Pick Transactions, June 17 – Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
^ "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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