  brendan bell (born march 31, 1983) is a canadian professional ice hockey defenceman. he is currently playing for the norfolk admirals in the american hockey league (ahl). bell was selected by the toronto maple leafs in the 3rd round (65th overall) of the 2001 nhl entry draft. ==playing career== ===junior=== prior to being drafted by the nhl, bell attended high school at st. pius x high school (ottawa). he grew up a fan of the toronto maple leafs. bell played in the cjhl for the ottawa jr. senators where he was selected as the league's rookie of the year. bell then moved on to the ontario hockey league with the ottawa 67's where in four ohl seasons, he scored 43 goals, 176 assists, and 218 points in 303 games, including the playoffs. in 2002â03, his final season with the 67's, bell was named the top defenseman in both the ohl and chl. he also played on the silver-medal winning canadian team in the 2003 world junior ice hockey championships. ===professional=== bell was drafted in the 3rd round, 65th overall, of the 2001 nhl entry draft by toronto. in his first pro season with st. john's maple leafs, the 2003â04 season, bell scored 7 goals and 19 assists for 26 points. he also had 55 penalty minutes. bell made his nhl debut with the leafs in the 2005â06 season. on february 27, 2007, bell was traded by the leafs to the phoenix coyotes along with a draft pick for yanic perreault. on july 11, 2008, brendan signed as a free agent with the ottawa senators to a one-year contract. in the 2008-09 season bell played in a career-high 53 games with the senators contributing with 21 points. on july 31, 2009, bell signe
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