Neil Belland Neil Belland ( born April 3 , 1961 in Parry Sound , Ontario ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player . Playing career . Neil Belland played his junior hockey with the Kingston Canadians of the OMJHL from 1978 – 1981 , putting up some solid numbers , as he recorded 182 points ( 43 goals - 139 assists ) in 171 games , including a huge 1980 – 81 season where Belland had 82 points ( 28G - 54A ) in only 53 games . He added on 16 points ( 8G - 8A ) in 25 career playoff games . Belland went undrafted , but was signed by the Vancouver Canucks as a free agent on October 1 , 1980 . Belland would start the 1981 – 82 season with the Dallas Black Hawks of the CHL , where in 27 games he put up 22 points ( 2G - 20A ) before being called up by the Canucks . Belland would play 28 games with Vancouver , earning 9 points ( 3G - 6A ) . He would help the Canucks in the playoffs to the tune of 8 points ( 1G - 7A ) in 17 games as Vancouver would make it to the Stanley Cup finals before losing to the powerhouse New York Islanders . Belland would split the 1982 – 83 season between Vancouver , where in 14 games he had 6 points ( 2G - 4A ) , and the Fredericton Express of the AHL , as he had 21 points ( 4G - 17A ) in 46 games , then chipped in with 3 points ( 1G - 2A ) in 7 playoff games . Once again in 1983 – 84 , Belland would split time between the Express , where in 17 games he registered 18 points ( 3G - 15A ) , before getting 20 points ( 7G - 13A ) in 44 games with Vancouver . He then added 3 points ( 1G - 2A ) in 4 playoff games with the Canucks . 1984 – 85 would be more of the same for Belland , as he would again spend time with both Fredericton , getting 41 points ( 7G - 34A ) in 57 games , along with 2 assists in 6 playoff games , and Vancouver , earning 6 assists in 13 regular season games , and then again in 1985 – 86 , where Belland put up 3 points ( 1G - 2A ) in 7 games with the Canucks , and 24 points ( 6G - 18A ) in 36 games with Fredericton , then helping out with 7 points ( 1G - 6A ) in 6 playoff games with the Express . After the season , Belland became a free agent , and signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins on September 29 , 1986 . Belland would spend most of the 1986 – 87 season with the Penguins AHL affiliate , the Baltimore Skipjacks , where in 61 games , Belland recorded 24 points ( 6G - 18A ) , while in 3 games with the Penguins , he would earn an assist . He would become a free agent once again after the season , and decided to head over to Finland to play with Lukko Rauma in the SM - liiga . Belland would get 22 points ( 8G - 14A ) in 44 games before going pointless in 8 playoff games , then would join the Hershey Bears of the AHL for a playoff game , getting no points . He would then sign with Innsbruck EV of the Austrian Hockey League for the 1988 – 89 season , putting up 56 points ( 17G - 39A ) in 46 games , then returned for the 1989 – 90 season , earning 53 points ( 15G - 38A ) in 34 games . Belland would split the 1990 – 91 season with Innsbruck , getting 12 points ( 5G - 7A ) in 17 games , and the Canadian National Hockey Team , where in 9 games he would garner 4 assists . Belland returned to Austria in 1991 – 92 to play with ATSE Graz , earning 22 points ( 11G - 11A ) in 28 games , then play 1 game for ATSE Graz in 1992 – 93 , getting no points , before returning for the 1993 – 94 season , picking up 37 points ( 8G - 29A ) in 57 games . Belland would then retire from playing hockey in the summer of 1994 .