Mark Bell Mark Bell ( born August 5 , 1980 ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward currently signed by the Anaheim Ducks of the NHL . Playing career . Bell started playing hockey at four years old , and grew up admiring Wayne Gretzky and Doug Gilmour . He played four seasons in the minor Ontario Hockey League with the Ottawa 67 ' s , and was part of the Memorial Cup championship in 1998 – 99 . Chicago Blackhawks . He was drafted by the Chicago Blackhawks in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft as the eighth overall pick , and scored his first goal against Patrick Roy . Bell ' s time with Chicago was moderately successful Bell was a bronze medalist with Team Canada at the World Junior Hockey Championships in 2000 . San Jose Sharks . In the summer of 2006 , he was traded to the San Jose Sharks in a three - way deal involving Chicago and the Ottawa Senators Bell signed a US $ 6 . 5 million contract July 2006 , which paid US $ 2 million for the first two years of the contract and US $ 2 . 5 million for the final year . He was initially placed on a line with Joe Thornton and Jonathan Cheechoo , however Bell never lived up to expectations and could not duplicate the numbers that he put up in Chicago , and so was demoted to the fourth line , often being a healthy scratch . Toronto Maple Leafs . He was acquired by the Toronto Maple Leafs via trade at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft on June 22 , 2007 . After becoming part of the Leafs , Bell was then suspended the first 15 games for his DUI conviction ( see below ) . On October 6 , 2008 , Bell was placed on waivers , which cleared the way for him being assigned to Toronto ' s AHL affiliate , the Toronto Marlies . Recent . On February 25 , 2009 , Bell was placed on re - entry waivers and claimed by the New York Rangers . He was then assigned to the Rangers ' AHL team , the Hartford Wolf Pack . He was invited to Philadelphia Flyers training camp on September 2 and signed on October 6 , 2009 with Nationalliga A club Kloten Flyers from Switzerland . In November 2010 , the Kloten Flyers announced that Bell would not receive a new contract . Bell played for Team Canada at the 2009 and 2010 Spengler Cup s . On July 20 , 2011 , Bell signed a one - year contract with the Anaheim Ducks of the NHL . Legal trouble . During the 2006 Labour Day weekend , in Milpitas , California , Bell ' s rented Toyota Camry was traveling an estimated 100 km per hour when it rear - ended a pickup truck at a stop sign driven by Jose Luis Villafana , the latter ' s vehicle being hit 15 metres up a steep hill and wrapped it around a telephone pole . The victim was uninsured and unlicensed and suffered multiple head , back and leg injuries in the crash . Bell was arrested shortly after walking away from the accident . He blew . 201 in a breathalyzer test about a half - hour after the accident , and a blood test revealed a blood - alcohol level of 0 . 15 , considerably higher than the legal limit of 0 . 08 . Bell was charged with hit and run and driving under the influence . Both are felony offences . His arraignment was set for January 3 , 2007 . Bell pleaded no contest to drunk driving causing injury and hit - and - run on August 14 , 2007 . Prior to sentencing , Bell had to pay restitution , including medical bills and the cost of the vehicle to Villafana , who has also filed a civil suit seeking " unlimited damages " which was later settled out of court . He was to serve six months in jail after completing the 2007 – 08 hockey season but later told to work in a California jail which he did from June 2 , 2008 to August 15 , 2008 . In addition to his conviction , Bell was placed in Stage 2 of the NHL / NHLPA Substance Abuse Program and was suspended for 15 games without pay by the NHL on September 12 , 2007 . NHL commissioner Gary Bettman justified the suspension , saying " Playing in the National Hockey League is a privilege , and with that privilege comes a corresponding responsibility for exemplary conduct off the ice as well as on it " . The NHLPA disagreed , saying " there is no legitimate purpose served by adding a substantial league disciplinary suspension to the severe sanctions that have already been imposed " . Leafs manager John Ferguson , Jr . , who drew criticism for the trade , had anticipated that Bell would face some sort of suspension , however based upon past precedent they did not expect it to be so lengthy . This had been suggested as a sign that the NHL was imposing stricter discipline for off - ice antics of players , after Michael Vick was expelled from the NFL as a result of his conviction for running a dog - fighting ring . Bell has stated that as a result of the accident , realizing that his career was slipping away because of his irresponsibility , he has changed his lifestyle and has been sober since then , saying " Now , every day I wake up I realize I ' m living a dream . It ' s taken a while for me to understand that . Now that I have , I ' m going to grab it . My fun now is at the rink " .