Brendan Bell

Brendan Bell (born March 31, 1983) is a Canadian ice hockey defenceman currently signed with the New York Rangers.
==Playing career==
===Junior===
Prior to being drafted by the NHL, Bell attended High School at St. Pius X High School. 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 2002–03, 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 2003–04 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 2005–06 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 signed with the St. Louis Blues on a one-year contract. After starting the 2009–10 season playing 22 games with AHL affiliate, the Peoria Rivermen, Brendan was traded by St. Louis, along with Tomas Kana, to the Columbus Blue Jackets for Pascal Pelletier on December 8, 2009.
On May 19, 2010, Bell signed a one-year contract with Russian team, Avangard Omsk, of the KHL.
After two games with Omsk, Bell signed with Swiss National League team EHC Biel, where he played for the rest of the season.
On August 3, 2011, Bell signed a contract with the New York Rangers
==Awards==
*1998–99 CJHL All-Rookie Team
*1998–99 CJHL Rookie of the Year Award
*2002–03 OHL First All-Star Team
*2002–03 OHL Max Kaminsky Trophy
*2002–03 CHL First All-Star Team
*2002–03 CHL Dewalt Top Defenceman Award
==Career statistics==
===Regular season and playoffs===
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	
1998–99 	Ottawa Jr. Senators 	CJHL 	 	54 	7 	20 	27 	46 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
1999–00 	Ottawa 67's 	OHL 	 	48 	1 	32 	33 	34 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	4 	
2000–01 	Ottawa 67's 	OHL 	 	68 	7 	32 	39 	59 	 	20 	1 	11 	12 	22 	
2001–02 	Ottawa 67's 	OHL 	 	67 	10 	36 	46 	56 	 	13 	2 	5 	7 	25 	
2002–03 	Ottawa 67's 	OHL 	 	55 	14 	39 	53 	46 	 	23 	8 	19 	27 	25 	
2003–04 	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL 	 	74 	7 	18 	25 	72 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
2004–05 	St. John's Maple Leafs	AHL 	 	75 	6 	25 	31 	57 	 	5 	0 	1 	1 	2 	
2005–06 	Toronto Marlies 	AHL 	 	70 	6 	37 	43 	99 	 	5 	0 	4 	4 	10 	
2005–06 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
2006–07 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	NHL 	 	31 	1 	4 	5 	19 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
2006–07 	Phoenix Coyotes 	NHL 	 	14 	0 	2 	2 	8 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
2007–08 	Phoenix Coyotes 	NHL 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
2007–08 	San Antonio Rampage 	AHL 	 	69 	7 	24 	31 	80 	 	7 	2 	5 	7 	10 	
2008–09 	Binghamton Senators 	AHL 	 	15 	6 	9 	15 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
2008–09 	Ottawa Senators 	NHL 	 	53 	6 	15 	21 	24 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
2009–10 	Peoria Rivermen 	AHL 	 	22 	4 	13 	17 	26 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
2009–10 	Syracuse Crunch 	AHL 	 	49 	10 	25 	35 	30 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2010–11 	Avangard Omsk 	KHL 	 	1 	0 	2 	2 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	101 	7 	21 	28 	51 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	— 	
AHL totals	AHL totals 	AHL totals	 	374 	46 	152 	198 	376 	 	17 	2 	10 	12 	22 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===International===
Year 	Team 	Comp 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000 	Canada 	WJC18 	3 	0	0	0 	2
2003 	Canada 	WJC 	6 	1	1	2 	6
Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	Junior int'l totals	9 	1	1	2 	8
==References==
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1983
Category:Avangard Omsk players
Category:Binghamton Senators players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:EHC Biel players
Category:Ottawa 67's alumni
Category:Ottawa Senators players
Category:Peoria Rivermen players
Category:Phoenix Coyotes players
Category:St. John's Maple Leafs players
Category:San Antonio Rampage players
Category:Syracuse Crunch players
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks
Category:Toronto Maple Leafs players
Category:Toronto Marlies players