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Brendan Bell

current status: Unrestricted Free Agent (Group III)

D | 6'2", 205 lbs. |

Birth Date:March 31, 1983 (30 years old)
Place of Birth:Ottawa, Ont.
Shoots:L

Experience:5 years
Drafted:Drafted by Toronto in 2001 (3/65).

Career Honors & Awards

League	Honor	Description
Canadian Major Junior	Dewalt Top Defenseman Award	2002-03
Canadian Major Junior	First All-Star Team	2002-03
OHL	Max Kaminsky Trophy	2002-03
OHL	First All-Star Team	2002-03
OCJHL	Rookie of the Year Award	1998-99
OCJHL	All-Rookie Team	1998-99

Movements & Injuries

2011
10/25/2011	Assigned to Connecticut (AHL).
10/16/2011	Recalled from Connecticut (AHL).
10/09/2011	Assigned to Connecticut (AHL).
8/09/2011	Signed as a free agent by the New York Rangers.
2010
5/20/2010	Signed by Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL).
2009
12/08/2009	Acquired from the St. Louis Blues.
9/21/2009	Assigned to Peoria (AHL).
7/31/2009	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the St. Louis Blues.
2008
11/16/2008	Recalled from Binghamton (AHL).
9/27/2008	Assigned to Binghamton (AHL).
7/11/2008	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Ottawa Senators to a one-year contract.
2007
12/08/2007	Assigned to San Antonio (AHL).
11/14/2007	Recalled from San Antonio (AHL).
10/03/2007	Assigned to San Antonio (AHL).
7/12/2007	Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Phoenix Coyotes to a one-year contract.
3/20/2007	Missed 3 games (knee injury).
3/15/2007	Knee injury, day-to-day.
2/27/2007	Acquired from the Toronto Maple Leafs.
2006
10/14/2006	Missed 5 games (ankle injury).
10/03/2006	Ankle injury, sidelined indefinitely.
7/17/2006	Re-signed as a restricted free agent by the Toronto Maple Leafs to a one-year contract.
3/25/2006	Assigned to Toronto (AHL).
3/21/2006	Recalled from Toronto (AHL).
3/15/2006	Assigned to Toronto (AHL).
3/14/2006	Recalled from Toronto (AHL).
3/07/2006	Assigned to Toronto (AHL).
3/06/2006	Recalled from Toronto (AHL).
2005
9/23/2005	Assigned to Toronto (AHL).
2004
9/15/2004	Assigned to St. John's (AHL).
2003
12/22/2003	Re-assigned to the Canadian National Team.
9/27/2003	Assigned to St. John's (AHL).
3/25/2003	Signed by the Toronto Maple Leafs to a multi-year contract.
2002
9/18/2002	Returned to his junior team (Ottawa-OHL).
2001
9/12/2001	Returned to Ottawa (OHL).

Career Transactions

2011
8/09/2011	Signed as a free agent by the New York Rangers.
2009
12/08/2009	Columbus Blue Jackets traded Pascal Pelletier to the St. Louis Blues for Brendan Bell and Tomas Kana.
7/31/2009	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the St. Louis Blues.
2008
7/11/2008	Signed as an unrestricted free agent by the Ottawa Senators.
2007
2/27/2007	Phoenix Coyotes traded Yanic Perreault and a 5th round selection in 2008 to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Brandon Bell and a 2nd round selection in 2008.
2001
6/24/2001	Drafted by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 3rd round (65th overall) in 2001.

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Career Regular Season Statistics

Year	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
2012-13	Frolunda	Swe	21	1	9	10	2	8	0	0	0	-	30	0.48
2011-12	NY Rangers	NHL	1	0	0	0	-1	0	0	0	0	11:26	2	0.00
	Connecticut	AHL	65	7	26	33	-10	68	4	1	-	-	206	0.51
2010-11	Biel	Swi	29	2	9	11	2	14	-	-	-	-	68	0.38
	Omsk	KHL	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	19:35	0	2.00
2009-10	Syracuse	AHL	49	10	25	35	-18	30	8	0	-	-	-	0.71
	Peoria	AHL	22	4	13	17	-9	26	4	0	-	-	-	0.77
	Total Peo/Syr	AHL	71	14	38	52	-27	56	12	0	-	-	180	0.73
2008-09	Ottawa	NHL	53	6	15	21	-5	24	5	0	1	17:43	76	0.40
	Binghamton	AHL	15	6	9	15	-5	12	4	0	-	-	-	1.00
2007-08	Phoenix	NHL	2	0	0	0	-2	0	0	0	0	14:49	0	0.00
	San Antonio	AHL	69	7	24	31	8	80	3	1	-	-	-	0.45
2006-07	Phoenix	NHL	14	0	2	2	-8	8	0	0	0	17:06	18	0.14
	Toronto	NHL	31	1	4	5	-3	19	1	0	0	12:08	29	0.16
	Total Tor/Phx	NHL	45	1	6	7	-11	27	1	0	0	13:41	47	0.16
2005-06	Toronto	NHL	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	14:00	2	0.00
	Toronto	AHL	70	6	37	43	-1	99	3	0	1	-	-	0.61
2004-05	St. John's	AHL	75	6	25	31	-15	57	4	0	2	-	163	0.41
2003-04	St. John's	AHL	74	7	19	26	-19	72	1	0	2	-	142	0.35
2002-03	Ottawa	OHL	55	14	39	53	50	46	6	1	-	-	-	0.96
	Canada	WJC	6	1	1	2	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	0.33
2001-02	Ottawa	OHL	67	10	36	46	33	56	4	0	3	-	-	0.69
2000-01	Ottawa	OHL	68	7	32	39	0	59	3	1	1	-	-	0.57
1999-00	Ottawa	OHL	48	1	32	33	22	34	0	0	0	-	-	0.69
1998-99	Ottawa	OCJHL	54	7	20	27	-	46	-	-	-	-	-	0.50
NHL	Total	NHL	102	7	21	28	-19	51	6	0	1	-	127	0.27
AHL	Total	AHL	439	53	178	231	-69	444	31	2	-	-	-	0.53
OHL	Total	OHL	238	32	139	171	105	195	13	2	-	-	-	0.72
Swe	Total	Swe	21	1	9	10	2	8	0	0	0	-	30	0.48
Swi	Total	Swi	29	2	9	11	2	14	-	-	-	-	68	0.38
KHL	Total	KHL	1	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	2.00
OCJHL	Total	OCJHL	54	7	20	27	-	46	-	-	-	-	-	0.50
WJC	Total	WJC	6	1	1	2	-	6	-	-	-	-	-	0.33

Career Playoff Statistics

Year	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	PPG	SHG	GWG	TOI	S	PtsPG
2012-13	Frolunda	Swe	6	1	0	1	-5	6	0	0	0	-	14	0.17
2011-12	NY Rangers	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Connecticut	AHL	5	0	1	1	-2	4	0	0	-	-	12	0.20
2010-11	Biel	Swi	6	0	4	4	1	10	-	-	-	-	21	0.67
	Omsk	KHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2009-10	Syracuse	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2008-09	Ottawa	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Binghamton	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2007-08	Phoenix	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	San Antonio	AHL	7	2	5	7	-1	10	2	0	-	-	-	1.00
2006-07	Phoenix	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2005-06	Toronto	NHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
	Toronto	AHL	5	0	4	4	-3	10	0	0	0	-	-	0.80
2004-05	St. John's	AHL	5	0	1	1	-5	2	0	0	0	-	5	0.20
2003-04	St. John's	AHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
2002-03	Ottawa	OHL	23	8	19	27	15	25	3	2	-	-	-	1.17
2001-02	Ottawa	OHL	13	2	5	7	-7	25	1	0	0	-	-	0.54
2000-01	Ottawa	OHL	20	1	11	12	2	22	0	0	0	-	-	0.60
1999-00	Ottawa	OHL	5	0	1	1	-	4	-	-	-	-	-	0.20
1998-99	Ottawa	OCJHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0.0
AHL	Total	AHL	22	2	11	13	-11	26	2	0	-	-	-	0.59
OHL	Total	OHL	61	11	36	47	-	76	-	-	-	-	-	0.77
Swe	Total	Swe	6	1	0	1	-5	6	0	0	0	-	14	0.17
Swi	Total	Swi	6	0	4	4	1	10	-	-	-	-	21	0.67

Career Highs (SEASON)

	TOTAL	SEASON
Games	53	2008-09 (Ott)
Goals	6	2008-09 (Ott)
Assists	15	2008-09 (Ott)
Points	21	2008-09 (Ott)
Penalty Minutes	27	2006-07 (Tor/Phx)
Plus/Minus	0	2005-06 (Tor)
Power Play Goals	5	2008-09 (Ott)
Shots	76	2008-09 (Ott)

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