Mark Bell (ice hockey) : biography
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 after two seasons with the club. During this time, Bell played for Team Canada at the 2009 and 2010 Spengler Cup.
On July 20, 2011, Bell signed a one-year contract to return to North America with the Anaheim Ducks of the NHL. On January 20, 2012, Bell was called up to the from their AHL affiliate the Syracuse Crunch, marking the first time in almost four years that he has played in the NHL. After five games with the Ducks he was re-assigned to the Crunch for the remainder of the season.
On September 19, 2012, Bell ventured to Europe signing a one-year deal with the Iserlohn Roosters of the German DEL.
Career statistics
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
1996–97 | Ottawa 67’s | OHL | 65 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 40 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 13 |
1997–98 | Ottawa 67’s | OHL | 55 | 34 | 26 | 60 | 87 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 14 |
1998–99 | Ottawa 67’s | OHL | 44 | 29 | 26 | 55 | 69 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 8 |
1999–00 | Ottawa 67’s | OHL | 48 | 34 | 38 | 72 | 95 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
2000–01 | Norfolk Admirals | AHL | 61 | 15 | 27 | 42 | 126 | 9 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
2000–01 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
2001–02 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 80 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 124 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
2002–03 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 82 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 113 | — | — | — | — | — |
2003–04 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 82 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — |
2005–06 | Chicago Blackhawks | NHL | 82 | 25 | 23 | 48 | 107 | — | — | — | — | — |
2006–07 | San Jose Sharks | NHL | 71 | 11 | 10 | 21 | 83 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2007–08 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 35 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 60 | — | — | — | — | — |
2008–09 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 56 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
2008–09 | Hartford Wolf Pack | AHL | 18 | 6 | 8 | 14 | 31 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
2009–10 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 39 | 13 | 14 | 27 | 69 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 29 |
2010–11 | Kloten Flyers | NLA | 41 | 16 | 9 | 25 | 58 | 18 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 60 |
2011–12 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 39 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 41 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
2011–12 | Anaheim Ducks | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
2012–13 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 43 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 122 | — | — | — | — | — |
NHL total | 450 | 87 | 95 | 182 | 602 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
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