Brian Bellows

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Brian Bellows
Date of birth September 1, 1964
place of birth St. Catharines , Ontario , Canada
size 180 cm
Weight 95 kg
position Right wing
Shot hand Right
Draft
NHL Entry Draft 1982 , 1st round, 2nd position
Minnesota North Stars
Career stations
1980-1982 Kitchener Rangers
1982-1992 Minnesota North Stars
1992-1995 Canadiens de Montréal
1995-1996 Tampa Bay Lightning
1996-1997 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
1997-1998 Berlin Capitals
1998-1999 Washington Capitals

Brian Edward Bellows (born September 1, 1964 in St. Catharines , Ontario ) is a former Canadian ice hockey player who played 1331 games for the Minnesota North Stars , Canadiens de Montréal , Tampa Bay Lightning , Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and Washington Capitals played in the National Hockey League on the right winger position . Bellows, who was selected as runner-up overall in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft , recorded numerous successes during his time as a professional, including winning the Stanley Cup for the Canadiens de Montréal in 1993 and winning the Canada Cup in 1984 with the Canadian national team .

Career

In his junior days, Bellows played for the Kitchener Rangers in the Ontario Hockey League and led his team to the Memorial Cup victory. The team was also well cast on the defensive with Al MacInnis and Scott Stevens . Here he distinguished himself through his leadership qualities. In the 1982 NHL Entry Draft , the Minnesota North Stars selected him as the second player, just behind Gord Kluzak , ahead of players like Scott Stevens or Dave Andreychuk .

Immediately for the 1982/83 season he was brought into the NHL and the expectations of him were high. The bar for young players was unattainably high at that time thanks to Wayne Gretzky and his start to the season was not particularly successful, but over the course of the season he got used to the new league and was able to convince some of his critics.

In his second season he took on the position of team captain on behalf of the injured Craig Hartsburg , making him one of the youngest captains the NHL had ever seen. In his ten years with the North Stars, he managed to score over 75 points seven times. He was twice the best scorer of his team. Because of his great commitment outside of the ice rink, he was very much appreciated in Minneapolis. Also in the playoffs of the 1990/91 season he was the best scorer of his team and came with the North Stars in the finals for the Stanley Cup , but here they failed because of the Pittsburgh Penguins around Mario Lemieux .

For the 1992/93 season he left Minnesota in exchange for Russ Courtnall to the Montréal Canadiens . There, too, he was among the top scorers. After a weaker 1994/95 season he was given to the Tampa Bay Lightning . Here he did not play as strong as expected in the 1995/96 season and was transferred to the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim shortly after the start of the coming season .

For the 1997/98 season he moved to Germany to the Berlin Capitals but returned to the NHL towards the end of the season in March 1998. His new team were the Washington Capitals . There he also played the 1998/99 season , in which he reached the 1,000-point mark on January 2, 1999 against the Toronto Maple Leafs as the 54th player . After the end of the season he ended his active career.

Achievements and Awards

International

Team records

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
season team league Sp T V Pt SM Sp T V Pt SM
1980/81 Kitchener Rangers OHL 66 49 67 116 23 16 14th 13 27 13
1981 Kitchener Rangers Memorial Cup 5 6th 0 6th 4th
1981/82 Kitchener Rangers OHL 47 45 52 97 23 15th 16 13 29 11
1982 Kitchener Rangers Memorial Cup 5 6th 6th 12 4th
1982/83 Minnesota North Stars NHL 78 35 30th 65 27 9 5 4th 9 18th
1983/84 Minnesota North Stars NHL 78 41 42 83 66 16 2 12 14th 6th
1984/85 Minnesota North Stars NHL 78 26th 36 62 72 9 2 4th 6th 9
1985/86 Minnesota North Stars NHL 77 31 48 79 46 5 5 0 5 16
1986/87 Minnesota North Stars NHL 65 26th 27 53 34 - - - - -
1987/88 Minnesota North Stars NHL 77 40 41 81 81 - - - - -
1988/89 Minnesota North Stars NHL 60 23 27 50 55 5 2 3 5 8th
1989/90 Minnesota North Stars NHL 80 55 44 99 72 7th 4th 3 7th 10
1990/91 Minnesota North Stars NHL 80 35 40 75 43 23 10 19th 29 30th
1991/92 Minnesota North Stars NHL 80 30th 45 75 41 7th 4th 4th 8th 14th
1992/93 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 82 40 48 88 44 18th 6th 9 15th 18th
1993/94 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 77 33 38 71 36 6th 1 2 3 2
1994/95 Canadiens de Montréal NHL 41 8th 8th 16 8th - - - - -
1995/96 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 79 23 26th 49 39 6th 2 0 2 4th
1996/97 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 7th 1 2 3 0 - - - - -
1996/97 Mighty Ducks of Anaheim NHL 62 15th 13 28 22nd 11 2 4th 6th 2
1997/98 Berlin Capitals DEL 29 19th 17th 36 18th 4th 0 2 2 0
1997/98 Washington Capitals NHL 11 6th 3 9 6th 21st 6th 7th 13 6th
1998/99 Washington Capitals NHL 76 17th 19th 36 26th - - - - -
OHL total 113 94 119 213 46 31 30th 26th 56 24
NHL overall 1188 485 537 1022 718 143 51 71 122 143

International

Represented Canada to:

year team event result Sp T V Pt SM
1984 Canada Canada Cup 1st place, gold 5 0 1 1 0
1987 Canada WM 4th Place 10 1 3 4th 8th
1989 Canada WM 2nd place, silver 10 8th 6th 14th 2
1990 Canada WM 4th Place 8th 3 6th 9 8th
Men overall 33 12 16 28 18th

( Legend for player statistics: Sp or GP = games played; T or G = goals scored; V or A = assists scored ; Pkt or Pts = scorer points scored ; SM or PIM = penalty minutes received ; +/− = plus / minus balance; PP = overpaid goals scored ; SH = underpaid goals scored ; GW = winning goals scored; 1  play-downs / relegation )

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personal data
SURNAME Bellows, Brian
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bellows, Brian Edward (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey player
DATE OF BIRTH September 1, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH St. Catharines , Ontario