Kieffer Bellows | |||
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Born | Edina, Minnesota, U.S. | June 10, 1998||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
Weight | 197 lb (89 kg; 14 st 1 lb) | ||
Position | Left wing | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
AHL team Former teams | Toronto Marlies New York Islanders Philadelphia Flyers | ||
National team | United States | ||
NHL draft | 19th overall, 2016 New York Islanders | ||
Playing career | 2018–present |
Kieffer Bellows (born June 10, 1998) is an American professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing for the Toronto Marlies of the American Hockey League (AHL). He was drafted in the first round (19th overall) of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders. He is the son of former NHL player Brian Bellows.
Bellows grew up playing hockey in Edina, Minnesota where he won a Minnesota 2014 Class 2A State Championship as a sophomore at Edina High School. [1] Before being drafted into the NHL, he played with the Sioux Falls Stampede and U.S. National Development Team of the United States Hockey League (USHL). In his rookie season with the Stampede, Bellows was fifth in the United States Hockey League with 33 goals and was named USHL Rookie of the Year. [2] Bellows then went on to play with Boston University before being drafted in the first round of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the New York Islanders. On September 22, 2017, Bellows was signed to a three-year, entry-level contract with the Islanders. [3] Bellows chose to forgo the three remaining years of his NCAA eligibility and subsequently joined the Portland Winterhawks of the Western Hockey League (WHL), who has drafted him in the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft. [4]
Bellows made his NHL debut on February 4, 2020, in the Islander's 4–3 overtime win against the Dallas Stars and also recorded his first NHL point when he assisted on Derick Brassard's goal. [5] Bellows scored his two NHL goals in the Islanders' 5–3 win against the Los Angeles Kings on February 6. [6]
On October 9, 2020, the American Hockey League (AHL) announced that Bellows had violated the league's performance enhancing substances rules. [7] On March 13, 2021, Bellows became the first player in Islanders history to score his first four NHL goals in a pair of two-goal games. [8]
In September 2021 and August 2022, Bellows was signed to one-year contracts by the Islanders. [9] [10] Bellows opened the 2022–23 season with the Islanders, featuring on opening night before serving as a healthy scratch through 6 games before he was placed on waivers by the Islanders. Bellows was claimed off waivers the following day by the Philadelphia Flyers on October 27, 2022. [11] Bellows was unable to establish himself within the Flyers, registering just 3 goals through 27 games with an assignment to AHL affiliate, the Lehigh Valley Phantoms during his tenure.
As a pending restricted free agent, Bellows was not tendered a qualifying offer by the Flyers on 15 June 2023. [12] He joined the Carolina Hurricanes on a PTO on September 12, 2023 [13] but was released less than a month later. [14] He subsequently joined the Toronto Marlies on a professional tryout contract (PTO) on October 30, 2023. [15]
He is the son of former NHL player Brian Bellows. [16]
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
2014–15 | Sioux Falls Stampede | USHL | 58 | 33 | 19 | 52 | 78 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 12 | ||
2015–16 | U.S. National Development Team | USHL | 23 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2016–17 | Boston University | HE | 34 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 40 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2017–18 | Portland Winterhawks | WHL | 56 | 41 | 33 | 74 | 63 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 12 | ||
2018–19 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 73 | 12 | 7 | 19 | 101 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | ||
2019–20 | Bridgeport Sound Tigers | AHL | 52 | 22 | 9 | 31 | 49 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2019–20 | New York Islanders | NHL | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2020–21 | New York Islanders | NHL | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2021–22 | New York Islanders | NHL | 45 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | New York Islanders | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 27 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2022–23 | Lehigh Valley Phantoms | AHL | 12 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2023–24 | Toronto Marlies | AHL | 52 | 27 | 22 | 49 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
NHL totals | 95 | 14 | 14 | 28 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — |
Medal record | ||
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Representing United States | ||
Ice hockey | ||
World Junior Championships | ||
2017 Canada | ||
2018 United States | ||
IIHF World U18 Championship | ||
2016 United States |
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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2016 | United States | U18 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 8 | ||
2017 | United States | WJC | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
2018 | United States | WJC | 7 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 4 | ||
2022 | United States | WC | 4th | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 | |
Junior totals | 21 | 16 | 5 | 21 | 18 | ||||
Senior totals | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
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