Brian Bellows

Brian Bellows
Brian Bellows
	Bellows in 2008
Born	September 1, 1964 (age 60); St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Weight	210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position	Winger
Shot	Right
Played for	Minnesota North Stars ; Montreal Canadiens ; Tampa Bay Lightning ; Mighty Ducks of Anaheim ; Washington Capitals ; Berlin Capitals
National team	Canada
NHL draft	2nd overall, 1982 ; Minnesota North Stars
Playing career	1982–1999

Last updated December 31, 2024

Brian Edward Bellows (born September 1, 1964) is a former Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played nearly 1,200 games in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Minnesota North Stars, Montreal Canadiens, Tampa Bay Lightning, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and the Washington Capitals. He was a member of the 1993 Stanley Cup-winning Montreal Canadiens.

Playing career

Bellows played junior hockey in the Ontario Hockey League with the Kitchener Rangers. During this time, he was featured in Sports Illustrated , which described him as the hottest prospect since Wayne Gretzky.^[1] In his two seasons with Kitchener, he captained the team to two consecutive Ontario Hockey League championships and two Memorial Cup finals, winning the trophy on their second attempt, 7-4 vs the Sherbrooke Beavers.

Bellows was drafted second overall by the Minnesota North Stars, who had acquired the draft pick in a trade with Detroit with the purpose of having a shot at Bellows. North Stars GM Lou Nanne sent Don Murdoch, Greg Smith, and a first-round pick (Murray Craven) to the Wings in exchange for what later turned out to be the second overall draft pick. Bellows was often compared to Gretzky, which led to a tough rookie season. The pressure of such comparisons caused criticism when he did not live up to them.^{[ citation needed ]} Bellows improved greatly in the second half of the season and finished with 35 goals. In the playoffs that year, Bellows scored 9 points (5 goals, 4 assists) in 9 games.

Bellows played 10 seasons with the North Stars and was popular in Minnesota for his charity work, as well as his goal-scoring. He had a North Star record 342 goals in 753 games, peaking with 55 goals in 1989–90. In 1990–91, Bellows scored 29 points in the post-season to become the North Stars' career playoff point leader and took the North Stars to the Stanley Cup finals where they fell to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

When team captain Craig Hartsburg was injured partway through the 1983–84 season, Bellows was named interim captain for the remainder of the season. At 19 years and 4 months, Bellows became captain at an earlier age than Connor McDavid, Gabriel Landeskog and Sidney Crosby. However, because Bellows was an interim captain, McDavid is still considered the youngest captain in history.^[2]^[3]

On August 31, 1992, Bellows was traded to the Montreal Canadiens for Russ Courtnall.^[4] The trade angered Bellows at first, but he relished the chance to play for the Canadiens.^{[ citation needed ]} In the 1992-93 NHL season his 88 points were the second highest season total of his career, and his 15 playoff points helped the Canadiens win the Stanley Cup in 1993.

As his career was winding down, Bellows played for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and the Washington Capitals. In the 1997–98 season the Capitals made it to the Stanley Cup Finals, but lost to the Detroit Red Wings. En route to the Eastern Conference championship, Bellows scored the series-clinching overtime goal in the first round in Game 6 against the Boston Bruins. The 1998–99 season was his last. On January 2, 1999, Bellows scored his 1,000th career regular season point, becoming the 54th NHL player to reach that plateau.

Bellows was named to the 1990 second All-Star team and played in three NHL All-Star Games (1984, 1988 and 1992). He retired with 485 goals, 537 assists and 1,022 points. He was named the top forward at the 1989 World Ice Hockey Championships, as Canada won the silver medal.

Personal life

Bellows lives in Edina, Minnesota, and works in Minneapolis as a broker at investment bank Piper Jaffray.^[5]

Bellows's son Kieffer Bellows in 2016 was drafted in the first round, 19th overall, by the New York Islanders.^[6]

Awards and achievements

Stanley Cup champion – 1993
3× NHL All-Star Game selection: 1984, 1988 and 1992
Ice Hockey World Championships scoring leader – 1989
NHL second All-Star team – 1990

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1979–80	St. Catharines Falcons	GHJHL	44	50	80	130	26	—	—	—	—	—
1980–81	Kitchener Rangers	OMJHL	66	49	67	116	23	16	14	13	27	13
1980–81	Kitchener Rangers	M-Cup	—	—	—	—	—	5	6	0	6	4
1981–82	Kitchener Rangers	OHL	47	45	52	97	23	15	16	13	29	11
1981–82	Kitchener Rangers	M-Cup	—	—	—	—	—	5	6	6	12	4
1982–83	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	78	35	30	65	27	9	5	4	9	18
1983–84	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	78	41	42	83	66	16	2	12	14	6
1984–85	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	78	26	36	62	72	9	2	4	6	9
1985–86	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	77	31	48	79	46	5	5	0	5	16
1986–87	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	65	26	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	8
1989–90	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	80	55	44	99	72	7	4	3	7	10
1990–91	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	80	35	40	75	43	23	10	19	29	30
1991–92	Minnesota North Stars	NHL	80	30	45	75	41	7	4	4	8	14
1992–93	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	82	40	48	88	44	18	6	9	15	18
1993–94	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	77	33	38	71	36	6	1	2	3	2
1994–95	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	41	8	8	16	8	—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	79	23	26	49	39	6	2	0	2	4
1996–97	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL	7	1	2	3	0	—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim	NHL	62	15	13	28	22	11	2	4	6	2
1997–98	Washington Capitals	NHL	11	6	3	9	6	21	6	7	13	6
1997–98	Berlin Capitals	DEL	29	19	17	36	18	4	0	2	2	0
1998–99	Washington Capitals	NHL	76	17	19	36	26	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals			1,188	485	537	1,022	718	143	51	71	122	143

International

Year	Team	Event	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1984	Canada	CC	5	0	1	1	0
1987	Canada	WC	10	1	3	4	8
1989	Canada	WC	10	8	6	14	2
1990	Canada	WC	8	3	6	9	8
Senior totals			33	12	16	28	18

Related Research Articles

In ice hockey, the captain is the player designated by a team as the only person authorized to speak with the game officials regarding rule interpretations when the captain is on the ice. At most levels of play each team must designate one captain and a number of alternate captains who speak to the officials when the captain is on the bench. Captains wear a "C" on their sweaters, while alternate captains wear an "A".

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1992–93 NHL season</span> National Hockey League season

The 1992–93 NHL season was the 76th regular season of the National Hockey League. Each player wore a patch on their jersey throughout the season to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Stanley Cup. The league expanded to 24 teams with the addition of the Ottawa Senators and the Tampa Bay Lightning. Under the new labour agreement signed following the 1992 NHL strike, each team began playing 84 games per season, including two games at neutral sites.

Robert David Smith is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player. Smith was the majority owner of the Halifax Mooseheads junior hockey team for twenty years until February 2023. He played for the Minnesota North Stars and Montreal Canadiens in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played in four Stanley Cup Finals and won the 1986 Stanley Cup with the Canadiens. Smith was born in North Sydney, Nova Scotia, but grew up in Ottawa, Ontario.

Neal LaMoy Broten is an American former professional ice hockey player. A member of the 1980 US Olympic hockey team that won the gold medal at Lake Placid in 1980, Broten was inducted into the US Hockey Hall of Fame in 2000 having appeared in 1,099 National Hockey League (NHL) regular season games from 1981 to 1997 with the Minnesota North Stars, Dallas Stars, New Jersey Devils and Los Angeles Kings. He is the older brother of Aaron and Paul Broten.

The 1991–92 NHL season was the 75th regular season of the National Hockey League. The league expanded to 22 teams with the addition of the expansion San Jose Sharks. A ten-day players' strike was called in April, delaying the final weeks of the regular season and the playoffs, and pushing the Stanley Cup Finals into June for the first time. The Pittsburgh Penguins repeated as Stanley Cup champions, winning the best of seven series four games to none against the Chicago Blackhawks.

The 1988–89 NHL season was the 72nd season of the National Hockey League. The Calgary Flames won an all-Canadian Stanley Cup Finals against the Montreal Canadiens four games to two. This remains the last time two Canadian teams faced each other for the Stanley Cup.

The 1985–86 NHL season was the 69th season of the National Hockey League. This season saw the league's Board of Governors introduce the Presidents' Trophy, which would go to the team with the best overall record in the NHL regular season. The Edmonton Oilers would be the first winners of this award.

The 1984–85 NHL season was the 68th season of the National Hockey League. The Edmonton Oilers won their second straight Stanley Cup by beating the Philadelphia Flyers four games to one in the final series.

The 1983–84 NHL season was the 67th season of the National Hockey League. The Edmonton Oilers de-throned the four-time defending Stanley Cup champion New York Islanders four games to one in the Cup finals.

The 1982–83 NHL season was the 66th season of the National Hockey League. The Colorado Rockies relocated to East Rutherford, New Jersey, becoming the New Jersey Devils. The New York Islanders won their fourth Stanley Cup in a row with their second consecutive finals sweep by beating the Edmonton Oilers four games to none. It remains to date the last time that any major professional North American sports team has won four consecutive playoff championships.

The 1980–81 NHL season was the 64th season of the National Hockey League. The Flames relocated from Atlanta to Calgary. The New York Islanders were the top regular season team and the top playoff team, winning their second consecutive Stanley Cup by defeating the Minnesota North Stars in five games.

The 1979–80 NHL season was the 63rd season of the National Hockey League. This season saw the addition of four teams from the disbanded World Hockey Association as expansion franchises. The Edmonton Oilers, Winnipeg Jets, New England Whalers, and Quebec Nordiques joined the NHL, bringing the total to 21 teams. The other two WHA teams were paid to fold.

Brent Lindsay Gilchrist is a Canadian former professional hockey player who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1988-2003. In his career, Gilchrist played 792 games, totaling 135 goals and 305 points. He appeared in 10 post-seasons in his NHL career, playing 90 games and totaling 17 goals, 14 assists and 31 points. He was a member of the Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings in 1998.

Reginald Alan MacAdam is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who spent 12 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) between 1973 and 1985, and was twice selected to play in the NHL All-Star Game. He is best known for his time with the Minnesota North Stars, where he was one of the franchise's top players in the early 1980s. Most recently MacAdam has served as a scout for the Buffalo Sabres.

The 1992–93 Montreal Canadiens season was the team's 76th season in the National Hockey League (NHL) and their 84th overall. Coming off of a disappointing second round playoff exit against the Boston Bruins during the 1991–92 season, the third-straight season Boston had defeated Montreal in the playoffs, the Canadiens were champions for the 1992–93 season.

The 1992–93 Los Angeles Kings season was the team's 26th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). It saw the Kings finish in third place in the Smythe Division with a record of 39 wins, 35 losses, and 10 ties for 88 points. The Kings played their home games at the Great Western Forum.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">History of the National Hockey League (1967–1992)</span>

The expansion era of the National Hockey League (NHL) began when six new teams were added for the 1967–68 season, ending the Original Six era. The six existing teams were grouped into the newly created East Division, and the expansion teams—the Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota North Stars, Oakland Seals, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins and St. Louis Blues—formed the West Division.

The 1989 Stanley Cup playoffs, the playoff tournament of the National Hockey League (NHL) began on April 5, after the conclusion of the 1988–89 NHL season. This was the final year that all of the Division Semifinals began with teams playing the first four games in a span of five days. The playoffs concluded on May 25 with the champion Calgary Flames defeating the Montreal Canadiens 4–2 to win the Stanley Cup Finals four games to two.

Gabriel Landeskog is a Swedish professional ice hockey left winger and captain of the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL).

Jarred Michael Tinordi is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Calgary Wranglers in the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was selected in the first round, 22nd overall, by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Tinordi was also drafted in the seventh round by Metallurg Magnitogorsk during the 2010 KHL Junior Draft.

References

↑ "The Hunt Is On". Sports Illustrated. October 12, 1981. Retrieved March 5, 2021.
↑ Sadowski, Rick (September 4, 2012). "Colorado Avalanche make Gabriel Landeskog youngest-ever NHL captain". NHL.com. Retrieved September 5, 2012.
↑ McKeon, Ross (December 10, 2007). "Mailbag:More Crosby". Yahoo! Sports Canada. Retrieved April 29, 2008.
↑ "North Stars Trade Bellows to Canadiens". Los Angeles Times. September 1, 1992. Retrieved July 17, 2018.
↑ "Where are they now? Brian Bellows". Historical Website of the Montreal Canadiens. Archived from the original on January 27, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2024.
↑ Compton, Brian (June 30, 2016). "Bellows excited to follow in father's footsteps". NHL.com. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

External links

Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com , or Eliteprospects.com , or Eurohockey.com , or Hockey-Reference.com , or The Internet Hockey Database
Profile at hockeydraftcentral.com

Preceded by Ron Meighan	Minnesota North Stars first round draft pick 1982	Succeeded by Brian Lawton
Preceded by Craig Hartsburg	Minnesota North Stars captain 1984	Succeeded by Craig Hartsburg

This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.

[1] "The Hunt Is On". Sports Illustrated. October 12, 1981. Retrieved March 5, 2021.

[2] Sadowski, Rick (September 4, 2012). "Colorado Avalanche make Gabriel Landeskog youngest-ever NHL captain". NHL.com. Retrieved September 5, 2012.

[3] McKeon, Ross (December 10, 2007). "Mailbag:More Crosby". Yahoo! Sports Canada. Retrieved April 29, 2008.

[4] "North Stars Trade Bellows to Canadiens". Los Angeles Times. September 1, 1992. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

[5] "Where are they now? Brian Bellows". Historical Website of the Montreal Canadiens. Archived from the original on January 27, 2012. Retrieved January 14, 2024.

[6] Compton, Brian (June 30, 2016). "Bellows excited to follow in father's footsteps". NHL.com. Retrieved July 17, 2018.

[1]

[2]

[3]

[4]

[5]

[6]