- Gordie Bell
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Gordon Bell (March 13, 1925 in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba – November 3, 1985) is a former ice hockey goaltender.
In the 1945–46 season he made 8 appearances for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He would not play another NHL game for 10 more years when he suited up for the New York Rangers in 2 playoff games.
Bell played several seasons in the minor league American Hockey League. He began his pro career in 1942–3 with the Buffalo Bisons of the AHL. After a two season absence from pro hockey, he split the 1944–5 season between Toronto and the Providence Reds.
His brother Joe Bell also played in the NHL.
Awards and achievements
- Turnbull Cup (MJHL) Championship (1942)
- Memorial Cup Championship (1942)
- Calder Cup (AHL) Championship (1943)
- AHL First All-Star Team (1943)
- USHL Second All-Star Team (1949)
- “Honoured Member” of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
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Categories:- 1925 births
- 1985 deaths
- Buffalo Bisons (AHL) players
- Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
- Fort Worth Rangers players
- Ice hockey people from Manitoba
- Louisville Blades players
- Manitoba Junior Hockey League players
- New York Rangers players
- Omaha Knights (USHL) players
- Pacific Coast Hockey League players
- People from Portage la Prairie
- Providence Reds players
- Quebec Hockey League players
- Springfield Indians players
- Toronto Maple Leafs players
- Washington Lions players
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