Brian Bellows
Brian Bellows was born in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada on September 1st, 1964 and is the Hockey Player. At the age of 59, Brian Bellows biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Brian Edward Bellows (born September 1, 1964) is a Canadian retired 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.
Personal life
Bellows lives in Edina, Minnesota, and works in Minneapolis as a broker at investment bank Piper Jaffray.
Bellows's son Kieffer Bellows in 2016 was drafted in the first round, 19th overall, by the New York Islanders.
Playing career
Bellows competed in junior hockey with the Kitchener Rangers in the Ontario Hockey League. He was featured in Sports Illustrated, which rated him as the hottest prospect since Wayne Gretzky at this point.
The Minnesota North Stars selected Bellows second overall, after the fact that the draft pick was acquired in a trade with Detroit with the intention of getting a shot at Bellows. Don Murdoch, Greg Smith, and a first round pick (Murray Craven) were sent by North Stars GM Lou Nanne in exchange for what turned out to be the second overall draft pick. Bellows was often compared to Gretzky, which resulted in a difficult rookie season. When he did not live up to them, the pressure of such comparisons sparked doubt. Bellows also improved in the second half of the season, finishing with 35 goals. In 9 games, Bellows scored 9 points (5 goals, 4 assists) in the playoffs.
Bellows spent ten seasons with the North Stars and was known in Minnesota for his charitable work as well as goal-scoring. He had a North Star record of 342 goals in 753 games, peaking with 55 goals in 1989-1990. Bellows scored 29 points in the post-season to lead the North Stars in career playoffs, and the North Stars advanced to the Stanley Cup finals, where they fell to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Bellows was named interim captain for the remainder of the season after team captain Craig Hartsburg was sidelined midway through the 1983-1984 season. Bellows became captain at a younger age than Connor McDavid, Gabriel Landeskog, and Sidney Crosby, who died at 19 years and four months. However, McDavid is still the youngest captain in history because Bellows was an interim captain.
Bellows was traded to Russ Courtnall of Montreal on August 31, 1992. The trade enraged Bellows at first, but he reacted angrily to his chance to play for the Canadiens. His 88 points were the second best season total of his career, and he helped the Canadiens win the Stanley Cup in 1993.
Bellows played for the Tampa Bay Lightning, Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, and the Washington Capitals as his career progressed. The Capitals made it to the Stanley Cup Finals in 1997-98, but the Detroit Red Wings lost. Bellows scored the game-clinching overtime goal against the Boston Bruins in Game 6 on en route to the Eastern Conference championship. He died in 1998-99, the 1998-99 season was his last. Bellows scored his 1,000th career regular season point on January 2, 1999, becoming the 54th NHL player to reach that mark.
Bellows was selected to the 1990 second All-Star team and competed in three NHL All-Star Games (1984, 1988, and 1992). He retired with 485 goals, 537 assists, and 1,022 points. When Canada defeated the silver medal, he was named the top forward at the 1989 World Ice Hockey Championships.
Awards
- Stanley Cup champion – 1993
- 3× NHL All-Star Game selection: 1984, 1988 and 1992
- NHL second All-Star team – 1990