Gordie Bell

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BIOGRAPHY

BORN: Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, March 13, 1925.
DIED: November 3, 1980.
HEIGHT: 5'10".
WEIGHT: 164 lbs.
UNIFORM #: 1 (Toronto).
CATCHES: Left
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Claimed (from Buffalo Bisons (AHL)) by New York Rangers in Inter-League Draft, May 8, 1943.
Rights returned to Buffalo Bisons (AHL) (from Rangers) after failing to come to terms on a contract.
Traded by Buffalo Bisons (AHL) to Toronto Maple Leafs for cash, September 22, 1945.
Traded by Maple Leafs to Washington Lions (AHL) for cash (with Maple Leafs retaining right of recall), October 5, 1947.
Traded by Maple Leafs (with Armand Lemieux, Leo Curick and Rod Roy) to Springfield Indians for Eldie Kobussen, April 20, 1948.
Traded by Springfield (AHL) (with the rights to Sid McNabney) to Montreal Canadiens (and assigned to Buffalo Bisons (AHL)) for Hub Macey, December 21, 1948.
Signed as free agent by New York Rangers, March 22, 1956.

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Named to American Hockey League All-Star First Team, 1942-43.
Named to United States Hockey League All-Star Second Team, 1948-49.

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In 1942-43, Gordie set the American Hockey League record for shutouts in one regular season with nine. Syracuse's Jean-Francois Labbe tied the mark in 2001-02, and Hartford's Jason LaBarbera bested it in 2003-04.

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DID YOU KNOW?

Gordie's older brother Joe Bell had a long career in hockey as well, including two separate stints (sixty-two games total) with the New York Rangers.

SEASON RECORDS:

REGULAR SEASON
Year  Team                          GP    Min   W   L   T    GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
41-42 Portage Terriers MJHL         17   1000  14   2   0    77   4.62                    0
      Portage Terriers MEMORIAL CUP 10    600   9   1   0    52   5.20                    0
42-43 Buffalo Bisons AHL            52   3220  28  17   7   125   2.33                    9
43-44 Winnipeg Navy WNDHL           10    600                35   3.50                    0
      Cornwallis Navy XGAMES         2    120   2   0   0     6   3.00                    0
      Cornwallis Navy ALLAN CUP      5    300   4   1   0    15   3.00                    0
44-45 Cornwallis Navy XGAMES         5    250                24   5.76                    0
45-46 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL        8    480   3   5   0    31   3.88                    0
      Providence Reds AHL           37   2220  14  19   4   152   4.10                    1
46-47 Pittsburgh Hornets AHL        23   1380  11   7   5    80   3.48                    1
      Hollywood Wolves PCHL         26   1560                67   2.58                    1
47-48 Washington Lions AHL          64   3840  14  42   6   332   5.19                    1
48-49 Fort Worth Rangers USHL       13    780   5   5   3    57   4.38                    0
      Springfield Indians AHL        4    240   1   3   0    16   4.00                    0
      Omaha Knights USHL            36   2160  21   7   7    84   2.33                    0
49-50 Louisville Blades USHL        29   1740  13  13   3   121   4.17                    0
      Buffalo Bisons AHL            36   2160  17  14   5   114   3.17                    2
50-51 Buffalo Bisons AHL             7    420   5   2   0    23   3.29                    0
      Springfield Indians AHL       51   3120  20  29   2   186   3.58                    2
51-52 Syracuse Warriors AHL         63   3820  24  38   1   244   3.83                    0
52-53 Syracuse Warriors AHL         64   3870  31  31   2   200   3.10                    6
53-54 Syracuse Warriors AHL         49   2940  21  25   3   176   3.59                    0
54-55 Springfield Indians AHL       10    600   2   8   0    47   4.70                    0
55-56 Springfiend Indians AHL       11    660   4   7   0    57   5.18                    0
      Trois-Rivieres Lions QHL      14    852   6   8   0    48   3.38                    1
56-57 Trois-Rivieres Lions QHL       4    250   2   1   1    10   2.40                    0
      Belleville McFarlands EOHL    41   2460  19  17   5   154   3.75                    0
57-58 Belleville McFarlands EOHL    49   2940  29  17   3   176   3.59                    4
      Belleville McFarlands AL CUP  14    850  10   4   0    43   3.04                    1
58-59 Belleville McFarlands EOHL    46   2760               156   3.39                    2
      Canada WORLD                   6    360   5   1   0     9   1.50                    2
59-60 Belleville McFarlands OHASr    9    500                39   4.68                    0
ONE (1) NHL SEASON                   8    480   3   5   0    31   3.88                    0

POST-SEASON
Year  Team                        GP    Min   W   L   T    GA    GAA   Shots    Sv%   ShO   G   A   PiM     S/60    PERS
41-42 Portage Terriers MJHL        5    300   5   0        22   4.40                    0
42-43 Buffalo Bisons AHL           9    550   7   2        16   1.75                    1
45-46 Providence Reds AHL          2    120   0   2         7   3.50                    0
46-47 Hollywood Wolves PCHL        7    420   4   3        17   2.43                    1
48-49 Omaha Knights USHL           4    254   2   2        18   4.25                    0
49-50 Buffalo Bisons AHL           3    188   1   2        14   4.47                    0
50-51 Springfield Indians AHL      2    120   0   2        15   7.50                    0
52-53 Syracuse Warriors AHL        4    239   1   3         8   2.01                    0
55-56 New York Rangers NHL         2    120   1   1         9   4.50                    0
56-57 Belleville McFarlands EOHL   9    540   4   5        30   2.33                    2
57-58 Belleville McFarlands EOHL  30   1817  21   8   1    81   2.67                    3
ONE (1) NHL POSTSEASON             2    120   1   1         9   4.50                    0

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