William Edward Bell (June 10, 1891 – June 3, 1952) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player.
| Billy Bell | |||
|---|---|---|---|
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| Born |
June 10, 1891 Lachine, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Died |
June 3, 1952 (aged 60) Lachine, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
| Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shot | Right | ||
| Played for |
Montreal Wanderers Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators | ||
| Playing career | 1914–1924 | ||
Career
editBell played four seasons in the National Hockey Association and six in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Wanderers, Montreal Canadiens and Ottawa Senators. He won the Stanley Cup in 1924 with the Canadiens.
After his retirement as a player, Bell went on to become an NHL referee. At the end of Game 4 of the 1927 Stanley Cup Finals, Bell was tackled by Boston Bruins defenseman Billy Coutu. Coutu also went after Bell's referee colleague Jerry Laflamme and was subsequently banned from the league for life.[1]
Career statistics
editRegular season and playoffs
edit| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1909–10 | Montreal Bell Telephone | MCMHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1910–11 | Lachine Eagles | MCMHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1910–11 | Montreal Ranger Rustlers | MCJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1911–12 | Montreal Baillargeon | MCHL | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1912–13 | Montreal Stars | MCHL | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1912–13 | Montreal Dominion Bridge | MCMHL | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | — | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | ||
| 1913–14 | Montreal Wanderers | NHA | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1913–14 | Montreal AAA | MCHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1914–15 | Ottawa Senators | NHA | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1915–16 | Montreal Wanderers | NHA | 22 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1916–17 | Montreal Wanderers | NHA | 14 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1917–18 | Montreal Wanderers | NHL | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1917–18 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1918–19 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1920–21 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1921–22 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1921–22 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 17 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1922–23 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1923–24 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1923–24 | Montreal Canadiens | St-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NHA totals | 49 | 21 | 2 | 23 | 139 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| NHL totals | 66 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
External links
edit- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
References
editNotes
edit- ^ Stubbs, Dave (December 24, 2007). "Suspensions are steeped in hockey history". Regina Leader-Post. CanWest News Service. Retrieved May 2, 2021.