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1982 NHL DRAFT PICK
Brian Bellows
Selected in first round
No. 2 overall by Minnesota North Stars

Born September 1, 1964
Position: Right Wing / Center
Height: 5-11   Weight: 195
BEFORE THE DRAFT
Last Team: Kitchener (OHL)                              
Birthplace: St. Catharines, Ontario (Canada)
Hometown: St. Catharines, Ontario
PRE-DRAFT STATISTICS
Year TeamLeague GPG ATP PIM
1979-80 St. CatharinesJr. B 4450 80130 26
1980-81 KitchenerOMJHL 6649 67116 23
1981-82 KitchenerOHL 4745 5297 23

PRE-DRAFT AWARDS AND HONORS
Memorial Cup:
1982 (Kitchener)
World Junior Championships: 1982 (gold) (injured, did not play)
Memorial Cup Parsons Trophy (Sportsmanship): 1982 (Kitchener)
Memorial Cup All-Star First Team: 1981 (Kitchener)
OHL All-Star First Team: 1981-82 (Kitchener)
OMJHL All-Star Third Team: 1980-81 (Kitchener)
Kitchener Captain: November 1980 through 1981-82 season
Memorial Cup Goals Leader: 1982 (Kitchener) (6 goals)
Ontario Jr. B Points Leader: 1979-80 (St. Catharines) (130 points)
Ontario Jr. B Goals Leader: 1979-80 (St. Catharines) (50 goals)
Ontario Jr. B Points Leader: 1979-80 (St. Catharines) (80 assists)
Coaching Career: Served as Kitchener (OHL) head coach from Nov. 20-24, 1981, while head coach was serving two-game suspension.
Miscellaneous: Rated in The Hockey News draft preview issue as the No. 1 overall prospect and No. 1 OHL prospect for the 1982 NHL draft. ... Rated No. 1 overall prospect for 1982 Entry Draft by NHL Central Scouting. ... Kitchener's first-round pick, No. 1 overall, in 1980 OMJHL priority selection. ... Missed part of 1981-82 season with separated right shoulder, an injury suffered during Kitchener's Nov. 1, 1981, game at Niagara Falls. He did not return to action until Kitchener's Dec. 11, 1981, game vs. Brantford. The injury also prevented him from playing in 1982 World Junior Championships in Minnesota. ... Coached Kitchener for two games while head coach Joe Crozier was suspended from Nov. 18-24, 1981. Bellows, who was out with his shoulder injury at the time of Crozier's suspension, coached Kitchener to a 4-0 victory over Windsor on Nov. 20, and a 6-5 loss at London on Nov. 24. He still holds the record of being youngest coach in OHL history. ... Had three goals and two assists in final game of 1982 Memorial Cup tournament. ... Played right wing and center throughout junior career. ... Was an honor student in high school. ... Also played competitive box lacrosse growing up in St. Catharines, Ontario. He preferred lacrosse to hockey until he was 9 years old, when he decided he wanted to try playing hockey as a goaltender. At 10, he switched to forward ... Son of Steve Bellows, a foreman at a General Motors plant and president of St. Catharines Minor Hockey Association during Brian's childhood. ... Named City of St. Catharines' Athlete of the Year in November 1981.
The Bellows Sweepstakes: Bellows was such a hot prospect during the 1981-82 season that NHL teams were actively jockeying to trade for the No. 1 pick. The first-round pick trading frenzy over the year leading up to Bellows' selection was called the Bellows Sweepstakes.
NHL CAREER
Debut: October 6, 1982 (Minnesota at Winnipeg)
Numbers:  23 (Minnesota); 23 (Montreal); 23 (Tampa Bay); 23 (Ana.); 23 (Washington)
Stanley Cup: 1993.  Playing Status: Retired 1999
CAREER NHL STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1982-1999 Minnesota, Montreal,
T.B., Ana., Wash.
1,188 485537 1,022718
CAREER NHL PLAYOFF STATISTICS
Years TeamsGP GA TPPIM
1983-1998 Minnesota, Montreal,
T.B., Ana, Wash.
143 5171 122143

NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
NHL All-Star Second Team:
1989-90 (Minnesota)
Sporting News All-Star Second Team: 1989-90 (Minnesota)
All-Star Game: 1984, 1988, 1992 (Minnesota)
Stanley Cup Finals (Lost): 1991 (Minnesota), 1998 (Washington)
Minnesota Masterton Cup (MVP): 1989-90
Minnesota 3-Star Award (Home Three-Stars Leader): 1982-83
Minnesota WTCN-TV Trophy (Rookie of Year): 1982-83
Minnesota KSTP-Radio Trophy (Most Improved): 1983-84, 1987-88
Minn. WCCO Trophy (Points Leader): 1984-85 (62), 1989-90 (99)
Minnesota KMSP-TV Trophy (Community Service): 1985-86,
1986-87 (co-winner)
Minnesota Captain: January 1984 until May 1984 (interim captain)
Minnesota/Dallas Records: Most career power-play goals (134), most goals in one season (55 in 1989-90, shares record), most goals in one season by a left wing (55 in 1989-90), most points in season by a left wing (99 in 1989-90), most consecutive games with at least one point (20 in 1985-86), most consecutive games with at least one goal (10 in 1989-90), most points in one playoff year (29 in 1991, shares record), most assists in one playoff year (19 in 1991), most assists in one playoff game (4 vs. Chicago on April 12, 1991, shares record), youngest player to appear in a game (18 years, 1 month, 5 days)
50-Goal Seasons: 1989-90 (Minnesota) (55)
Minnesota Goals Leader: 1983-84 (41), 1989-90 (55)
Minnesota Assists Leader: 1991-92 (45)
Minnesota Playoffs Points Leader: 1984 (14), 1989 (5), 1990 (7), 1991 (29), 1992 (8)
Minnesota Playoffs Goals Leader: 1986 (5), 1990 (4), 1992 (4)
Minn. Playoffs Assists Leader: 1984 (12), 1989 (3, tie), 1991 (19)
Montreal Goals Leader: 1992-93 (40)
Miscellaneous: Was represented by player agent R. Alan Eagleson when he was drafted into the NHL. Long before the draft, Eagleson had warned NHL teams that Bellows would refuse to play in Canada because of the high taxes and warned all Canadian-based teams not to draft his client if available. ... Had a goal and two assists in his second NHL game, which was also his first home game for Minnesota, vs. Detroit on Oct. 8, 1982. ... Led all NHL rookies with 15 power-play goals in 1982-83. ... Finished third in voting for 1982-83 Calder Trophy. ... Became youngest team captain in Minnesota history as a 19-year-old when he filled in for injured Craig Hartsburg after Hartsburg was injured on Jan. 10, 1984. Bellows continued to wear the "C" through the end of 1983-84 season. ... Missed part of 1984-85 season with tendinitis in elbow, an injury suffered in October 1984. ... Missed part of 1986-87 season with sprained wrist, suffered during Minnesota's Nov. 18, 1986, game vs. St. Louis. ... Missed one-quarter of the 1988-89 regular season with strained abdominal muscles, an injury suffered in February 1989. ... Shifted from right wing to left wing during 1989-90 season. ... Led all NHL left wings with 55 goals in 1989-90. ... Set Minnesota/Dallas single-season record (since broken) with nine game-winning goals in 1989-90. ... Missed part of Minnesota's 1990 training camp with bruised left knee, an injury suffered in September 1990. ... Strained hip and groin during Minnesota practice on Dec. 18, 1990, but did not miss any games. ... Left Minnesota in 1992 with franchise records (since broken) for career goals (342) and playoff points (83). ... Missed part of 1992-93 season with neck injury, suffered during Montreal's Dec. 3, 1992, game at Boston. ... Missed part of 1993-94 season with rib-cage injury, suffered during Montreal's Nov. 20, 1993, game vs. Pittsburgh. ... Scored his 400th career NHL goal for Montreal on Jan. 26, 1994, at Hartford. ... Missed parts of 1995 season with separated shoulder, an injury suffered during Montreal's Feb. 18, 1995, game vs. N.Y. Rangers and re-aggravated during Montreal's Feb. 25, 1995, game vs. Philadelphia. ... Missed parts of 1995-96 season with groin injury, suffered during Tampa Bay's Jan. 3, 1996, game at Edmonton, and with hip pointer, an injury suffered during Tampa Bay's March 21, 1996, game vs. Washington. ... Played in his 1,000th career NHL game for Tampa Bay on Jan. 31, 1996, vs. Pittsburgh. ... Missed part of 1996-97 season with strained back, an injury suffered during Tampa Bay's Oct. 31, 1996, game vs. Philadelphia, and re-aggravated during Tampa Bay's Nov. 6, 1996, game vs. Washington. ... Attended Vancouver's 1997 training camp on a tryout basis, but was released prior to start of 1997-98 season in October 1997. ... Scored two goals in first game with Washington on March 28, 1998, at Vancouver. ... Became a father for the second time when his wife gave birth to couple's first son during week of 1998 Stanley Cup Finals. ... Scored 1,000th career NHL point (third-period assist) for Washington on January 2, 1999, at Toronto. ... Retired in fall of 1999 after failing to catch on with new team as unrestricted free agent for 1999-00 season.
NON-NHL CAREER
Post-Draft Teams: Berlin Capitals (Germany)
Canada Cup: 1984 (first place)
World Championships: 1987 (fourth), 1989 (silver), 1990 (fourth)
NON-NHL AWARDS AND HONORS
St. Catharines Hall of Fame:
Inducted 2000
World Championships Best Forward: 1989
Education: Took business classes at The College of St. Thomas during off-seasons of his early playing days in Minnesota.
Miscellaneous: Lived with a family in Wayzata, Minn., during rookie season in NHL. ... Dated Cynthia Peterson, 1986 Miss Minnesota, during playing days in Minnesota. ... Was on Minnesota team that joined Montreal to compete in the 1990 NHL Friendship Tour in Soviet Union. ... Played most of 1997-98 season in Germany after failing to catch on with new NHL team as a Group III unrestricted free agent during summer of 1997 and being cut from Vancouver's 1997 training camp. He came back to North America when he finally signed with Washington on March 24, 1998. ... Taught at hockey school in Anchorage, Alaska, during off-seasons of playing days. ... Was active in charitable causes during his playing days in Minnesota, including work with Special Olympics. ... Was trained as a drug counselor during his playing days in Minnesota and set up the Brian Bellows Chemical Abuse Awareness Program during the summer of 1986. ... Continued to maintain permanent home in Twin Cities area throughout NHL career and returned there after retirement. ... Named to right wing position on all-time Kitchener (OHL) team by a CHL panel in 1999.
HOW HE GOT AWAY
TRADE: Minnesota traded Bellows to Montreal in exchange for Russ Courtnall on August 31, 1992.

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SNAPSHOT '82
Total Selected: 252
Forwards: 152
Defense: 82
Goaltenders: 18
Major Junior: 129
Tier II/Jr. B: 27/4
College Players: 20
High School: 37
Canadian: 152
Euro-Canadian: 3
USA Citizens: 62
U.S.-Born: 62
European: 35
Reached NHL: 109
Stanley Cup: 18
Hall of Fame: 0
All-Star Game: 14
Year-end All-Star: 4
Olympians: 37
Picks Traded: 50
 
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