Neil Belland
Neil Belland | |||
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Born |
Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada | April 3, 1961||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||
Weight | 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb) | ||
Position |
Defence | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Vancouver Canucks Pittsburgh Penguins | ||
NHL draft | Undrafted | ||
Playing career | 1981–1987 |
Neil G. Belland (born April 3, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player.
Playing career
Belland was born in
Belland started the 1981–82 season with the Dallas Black Hawks of the CHL, where in 27 games he put up 22 points (2G-20A) before being called up by the Canucks. Belland played 28 games with Vancouver, earning 9 points (3G-6A). He helped the Canucks in the playoffs to the tune of 8 points (1G-7A) in 17 games as Vancouver would make it to the Stanley Cup finals before losing to the powerhouse New York Islanders. Belland split the 1982–83 season between Vancouver, where in 14 games he had 6 points (2G-4A), and the Fredericton Express of the AHL, as he had 21 points (4G-17A) in 46 games, then chipped in with 3 points (1G-2A) in 7 playoff games. Once again in 1983–84, Belland split time between the Express, where in 17 games he registered 18 points (3G-15A), before getting 20 points (7G-13A) in 44 games with Vancouver. He then added 3 points (1G-2A) in 4 playoff games with the Canucks. 1984–85 would be more of the same for Belland, as he again spent time with both Fredericton, getting 41 points (7G-34A) in 57 games, along with 2 assists in 6 playoff games, and Vancouver, earning 6 assists in 13 regular season games, and then again in 1985–86, where Belland put up 3 points (1G-2A) in 7 games with the Canucks, and 24 points (6G-18A) in 36 games with Fredericton, then helping out with 7 points (1G-6A) in 6 playoff games with the Express. After the season, Belland became a free agent, and signed a contract with the Pittsburgh Penguins on September 29, 1986.
Belland spent most of the 1986–87 season with the Penguins AHL affiliate, the
He then signed with
Career Statistics
Regular season and playoffs
Regular season
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Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1978–79 | Kingston Canadians | OMJHL | 64 | 8 | 41 | 49 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1979–80 | Kingston Canadians | OMJHL | 54 | 7 | 44 | 51 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1980–81 | Kingston Canadians | OHL | 53 | 28 | 54 | 82 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1981–82 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 28 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 16 | ||
1981–82 | Dallas Black Hawks | CHL | 27 | 2 | 20 | 22 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1982–83 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 14 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1982–83 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 46 | 4 | 17 | 21 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
1983–84 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 44 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | ||
1983–84 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 17 | 3 | 15 | 18 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 13 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1984–85 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 57 | 7 | 34 | 41 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
1985–86 | Vancouver Canucks | NHL | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1985–86 | Fredericton Express | AHL | 36 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 2 | ||
1986–87 | Baltimore Skipjacks | AHL | 61 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1986–87 | Pittsburgh Penguins | NHL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | Lukko Rauma | FIN
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44 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1987–88 | Hershey Bears | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
1988–89 | Innsbruck EV | AUT
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46 | 17 | 39 | 56 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1989–90 | Innsbruck EV | AUT | 34 | 15 | 38 | 53 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Canadian National Team | Intl | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1990–91 | Innsbruck EV | AU | 17 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | ATSE Graz | AUT | 28 | 11 | 11 | 22 | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | Graz EC
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AUT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Graz EC | AUT | 57 | 8 | 29 | 37 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
AHL Totals | 217 | 26 | 102 | 128 | 67 | 20 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 14 | ||||
NHL Totals | 109 | 13 | 32 | 45 | 54 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 23 |
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database