Shawn Belle
Shawn James Robert Belle ( born January 3, 1985 in Edmonton, Alberta ) is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is since June 2013 at the Färjestad BK from the Svenska Hockey ligands under contract.
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Career
Belle first played at the Knights of Columbus Squires, before he came over the Regina Pats of the Western Hockey League, who had selected him in the WHL Bantam Draft in 2000 in the first round to tenth place in 2000 to League rival Tri -City Americans. The Americans Belle was active until the summer of 2005 and had been selected during this time in the NHL Entry Draft in 2003 in the first round number 30 of the St. Louis Blues of the National Hockey League. Even before the defender but completed a game for the franchise, this transfer his rights were ceded for the goalkeeper Jason Bacashihua to the Dallas Stars.
From the autumn of 2005 Belle ran for the Iowa Stars farm team in the American Hockey League, where he remained for a year faithfully. In March 2006 he was discharged from Dallas with Martin Skoula to the Minnesota Wild, the duties of stars in return Willie Mitchell and a second-round vote in the NHL Entry Draft in 2007. The franchise of the game the defender played the game following two years until the summer of 2008, mainly for the Houston Aeros in the AHL, came in the 2006/07 season also his NHL debut. In July 2008, followed by another transfer business, which brought him to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Corey Locke. There he was, until the summer of 2010, largely active for the Farm Team Hamilton Bulldogs. In July 2010, Belle joined as a free agent for one year to the Edmonton Oilers to be able to maintain long-term in the NHL in hope. However, this did not succeed, so he mostly came to operations for the Oklahoma City Barons. Already in February 2011, he moved ahead for Kevin Montgomery to Colorado Avalanche.
After he had found over the summer of 2011, no new team in North America, he received in September a trial contract with the Adler Mannheim of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, which eventually tied him to her. In June 2013 he moved to Sweden to Färjestad BK.
Internationally
Belle represented since native Canada at the World U -17 Hockey Challenge, 2002, the Under-18 Junior World Cup in 2003 and the U20 World Junior Championships in 2004 and 2005. During the World U -17 Hockey Challenge, 2002 and the U20 World Youth Championship 2004 he won a silver medal in the U18 Junior World Championship 2003, U20 and Junior World Championship 2005 Belle became world champion with maple leaves. He was also a member of Team Canada at the German Cup in 2012, which consisted almost entirely of players in the DEL.
Awards and achievements
- 2003 CHL Top Prospects Game
Internationally
- 2002 Silver medal at the World U -17 Hockey Challenge
- 2003 Gold medal at the U18 World Youth Championship
- 2004 Silver medal at the U20 World Junior Championships
- 2005 Gold medal at the U20 World Junior Championships
Career Stats
Internationally
Represented Canada at:
- World U -17 Hockey Challenge in 2002
- U18 Junior World Championship 2003
- U20 Junior World Championship 2004
- U20 World Junior Championships 2005
( Key to Career statistics: Sp or GP = Games Played, T or G = goals scored, V or A = achieved assists; Pts or Pts = scored points scorer, SM or PIM = received penalty minutes, / - = Plus / Minus balance sheet; PP = scored majority gates; SH = scored shorthanded goals, GW = achieved victory gates; Play-downs/Relegation 1 )