Bruce William Bell (born February 15, 1965) is a

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former professional

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. Bell started his

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career with the

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. He also played with the

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and

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. He was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in 1985. As a youth, he played in the 1978

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with a

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team from

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. Bell returned to the Nordiques when he was traded along with

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, Jari Grönstrand and a fourth-round selection in the

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(76th overall–

Éric Dubois Éric Dubois (born May 10, 1970) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played over 500 career games in the American Hockey League (AHL), International Hockey League (IHL) and the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL). He is currently ...

) from the

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for

Normand Rochefort Normand Rochefort (born January 28, 1961) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. Biography Rochefort was born in Trois-Rivières, Quebec. As a youth, he played in the 1974 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a mi ...

and

Jason Lafreniere Jason Lafrenière (born December 6, 1966) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played 146 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Tampa Bay Lightning, New York Rangers, and Quebec Nordiques between 1986 and 1994 ...

on August 1, 1988. During the 1990–91 season, Bell was traded to the

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in exchange for

Kari Takko Kari Maurits Takko (born 23 June 1962) is a Finnish former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League between 1986 and 1991, and in the Finnish SM-liiga between 1979 and 1985, and again from 1991 to 1997. Internati ...

, making it the "Takko Bell Trade", as a play on the fast food restaurant chain. After retiring from hockey he turned to coaching and opened his hockey school.

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