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Shawn Belle
Shawn Belle
Born	January 3, 1985 (age 39); Edmonton, AB, CAN
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	220 lb (100 kg; 15 st 10 lb)
Position	Defence
Shoots	Left
NHL team (P); Cur. team; Former teams	Edmonton Oilers; Oklahoma City Barons (AHL); Minnesota Wild; Montreal Canadiens
National team	Canada
NHL draft	30th overall, 2003; St. Louis Blues
Playing career	2005–present

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Shawn James Robert Belle (born January 3, 1985 in Edmonton, AB) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman signed to the National Hockey League's Edmonton Oilers. He has previously played in the NHL for the Minnesota Wild and Montreal Canadiens.

Playing career

Belle was a highly touted prospect playing for the Tri-City Americans of the WHL when he was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the 1st round, 30th overall in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft. After being drafted Belle returned to the Americans and played for 2 more years there. Belle has spent time with Team Canada’s junior program. He has played on the U-18 gold medals teams in 2003 as well as the U-20 team in 2003 and 2004. He also participated in the 2003 and 2004 Canada-Russia Challenge, while representing Team WHL.

During the 2004–2005 season Belle was traded to the Dallas Stars.^[1] For the 2005–2006 season, Belle turned pro and joined the Stars minor league affiliate, the Iowa Stars. He played 45 games with the Stars before being traded to the Minnesota Wild and joining their affiliate, the Houston Aeros, for the remainder of the season.^[2] For the 2006–2007 season, Belle played the majority of the year with the Aeros but also made his NHL debut with the Wild, skating in 9 games and recording 1 assist.

On July 11, 2008, Belle was traded to the Montreal Canadiens for forward Corey Locke. ^[3] He has most recently signed a one year contract with the Edmonton Oilers.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season					Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2000–01	Regina Pats	WHL	4	0	3	3	0	—	—	—	—	—
2000–01	Tri-City Americans	WHL	2	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Tri-City Americans	WHL	64	1	17	18	51	5	2	1	3	2
2002–03	Tri-City Americans	WHL	66	7	14	21	77	—	—	—	—	—
2003–04	Tri-City Americans	WHL	55	9	20	29	68	11	3	5	8	15
2004–05	Tri-City Americans	WHL	62	13	32	45	76	5	1	1	2	6
2005–06	Iowa Stars	AHL	45	1	2	3	63	—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Houston Aeros	AHL	16	1	1	2	18	8	1	0	1	4
2006–07	Houston Aeros	AHL	57	4	14	18	73	—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Minnesota Wild	NHL	9	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—
2007–08	Houston Aeros	AHL	63	1	2	3	74	3	0	0	0	2
2008–09	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL	60	3	10	13	93	6	1	0	1	16
2009–10	Hamilton Bulldogs	AHL	70	3	16	19	69	19	1	6	7	20
2009–10	Montreal Canadiens	NHL	2	0	0	0	0	—	—	—	—	—
NHL totals			11	0	1	1	0	—	—	—	—	—

International

Year	Team	Comp	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003	Canada	WJC18	7	1	1	2	0
2004	Canada	WJC	6	0	1	1	0
2005	Canada	WJC	6	1	0	1	6
Junior int'l totals			19	2	2	4	6

Transactions

June 21, 2003 - Drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the 1st round, 30th overall.
June 25, 2004 - Traded to the Dallas Stars for Jason Bacashihua.
March 9, 2006 - Traded to the Minnesota Wild with Martin Skoula for Willie Mitchell and a 2nd round pick in 2007.
July 11, 2008 - Traded to the Montreal Canadiens for Corey Locke.
July 13, 2010 - Signed a 1-year deal with the Edmonton Oilers^[4]

References

^ "Blues get Bacashihua". NBC Sports. 2004-06-24. Retrieved 2008-11-23. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Wild acquires Skoula, Belle for Mitchell". Minnesota Wild. 2006-03-09. Retrieved 2009-02-19. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "Wild acquires center Corey Locke". Minnesota Wild. 2008-07-11. Retrieved 2010-05-11. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ http://www.edmontonjournal.com/sports/Oilers+sign+Dubnyk+Jacques+report/3273473/story.html

External links

Shawn Belle career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Jeff Taffe	St. Louis Blues first round draft pick 2003	Succeeded by Marek Schwarz

[1] "Blues get Bacashihua". NBC Sports. 2004-06-24. Retrieved 2008-11-23. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[2] "Wild acquires Skoula, Belle for Mitchell". Minnesota Wild. 2006-03-09. Retrieved 2009-02-19. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[3] "Wild acquires center Corey Locke". Minnesota Wild. 2008-07-11. Retrieved 2010-05-11. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

[4] ttp://www.edmontonjournal.com/sports/Oilers+sign+Dubnyk+Jacques+report/3273473/story.html

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-'''Shawn Belle''' (born January 3, 1985 in [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta|AB]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] professional  [[ice hockey]] [[defenceman]] signed to the [[National Hockey League]]'s [[Edmonton Oilers]]. He has previously played in the NHL for the [[Minnesota Wild]] and [[Montreal Canadiens]].
+'''Shawn James Robert Belle''' (born January 3, 1985 in [[Edmonton]], [[Alberta|AB]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] professional  [[ice hockey]] [[defenceman]] signed to the [[National Hockey League]]'s [[Edmonton Oilers]]. He has previously played in the NHL for the [[Minnesota Wild]] and [[Montreal Canadiens]].
 ==Playing career==