1983 NHL Draft
Bruce Bell in the 1983 NHL Draft
Quebec Nordiques selected Bruce Bell 52nd overall in the 1983 NHL Draft, with the 10th pick of round 3.
It was the second of the 11 picks Quebec Nordiques made in the draft. Of the 242 players selected in 1983, 113 have played in the NHL regular season. His 209 games put him 61st in the class.
- Overall pick
- 52
- Round and pick
- Round 3, pick 10
- Drafting team
- QUEQuebec Nordiques
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 49–55 in the 1983 draft
- 49Vesa SaloDNYRNew York Rangers
- 50Scott TottleRVANVancouver Canucks
- 51Brian BradleyC651 GP · 503 PCGYCalgary Flames
- 52Bruce BellD209 GP · 76 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 53Gord WalkerL31 GP · 7 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 54Iiro JarviR116 GP · 61 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 55Perry BerezanC378 GP · 136 PCGYCalgary Flames
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1983 class
52nd
of 242 players selected
13th
of 84 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Brian LawtonC483 GP · 266 PMNSMinnesota North Stars
- 2Sylvain TurgeonL669 GP · 495 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 3Pat LaFontaineC865 GP · 1013 PNYINew York Islanders
- 4Steve YzermanC1514 GP · 1755 PDETDetroit Red Wings
- 5Tom BarrassoG777 GP · 369 WBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 6John MacLeanR1194 GP · 842 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 7Russ CourtnallR1029 GP · 744 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 8Andrew McbainR608 GP · 301 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 9Cam NeelyR726 GP · 694 PVANVancouver Canucks
- 10Normand LacombeR319 GP · 115 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
+ 232 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Bruce Bell made his NHL debut on October 11, 1984, 1 year and 125 days after the draft.
209
Games
12
Goals
64
Assists
76
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Quebec Nordiques picks in the 1983 draft
- 32Yves HerouxR1 GP · 0 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 52Bruce BellD209 GP · 76 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 54Iiro JarviR116 GP · 61 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 92Luc GuenetteGQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 112Brad WalcottDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 132Craig MackDQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 152Tommy AlbelinD952 GP · 255 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 172Wayne GroulxC1 GP · 0 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 192Scott ShaunessyR7 GP · 0 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 232Bo BerglundL130 GP · 67 PQUEQuebec Nordiques
- 239Jindrich KokrmentCQUEQuebec Nordiques