Shawn Belle
| Shawn Belle | |||
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| Born |
January 3, 1985 Edmonton, AB, CAN |
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| Height | 6 ft 3 in (191 cm) | ||
| Weight | 235 lb (107 kg; 16 st 11 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Minnesota Wild Montreal Canadiens Edmonton Oilers Colorado Avalanche Adler Mannheim Färjestad BK Düsseldorfer EG |
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| NHL Draft | 30th overall, 2003 St. Louis Blues |
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| Playing career | 2005–2015 | ||
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Representing  Canada
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| Ice hockey | ||
| World Junior Championships | ||
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2005 Minnesota | |
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2004 Helsinki | |
| IIHF U18 Championships | ||
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2003 Yaroslavl | |
Shawn James Robert Belle (born January 3, 1985) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Minnesota Wild, Montreal Canadiens, Edmonton Oilers and the Colorado Avalanche.
Belle was a highly touted prospect playing for the Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League (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 and represented North America in the America Japan challenge.
Japan lead 6-4 in the challenge before Belle's goal sparked a 4 goal burst by North America, who won in a final score of 8-7. The next year Belle's penalty in triple OT cost North America as they fell 1-0.
During the 2004–2005 season, Belle was traded to the Dallas Stars. 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. 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.
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