Jim Bell (ice hockey)

Jim Bell
Sport(s) Ice hockey
Biographical details
Born Waltham, MA, USA
Died 1998
Alma mater Northeastern University
Playing career
1946–1949 Northeastern
1949–1951 Boston Olympics
1954–1955 Worcester Warriors
Position(s) Forward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1955–1970 Northeastern
Head coaching record
Overall 157–210–4 (.429)

James L. Bell was an American ice hockey player and head coach for the Northeastern.[1]

Career

Bell Started his playing career at Northeastern just after World War II. As a sophomore he was selected as a second team All-American[2] and played three seasons for the Huskies before forgoing his final year of eligibility to play professionally. Bell returned to Northeastern and graduated in 1954 and after an 11-game stint with the Worcester Warriors he was chosen to succeed his former bench boss Herb Gallagher as coach of the Huskies.

Bell coached the men's team for fifteen seasons, producing respectable if unspectacular records. He led the team to its first two appearances in the ECAC Tournament but towards the end of his tenure the team was known more for losing than anything else. Bell resigned from his position after the Huskies finished dead last in 1969–70. After hockey Bell joined the engineering firm of Fenton G. Keyes Associates where he worked until his retirement.

Jim Bell was named as the New England Coach of the Year in 1956 and was the recipient of the Shaeffer Pen Award in 1970. He was an inaugural member of the Northeastern University Athletic Hall of Fame in 1974.

Head coaching record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Northeastern Huskies (Independent) (1955–1961)
1955–56 Northeastern 13–12–0
1956–57 Northeastern 10–14–1
1957–58 Northeastern 7–18–1
1958–59 Northeastern 12–11–0
1959–60 Northeastern 11–8–0
1960–61 Northeastern 12–14–0
Northeastern: 65–77–2
Northeastern Huskies (ECAC Hockey) (1961–1970)
1961–62 Northeastern 7–17–07–16–023rd
1962–63 Northeastern 9–17–09–16–020th
1963–64 Northeastern 14–10–014–8–09th
1964–65 Northeastern 18–10–011–8–06thECAC First Round
1965–66 Northeastern 16–12–19–8–18thECAC First Round
1966–67 Northeastern 12–14–09–11–011th
1967–68 Northeastern 6–17–14–13–014th
1968–69 Northeastern 7–16–04–14–015th
1969–70 Northeastern 3–20–01–16–017th
Northeastern: 92–133–268–110–1
Total:157–210–4

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

[3]

Awards and honors

Award Year
AHCA Second Team All-American 1947–48 [4]

References

  1. ↑ "James L. Bell". Northeastern Huskies. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  2. ↑ "1947-1948 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
  3. ↑ "2016-17 Northeastern Huskies Hockey Media Guide" (PDF). Northeastern Huskies. Retrieved 2017-06-19.
  4. ↑ "1947-1948 All-American Team". The American Hockey Coaches Association. Retrieved 2017-06-21.
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