BRENDAN BELL RUMORS & GOSSIP

Connecticut Whale 3, Albany Devils 2 By Brian Ring Hartford, CT, February 3, 2012 - The Connecticut Whale defeated the Albany Devils, 3-2, Friday night at the XL Center in Hartford to snap an eleven-game winless streak. Kris Newbury, Jonathan Audy-Marchessault and Wojtek Wolski all scored for the Whale, while Mats Zuccarello and Brendan Bell added two assists apiece. “It’s a...

Connecticut Whale 3, Portland Pirates 2 (OT) By Brian Ring Hartford, CT, November 23, 2011 - Brendan Bell’s second overtime goal in less than a week led the Connecticut Whale to a 3-2 victory over the Portland Pirates Wednesday night in Hartford. Whale defenseman Tim Erixon assisted on all three of the team’s goals in the game, helping Connecticut to their third straight victory...

The Rangers have sent defenseman Brendan Bell back to the CT Whale after a brief call up for the Western Canada run. Bell played in one game, and made one egregious mistake where he pinched too early, which led to an Edmonton goal. In his one game, he finished with no points and a -1 rating, coming from that error in judgement. The move, although unsurprising, might signal that Mike...

According to the AHL transactions page the New York Rangers have assigned Brendan Bell to the Connecticut Whale (AHL). The move to demote Bell back to the AHL should mean that Michael Sauer is ready to return to the lineup on Thursday. Adding Sauer back into the lineup should take a little of the burden off of Girardi and McDonagh to eat so much ice time because it will give Tortorella...

The injury-depleted New York Rangers have recalled defenseman Brendan Bell from the Connecticut Whale of the American Hockey League. The Rangers made the move Sunday, one day after playing without leading defensemen Marc Staal (concussion) and Michael Sauer (sprained right shoulder) in a 4-2 loss to the New York Islanders. The Rangers are 0-1-2 in the midst of a season-opening...

The New York Rangers have recalled defenseman Brendan Bell from the Connecticut Whale of the AHL, as reported by Andrew Gross. This is likely a move to temporarily fill-in for Michael Sauer, who remains out of the lineup with a shoulder injury. Sauer has not hit the ice since last Saturday's loss to the Anaheim Ducks over in Europe.  With Sauer and Marc Staal both out of...

According to the AHL transactions page the New York Rangers have recalled defenseman Brendan Bell from the Connecticut Whale. There was no corresponding move of a defender being sent down so the Rangers are currently carrying 8 defenders on the roster. This move is likely because of Sauer's injury status and the fact the team is going to Western Canada where it is harder to...

Well, the Rangers won last night’s preseason game against the Devils 4-3, in a game that had a much better tempo and flow to it than their first tilt on Wednesday night. This game had good action, some good physicality, some drama, and some late heroics from unlikely sources, so let’s get into it: What is it with these “surprise” shots from the point that...

…. great sense of humor and a great player for depth.  Do I expect Brendan Bell to make the team? No. But I do expect him to be in Hartford with the Whale and ready for a call up barring injury to one of the starters on the mail roster.  I like what I saw [...]

Yesterday, the New York Rangers signed free agent defenseman Brendan Bell: Tuesday afternoon the Rangers added to their depth at the defense position by signing free agent Brendan Bell to a contract. Bell, 28, has 101 games of NHL experience with the Maple Leafs, Coyotes, and Senators, having last played in the NHL back in 2008-09 when he notched 21 points in 53 games with Ottawa...