| Gordie Bell | |
| Position: | Goaltender |
| Played For: | Toronto Maple Leafs New York Rangers |
| Ntl Team: | Canada |
| Shoots: | Left |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 10 |
| Weight Lb: | 164 |
| Birth Date: | 1925 3, mf=yes |
| Birth Place: | Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada |
| Death Place: | Belleville, Ontario, Canada |
| Career Start: | 1942 |
| Career End: | 1959 |
Gordon John Edward "Tinkle" Bell (March 13, 1925 – November 3, 1980) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender.
In the 1945–46 season he made 8 appearances for the Toronto Maple Leafs. He would not play another NHL game for 10 more years when he suited up for the New York Rangers in 2 playoff games during the 1955–56 season.
Bell played several seasons in the minor league American Hockey League. He began his pro career in 1942–43 with the Buffalo Bisons of the AHL. After a two-season absence from pro hockey, he split the 1944–5 season between Toronto and the Providence Reds. He died in Belleville, Ontario on November 3, 1980.[1]
His brother Joe Bell also played in the NHL.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Season | Team | League | GP | W | L | T | Min | GA | GAA | GP | W | L | T | Min | GA | SO | GAA | |||
| 1941–42 | Portage Terriers | MJHL | 17 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1000 | 77 | 0 | 4.62 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 300 | 22 | 0 | 4.40 | ||
| 1941–42 | Portage Terriers | M-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 600 | 52 | 0 | 5.20 | ||
| 1942–43 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 52 | 28 | 17 | 7 | 3220 | 125 | 9 | 2.33 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 550 | 16 | 1 | 1.75 | ||
| 1943–44 | Winnipeg Navy | WNDHL | 10 | — | — | — | 600 | 35 | 0 | 3.50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943–44 | Cornwallis Navy | Exhib | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 120 | 6 | 0 | 3.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1943–44 | Cornwallis Navy | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 300 | 15 | 0 | 3.00 | ||
| 1945–46 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 480 | 31 | 0 | 3.88 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1945–46 | Providence Reds | AHL | 37 | 14 | 19 | 4 | 2220 | 152 | 1 | 4.10 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | 120 | 7 | 0 | 3.50 | ||
| 1946–47 | Pittsburgh Hornets | AHL | 23 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 1380 | 80 | 1 | 3.48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1946–47 | Hollywood Wolves | PCHL | 26 | — | — | — | 1560 | 67 | 1 | 2.58 | 7 | 4 | 3 | — | 420 | 17 | 1 | 2.43 | ||
| 1947–48 | Washington Lions | AHL | 64 | 14 | 42 | 6 | 3840 | 332 | 1 | 5.19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | Fort Worth Rangers | USHL | 13 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 780 | 57 | 0 | 4.38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 240 | 16 | 0 | 4.00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | Omaha Knights | USHL | 36 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 2160 | 84 | 0 | 2.33 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 254 | 18 | 0 | 4.25 | ||
| 1949–50 | Louisville Blades | USHL | 29 | 13 | 13 | 3 | 1740 | 121 | 0 | 4.17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1949–50 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 36 | 17 | 14 | 5 | 2160 | 114 | 2 | 3.17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 188 | 14 | 0 | 4.47 | ||
| 1950–51 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 420 | 23 | 0 | 3.29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 51 | 20 | 29 | 2 | 3120 | 186 | 2 | 3.58 | 2 | 0 | 2 | — | 120 | 15 | 0 | 7.50 | ||
| 1951–52 | Syracuse Warriors | AHL | 63 | 24 | 38 | 1 | 3820 | 244 | 0 | 3.83 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1952–53 | Syracuse Warriors | AHL | 64 | 31 | 31 | 2 | 3870 | 200 | 6 | 3.10 | 4 | 1 | 3 | — | 239 | 8 | 0 | 2.01 | ||
| 1953–54 | Syracuse Warriors | AHL | 49 | 21 | 25 | 3 | 2940 | 176 | 0 | 3.59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1954–55 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 10 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 600 | 47 | 0 | 4.70 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1955–56 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 660 | 57 | 0 | 5.18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1955–56 | Trois-Rivières Lions | QSHL | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 852 | 48 | 1 | 3.38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1955–56 | New York Rangers | NHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 120 | 9 | 0 | 4.50 | ||
| 1956–57 | Trois-Rivières Lions | QSHL | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 250 | 10 | 0 | 2.40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1956–57 | Belleville McFarlands | OHA Sr | 41 | 19 | 17 | 5 | 2460 | 154 | 0 | 3.75 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 540 | 30 | 2 | 3.33 | ||
| 1957–58 | Belleville McFarlands | OHA Sr | 49 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 2940 | 176 | 4 | 3.59 | 30 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1817 | 81 | 3 | 2.67 | ||
| 1957–58 | Belleville McFarlands | Al-Cup | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 10 | 4 | — | 850 | 43 | 1 | 3.04 | ||
| 1958–59 | Belleville McFarlands | OHA Sr | 46 | — | — | — | 2760 | 156 | 2 | 3.39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1959–60 | Belleville McFarlands | OHA Sr | 9 | — | — | — | 500 | 39 | 0 | 4.68 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| NHL totals | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 480 | 31 | 0 | 3.88 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 120 | 15 | 0 | 7.50 | ||||