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

Jim Bell
Biographical details
BornWaltham, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died1998
Alma materNortheastern University
Playing career
1946–1949Northeastern
1949–1951Boston Olympics
1954–1955Worcester Warriors
Position(s)Forward
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1955–1970Northeastern
Head coaching record
Overall157–210–4 (.429)

Career

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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

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Statistics overview
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 7–17–0 7–16–0 23rd
1962–63 Northeastern 9–17–0 9–16–0 20th
1963–64 Northeastern 14–10–0 14–8–0 9th
1964–65 Northeastern 18–10–0 11–8–0 6th ECAC First Round
1965–66 Northeastern 16–12–1 9–8–1 8th ECAC First Round
1966–67 Northeastern 12–14–0 9–11–0 11th
1967–68 Northeastern 6–17–1 4–13–0 14th
1968–69 Northeastern 7–16–0 4–14–0 15th
1969–70 Northeastern 3–20–0 1–16–0 17th
Northeastern: 92–133–2 68–110–1
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

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Awards and honors

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

References

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  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.