CALGARY - Former Estevan resident Parker Bell has taken another step towards fulfilling his NHL dream.
Bell signed a three-year contract with the Calgary Flames on Thursday. He was selected in the fifth round, 155th overall, by the Flames in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft.
The 6'4", 205-pound winger spent the 2022-23 campaign with the WHL’s Tri-City Americans, where he notched a career-best 25 goals and 39 assists for 64 points, which was second among Tri-City skaters. Bell would also score two goals and add four assists for six points in six playoff games with the Americans.
The 19-year-old had his first taste of professional hockey at the end of the 2022-23 campaign as well, skating in two contests with the Flames' American Hockey League affiliate, the Calgary Wranglers, notching an assist.
He is currently at training camp for the Flames.
Bell was born in Estevan and played much of his minor hockey in the Energy City. He later moved to Campbell River, B.C., and spent several years playing developmental hockey in that province before joining the Americans.
