{"id":39865,"date":"2023-10-26T09:55:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-26T12:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thelaker.ca\/?p=39865"},"modified":"2023-10-26T09:55:00","modified_gmt":"2023-10-26T12:55:00","slug":"fall-rivers-bell-heading-back-to-sjhl-north-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-z.thelaker.ca\/?p=39865","title":{"rendered":"Fall River&#8217;s Bell heading back to SJHL North Stars"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;78&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;126&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>NORTH BATTLEFORD, SASK.:<\/strong> Kian Bell is heading back to a place that was good to him last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Bell, waived by the WHL&#8217;s Edmonton Oil Kings after a short eight game stint there on Oct. 24, is heading back to a place familiar to him, and where he had a lot of success in the 2022-2023 season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Battlefords North Stars announced they had signed the Fall River product for the remainder of the 2023-2024 Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League campaign. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The SJHL is Junior A hockey, like the Maritime Hockey League.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate group=&#8221;8&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;115&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last season with the Stars, Bell&#8217;s play earned him the SJHL Most Valuable Player, Top Scorer, and Player of the Year honours. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He recorded 54 goals and 102 points with the North Stars, while adding 16 goals and 25 points leading the team to the 2023 Canterra Seeds Cup championship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/battlefordsnow.com\/2023\/10\/25\/defending-sjhl-mvp-makes-return-to-north-stars\">Bell told Martin Martinson of battlefordNOW<\/a> he\u2019s looking forward to the opportunity ahead to return to the Battlefords to cap off his junior hockey career as a 20-year-old this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m super pumped and it was a really good feeling to get back in the rink and see some of the new faces and get to be around the guys from the championship team last year,&#8221; said Bell. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;I think it\u2019s a great mix and I\u2019m really looking forward to it.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ADVERTISEMENT:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;84&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;92&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He is expected in the lineup on Oct. 26 when the North Stars next play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Head coach and general manager of the North Stars, Brayden Klimosko was all smiles when asked by Martinson about getting the dynamic winger back in the lineup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;He\u2019s going to be a huge boost all around and the guys are excited to have him, so we\u2019re definitely welcoming him in with open arms,&#8221; said Klimosko.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/battlefordsnow.com\/2023\/10\/25\/defending-sjhl-mvp-makes-return-to-north-stars\">With information from Marty Martinson&#8217;s story on Bell returning. <\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;111&#8243;]<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;127&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[adrotate banner=&#8221;78&#8243;] [adrotate banner=&#8221;126&#8243;] NORTH BATTLEFORD, SASK.: Kian Bell is heading back to a place that was good to him last year. 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