NORTH BATTLEFORD — A recent announcement on the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League website states that Battlefords North Stars forward, Kian Bell, has been named as a finalist for the Canadian Junior Hockey League’s Most Valuable Player award. https://www.sjhl.ca/north-stars-bell-named-finalist-for-cjhl-mvp
The SJHL release states, “With a league-leading 57 assists and 94 points this season, Bell helped the Stars rebound from being around the .500-mark to start the year to a record of 30-10-4-0 since returning to the line-up in late October.”
Bell, son of Fiona Smith-Bell, was the MVP of the SJHL in 2023. He is also the first player to win the SJHL scoring race in back-to-back seasons. Bell comes from a family history of hockey greatness as his mom achieved a dream of playing for Canada at the Olympics and his uncle, Martin Smith, has numerous hockey success stories himself.
The family was recently announced as inductees to the SJHL Hall of Fame, with the event upcoming in June. 2 Battlefords families to be inducted to SJHL Hall of Fame. - SaskToday.ca
