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Bellows played junior hockey in the [[Ontario Hockey League]] with the [[Kitchener Rangers]]. During this time, he was featured in ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', which described him as the hottest prospect since [[Wayne Gretzky]].<ref>{{cite news| url=http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1124870/index.htm | work=CNN | title=The Hunt Is On | date=October 12, 1981}}</ref>
Bellows was drafted second overall by the [[Minnesota North Stars]], who had acquired the draft pick in a trade with Detroit with the purpose of having a shot at Bellows. North Stars GM [[Lou Nanne]] sent [[Don Murdoch]], [[Greg Smith (ice hockey)|Greg Smith]], and a first round pick ([[Murray Craven]]) to the Wings in exchange for what later turned out to be the second overall draft pick. Bellows was often compared to Gretzky, which led to a tough rookie season. The pressure of such comparisons caused criticisms when he did not live up to them.{{citation needed|date=July 2018}} Bellows improved greatly in the second half of the season and finished with 35 goals. In the playoffs that year, Bellows scored 9 points (5 goals, 4 assists) in 9 games.
Bellows played 10 seasons with the North Stars and was popular in Minnesota for his charity work, as well as his goal-scoring. He had a North Star record 342 goals in 753 games, peaking with 55 goals in [[1989–90 NHL season|1989–90]]. In [[1990–91 NHL season|1990–91]], Bellows scored 29 points in the post-season to become the North Stars career playoff point leader, and took the North Stars to the Stanley Cup finals where they fell to the [[Pittsburgh Penguins]].
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When team captain [[Craig Hartsburg]] was injured partway through the [[1983–84 NHL season|1983–84 season]], Bellows was named interim captain for the remainder of the season. At 19 years and 4 months, Bellows became captain at an earlier age than [[Connor McDavid]], [[Gabriel Landeskog]] and [[Sidney Crosby]]. However, because he was an interim captain, McDavid is still considered the youngest captain in history.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=640843 | title = Colorado Avalanche make Gabriel Landeskog youngest-ever NHL captain | last = Sadowski | first = Rick | publisher = NHL.com | date = 2012-09-04 | accessdate = 2012-09-05}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = https://sports.yahoo.com/nhl/news?slug=rm-mailbag121007&prov=yhoo&type=lgns | title = Mailbag:More Crosby | last = McKeon | first = Ross | publisher = Yahoo! Sports Canada | date = 2007-12-10 | accessdate = 2008-04-29}}</ref>
On August 31, 1992, Bellows was traded to the [[Montreal Canadiens]] for [[Russ Courtnall]].<ref>{{cite
As his career was winding down, Bellows played for the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]], [[Mighty Ducks of Anaheim]] and the [[Washington Capitals]]. In the [[1997–98 NHL season]] the Capitals made it to the Stanley Cup finals, but lost to the [[Detroit Red Wings]]. En route to the Eastern Conference championship, Bellows scored the series-clinching overtime goal in the first round in Game 6 against the [[Boston Bruins]]. The [[1998–99 NHL season|1998–99]] season was his last. On January 2, 1999, Bellows scored his 1000th career regular season point, becoming the 54th NHL player to reach that plateau.
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Brian Bellows lives in [[Edina, Minnesota]], and works in [[Minneapolis]] as a broker at investment bank [[Piper Jaffray]].<ref>http://ourhistory.canadiens.com/article/Where-Are-They-Now-Brian-Bellows</ref><ref>http://financial-advisors.credio.com/l/137119/Brian-Bellows{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
Bellows' son [[Kieffer Bellows]] plays hockey for the Portland Winterhawks of the WHL, and in 2016 was drafted in the first round, 19th overall, by the [[New York Islanders]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Compton |first1=Brian |title=Bellows excited to follow in father's footsteps |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/kieffer-bellows-excited-to-follow-in-fathers-footsteps/c-281089150 |website=NHL.com |accessdate=July 17, 2018 |date=June 30, 2016}}</ref>
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