Carolina Hurricanes
Canes sign Bellemore for 3 years
Published: Fri, May. 16, 2008 12:30AM
Modified Fri, May. 16, 2008 02:42AM
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closeThe Carolina Hurricanes signed defenseman Brett Bellemore to a three-year contract on Thursday.
The Canes drafted Bellemore, 19, in the sixth round of the 2007 NHL draft.
The deal is worth $55,000 a year at the minor-league level and $500,000 in the NHL. He also received a $100,000 signing bonus.
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Bellemore began this past season with the Plymouth Whalers, the junior hockey team owned by Canes owner Peter Karmanos, before joining the Albany River Rats, the Canes' top minor-league affiliate, in the AHL playoffs.
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