RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- The Carolina Hurricanes have agreed to terms for a three-year contract with defenseman Brett Bellemore. The entry-level deal will pay the 2007 draft pick an average of $500,000 per season at the NHL level and $55,000 per season in the minor leagues. The sixth-round pick also will receive a $100,000 signing bonus.
The 19-year-old completed his third year with Plymouth of the Ontario Hockey League, getting six goals and 18 assists in 56 regular-season games. After Plymouth lost in the playoffs, Bellemore finished the year with Albany of the American Hockey League. He played in four of the last six regular-season games and five of seven postseason games for the Hurricanes' top minor-league affiliate.