The Colorado Avalanche signed forward Pierre-Edouard Bellemare in free agency. They gave him a contract worth $1.8 million annually for two years.
Bellemare is a 34-year-old grinder who’s expected to take Gabriel Bourque‘s spot in the lineup. In 385 NHL games, he has 2 goals and 36 assists for 65 points. He’s a fourth-liner.
Those are the bare-bones facts about the Colorado Avalanche’s new forward. Below are some super facts that can help you get a better feeling for who Pierre-Edouard Bellemare really is.
1. Pierre-Edouard Bellemare is NOT French-Canadian
When you see a French name in the NHL, you just assume he hails from somewhere in the French-Canadian province of Quebec.