2011-12 MEDIA GUIDE - Carolina Hurricanes - NHL.com

IN THE SYSTEM
CAREER
Signed a two-year, two-way contract with the Hurricanes on 7/8/11… Totaled three goals, 14 assists
(17 points) and 165 penalty minutes in 156 career american Hockey League (aHL) games with albany
and Charlotte entering 2011-12… Completed his Ontario Hockey League (OHL) career with 48 points
(8g, 40a) and 175 penalty minutes in 181 career games with Plymouth… Made his OHL debut in 2005
in Plymouth’s season opener at Saginaw (9/21/05)… Finished the 2006-07 season ranked top among
all Canadian Hockey League and Ontario Hockey League skaters with a (+48) plus/minus rating… Was
named Plymouth’s Most improved Player in 2006-07… Had six assists in 25 playoff and Memorial Cup
games for the Whalers as Plymouth captured the 2007 OHL Championship before falling to Vancouver in
the Memorial Cup final… Scored an OHL-career-high 24 points (6g, 18a) for Plymouth in 2007-08, after
missing the first 12 games of the season due to offseason shoulder surgery… Made his professional debut
with albany at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (3/31/08)… Began the 2008-09 season with albany, playing in six
CAREER STATS
BRETT BELLEMORE
Defenseman • Shoots Right Acquired: 2007 NHL Entry Draft
6'4" • 205 lbs. 2010-11 Team: Charlotte (AHL)
6/25/88 • Windsor, Ont. Drafted: Carolina 2007 (5-162-6)
games before being reassigned to Plymouth (OHL) on 11/5… Was named the OHL Western Conference’s
Best defensive defenseman for 2008-09 in a coaches’ poll… Completed his first full professional season
with albany in 2009-10, totaling seven points (1g, 6a) and 81 penalty minutes in 75 games… earned his
first pro point with an assist vs. adirondack (10/17/09)… Scored his first career professional goal, an
empty-net tally from behind his own goal line, for the eventual game winner at Rochester (1/29/10)…
2010-11: earned aHL career highs in goals (2), assists (8) and points (10), skating in 71 games for
Charlotte… earned his only multi-point game of the season vs. Manchester (1/14)… Scored the gamewinning
goal vs. albany (2/13)… Missed nine games due to injury… Played all 16 of Charlotte’s playoff
games, earning two points (1g, 1a), as the Checkers advanced to the eastern Conference Final before
falling to Binghamton.
REgULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
YEAR TEAM LEAgUE gP g A TP PIM gP g A TP PIM
2005-06 Plymouth OHL 46 0 0 0 16 10 0 0 0 0
2006-07 (a) Plymouth OHL 50 0 12 12 50 20 0 5 5 28
2007-08 (b) Plymouth OHL 56 6 18 24 70 4 0 2 2 8
albany aHL 4 0 0 0 6 5 0 0 0 6
2008-09 Plymouth OHL 29 2 10 12 39 11 1 2 3 16
albany aHL 6 0 0 0 4 – – – – –
2009-10 albany aHL 75 1 6 7 81 8 0 1 1 2
2010-11 Charlotte aHL 71 2 8 10 74 16 1 1 2 12
AHL Totals (4 Seasons) 156 3 14 17 165 29 1 2 3 20
(a) June 23, 2007—Selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2007 NHL entry draft. Fifth Hurricanes pick, 162nd overall, sixth round.
(b) May 15, 2008—Signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Carolina Hurricanes.
CAREER
Had 39 points (16g, 23a) and 81 penalty minutes in 66 career collegiate games with Harvard entering the
2011-12 season… Spent two seasons at Salisbury School (CT) prior to his freshman season at Harvard…
Captained Salisbury School to a New england prep title in 2009… Was named defenseman of the Year
and a New england Prep all-Star… also lettered in soccer and crew at Salisbury School… Led Harvard
defensemen with five goals in 32 games during his freshman season with the Crimson in 2009-10…
Was teammates with his older brothers, alex and Michael, marking the second time in Harvard history
three brothers played on the same squad… Was named eCaC Rookie of the Week on 3/8/10… Netted
his first career collegiate goal on an empty net against union (1/22/10)… earned his first college point
with an assist vs. Quinnipiac (12/29/09)… Made his collegiate debut in Harvard’s season-opening victory
at dartmouth (10/30/09)… 2010-11: Was named a first-team all-ivy League, second-team eCaC all-
League and New england all-Star selection after totaling 30 points (11g, 19a) during his sophomore
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DANNY BIEGA
Defenseman • Shoots Right Acquired: 2010 NHL Entry Draft
6'0" • 200 lbs. 2010-11 Team: Harvard (ECAC)
9/29/91 • Montreal, Que. Drafted: Carolina 2010 (4-67-3)
season at Harvard… Received the John Tudor Memorial Cup as Harvard’s Most Valuable Player… Led
all Crimson skaters in points and assists and tied for second on the team in goals… Was one of three
defensemen in the nation to lead his team in scoring, and the only one to also rank among team’s top
three in plus/minus (+2)… Ranked seventh among all NCaa defensemen in points per game (0.88)…
Led eCaC defensemen in points (21) and goals (9) and ranked second in assists (12) in 22 league games…
Was the first defenseman to lead Harvard in scoring since Mark Fusco in 1981-82, and earned the highest
point total for a Crimson blueliner since Sean McCann in 1993-94… Named inside College Hockey Player
of the Week (2/21), eCaC Hockey Player of the Week (2/22) and College Hockey Player of the Week (2/21)
after totaling seven points (3g, 4a) in three games… Netted tie-breaking goal and earned a pair of assists
at Cornell (2/18)… Had a goal and two assists and was (+3) in Harvard’s win vs. No. 15 Boston university
in the Beanpot consolation game… earned his first career hat trick vs. Colgate (1/28).
REgULAR SEASON PLAYOFFS
YEAR TEAM LEAgUE gP g A TP PIM gP g A TP PIM
2007-08 Salisbury School High-CT 26 4 13 17 – – – – – –
2008-09 Salisbury School High-CT 29 8 14 22 – – – – – –
2009-10 (a) Harvard eCaC 32 5 4 9 47 – – – – –
2010-11 Harvard eCaC 34 11 19 30 34 – – – – –
ECAC Totals (2 seasons) 66 16 23 39 81 – – – – –
(a) June 26, 2010—Selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2010 NHL entry draft. Fourth Hurricanes pick, 67th overall, third round.