Pierre-Édouard Bellemare
| Pierre-Édouard Bellemare | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
6 March 1985 Le Blanc-Mesnil, FRA | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 196 lb (89 kg; 14 st 0 lb) | ||
| Position | Right Wing | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team Former teams |
Philadelphia Flyers Dragons de Rouen Skellefteå AIK | ||
| National team |
 France | ||
| NHL Draft | Undrafted | ||
| Playing career | 2002–present | ||
Pierre-Édouard Bellemare (born March 6, 1985) is a French professional ice hockey right winger currently playing for the Philadelphia Flyers of the National Hockey League (NHL).[1]
Playing career
Bellemare previously played for Skellefteå AIK of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), where he won the Swedish Championship twice in 2013 and 2014.
On June 11, 2014, the Philadelphia Flyers signed Bellemare to an NHL contract.[2] He scored his first career League goal later that year, on October 22, against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Later in his rookie season of 2014–15, he signed a two-year contract extension with the club on March 2, 2015.[3]
On April 19, 2016, Bellemare was assessed a major penalty, a game misconduct, and a one-game suspension by the NHL following a check from behind which sent Washington Capitals' defenceman Dmitry Orlov head-first into the end boards during a playoff game that the Flyers were losing.[4] Though Orlov was not seriously injured, the incident drew the ire of many observers, with former NHL referee Kerry Fraser calling the hit "idiocy" and "a horrible decision" which could have resulted in a serious injury.[5]
International play
Bellemare participated at the 2010 IIHF World Championship as a member of the French national team.[6] He was also named to the French roster for competition at the 2014 IIHF World Championship.[7] In the nation's opening group game on May 9, 2014, Bellemare scored the game-winning shootout goal to give France a 3–2 victory over Canada, France's second-ever victory over the Canadians in 83 years.[8]
Personal life
Bellemare's father was born on the French overseas Caribbean island of Martinique. His sister, Rose-Eliandre Bellemare, is an artistic gymnast; she participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.[9]
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2002–03 | Dragons de Rouen | FRA | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2003–04 | Dragons de Rouen | FRA | 22 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 2004–05 | Dragons de Rouen | FRA | 28 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 6 | ||
| 2005–06 | Dragons de Rouen | FRA | 26 | 12 | 17 | 29 | 24 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 6 | ||
| 2006–07 | Leksands IF | Swe.1 | 44 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 2007–08 | Leksands IF | J20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2007–08 | Leksands IF | Swe.1 | 40 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | ||
| 2008–09 | Leksands IF | Swe.1 | 41 | 31 | 18 | 49 | 113 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 6 | ||
| 2009–10 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 49 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 8 | ||
| 2010–11 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 53 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2011–12 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 55 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 40 | 15 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 12 | ||
| 2012–13 | Skellefteå AIK | SEL | 29 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 47 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2013–14 | Skellefteå AIK | SHL | 52 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 32 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 6 | ||
| 2014–15 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 81 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Philadelphia Flyers | NHL | 74 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 27 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | ||
| NHL totals | 155 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 45 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | ||||
| SHL totals | 238 | 64 | 61 | 125 | 155 | 66 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 28 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | France | WJC18-D2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 4 | |
| 2003 | France | WJC18-D1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 29 | |
| 2004 | France | WJC-D1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| 2004 | France | WC | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2005 | France | WJC-D1 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 18 | |
| 2005 | France | OGQ | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
| 2005 | France | WC-D1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2007 | France | WC-D1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2008 | France | WC | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |
| 2009 | France | OGQ | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2009 | France | WC | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2010 | France | WC | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| 2011 | France | WC | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2012 | France | WC | 5 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | |
| 2013 | France | OGQ | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2013 | France | WC | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2014 | France | WC | 8 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 19 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 57 | |||
| Senior totals | 68 | 17 | 23 | 40 | 48 | |||
References
- ↑ "Flyers sign forward Pierre-Edouard Bellemare". Philadelphia Flyers. 11 June 2014. Retrieved 11 June 2014.
- ↑ "Versatile Bellemare low risk addition for Flyers". CSN Philly. 2014-06-11. Retrieved 2014-06-11.
- ↑ "Flyers sign Pierre-Edouard Bellemare to a multi-year contract extension". Philadelphia Flyers. 2 March 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ Pierre-Edouard Bellemare suspended one game for Orlov hit http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/pierre-edouard-bellemare-suspended-one-game-orlov-hit/
- ↑ C'Mon Ref: Time for idiocy to end http://www.tsn.ca/c-mon-ref-time-for-idiocy-to-end-1.474458
- ↑ IIHF (2010). IIHF Media Guide & Record Book 2011. Moydart Press. p. 181. ISBN 978-0-9867964-0-1.
- ↑ "Roster forming - 2014 WM - International Ice Hockey Federation IIHF". iihfworlds2014.com. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
- ↑ "Canada lose World Championship opener..to France". The National. 2014-05-10. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
- ↑ Merk, Martin (2014-06-16). "The Frenchmen are coming". IIHF.com. Retrieved 2014-06-18.
External links
- Career statistics and player information from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database