Avalanche release F Bellemare from PTO
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The Colorado Avalanche have released forward Pierre-Edouard Bellemare from his professional tryout agreement on Thursday.
Bellemare joined the Avalanche last month after spending the 2023-24 season a one-year, $775,000 deal with the Seattle Kraken. He had four goals and seven points in 40 games last season.
Originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Philadelphia Flyers in 2014, Bellemare has 64 goals and 138 points in 700 career games split between the Flyers, Vegas Golden Knights, Colorado Avalanche, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Kraken.
The Le Blanc-Mesnil, France native represented his country 10 times at the World Championship, registering 13 goals and 34 points in 59 appearances. He also helped Team Europe to a second-place finish at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey in Toronto.