Hurricanes announce prospect to rejoin junior team

The Associated Press

Published January 5, 2009 at 4:02 p.m.
Updated January 5, 2009 at 9:24 p.m.

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The Carolina Hurricanes said prospect Brett Bellemore will rejoin his junior team.

The defenseman has missed the majority of the season with the Albany River Rats, the Hurricanes' American Hockey League affiliate. Bellemore has battled a back injury and will finish the season as an over-age player in the junior ranks.

The 21-year-old signed a three-year, entry-level deal with Carolina last May. He was a sixth-round pick of Carolina in the 2007 draft, and played in six of Albany's first seven games this year.

Bellemore's junior team is the Plymouth Whalers of the Ontario Hockey League.

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