Bellemare retires after 10 seasons in NHL (opens in new tab)

Pierre-Edouard Bellemare, whose 700 NHL regular-season games are the most by a French player, announced his retirement Thursday. In a post on his Instagram account, Bellemare wrote, “And so comes the time for me to join the privileged group of individuals that make a statement about the end of their professional career.” Signed as an undrafted free agent by the Philadelphia…