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In the System: Belliveau one of QMJHL's best defensemen

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Penguins defense prospect Isaac Belliveau is putting up the points in his last season of junior hockey in the QMJHL.

Belliveau, the Penguins' fifth-round pick in 2021, is scoring at a rate of .91 points per game this season with the Gatineau Olympiques, the highest rate of his career. With 10 goals and 30 assists in 40 games, he's on pace to set new career highs in both goals and points. He previously set his career-best 11 goals and 42 assists in 62 games, numbers bolstered by sharing a top power play with eventual No.