ST. LOUIS — The St. Louis Blues announced Wednesday that forward Dillon Dubé will join Springfield, in the American Hockey League, for a professional tryout.
Dube will report to Springfield after receiving his work visa.
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Dube was one of five former members of the 2018 Canadian junior hockey team who were charged with sexual assault following an alleged 2018 incident in London, Ontario. with Carter Hart, who recently joined the Vegas Golden KnightsAlex Formenton, Michael McLeod and Cal Foote. They were acquitted of the charges in July.
The Blues released the following statement regarding the signing:
The Blues have been hit by a series of injuries to their forwards, including Jordan Kyrou (lower body), Jimmy Snuggerud (wrist), Alexey Toropchenko (leg burns), Nathan Walker (upper body) and Nick Bjugstad (upper body) left. the second period of a 5-2 loss At Boston Bruins Tuesday and have called up Aleksanteri Kaskimaki, Matt Luff and Hugh McGing over the past week and are lacking bodies/depth in both organizations at the position.
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Dube, 27, most recently played for Minsk Dynamo in the KHL and recorded 11 points (four goals, seven assists) in 42 regular season games during the 2024-25 season.
The Golden, British Columbia native was originally drafted by the Calgary Flames in the second round of the 2016 NHL Entry Draft and has spent his entire six-year career with the Flames and has 127 points (57 goals, 70 assists) in 325 regular season games, including back-to-back 18-goal seasons in 2021-22 and 2022-23.
