Pierrick Dubé

Pierrick Dubé
Dubé holding the Calder Cup in 2024
Born (2001-01-07) 7 January 2001 (age 23)
Lyon, France
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 172 lb (78 kg; 12 st 4 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Right
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Washington Capitals
Hershey Bears (AHL)
National team  France
NHL draft Undrafted
Playing career 2021–present

Pierrick Dubé (born 7 January 2001) is a French–Canadian professional ice hockey right winger for the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League (NHL). Dubé was undrafted and played within the Montreal Canadiens' system before joining the Capitals organization.

Playing career

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Dubé played junior ice hockey with the Quebec Remparts, Chicoutimi Saguenéens, and Shawinigan Cataractes of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). During his final season of junior ice hockey, Dubé helped the Cataractes win the President's Cup, awarded to the QMJHL playoff champions.

After going undrafted, Dubé signed with the Trois-Rivières Lions of the ECHL and played with the team during the 2021–22 season. On 13 October 2022, he signed a professional tryout contract with the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League (AHL) before signing a professional contract with the team.[1]

On 1 July 2023, Dubé signed a two-year, entry-level contract with the Washington Capitals and was assigned to their AHL affiliate, the Hershey Bears.[2] He was recalled from the Bears on 21 February 2024, and made his NHL debut three days later in a 3–2 overtime loss to the Florida Panthers.[3][4]

Personal life

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Dubé was born in Lyon, while his father, Roger, was playing professionally in France.[5] With his family's support, Dubé moved to Canada at age 14 to continue his ice hockey development.

Career statistics

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Regular season and playoffs

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Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2017–18 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 39 3 1 4 2 6 0 0 0 2
2018–19 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 64 17 11 28 28 7 2 0 2 4
2019–20 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 56 19 26 45 40 — — — — —
2020–21 Quebec Remparts QMJHL 10 5 4 9 0 — — — — —
2020–21 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL 14 12 7 19 10 9 9 5 14 8
2021–22 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 36 19 25 44 24 16 12 6 18 22
2021–22 Trois-Rivières Lions ECHL 10 1 3 4 2 — — — — —
2022–23 Trois-Rivières Lions ECHL 9 9 5 14 10 — — — — —
2022–23 Laval Rocket AHL 44 16 16 32 30 2 0 0 0 0
2023–24 Hershey Bears AHL 66 28 20 48 53 17 7 3 10 20
2023–24 Washington Capitals NHL 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
NHL totals 3 0 0 0 2 — — — — —

Awards and honours

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Award Year
AHL
Calder Cup 2024 [6]

References

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  1. ^ "Professional tryout contract for Dubé". rocketlaval.com. 13 October 2022. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  2. ^ "Report: Capitals Sign Pierrick Dubé To Entry-Level Contact". The Hockey News. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  3. ^ "Gustav Forsling scores in OT to lift Panthers past Capitals, 3-2". ESPN. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2024.
  4. ^ "Dube makes NHL debut". ECHL.com. 24 February 2024. Retrieved 24 February 2024.
  5. ^ Silber, Sammi (24 February 2024). "Hockey In France Has Ways To Go. Two Capitals Prospects Are Putting In The Work To Grow The Game Overseas". The Hockey News. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
  6. ^ "It Bears repeating: Hershey wins Calder Cup again". American Hockey League. 24 June 2024. Retrieved 24 June 2024.
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