Pierre-Luc Dubois

Pierre-Luc Dubois (born June 24, 1998) is a Canadian-American professional ice hockey centre for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League (NHL). Dubois was born in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec, but grew up in Rimouski. He was drafted third overall in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the Columbus Blue Jackets, playing with them for three seasons before being traded to the Jets.

Pierre-Luc Dubois
Born (1998-06-24) June 24, 1998
Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Left
NHL team
Former teams		 Winnipeg Jets
Columbus Blue Jackets
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 3rd overall, 2016
Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career 2017–present

Playing career

Youth

Dubois played in the 2010 and 2011 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with the Rimouski Océanic minor ice hockey team.[1]

Junior

Dubois was drafted by the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)'s Cape Breton Screaming Eagles in the first round, fifth overall, of the 2014 QMJHL Entry Draft, and began with the Screaming Eagles in the 2014–15 season. In his rookie season, Dubois was the league's top-scoring 16-year-old.[2]

Leading up to 2016 NHL Entry Draft, Dubois was the top-ranked North American skater. He was described as a multi-dimensional player possessing the ability to influence a game in a number of ways, and a bona fide future star for an NHL club.[3]

On December 11, 2016, Dubois was traded to the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada.[4]

Columbus Blue Jackets

On June 24, 2016, his 18th birthday, Dubois was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets third overall at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. On June 29, he signed a three-year, entry-level contract with Columbus.[5] He was invited to the Blue Jackets' development camp but was sent back to the Eagles for the 2016–17 season, after which he was traded to the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada.[6]

Dubois began the 2017–18 season in the NHL, playing centre to wingers Artemi Panarin and Josh Anderson.[7] He scored his first career NHL goal on October 6, 2017, against the New York Islanders in a 5–0 win.[8] He scored his first career NHL hat-trick on March 29, 2018, against the Calgary Flames.[9] With his hat-trick, Dubois broke the Blue Jackets rookie scoring record that was previously held by Rick Nash.[10]

On August 6, 2020, Dubois recorded the first playoff hat-trick in Blue Jackets franchise history in a 4–3 overtime victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs.[11]

Winnipeg Jets

On December 31, 2020, Dubois signed a two-year, $10 million contract with the Blue Jackets.[12] However, two weeks after signing the contract, he requested a trade from the team.[13] While Blue Jackets' general manager Jarmo Kekäläinen initially stated he was in no rush to trade Dubois, the situation between Dubois and Columbus became increasingly untenable. This was highlighted by Dubois being benched after the first period during a 3–2 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on January 21, 2021. Two days later, on January 23, Dubois, along with a 2022 third-round pick, was traded to the Winnipeg Jets in exchange for Patrik Laine and Jack Roslovic.

International play
Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing  Canada
World Championships
2019 Slovakia
World Junior Championships
2017 Canada

On December 1, 2015, Dubois was announced as 1 of 30 players invited to the Canadian selection camp for the 2016 World Junior Hockey Championships; he was one of only two 17-year-olds invited.[14]

On April 27, 2018, Dubois was named to Canada's senior team to compete at the 2018 IIHF World Championship.[15]

On May 10, 2019, Dubois was a late inclusion to Canada's roster at the 2019 IIHF World Championship, joining the squad following the Blue Jackets' second-round defeat in the 2019 Stanley Cup playoffs.[16] Dubois helped Canada progress through to the playoff rounds before losing the final to Finland to finish with the silver medal on May 26.[17] He finished the tournament with three goals and seven points through eight games.

Personal life

Dubois is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States, with his mother originally from Atlanta, Georgia. His father, Éric Dubois, is a former professional ice hockey player and is currently defensive coach of Manitoba Moose of the American Hockey League (AHL). Dubois began playing hockey when he was three years old in Germany while his father played in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga (DEL).[18] He also has a sister, older by two years, who is studying in Quebec.[19]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs
Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 Collège Notre-Dame Albatros QMAAA 40 17 21 38 92 3 0 0 0 6
2014–15 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles QMJHL 54 10 35 45 58 7 2 3 5 6
2015–16 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles QMJHL 62 42 57 99 112 12 7 5 12 14
2016–17 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles QMJHL 20 6 12 18 33 — — — — —
2016–17 Blainville-Boisbriand Armada QMJHL 28 15 22 37 45 19 9 13 22 26
2017–18 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 82 20 28 48 49 6 2 2 4 6
2018–19 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 82 27 34 61 64 10 2 3 5 14
2019–20 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 70 18 31 49 49 10 4 6 10 4
2020–21 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 5 1 0 1 2 — — — — —
NHL totals 2396593159164 268111924

International
Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 Canada Black U17 7th 5 2 1 3 2
2015 Canada WJC18 6 0 1 1 4
2015 Canada IH18 4 0 3 3 0
2017 Canada WJC 7 0 5 5 6
2018 Canada WC 4th 9 3 4 7 2
2019 Canada WC 8 3 4 7 6
Junior totals 22 2 10 12 12
Senior totals 17 6 8 14 8

Awards and honours
Award Year
CHL / QMJHL
CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game 2016
Second All-Star Team 2016
Paul Dumont Trophy 2016
Mike Bossy Trophy 2016

References
  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved January 2, 2019.
  2. "Pierre-Luc Dubois – Hockey – Cape Breton Post". capebretonpost.com. Archived from the original on January 15, 2018. Retrieved November 24, 2015.
  3. "Dubois jumps to top of draft rankings". NHL.com. Retrieved April 12, 2016.
  4. "L'Armada de Blainville-Boisbriand fait l'acquisition de Pierre-Luc Dubois". RDS.ca. Retrieved December 11, 2016.
  5. "Blue Jackets sign Dubois to his ELC". NBC Sports. June 29, 2016. Retrieved June 29, 2016.
  6. Colello, T.J (October 25, 2016). "Back in the Cape". Sydney: Cape Breton Post. Retrieved December 14, 2017.
  7. Hedger, Brian (July 16, 2018). "BATTALION BREAKDOWN: Pierre-Luc Dubois". NHL.com. Retrieved September 10, 2018.
  8. "DUBOIS CHASES GREISS WITH HIS FIRST NHL GOAL". Sportsnet. October 6, 2017.
  9. "Pierre-Luc Dubois has first NHL hat trick as Blue Jackets down Flames". Retrieved March 30, 2018.
  10. "Pierre-Luc Dubois has first NHL hat trick as Blue Jackets down Flames". sportsnet.ca. March 30, 2018. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  11. "NHL.com Media Site". media.nhl.com. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  12. "CBJ sign C Pierre-Luc Dubois to Two-Year Extension". NHL.com. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  13. "Dubois, Jackets situation could wrap up soon with trade". tsn.ca. January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  14. Neysmith, Graham (December 1, 2015). "Five QMJHL Players Invited to World Junior Selection Camp". The Q News. Archived from the original on December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 5, 2015.
  15. "Canada adds Leafs' G McElhinney for WHC". tsn.ca. April 27, 2018. Retrieved May 11, 2018.
  16. "Jost and Dubois join Team Canada". The Sports Network. May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
  17. "Finland defeats Canada for Gold Medal at World Championship". The Sports Network. May 26, 2019. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
  18. Fontaine, Dave (February 17, 2016). "Pierre-Luc Dubois sous les projecteurs" [Pierre-Luc Dubois in the spotlight]. Journal de Montreal (in French). Agence QMI. Retrieved March 1, 2016.
  19. "Carpool with the Captain-Dubois".
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Gabriel Carlsson		 Columbus Blue Jackets first round draft pick
2016		 Succeeded by
Liam Foudy
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