Dillon Dube has signed an American Hockey League professional tryout agreement with the St. Louis Blues and will report to the Springfield Thunderbirds upon receiving his work visa.
Dube has not played in the NHL since he was a member of the Calgary Flames in the 2023-24 season. Now, 27, Dube spent last season playing in the Kontinental Hockey League in Russia with the Minsk Dynamo.
Dube was one of five former members of Canada’s 2018 World Junior hockey team charged with sexual assault in connection with an alleged incident that occurred in June of 2018 in London, Ont.
Dube and the others – Carter Hart, Michael McLeod, Callan Foote and Alex Formenton – were acquitted of the charges in July.
“The St. Louis Blues have signed Dillon Dube to a professional tryout with our AHL affiliate in following the process set forth by the National Hockey League and its Players’ Association upon his reinstatement,” the Blues said in a statement, per NHL.com. “This decision follows a comprehensive review of the details of his case and discussions at all levels of our organization. We are confident in the decision to offer the tryout and will provide the necessary support to ensure Dillon contributes positively both on the ice and in the community. We will always hold our players to the highest of standards, consistent with the core values of our organization, and that will be emphasized as we move forward.”
A native of Golden, B.C., Dube has played all six of his NHL seasons with the Flames since being selected in the second round of the 2016 NHL Draft.
