Pierrick Dubé has joined SKA!

SKA Hockey Club and Traktor Chelyabinsk have agreed on a trade.

Forward Pierrick Dubé has joined SKA, with defenseman Nikita Smirnov moving in the opposite direction.

Smirnov tallied one point (1+0) from 11 KHL games this season. While playing for Chelyabinsk in the current campaign, Dubé picked up 14 (7+7) points across 21 games.

HC SKA thanks Nikita for his efforts with our club, while welcoming Pierrick to Saint Petersburg!

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Pierrick Dubé was born on 7 January 2001 in Lyon, France. He stands 175 centimeters tall and weighs 78 kilograms, shooting with his right arm.

After moving to Canada at a young age, Pierrick competed for the Cote-Nord Dynamo Bantam, Quebec Typhon Midget Espoir, Seminaire St-Francois Blizzard, Quebec Remparts, Chicoutimi Sagueneens and Shawinigan Cataractes at junior level, notably winning the QMJHL with the latter.

Pierrick subsequently played in the ECHL for the Trois-Rivieres Lions, before stepping up to the AHL with the Laval Rocket and Hershey Bears. Furthermore, Dubé also made three NHL appearances for the Washington Capitals without gaining any points.

He notably became an AHL champion with Hershey in the 2023/2024 camapign. 

At international level, Pierrick has represented France at both junior and senior level. This is indeed his maiden season playing his club ice hockey outside of North America.