According to Stefen Rosner of The Hockey News, the New York Islanders are closing in on a contract with forward Pierrick Dube. Rosner later shared that although he’s awaiting firm information on the contract details, he believes it’ll be a two-way deal and that Dube will report to AHL Bridgeport.
Dube’s connection to the Islanders organization is already clear. In 2017-18, Dube began his first year of junior hockey with the QMJHL’s Québec Remparts, when Islanders’ head coach Patrick Roy was a team consultant. Dube spent the next three years with the Remparts, playing under the tutelage of Roy after he was named the head coach and General Manager.
Going undrafted, Dube still made it to the professional ranks toward the end of the 2021-22 season after signing with the ECHL’s Trois-Rivières Lions. He spent a year and a half there before signing an AHL tryout agreement with the Laval Rocket. He performed well, scoring 16 goals and 32 points in 44 games with a +10 rating, leading to a two-way deal with the Washington Capitals the following summer.
He continued his impressive performance in the AHL the next season with the Hershey Bears. Dube finished the campaign with 28 goals and 48 points in 66 games with a +12 rating, good for third on the team in scoring. Additionally, Dube tallied seven goals and 10 points in 17 postseason contests, helping the Bears win the second half of their back-to-back Calder Cup championships.
Outside of helping the Bears win another Calder Cup ring, Dube made his debut in the NHL with the Capitals, going scoreless across three games. He spent the 2024-25 season exclusively with the Bears, finishing with 19 goals and 40 points in 58 games.
Without much NHL interest, Dube headed overseas to join the KHL’s Traktor Chelyabinsk. He began the year scoring seven goals and 14 points in 21 games for Traktor, and was eventually traded to SKA St. Petersburg in a salary dump. He tallied two assists in seven games for St. Petersburg before eventually terminating his contract so he could join the Islanders.