| Pierre-Luc Dubois | |
|---|---|
| Born | June 24, 1998, Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec, Canada |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 202 lb (92 kg; 14 st 6 lb) |
| Position | Centre |
| Shoots | Left |
| NHL team | Columbus Blue Jackets |
| Ntl. team |  Canada
|
| NHL Draft | 3rd overall, 2016 Columbus Blue Jackets |
| Playing career | 2017–present |
Pierre-Luc Dubois (born June 24, 1998) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre for the Columbus Blue Jackets 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 Blue Jackets.
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]
Professional[]
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]
International play[]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
| Competitor for Canada
| ||
| World Championships | ||
| Silver | 2019 Slovakia | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
| Silver | 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.[12]
On April 27, 2018, Dubois was named to Canada's senior team to compete at the 2018 IIHF World Championship.[13]
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.[14] Dubois helped Canada progress through to the playoff rounds before losing the final to Finland to finish with the silver medal on May 26.[15] 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).[16] He also has a sister, older by two years, who is studying in Quebec.[17]
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 | ||
| NHL totals | 234 | 65 | 93 | 158 | 162 | 26 | 8 | 11 | 19 | 24 | ||||
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 |
|---|---|
| QMJHL | |
| CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game | 2016 |
| Second All-Star Team | 2016 |
| Paul Dumont Trophy | 2016 |
| Mike Bossy Trophy | 2016 |
References[]
- ↑ Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA (2018).
- ↑ Pierre-Luc Dubois – Hockey – Cape Breton Post. capebretonpost.com. Retrieved on November 24, 2015.
- ↑ Dubois jumps to top of draft rankings.
- ↑ "L'Armada de Blainville-Boisbriand fait l'acquisition de Pierre-Luc Dubois".
- ↑ "Blue Jackets sign Dubois to his ELC". NBC Sports (2016-06-29). Retrieved on 2016-06-29.
- ↑ "Back in the Cape", Cape Breton Post, 25 October 2016. Retrieved on 14 December 2017.
- ↑ BATTALION BREAKDOWN: Pierre-Luc Dubois (July 16, 2018). Retrieved on September 10, 2018.
- ↑ "DUBOIS CHASES GREISS WITH HIS FIRST NHL GOAL". Sportsnet (October 6, 2017).
- ↑ "Pierre-Luc Dubois has first NHL hat trick as Blue Jackets down Flames".
- ↑ Pierre-Luc Dubois has first NHL hat trick as Blue Jackets down Flames (March 30, 2018). Retrieved on April 2, 2018.
- ↑ NHL.com Media Site.
- ↑ Five QMJHL Players Invited to World Junior Selection Camp (December 1, 2015). Retrieved on December 5, 2015.
- ↑ Canada adds Leafs' G McElhinney for WHC (April 27, 2018). Retrieved on May 11, 2018.
- ↑ "Jost and Dubois join Team Canada". The Sports Network (May 10, 2019). Retrieved on May 10, 2019.
- ↑ "Finland defeats Canada for Gold Medal at World Championship". The Sports Network (May 26, 2019).
- ↑ Fontaine, Dave (February 17, 2016). Pierre-Luc Dubois sous les projecteurs (French). Agence QMI. Retrieved on March 1, 2016.
- ↑ "Carpool with the Captain-Dubois".
External links[]
| Awards and achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Gabriel Carlsson |
Columbus Blue Jackets first round draft pick 2016 |
Succeeded by Liam Foudy |
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