Yanick Dubé Explained

Yanick Dubé
Played For:AHL
Syracuse Crunch
Prince Edward Island Senators
Cornwall Aces
Switzerland
HC Fribourg-Gottéron
EHC Olten
HC Sierre-Anniviers
HC La Chaux-de-Fonds
Germany
EC Bad Tölz
Essen Mosquitoes
EHC Freiburg
Augsburger Panther
Ntl Team:Canada
Position:Centre
Height Ft:5
Height In:9
Weight Lb:176
Shoots:Right
Birth Date:14 June 1974
Birth Place:Gaspé, Quebec, Canada
Draft:117th overall
Draft Team:Vancouver Canucks
Draft Year:1994
Career Start:1994
Career End:2014

Yanick Dubé (born June 14, 1974) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. During the 1993–94 season while playing with the Laval Titan of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), Dube scored 66 goals and 141 points in 64 games to lead the QMJHL in both goals and points. Dube was named to the QMJHL First All-Star Team, and was selected at the Canadian Hockey League's Sportsman of the Year. He was selected by the Vancouver Canucks in the 6th round (117th overall) of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft.

Dube began his playing career in Canada with the Laval Titan in the QMJHL. After a few years in the American Hockey League, Dube moved in 1997 to Switzerland. Subsequently, he moved first to Germany with EC Bad Tolz, and later back to Switzerland. In 2005, Dube went again back to Germany, and took on German nationality. Until 2009 he played with Bad Tolz, where he was considered a fan favourite. Dube signed for the 2009-10 season a contract with the Wolves Freiburg, and in September 2010, Dube signed again with EC Bad Tolz.[1]

International

At the 1994 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Dube tied for the team scoring lead with 10 points to win the gold medal with Team Canada.[2] He went on to play 24 games with the Canada men's national ice hockey team during the 1994–95 season, including competing at the 1994 Deutschland Cup.[3]

Awards and honours

AwardYear
IIHF World U20 Championship – Gold Medal1994[4]
QMJHL Paul Dumont Trophy - Personality of the Year1993–94
QMJHL Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy - Most Sportsmanlike Player1993–94
QMJHL Most Goals (66)1993–94
QMJHL Jean Béliveau Trophy – Most Points (141)1993–94
QMJHL Ford Cup Offensive Player of the Year1993–94
QMJHL First Team All-Star1993–94
CHL Second Team All-Star1993–94
CHL Sportsman of the Year1993–94
Memorial Cup Most Sportsmanlike Player1994

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1989–90Richelieu RiverainsQMAAA421522374
1990–91Richelieu RiverainsQMAAA3635387331
1991–92Laval TitanQMJHL661419338100222
1992–93Laval TitanQMJHL67453883251367136
1992–93Laval TitanMC54044
1993–94Laval TitanQMJHL64667514130211218308
1993–94Laval TitanMC52462
1994–95Syracuse CrunchAHL3910112140
1994–95Laval Titan Collège FrançaisQMJHL10000161131412
1995–96AHL40110
1995–96 Cornwall AcesAHL611720371030110
1996–97EHC OltenCHE.24144317536
1997–98Genève–Servette HCCHE.2352933628
1998–99EC Bad TölzDEU.237273158612716230
1999–2000EC Bad TölzDEU.2453346792431232
2000–01EC Bad TölzDEU.24124345861487156
2001–02EHC OltenCHE.218162541231342
2002–03Tölzer LöwenDEU.24618345237
2003–04HC Sierre–AnniviersCHE.211010
2003–04HC La Chaux–de–FondsCHE.23730336316
2004–05HC La Chaux–de–Fonds CHE.244273966842130
2004–05HC Fribourg–GottéronNLA10110
2005–06Moskitos EssenDEU.23922234518
2006–07Augsburger PantherDEL204596
2006–07Tölzer LöwenDEU.3241628448
2007–08Tölzer LöwenDEU.3473862100188115166
2008–09Tölzer LöwenDEU.22613193216
2009–10Wölfe FreiburgDEU.2100664
2010–11Tölzer LöwenDEU.33625345916
2011–12Tölzer LöwenDEU.33722325461598170
2012–13Tölzer LöwenDEU.3311618342093362
2013–14Tölzer LöwenDEU.33514223626103694
CHE.2 totals1761471613087073472
DEU.2 totals244137193330111291625418
DEU.3 totals210131196327944226224812

International

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Dubé kehrt nach Tölz zurück. September 19, 2010.
  2. Web site: The Canucks All-Canadian WJC Team. December 27, 2012.
  3. http://www.internationalhockey.net/forums/showthread.php?8888-Team-Canada-in-the-Deutschland-Cup
  4. Web site: WJHC History (Gold) - 1994.