Pierrick Dubé has been returned to the Hershey Bears.
The Washington Capitals announced the news at 1 pm and following their 5-2 loss to the Arizona Coyotes on Sunday.
Dubé appeared in three games with the Capitals, recording three shots on goal and a plus/minus rating of plus-one. He averaged 9:19 of ice time. At five-on-five, the Capitals were out-attempted 25 to 18 when he was on the ice. He made his NHL debut on February 24 against the Florida Panthers, becoming the 14th Frenchman to play in the top league in the world.
“He’s having a fantastic year,” Carbery said then. “First year in the organization, got familiar with him in Training Camp and exhibitions. He went [to Hershey] and has done a tremendous job. Felt like he had earned the opportunity for this call-up.”
Dubé’s return to the Bears comes as the team was shut out in both of its games this weekend. The team is also missing Mike Sgarbossa, Ivan Miroshnichenko, and Hendrix Lapierre who are all up in DC. Ethen Frank has also been out of action since February 9 due to a lower-body injury.
The 23-year-old forward has 34 points (24g, 10a) in 50 games with Hershey this season. His 24 goals still lead the team.
Here’s the full press release from the Capitals:
Capitals Loan Pierrick Dubé to Hershey
ARLINGTON, Va. – The Washington Capitals have loaned forward Pierrick Dubé to the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League (AHL), president and general manager Brian MacLellan announced today.
Dubé, 23, made his NHL debut on Feb. 24 at Florida and has posted a +1 plus/minus rating in three games with the Capitals this season. Dubé has also recorded 34 points (24g, 10a) in 50 games with Hershey this season. Dubé’s 24 goals lead the Bears and rank tied for the fourth most in the AHL. In addition, the Lyon, France native ranks tied for first on Hershey in game-winning goals (6) and fifth in points.
Dubé, who signed a two-year, two-way entry level contract with the Capitals on July 2, 2023, recorded 32 points (16g, 16a) in 44 games with the Laval Rocket of the AHL last season. The 5’9”, 185-pound forward ranked first among Laval rookies in points-per-game (0.73) and plus/minus (+10). Dubé also appeared in nine games with the Trois-Rivières Lions of the ECHL in 2022-23, recording 14 points (9g, 5a). In 94 career AHL games with Hershey and Laval, Dubé has registered 66 points (40g, 26a).
Prior to making his professional debut in 2021-22, Dubé recorded 149 points (75g, 74a) in 219 career games in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) with the Quebec Remparts, Chicoutimi Saguenéens and Shawinigan Cataractes, including a career-high 45 points (19g, 26a) in 56 games with Quebec in 2019-20.
