Three NHL teams linked to Dillon Dube following acquittal in 2018 World Juniors case

Last week, the five players accused in the 2018 World Juniors sexual assault case were all found Not Guilty. The NHL declared the players currently ineligible to play in the league, saying that Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dubé and Cal Foote would be ineligible to play despite the players being found not guilty of all charges in an encounter with a woman in a hotel room seven years ago. In its statement, the NHL said the allegations in the case were “very disturbing,” even if not deemed criminal. The league also called the behaviour of the players “unacceptable”. After the NHLPA issued a strong response to the ban, saying that its players should “have the opportunity to return to work”, some reports emerge on where the players could land, with goalie Carter Hart getting most of the attention.

However, rumours are also surfacing when it comes to forward Dillon Dube, and Rob Couch has linked him to three teams in the NHL.

Couch believes Dube will likely be looking for a team to play for back in the NHL once the ban is lifted, and claims that the San Jose Sharks, Seattle Kraken and New York Islanders could look into signing him.

In his last season in the NHL, with the Calgary Flames, Dube put up 18 goals and 45 points and could be huge as a significant boost up front for the three aforementioned clubs.

The feeling is now that, following the Players’ Association’s response, some teams will go after some of the players, to see if there is interest for an NHL return.

Michael Russo of the Athletic has reported that “ there are certainly NHL executives with interest in signing some of the players,” with a focus on players like Hart, McLeod and Dube.

And Dube might start looking if the Sharks, Kraken or Islanders would be willing to give him a shot in the NHL. Let’s see if an agreement can be coming soon, especially with the NHLPA currently fighting against the league’s ban.