ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dillon Dube, the only remaining unsigned player among the five members of Canada's 2018 junior national team acquitted of sexual assault in a high-profile case, has agreed to try out professionally in the American Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues.
General manager Doug Armstrong announced the deal with the 27-year-old on Wednesday.
Dube, forwards Michael McLeod and Alex Formenton, defenseman Cal Foote and goalkeeper Carter Hart were found not guilty by a judge in London, Ont., after they were charged in connection with an incident there in 2018.
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Hart, of the Vegas Golden Knights, is the only one who has played in the NHL since the trial ended last summer and all five were reinstated.
Foote signed with the AHL's Chicago Wolves last week, Formenton plays in Switzerland and McLeod plays in the Russian KHL.
The Blues said Dube will join the Springfield Thunderbirds once he receives his work visa. Last season, Dube played 42 games for Dynamo Minsk in the KHL. He played for the Calgary Flames from 2018-24.
Earlier this fall, St. Louis signed and released forward Milan Lucic to an AHL team.
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