Winnipeg Jets PR Press Releases Jets sign forward Pierre-Luc Dubois to a one-year contract

Jets sign forward Pierre-Luc Dubois to a one-year contract

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The Winnipeg Jets announced today they have agreed to terms with forward Pierre-Luc Dubois on a one-year contract with an average annual value in the NHL of $6,000,000.

Dubois, 24, played 81 games for the Jets last season and recorded 60 points (28G, 32A) and 106 penalty minutes. The native of Ste-Agathe-Des-Monts, Que. has played 361 career games for Winnipeg and the Columbus Blue Jackets and posted 239 points (102G, 137A) and 306 PIMs. Dubois, the third overall pick in the 2016 NHL Draft who entered the NHL in 2017-18, has also skated in 33 career playoff games and recorded 22 points (8G, 14A) and 32 PIMs.

Dubois, the son of Manitoba Moose assistant coach Eric Dubois, played 164 games over three seasons in the QMJHL with the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles and Blainville-Boisbriand Armada, recording 199 points (73G, 126A) and 248 PIMs. He added 39 points in 38 playoff games, highlighted by a trip to the QMJHL finals with the Armada in 2016-17.

Internationally, Dubois has appeared for Canada on multiple occasions, he has played in a trio of World Championships (2018, 2019, and 2022). He won silver medals in both 2019 and 2022 and was named to the World Championship All-Star Team in 2022 after recording 13 points (7G, 6A) and 12 PIMs in 10 games. During his junior career, Dubois won bronze at the 2015 World Under-18s, gold at the 2015 Ivan Hlinka, and silver at the 2017 World Junior Championships.

Season Team League GP G A TP PIM     Playoffs GP G A TP PIM
 2014-2015 Cape Breton Eagles QMJHL 54 10 35 45 58 | Playoffs 7 2 3 5 6
  Canada Black U17 WHC-17 5 2 1 3 2 |          
  Canada U18 WJC-18 6 0 1 1 4 |          
 2015-2016 Cape Breton Eagles QMJHL 62 42 57 99 112 | Playoffs 12 7 5 12 14
  Canada U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup 4 0 3 3 0 |          
  QMJHL All-Stars Jr Super Series 2 0 0 0 2 |          
 2016-2017 Cape Breton Eagles QMJHL 20 6 12 18 33 |          
  Blainville-Boisbriand Armada QMJHL 28 15 22 37 45 | Playoffs 19 9 13 22 26
  QMJHL All-Stars Jr Super Series 2 0 2 2 0 |          
  Canada U20 WJC-20 7 0 5 5 6 |          
 2017-2018 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 82 20 28 48 49 | Playoffs 6 2 2 4 6
  Canada WC 9 3 4 7 2 |          
 2018-2019 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 82 27 34 61 64 | Playoffs 10 2 3 5 14
  Canada WC 8 3 4 7 6 |          
 2019-2020 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 70 18 31 49 49 | Playoffs 10 4 6 10 4
 2020-2021 Columbus Blue Jackets NHL 5 1 0 1 2 |          
  Winnipeg Jets NHL 41 8 12 20 36 | Playoffs 7 0 3 3 8
 2021-2022 Winnipeg Jets NHL 81 28 32 60 106 |          
  Canada WC 10 7 6 13 12