Christian Dubé
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Christian Dubé is a Canadian
professional right winger
currently playing for HC Fribourg-Gottéron in National League A.
Dubé is the son of former pro hockey player Norm Dubé
. He spent many years growing up in Switzerland
, while his father was playing there. He returned to Canada as a teenager, and played for the Sherbrooke Faucons of the QMJHL
. In 1995, he was drafted by the New York Rangers
with the 39th pick. He made his debut with the Rangers in the 1996–97 season. He would play another 6 games with the Rangers in 1998–99. After that season he headed back to Switzerland, where he currently plays for SC Bern. Because he started playing hockey as a kid in Switzerland he could join teams in Switzerland as a non-import player without having Swiss citizenship.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
professional right winger
Winger (ice hockey)
Winger, in the game of hockey, is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play on the ice is along the outer playing area. They typically work by flanking the centre forward. Originally the name was given to forward players who went up and down the sides of the rink...
currently playing for HC Fribourg-Gottéron in National League A.
Dubé is the son of former pro hockey player Norm Dubé
Norm Dubé
Normand G. Dubé is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 57 games in the National Hockey League and 148 games in the World Hockey Association. He played with the Kansas City Scouts and Quebec Nordiques.- References :*...
. He spent many years growing up in Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, while his father was playing there. He returned to Canada as a teenager, and played for the Sherbrooke Faucons of the QMJHL
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League...
. In 1995, he was drafted by the New York Rangers
New York Rangers
The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...
with the 39th pick. He made his debut with the Rangers in the 1996–97 season. He would play another 6 games with the Rangers in 1998–99. After that season he headed back to Switzerland, where he currently plays for SC Bern. Because he started playing hockey as a kid in Switzerland he could join teams in Switzerland as a non-import player without having Swiss citizenship.