Pierre-Luc Dubois

BIOGRAPHY

Pierre-Luc Dubois was born June 24, 1998 in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec, Canada. He is a left wing in the National Hockey League.

On June 24, 2016, his 18th birthday, Dubois was drafted by the Columbus Blue Jackets third overall at the 2016 NHL Entry Draft. On June 29, he signed a three-year, entry-level contract with Columbus. He was invited to the Blue Jackets' development camp but was sent back to the Eagles for the 2016–17 season, after which he was traded to the Blainville-Boisbriand Armada. Dubois began the 2017–18 season in the NHL, playing centre to wingers Artemi Panarin and Josh Anderson. He scored his first career NHL goal on October 6, 2017, against the New York Islanders in a 5–0 win. He scored his first career NHL hat-trick on March 29, 2018, against the Calgary Flames. With his hat-trick, Dubois broke the Blue Jackets rookie scoring record. On August 6, 2020, Dubois recorded the first playoff hat-trick in Blue Jackets franchise history in a 4–3 overtime victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs. On December 31, 2020, Dubois signed a two-year, $10 million contract with the Blue Jackets. However, two weeks after signing the contract, he requested a trade from the team. While Blue Jackets' general manager Jarmo Kekäläinen initially stated he was in no rush to trade Dubois, the situation between Dubois and Columbus became increasingly untenable. This culminated in Dubois being benched after the first period during a 3–2 overtime loss to the Tampa Bay Lightning on January 21, 2021, following Dubois' lackadaisical play early in the game. On January 23, 2021, Dubois was traded to the Winnipeg Jets. 

Dubois joined the Los Angeles Kings in 2023.