1971 NHL Entry Draft Pick
Round Overall
7 90
Norm Dube
Selected by Los Angeles from Sherbrooke (QMJHL)
Los Angeles Kings Sherbrooke Castors
Norm Dube
 

5-foot-11, 185 pounds

Left-hand shot

Left Wing

Pre-Draft Statistics

Year Team League GP G A TP PIM
1969-70Sherbrooke QMJHL 52 19 34 53 27
1970-71 Sherbrooke QMJHL 62 72 66 138 17

Pre-Draft Notes

Named to QMJHL All-Star Second Team with Sherbrooke in 1970-71. ... Earned prestigious $2,000 university scholarship from Hockey Canada in 1971.
Canadian • Born Sept. 12, 1951 in Sherbrooke, Quebec • Hometown: Sherbrooke, Quebec

Career Vitals

First contract: 1972
Debut: October 9, 1974
(Kansas City at Toronto)
Final NHL game: October 8, 1975
(Kansas City vs. N.Y. Islanders)
Retired: 1985
Stanley Cup: Never won
Number: 21 (Kansas City)

Career NHL Statistics

Team: Kansas City
Years: 1974-1975. Playoffs: None

Regular Season
  GP G A TP PIM
2 years 57 8 10 18 54
 
Stanley Cup Playoffs
GP G A TP PIM
0 years 0 0 0 0 0
 
Complete statistics available at NHL.com 

Pre-Draft Highlights

Won inaugural QMJHL Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy as league's most sportsmanlike player with Sherbrooke in 1970-71.
 

Career Highlights

Also played right wing during his pro career. ... Named to QUAA All-Star First Team with Sherbrooke in 1971-72. ... Played on first Kansas City Scouts (franchise that became New Jersey Devils) team in its inaugural season of 1974-75 and made his NHL debut in team's first-ever game on Oct. 9, 1974, at Toronto. ... Played 14 games for 1974-75 Providence team that won AHL regular-season title. ... Scored hat trick for Springfield (AHL) in 5-3 loss at Rochester on Oct. 15, 1975. ... Scored four goals for Springfield (AHL) in 6-4 win over New Haven on Nov. 2, 1975. ... Scored three goals for Springfield (AHL) in 6-3 win over Baltimore on Nov. 30, 1975. ... Won WHA AVCO World Trophy with Quebec in 1977. ... Led AHL with 61 assists for Nova Scotia in 1979-80. ... Won AHL Les Cunningham Award as league MVP with Nova Scotia in 1979-80. ... Won AHL John B. Sollenberger Trophy as league's leading scorer (101 points) with Nova Scotia in 1979-80. ... Won AHL Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award (sportsmanship and dedication) with Nova Scotia in 1979-80. ... Named to AHL All-Star First Team with Nova Scotia in 1979-80. ... Inducted into the Sherbrooke Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.

Transaction History

June 12, 1974 -- Claimed by Kansas City from Los Angeles in NHL Expansion Draft. June 30, 1976 -- WHA rights traded by Birmingham to Quebec in exchange for future considerations. July 1976 -- Signed WHA contract with Quebec organization to play in St. Georges de Beauce (NAHL). June 9, 1979 -- NHL rights retained by Quebec after Colorado opted not to exercise its right of reclaim prior to NHL Expansion Draft. Sept. 24, 1979 -- Loaned by Quebec to Nova Scotia (AHL, Montreal affiliate) for the 1979-80 season to settle future considerations of complex June 9, 1979, trade between the two teams involving Montreal's promise not to reclaim the NHL rights of Marc Tardif prior to the NHL Expansion Draft. The original plan was to loan J.C. Stewart to Nova Scotia, but Stewart refused to report if traded.
 

Life Outside the NHL

Full Name: Normand G. Dube
Also Known as: Normand Dube

Other Post-Draft Teams: Sherbrooke (QUAA); Springfield (AHL); Providence (AHL); Beauce (NAHL); Quebec (WHA); Binghamton, Nova Scotia (AHL); Sierre, Martigny (Switzerland)

Coaching Career: Was a player-coach for Sierre (Switzerland) from 1983 to 1985, when he retired as a player. He continued coaching in Switzerland with Chaux-de-Fonds in 1985-86 and then became the head coach of Martigny prior to the 1986-87 season. He remained head coach of Martigny until a Jan. 17, 1988, incident in which he was accused of assaulting on-ice officials while coaching a game involving Martigny's junior team. On Feb. 22, 1988, the Swiss league banned Dube through the end of the 1988-89 season. He returned to Martigny prior to the 1991-92 season and coached the team through the 1992-93 season. In 1989, Dube filed a lawsuit against the Swiss league over damages related to the ban, because the incident did not involve an actual league game, and he won the suit in November 1993. The league countersued, and the case was eventually settled in 1994.

Management Career: Named Sherbrooke General Manager prior to 1995-96 season and remained in that position through 1997-98 season.

Education: Attended University of Sherbrooke.

Career Beyond Hockey: Remained in Sherbrooke, Quebec, after his retirement.

Family: Father of former NHL player Christian Dube, who followed in his footsteps by leaving North America to play bulk of his career in Switzerland.

Significant Injuries

Missed part of 1973-74 season with broken ankle, an injury suffered while playing for Springfield (AHL) in January 1974.

Miscellaneous:

Selected by Ottawa Nationals in 1972 WHA Draft -- the first-ever WHA Draft -- in February 1972. Declined Los Angeles' first contract offer in 1971, opting to go to university instead. Four-year contract bought out by new ownership prior to Kansas City's move to Colorado in 1976. Was a member of Beauce Jaros (NAHL) team that folded on Dec. 22, 1976.
SNAPSHOT '71
Total Selected: 117
Forwards: 63
Defense: 45
Goaltenders: 9
Major Junior: 84
College Players: 19
Canadian: 107
Euro-Canadian: 2
American: 8
European: 0
Reached NHL: 50
Won Stanley Cup: 5
Hall of Fame: 3
All-Star Game: 10
Year-end All-Star: 5
Olympians: 4
Picks Traded: 18


OTHERS DRAFTED IN 1971

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