Nicolas Aube-Kubel, former Capitals forward and Sergei Ovechkin’s favorite player, signs KHL contract with Dinamo Minsk (report)

Nicolas Aube-Kubel To Sign With KHL's Dynamo Minsk

The rumors of overseas interest in forward Nicolas Aubé-Kubel have finally come to fruition. According to Mikhail Zislis of Sport-Express, Aubé-Kubel is finalizing a contract with the KHL’s Dynamo Minsk for the 2026-27 season. It’s not surprising that Aubé-Kubel, 30, had to look to the overseas market for a new home. A former second-round pick of the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2014 NHL Draft, Aubé-Kubel has seen his playing time diminish over th…

Nicolas Aube-Kubel, former Capitals forward and Sergei Ovechkin’s favorite player, signs KHL contract with Dinamo Minsk (report)

Nicolas Aube-Kubel is headed overseas next season. According to Sport-Express’ Mikhail Zislis, per a Google Translate translation, the former Washington Capitals forward has “agreed to all details” of a KHL contract with Dinamo Minsk. Aube-Kubel split last year between the Minnesota Wild and the AHL’s Iowa Wild, recording two assists in six NHL games and posting 37 points (15g, 22a) in 62 AHL games. Until now, his entire professional career has …