Dubeau signs with Stingrays

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — The South Carolina Stingrays, ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League’s Washington Capitals and American Hockey League’s Hershey Bears, have agreed to terms with goaltender Alex Dubeau for the 2020-21 season.Dubeau will begin his second professional year in South Carolina after spending the 2019-20 season on an AHL contract with the Belleville Senators. The Mascouche, Quebec native appeared in three AHL games with Belleville and earned a win in his first career AHL start, defeating the Toronto Marlies on March 6.The majority of Dubeau’s rookie year was spent in the ECHL with the Brampton Beast where he posted a 21-16-2 record in 40 appearances with three shutouts. In over 2,000 minutes of game action, he had a 3.23 goals-against average and a 0.898 save percentage.The 26-year-old completed a four-year stint with the University of New Brunswick Reds from 2015-19 where he went 46-15 in 65 games. During his UNB career, Dubeau won three University Cups in 2016, 2017 and 2019. In his final season, he was named to the University Cup All-Star team and was honored as the tournament’s Most Valuable Player with a 5-0-0 playoff record and a goals-against of 0.78.Dubeau also played junior hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for the Shawinigan Cataractes and Moncton Wildcats, winning 138 games and claiming the 2012 Memorial Cup.He began his pro career at the end of the 2018-19 season, suiting up for six games with the Fort Wayne Komets where Dubeau went 3-2-1 with a 2.48 goals-against average and .921 save percentage.