Calgary Flames’ Dube on indefinite leave to attend to mental health

Edmonton Oilers goalie Jack Campbell, right, swats the puck away from Calgary Flames forward Dillon Dube during first period NHL preseason hockey action in Calgary
Edmonton Oilers goalie Jack Campbell, right, swats the puck away from Calgary Flames forward Dillon Dube during first period NHL preseason hockey action in Calgary, Alta., Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. (Jeff McIntosh/CP)

By Alejandro Melgar

Posted Jan 21, 2024 11:53 am.

Last Updated Jan 21, 2024 12:02 pm.

Calgary Flames forward Dillon Dube is on indefinite leave so he can attend to his mental health, the club said Sunday.

“Dillion is under the care of health professionals and we request that Dillon’s privacy be respected during this time,” the statement from the Flames reads.

The 25-year-old from Golden, B.C., didn’t play in Saturday’s game against the Edmonton Oilers due to an illness.

Dube has three goals and seven points in 43 games this season. He was a healthy scratch on Jan. 9 and has been skating in the bottom six. In addition, his average ice time has dropped.

Dube set a career-high of 45 points in 82 games last season while registering 15:10 of ice time.

He was a second-round pick of the Flames in the 2016 draft.

-With files from Sportsnet

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