Joseph Albert Gilles Dubé (June 2, 1927 – September 29, 2016) was a Canadian professional

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who played 12 regular season games in the

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for the

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during the 1949–50 season. He also played 2 playoff games with the

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in the 1954 Stanley Cup playoffs. With Detroit, he won the

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that year. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1948 to 1962, was spent in the minor leagues. Dubé also played

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as an

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, first with the Sherbrooke Canadians in 1946, then with the

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in 1948 and 1949.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

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