Veteran goal-scorer Jeff Skinner and Stanley Cup champion Nicolas Aube-Kubel secure international contracts, leading a wave of North American talent seeking fresh opportunities in Switzerland and the KHL.

A former Avalanche Stanley Cup champion who famously dropped and damaged the Cup during Colorado’s 2022 celebration appears to be leaving the NHL for a new chapter in the KHL.

After failing to secure a new NHL deal, Nicolas Aube-Kubel shifts his career overseas, joining Dinamo Minsk following a split season between Minnesota and the AHL.

ST. PAUL, Minn - The Minnesota Wild announced a few free agent signings. They signed goaltender Cal Petersen along with forward Tyler Pitlick. They have also signed forward Nicolas Aube-Kubel.