Ottawa Senators‘ 9th year defenseman Cody Goloubef(29) was acquired from Boston Bruins recently in a minor league deal but got hot on the scoresheet with affiliate Belleville Senators scoring a goal and 5 assists in 9 AHL games to earn a first NHL recall in almost two years, when he was a Colorado Avalanche.
He played parts of five seasons at the highest level playing 130 game total and spent a career high 43 games in the league in 2015/2016, his 6th campaign with draft club Columbus Blue Jackets.
The 29-year old is on a one-year, two-way deal and set to become an unrestricted free agent for a third time.
His current team could offer him to stay but if not, he should pick up a new deal quickly elsewhere.
Cody Goloubef (27)
Columbus Blue Jackets‘ 2nd round pick in the 2008 draft (#37 overall), 4th year defenseman Cody Goloubef(27) is having a breakout year.
On reassignment to minor league affiliate Springfield Falcons he has reached career highs in goals (6), assists (16), points (22) and will soon eclipse his mark in games played.
He also made an appearance in the 2014 AHL All-Star Classic contributing a helper in the 7-2 victory.
Never a really big point scorer through 3 years of college hockey at University Of Wisconsin , he was able to connect frequently with assists.
The 6′ 195 lbs. hard-hitting blue liner has received NHL call-ups in each of the last three seasons playing 15 games total, scoring his first big league strike.
He was signed to a one-year extension for 2013/2014 after his entry level deal was up and seems to be hell bent on proving his abilities to move up the ladder.
At 24-years old he’s making a good argument to stick with the only prospect system he knows and possibly score two more years at the end of the current campaign.