| Cody Goloubef | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Goloubef with theColumbus Blue Jackets in 2014 | |||
| Born | (1989-11-30)November 30, 1989 (age 35) | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 194 lb (88 kg; 13 st 12 lb) | ||
| Position | Defence | ||
| Shoots | Right | ||
| team Former teams | Free agent Columbus Blue Jackets Colorado Avalanche Ottawa Senators Detroit Red Wings SC Bern | ||
| National team |  Canada | ||
| NHL draft | 37th overall,2008 Columbus Blue Jackets | ||
| Playing career | 2010–present | ||
Cody Goloubef (born November 30, 1989) is aCanadian professionalice hockeydefenceman who is currently anunrestricted free agent who most recently played forSC Bern of theNational League (NL). Goloubef was selected by theColumbus Blue Jackets in the second round, 37th overall, of the2008 NHL Entry Draft. Goloubef was selected to represent Canada at the2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
Goloubef first played minor midget hockey from 2003 to 2005 with theToronto Marlboros in the Greater Toronto Minor Midget Hockey League. Despite his selection in the 2005OHL Priority Selection, by theSarnia Sting, Goloubef opted to pursue an American collegiate career en route to his path to the NHL. Playing two seasons in theOntario Provincial Junior Hockey League with theMilton Icehawks andOakville Blades in order to retain his collegiate eligibility, he committed to theUniversity of Wisconsin-Madison of theWestern Collegiate Hockey Association.
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In his freshman season with theBadgers in2007–08, Goloubef established himself as a regular on the blueline in contributing with 4 goals and 10 points in 40 games. Over the off-season, he was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the second round, 37th overall, in the2008 NHL Entry Draft. He played two more seasons ofNCAA Division I hockey with the Badgers, announcing the end of his college career after helping Wisconsin to the NCAA Championship Game in his junior2009–10 season.
On April 29, 2010, theColumbus Blue Jackets signed Goloubef to a three-year, entry-level contract.[1] He was assigned by the Blue Jackets to play his first professional season in theAmerican Hockey League with affiliate, theSpringfield Falcons in the2010–11 season. He made his debut in the season opener against theCharlotte Checkers on October 10, 2010. He completed the season, having appeared in 50 games with the Falcons, placing third on the blueline with 5 goals and notching 17 points.
In his second season with the Falcons, Goloubef was hampered from injury to appear in 48 games for 12 points. He was recalled in the final stages of the2011–12 season by the Blue Jackets and made his NHL debut against theSt. Louis Blues on March 31, 2012. During the final season of his rookie contract, Goloubef again spent time between the Blue Jackets and Falcons, appearing in 11 games and scoring his first career NHL goal, a game-winner, on February 11, 2013, in a victory over theSan Jose Sharks.[2]
On July 25, 2013, Goloubef was retained by the Blue Jackets after accepting his qualifying offer.[3] Spending the majority of the2013–14 season in the AHL with the Falcons, Goloubef thrust into a top four role, compiled his best offensive numbers with 28 points in 62 games. He was the Falcons' selection to theAll-Star Game and featured in 5 games in Columbus.
On May 28, 2015, Goloubef was re-signed by the Blue Jackets to a one-way, two-year contract.[4] In the2015–16 season, his spent his first full year in the NHL with the Blue Jackets. While often a healthy scratch, he appeared in a career best 43 games as the club's rotating depth/reserve defenseman.
Having struggled to make an impact in his previous 6 seasons with the Blue Jackets, Goloubef continued the theme into the final year of his contract by missing parts of the pre-season to the start of the2016–17 season, due to an oblique injury.[5] After clearing waivers in October and having been surpassed the depth chart, Goloubef was reassigned to theCleveland Monsters of the AHL.[6] He appeared in 16 games before on he was traded by the Blue Jackets to theColorado Avalanche in exchange forRyan Stanton on November 28, 2016.[7] He was initially assigned to remain in the AHL with theSan Antonio Rampage appearing in 2 games before he was recalled to the Avalanche by former head coach with the Falcons,Jared Bednar. He made his Avalanche debut on December 6, 2016, against theNashville Predators. With Colorado anchored to the bottom of the league, Goloubef remained with the club for the remainder of the season, recording his first points, two assists, with the Avalanche, in a 6–3 defeat to theCalgary Flames.[8] Used in a depth role, Goloubef appeared in 38 games to finish with 5 assists.
On September 5, 2017, theBuffalo Sabres signed Goloubef to a professional tryout (PTO) to attend the team's training camp.[9] He was released on September 30.[10] He agreed to terms on an AHL contract with theStockton Heat of the AHL. On February 25, 2018, Goloubef agreed to a two-way contract for the remainder of the2017–18 season with parent NHL affiliate theCalgary Flames.[11] He played out the season with the Heat, producing 20 points in 46 games from the blueline.
On July 1, 2018, Goloubef as a free agent secured a one-year, two-way contract worth $650,000 with theBoston Bruins.[12] He was assigned to AHL affiliate, theProvidence Bruins, to begin the2018–19 season. After posting 12 points in 16 games with Providence, Goloubef was traded by Boston to theOttawa Senators in exchange forPaul Carey on January 11, 2019.[13]
On June 25, 2019, Goloubef signed a one-year, two-way contract extension with the Ottawa Senators.[14] During the2019–20 season, Goloubef appeared in 24 games for the Senators, posting one goal and one assist, before he was placed on waivers on February 20, 2020. He was claimed off waivers by theDetroit Red Wings the following day.[15] Goloubef made 2 appearances with the Red Wings before the season was prematurely ended through theCOVID-19 pandemic.
As a free agent leading into the pandemic delayed2020–21 season, Goloubef signed a professional tryout contract in a return to the Belleville Senators of the AHL on February 4, 2021.[16] He was later signed to a one-year, two-way contract with the Ottawa Senators on April 11, 2021.[17]
Goloubef familiarly as a free agent was signed into the following2021–22 season to a PTO on two occasions with the Belleville Senators. He appeared in 11 games, registering 1 goal, before he was released from his tryout and agreed to sign his first European contract for the remainder of the season with Swiss top tier club, SC Bern of the National League, on February 20, 2022.[18]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
| Representing | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 2018 Pyeongchang | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
 | 2009 Canada | |
Goloubef was first introduced to the International stage as a junior, when he was selected to the gold-medal winning Canada Ontario squad for the2006 World U-17 Hockey Challenge.[19]
In the midst of his sophomore season the Badgers, Goloubef was selected to play forCanada at the2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, where he again won agold medal.[20]
Goloubef's next international visit was to represent Canada in the Spengler Cup in December 2017. From there, Goloubef once again, was asked to represent his country by joining the men's hockey team for the Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang.
Goloubef is of NHL lineage with his great uncle,Dick Duff, a six-time winner of theStanley Cup with theToronto Maple Leafs and theMontreal Canadiens in the 1960s, and a member of theHockey Hall of Fame.[21]
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2005–06 | Milton Icehawks | OPJHL | 42 | 9 | 29 | 38 | 38 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | ||
| 2006–07 | Oakville Blades | OPJHL | 9 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 46 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 18 | ||
| 2007–08 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 40 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 36 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2008–09 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 36 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 38 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2009–10 | University of Wisconsin | WCHA | 42 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 64 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2010–11 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 50 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 42 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 47 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 43 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2011–12 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2012–13 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 38 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 49 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
| 2012–13 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2013–14 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 62 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 98 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2013–14 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 36 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2014–15 | Springfield Falcons | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2015–16 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 43 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | 16 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | San Antonio Rampage | AHL | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Colorado Avalanche | NHL | 33 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Stockton Heat | AHL | 46 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 68 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 16 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Belleville Senators | AHL | 30 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2018–19 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Ottawa Senators | NHL | 24 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2019–20 | Detroit Red Wings | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2020–21 | Belleville Senators | AHL | 31 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | Belleville Senators | AHL | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2021–22 | SC Bern | NL | 10 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2022–23 | SC Bern | NL | 47 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 55 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
| NHL totals | 160 | 3 | 22 | 25 | 76 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Canada Ontario | U17 |  | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2009 | Canada | WJC | | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
| 2018 | Canada | OG |  | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Junior totals | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | ||||
| Senior totals | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| AHL | ||
| All-Star Game | 2014 | |