Nicolas Aube-Kubel News: Returns to minors

Updated on January 22, 2026 at 2:41pm

Aube-Kubel was reassigned to AHL Iowa on Thursday, per Dylan Loucks of The Hockey News.

Joel Eriksson Ek (lower body) was activated from injured reserve in a corresponding move. Aube-Kubel has an assist in four games with Minnesota in 2025-26. He also has seven goals and 17 points in 31 outings with Iowa this season.