Dillon Dube has signed a free-agent contract with the St. Louis Blues and returns to the NHL after being acquitted in the Canada 2018 world junior sexual assault case. All three reports link the signing to the conclusion of the trial, which ended just under a year ago. Dube is identified as the second of five players who are acquitted in the case to secure an NHL contract since the verdict. Under the terms reported, the deal is for $850,000 for the upcoming season on a one-way contract. A one-way contract pays the listed salary whether the player is on the NHL roster or assigned to the American Hockey League. The reports also note that Dube will be joining goalie Carter Hart, who is already with the Blues organization. While the outlets provide the same core contract details and the shared context of the acquittal, they do not include new allegations or additional legal developments beyond the fact that Dube was found not guilty in the case.