Cody Goloubef (born November 30, 1989) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who is currently an unrestricted free agent who most recently played for SC Bern of the National League (NL).
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 the San Jose Sharks.
[3] Spending the majority of the 2013–14 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.
[7] He was initially assigned to remain in the AHL with the San Antonio Rampage appearing in 2 games before he was recalled to the Avalanche by former head coach with the Falcons, Jared Bednar.
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 the Calgary Flames.
As a free agent leading into the pandemic delayed 2020–21 season, Goloubef signed a professional tryout contract in a return to the Belleville Senators of the AHL on February 4, 2021.
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] Goloubef was first introduced to the International stage as a junior, when he was selected to the gold-medal winning Canada Ontario squad for the 2006 World U-17 Hockey Challenge.
[19] In the midst of his sophomore season the Badgers, Goloubef was selected to play for Canada at the 2009 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, where he again won a gold medal.
Goloubef is of NHL lineage with his great uncle, Dick Duff, a six-time winner of the Stanley Cup with the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Montreal Canadiens in the 1960s, and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame.