He made the jump later that season to the touring Russian Penguins of the IHL and was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in 1994.

In 2001 Golubovsky signed with Magnitogorsk Metallurg of the RSL and spent the next four years being shuttled between teams.

After stints with CSKA Moscow, Cherepovets Severstal, and SKA Saint Petersburg, he signed a contract to play for Leksands IF of the Swedish Elite League for the 05–06 season.

He was charged with misappropriation of 17 million rubles (approximately 200,000 euros) while working as a general director of Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod.

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