 After 42 games with the Kazakh-based club, Ellerby sought a release and immediately signed with Swiss team HC Fribourg-Gottéron of the National League A on January 4, 2016, for the remainder of the 2015–16 season.Ellerby also played for Team Canada during Spengler Cup and won the championship scoring one of the goals in the final game.The following season, Ellerby signed for the 2016–17 season with Finnish Liiga outfit, Lukko Rauma.