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By: Russell Vannozzi
Patience has paid off for the Nashville Predators in their extensive search for a new general manager. The organization announced Tuesday their hiring of Chris MacFarland as president of hockey operations and general manager, elevating him from his current role as GM for the Colorado Avalanche. MacFarland is set to replace Nashville GM Barry Trotz, who announced his impending retirement […]
By: Russell Vannozzi
Chris MacFarland wasn’t actively job hunting. He was content as general manager of the Colorado Avalanche, working under former Avs great and Hockey Hall of Famer Joe Sakic to build a perennial Stanley Cup contender. To secure MacFarland’s services, the Nashville Predators had to wait four months just for the chance to make their pitch. The six-person search committee – […]
By: Russell Vannozzi
Pekka Rinne was trying to corral his two young children at home in Finland when he received a call from an unfamiliar phone number. As the former Nashville Predators goaltender picked up, Hockey Hall of Fame officials Mike Gartner and Ron Francis were on the other end of the line. Rinne was one of six individuals named to the Hall […]
By: Russell Vannozzi
Wyatt Cullen is just old enough to remember running around Centennial Sportsplex during Nashville Predators practices between 2013 and 2015. He was there to watch his father, Matt, an eventual three-time Stanley Cup winner who played center for the Predators for two of his 21 NHL seasons. Wyatt, now 17, will skate on the same ice when he returns to […]
By: Russell Vannozzi
Chris MacFarland’s first NHL Draft as Nashville Predators general manager is in the books. The Predators made eight selections, led by first-round picks Wyatt Cullen and Tommy Bleyl, to bolster what’s already considered one of the league’s better prospect pools. “We feel like we’ve really been able to build it up here,” Predators assistant general manager Jeff Kealty said. “There’s […]
By: Russell Vannozzi
Former Vancouver Canucks left wing Nils Hoglander (21) jockeys for the puck against the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday, April 6, 2025 at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, B.C.
By: Russell Vannozzi
Former Colorado Avalanche center Jack Drury (18) celebrates scoring a goal against the Dallas Stars the first round of the Stanley Cup Playoffs on April 21, 2025 in Dallas, Texas.
By: Russell Vannozzi
It’s not a stretch to say Jack Drury’s biggest supporter outside of his close family and friends might be Nashville Predators general manager Chris MacFarland. Over the past year and a half, MacFarland has executed two trades for Drury – first to the Colorado Avalanche in January 2025 and more recently to the Predators last month – and signed him […]
By: Russell Vannozzi
Mavrik Bourque signed a six-year, $33 million contract with the Nashville Predators after arriving in a trade from the Dallas Stars on July 1. KEITH GILLETT/ICON SPORTSWIRE
By: Russell Vannozzi
Dallas Stars general manager Jim Nill didn’t want to trade 24-year-old center Mavrik Bourque to the Nashville Predators. NHL teams covet ascending young players who can hold their own in the middle of the ice. But with the Stars trying to clear salary to re-sign star left wing Jason Robertson while already carrying expensive contracts for Thomas Harley, Mikko Rantanen […]
