{"id":88114,"date":"2026-06-29T01:16:42","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T05:16:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/nashville-predators-lock-up-jack-drury-with-22-5m-five-year-deal\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T01:16:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T05:16:42","slug":"nashville-predators-lock-up-jack-drury-with-22-5m-five-year-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/nashville-predators-lock-up-jack-drury-with-22-5m-five-year-deal\/","title":{"rendered":"Nashville Predators Lock Up Jack Drury with $22.5M, Five-Year Deal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The Nashville Predators wasted little time locking up their newest forward. Just four days after landing Jack Drury in a trade with the Colorado Avalanche, the team officially signed the 26-year-old to a five-year contract worth $22.5 million on Sunday night.<\/p>

Drury arrives in Nashville following one of his best professional seasons. He appeared in all 82 regular-season games for Colorado, posting a career-best 10 goals and tying his personal high with 27 points.<\/p>

The trade was completed Wednesday, with Drury and forward prospect Chase Bradley heading to Nashville in exchange for forwards Zachary L’Heureux and Fedor Svechkov.<\/p>

Predators general manager and president of hockey operations Chris MacFarland praised the acquisition in a team press release following the trade. “Jack Drury is a hard-working, reliable, full-sheet of the ice center who can handle the tough assignments while being elite in the faceoff circle,” MacFarland said. “His addition to our forward group bolsters our depth in the middle of the ice, and we’re thrilled to have him.”<\/p>

Originally selected by the Carolina Hurricanes in the second round of the 2018 draft, Drury has built a solid NHL resume over 268 regular-season games with the Hurricanes from 2021 to 2025 and the Avalanche in 2025-26, totaling 30 goals and 52 assists. His faceoff ability stands out as one of his strongest attributes \u2014 his 58.1% win rate ranked fifth in the league among players who took part in 900 or more faceoffs.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Nashville Predators have signed forward Jack Drury to a five-year contract worth $22.5 million, just four days after acquiring him in a trade with the Colorado Avalanche. Drury, 26, is coming off a strong season in which he played all 82 regular-season games and set a career high with 10 goals. The deal adds a proven faceoff specialist and dependable two-way center to Nashville’s roster.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":88113,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[836],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-88114","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/news-1782710202747.jpg?fit=450%2C300&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-mVc","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":32143,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/dallas-stars-land-forward-michael-bunting-from-nashville-in-trade-deal\/","url_meta":{"origin":88114,"position":0},"title":"Dallas Stars Land Forward Michael Bunting from Nashville in Trade Deal","author":"Admin","date":"March 5, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"The Dallas Stars have acquired veteran forward Michael Bunting from the Nashville Predators in exchange for a 2026 third-round draft pick. 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