{"id":593054,"date":"2026-06-07T01:52:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T01:52:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/593054\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T01:52:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T01:52:07","slug":"nashville-predators-announce-hiring-of-new-gm-replacing-barry-trotz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/593054\/","title":{"rendered":"Nashville Predators announce hiring of new GM, replacing Barry Trotz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">SMASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) &#8211; The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsmv.com\/2025\/12\/23\/nick-saban-says-opportunity-with-predators-is-exciting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wsmv.com\/2025\/12\/23\/nick-saban-says-opportunity-with-predators-is-exciting\/\">Nashville Predators<\/a> have announced they\u2019ve hired Chris MacFarland as the new president of hockey operations and general manager.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">MacFarland is replacing Barry Trotz after spending 11 seasons with the Colorado Avalanche, with the past four seasons as their general manager.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">He is the third GM in franchise history for the Preds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Previous: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsmv.com\/2026\/02\/02\/reports-nashville-predators-gm-stepping-down\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wsmv.com\/2026\/02\/02\/reports-nashville-predators-gm-stepping-down\/\">Nashville Predators GM stepping down<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"link | text-reset d-block h-100 w-100\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wsmv.com\/page\/our-apps\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_self\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"WSMV\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/1780797127_927_WCZWEBRKNJC6BHZCWR4ZBCEHIA.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"245\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">MacFarland helped build Colorado\u2019s 2022 Stanley Cup championship team \u2014 the Avalanche have made the playoffs in nine straight seasons. During his tenure as their GM, Colorado won the 2025-26 Presidents\u2019 Trophy, captured two division titles and led the NHL with 205 wins.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">More: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsmv.com\/2025\/12\/16\/legendary-football-coach-nick-saban-purchases-minority-stake-nashville-predators\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wsmv.com\/2025\/12\/16\/legendary-football-coach-nick-saban-purchases-minority-stake-nashville-predators\/\">Legendary football coach Nick Saban purchases minority stake in Nashville Predators<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWe could not be more pleased that Chris has elected to join the Predators organization and lead our hockey operations group,\u201d Predators Chairman and Majority Owner Bill Haslam said. \u201cWe conducted an exhaustive search and were able to meet with several very qualified and impressive candidates, but all along, we were hopeful to interview Chris. He turned out to be a perfect fit for us \u2013 just what we were looking for to lead our organization moving forward.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Trotz exits his role after three seasons as the GM for Nashville.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 WSMV. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SMASHVILLE, Tenn. 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