The Nashville Predators announced Saturday they signed forward Mavrik Bourque to a six-year, $33-million contract that carries an annual average value of $5.5 million.
The contract extension comes just days after the Predators executed a significant trade with the Dallas Stars, acquiring Bourque and veteran defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin in exchange for a 2027 second-round pick and a 2028 third-round pick.
We feel the need...the need for Mavrik 😎
— Nashville Predators (@PredsNHL) July 4, 2026
We've signed forward Mavrik Bourque to a 6 year contract.
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Bourque is coming off an impressive 41-point campaign (20 goals, 21 assists) while playing a highly structured, two-way game for the Stars last season. A former first-round pick in 2020 and the 2023-24 American Hockey League MVP, the 24-year-old has steadily proven he possesses the vision, scoring touch, and hockey IQ required to thrive at the NHL level.
The Plessisville, Que., native has 31 goals and 35 assists for 66 points in 156 career regular-season games. He also has one goal in 10 career Stanley Cup Playoff games.
Taken in the first round of the 2020 NHL Entry Draft, Bourque spent parts of three seasons in the American Hockey League, where he scored 47 goals and 82 assists for 129 points in 147 regular-season games. He also had four goals and 11 assists for 15 points in 15 Calder Cup Playoff games.