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Nashville Predators Sign Ex-KHL Center Vitali Pinchuk to One-Year Deal
- On Monday, Nashville Predators General Manager Barry Trotz announced the signing of forward Vitali Pinchuk to a one-year, entry-level contract for the 2026-27 season.
- A native of Zhlobin, Belarus, Pinchuk spent six seasons with Dynamo Minsk, totaling 74 goals and 73 assists in 254 games.
- During the 2025-26 season, the 6-foot-3 center set career highs with 31 goals and 35 assists in 65 games, ranking third in KHL goals while helping Minsk reach the playoffs.
- According to Sportsnet's Elliotte Friedman, Pinchuk chose Nashville over the Los Angeles Kings, as the Predators view the center as a low-risk, high-reward option with offensive upside.
- Pinchuk joins the NHL after developing abroad, mirroring the paths of undrafted success stories Artemi Panarin and Andrei Kuzmenko, and will become a free agent following the 2026-27 campaign.
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Predators sign 3-time KHL All-Star forward Vitali Pinchuk to a 1-year, entry-level deal
Forward Vitali Pinchuk, who was third in the KHL in goals, has signed a one-year, entry-level contract with the Nashville Predators for the 2026-27 season.
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The Belarusian hockey player left the Mina Dynamo.
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