Follow usNashvile Predators have signed forward Tommy Novak to a one-year, $800,000 contract for the 2023-24 season, the NHL club’s general manager David Poile said.
The 25-year-old Novak has established career highs in goals (4), assists (7) and points (11) with Nashville this season, appearing in 20 games since making his season debut on Dec. 19 vs. Edmonton Oilers.
Novak recorded points in eight of his first 10 appearances with The Predatos in the 2022/23 season and enters Saturday’s contest at Philadelphia with three points (3a) in his last five games.
In 25 games with the AHL’s Milwaukee Admirals, he’s produced at more than a point-per-game rate, notching 26 points (11g-15a) in 25 games from Oct. 15-Dec. 17.
He was selected to the 2023 AHL All-Star Classic roster but did not participate in the event due to his recall with Nashville.
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