Nashville, Tenn. (Dec. 28, 2024) – Nashville Predators General Manager Barry Trotz announced today that the team has acquired forward Ondrej Pavel (AWN-dray PAH-vehl) and a third-round pick in the 2027 NHL Draft from the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for forward Juuso Parssinen and the New York Rangers’ seventh-round pick in the 2026 NHL Draft.
Pavel, 24 (8/29/00), has two assists and 16 penalty minutes in 14 games with the AHL’s Colorado Eagles in 2024-25, his second full professional season. The 6-foot-2, 205-pound forward played in 61 games for the Eagles as a rookie in 2023-24, recording 10 points (6g-4a). Pavel additionally made his NHL debut with the Avalanche on Nov. 7, 2023 vs. New Jersey and went on to play in…