Nashville, Tenn. (March\u00a018, 2026)\u00a0\u2013\u00a0Nashville\u00a0Predators General Manager Barry Trotz announced today that the team has\u00a0signed forward\u00a0Zachary L\u2019Heureux to a\u00a0two-year,\u00a0$1.75\u00a0million contract.\u00a0<\/p>\n
L\u2019Heureux,\u00a022\u00a0(5\/15\/03), has appeared\u00a0in\u00a010\u00a0games for Nashville\u00a0this season, posting one goal and a +3 rating in 11:51 of average ice time. The 5-foot-11, 197-pound forward, who was recalled from Milwaukee (AHL) on Feb. 25, scored his first goal of the season on March 7 at Buffalo. He\u00a0has\u00a0recorded 28 points (14g-14a) in\u00a028\u00a0AHL\u00a0games for the Admirals this season; his 14 goals are the fourth-most among Milwaukee skaters.\u00a0L\u2019Heureux posted a career-long eight-game point streak from Jan. 23-Feb. 18 (5g-4a), a run that saw him score two game-winning goals and one power-play goal.<\/p>\n
Originally selected by Nashville in the first round (27th overall) of the 2021 NHL Draft,\u00a0L\u2019Heureux\u00a0made his\u00a0League\u00a0debuton Oct. 22,\u00a02024\u00a0at Boston\u00a0and ended his rookie campaign with\u00a015 points (5g-10a), 63 penalty minutes and 198 hits in 62 appearances. The forward ranked first among all NHL rookies in 2024-25 in\u00a0both\u00a0penalty minutes and hits. L\u2019Heureux\u00a0has additionally\u00a0appeared in 98 career games for Milwaukee, recording 81 points (36g-45a) and 266 penalty minutes as well as 15 points (10g-5a) in 15 Calder Cup Playoff\u00a0contests.\u00a0Prior to\u00a0turning pro, L\u2019Heureux skated in\u00a0167 QMJHL games for the Halifax Mooseheads and Moncton Wildcats, posting 190 points (82g-108a) and 215 penalty minutes from 2019-23.<\/p>\n
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