Nashville, Tenn. (April\u00a027, 2026) \u2013\u00a0Nashville\u00a0Predators General Manager Barry Trotz announced today that the team has signed forward Vitali Pinchuk to a one-year, entry-level contract for the 2026-27 season.<\/p>\n
Pinchuk, 24\u00a0(1\/11\/02),\u00a0was third in the KHL in goals (31) and tied for sixth in points (66) in 2025-26, appearing in 65 games for Dinamo Minsk. The 6-foot-3, 203-pound center was additionally one of 10 KHL skaters to produce at a point-per-game rate and, in his fourth full season in the league, established career highs in goals, assists (35) and points. His accolades during the 2025-26 campaign included\u00a0his third career selection\u00a0to the KHL\u2019s All-Star Game; 18 multi-point outings, featuring a four-point game on\u00a0Jan. 4 at\u00a0Traktor\u00a0Chelyabinsk (1g-3a); and his first career hat trick on Sept. 24 vs.\u00a0Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. Pinchuk then paced his team in the playoffs with seven points (2g-5a) in eight games, helping Minsk reach the second round.<\/p>\n
Undrafted, Pinchuk made his KHL debut\u00a0in October 2020\u00a0and has gone on to record 145 points (73g-72a) in 252 career games\u00a0\u2013 plus\u00a022 points (9g-13a) in 28 postseason games\u00a0\u2013 all\u00a0with Dinamo Minsk.\u00a0Before becoming a full-time KHL player, he won three consecutive Belarusian Extraleague titles with\u00a0Metallurg\u00a0Zhlobin from 2022-24 and earned the league\u2019s Best Young Player Award as a rookie in 2020-21.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0Zhlobin, Belarus, native spent the 2019-20 season with the\u00a0OHL\u2019s\u00a0Kingston Frontenacs, posting 34 points (13g-21a) in 54 games. Pinchuk has\u00a0represented his country\u00a0internationally on several occasions, including at the 2021 Division 1A World Junior Championship and the 2020 Division I World Junior Championship.<\/p>\n
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