Nashville,\u00a0Tenn. (July 6, 2026) \u2013 Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations\/General Manager Chris\u00a0MacFarland announced today that the team\u00a0has signed defenseman Justin Barron to a one-year, $1.575 million contract.<\/p>\n
\u201cJustin Barron is a 24-year-old, right-handed defenseman who we feel still has growth in his game,\u201d MacFarland said. \u201cHe can skate and has a lot of physical tools. We\u2019re looking forward to seeing him at our training camp in September.\u201d<\/p>\n
Barron,\u00a024 (11\/15\/01), recorded nine points (9a)\u00a0and 60 blocked shots in 14:15 of average ice time during the 2025-26 season, his first full campaign with the Predators, appearing in 52 games. Acquired by Nashville in December 2024 in a trade with Montreal,\u00a0the 6-foot-2, 198-pound blueliner owns\u00a021 points (5g-16a) in 97 career games with the Predators; in 45 games with the team in 2024-25, Barron tallied five goals and 12 points.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Originally selected by Colorado in the first round (25th overall) of the 2020 NHL Draft, Barron\u00a0made his NHL debut in 2021-22 and has gone on to post 52 points (18g-34a) in 208 career contests with the Avalanche, Canadiens and Predators.\u00a0Prior to turning pro, Barron spent four seasons with the QMJHL\u2019s Halifax Mooseheads \u2013 captaining the team and being named to the league\u2019s Second All-Star Team in 2020-21. The Halifax, Nova Scotia, native has represented his native Canada on multiple occasions, most recently at the 2023 World Championship, winning gold; he also took home the title at the 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup and earned silver at the 2021 World Junior Championship. His older brother, Morgan, currently plays for the Winnipeg Jets.<\/p>\n
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