Predators Re-Sign Dante Fabbro To A Two-Year $4.8 Million Deal

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Dante Fabbro. Photo: courtesy of the Nashville Predators

The Nashville Predators have re-signed defenseman Dante Fabbro to a two-year, $4.8 million contract. Fabbro, 23-years-old, established career highs in points (12), assists (11) and average time-on-ice (19:19) during his second full NHL season in 2020-21, despite appearing in just 40 games.

In 2019-20, he averaged 19:02 of ice time, the fifth-most among NHL rookie defensemen (min. 41 GP) while tying for the fourth-most goals (5) and games played (64) in a single season among rookie blueliners in Predators history. Since making his NHL debut on March 30, 2019, following a three-season career at Boston University, Fabbro has appeared in 108 contests for Nashville, recording 24 points (8 goals, 16 assists).

The Vancouver native was drafted in the first round (17th overall) of the 2016 NHL Draft by the Predators. He played 111 games for the Terriers from 2016-19, posting 80 points (22 goals, 58 assists) and being named a Hockey East Second Team All-Star both as a sophomore and junior.

Fabbro has represented Canada multiple times at the international level, most recently at the 2018 Spengler Cup where he was named to the All-Tournament Team. He served as an alternate captain and won the Gold Medal with Canada at the 2018 World Junior Championship, earned silver at the 2017 edition of the tournament, and led all defensemen at the 2016 U-18 World Championship in assists with eight in seven contests.

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