List of Nashville Predators general managers

The Nashville Predators are an American professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They play in the Central Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL).^[1] The team joined the NHL in 1998 as an expansion team and have played their home games at the Bridgestone Arena since their inaugural season. David Poile had been the team's sole general manager since their inception. On February 26, 2023, it was announced Poile would retire from the position and that former head coach Barry Trotz would replace him effective July 1, 2023.^[2]

David Poile served as the Predators' general manager from the franchise's inception in 1997 until the conclusion of the 2022–23 season.

Key

Key of terms and definitions

Term	Definition
No.	Number of general managers[a]
Ref(s)	References
–	Does not apply
†	Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builder category

General managers

General managers of the Nashville Predators

No.	Name	Tenure	Accomplishments during this term	Ref(s)
1	David Poile†	July 9, 1997 – June 30, 2023	1 Stanley Cup Finals appearance (2017) Won General Manager of the Year Award (2016–17) Won Presidents' Trophy (2017–18) 1 conference title, 2 division titles, and 14 playoff appearances	[3][2]
2	Barry Trotz	July 1, 2023 – present		[2]

See also

• List of NHL general managers

Notes

• ^a A running total of the number of general managers of the franchise. Thus any general manager who has two or more separate terms as general manager is only counted once.