Predators Acquire Jack Drury, Chase Bradley, Third-Round Pick in 2029 NHL Draft From Colorado

The Nashville Predators have acquired forwards Jack Drury and Chase Bradley, along with Colorado's third-round pick in the 2029 NHL Draft, from the Avalanche in exchange for forwards Zachary L'Heureux and Fedor Svechkov, as announced by General Manager Chris MacFarland on June 24, 2026. Drury, 26, matched his career high with 27 points (10 goals, 17 assists) in all 82 regular-season games for the Presidents' Trophy-winning Avalanche in 2025-26, while also ranking fifth in the NHL in faceoff percentage at 58.1% among players with at least 900 draws. MacFarland highlighted Drury's reliability and elite faceoff ability as key reasons for the trade, with Bradley adding further organizational depth at forward.