Nashville, Tenn. (December 20, 2018) - Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced Thursday that the club has recalled forward Tyler Gaudet from Milwaukee (AHL).

Gaudet, 25 (4/4/93), has tallied 14 points (5g-9a) in 27 games played for the Admirals, the fifth-most on the team. He's posted five points (2g-3a) in his last five games, including a two-point (1g-1a) effort on Wednesday in Milwaukee's 4-3 overtime loss at Rockford. This is Gaudet's fifth professional season - in 2017-18 he tallied a career-high 28 points (13g-13a) in 69 AHL games with Milwaukee and the Tucson Roadrunners. The 6-foot-3, 205-pound center has a goal and three assists in 20 games at the NHL level, all of which came with the Arizona Coyotes.

Undrafted, Gaudet played two seasons with the Ontario Hockey League's Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds from 2012-14, recording 69 points (29g-40a) and a +25 rating in 99 games. After spending his first two professional seasons with the AHL's Portland Pirates, he made his NHL debut on April 11, 2015 and scored his first NHL goal on Feb. 18, 2016 vs. Dallas. Gaudet has appeared in 275 games with four different AHL teams, posting 36 goals and 61 assists for 97 points.