Nashville, Tenn. (February 24, 2020) - Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/GM David Poile announced Monday that the team has signed forward Rocco Grimaldi to a two-year, $4 million contract that will see him earn $2 million in both the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons.

Grimaldi, 27 (2/8/93), is in the midst of the best statistical season of his NHL career, having already established careers highs in goals (10), assists (20), points (30) and games played (58). His 30 points are the seventh-most on the Predators and the fifth-most among team forwards this season, his second with the franchise. He's posted five multi-point outings in 2019-20, including a career-best three-point (3a) performance on Oct. 29 versus Chicago, as well as two separate three-game point streaks. The 5-foot-6, 180-pound winger is averaging a career-high 12:46 of ice time, and in the 20 games with John Hynes as Nashville head coach, he has seen his average rise to 13:21 to go along with eight points (2g-6a). This season, it took Grimaldi just 25 games to break his previous career high of 13 points (5g-8a), which he set with the Predators during the 2018-19 campaign.