Nashville, Tenn. (April 30, 2016) – Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced Saturday that the club has recalled goaltender Marek Mazanec.

Mazanec, 24 (7/18/91), posted a 19-15-5 record with four shutouts (tied for sixth in the AHL), a 2.45 goals-against average and a .912 save percentage for the Milwaukee Admirals in 2015-16, his third season in North America. The 6-foot-4, 202-pound native of Pisek, Czech Republic, has appeared in 27 career NHL games since 2013-14, and was named the NHL's Rookie of the Month for November 2013 after going 5-4-1 with two shutouts, a 2.00 goals-against average and a .933 save percentage. Nashville's ninth choice, 179th overall (sixth round), in the 2012 Entry Draft, Mazanec helped HC Plzen win the 2013 Czech Extraliga title stopping 48-of-51 shots in Game Seven of the Czech League Final, with former NHLer Martin Straka scoring the title-winning goal at the 16:15 mark of double overtime.