Fiala, 18 (7/22/96), became the fourth 18-year-old in franchise history when he made his NHL debut in a 3-2 victory over Montreal on March 24, logging 11:25 and putting three shots on goal. He has amassed 20 points (11g-9a) in 33 American Hockey League games since making his North American professional debut with the Admirals on Jan. 21.



The native of St. Gallen, Switzerland started the 2014-15 season with HV-71 of the Swedish Hockey League, posting 14 points (5g-9a) in 20 games – tied for the fourth-most goals and assists, and sixth-most points among SHL junior players – before being assigned to Nashville’s AHL affiliate on Jan. 15. Fiala also represented Switzerland at the 2015 World Junior Championship, being named one of the nation’s three best players for the tournament while tying for fifth among all skaters in goals (4g-1a-5pts, 6gp).

The 5-10, 180-pound winger was a finalist for the 2014 SHL Rookie of the Year Award after tying for the lead in points among all under-18 SHL players with 11 (3g-8a) in 17 games for HV-71. He also represented his homeland at the World Junior Championship, Under-18 World Championship and World Championship in 2014, becoming just the third player ever to participate in all three tournaments in the same year (Andrei Kostitsyn and Vadim Karagan, Belarus in 2003). Fiala led the Swiss in points at both the under-18 tournament (4g-5a-9pts, 5gp), was named one of the nation’s three best players in the process, and World Juniors (1g-4a-5pts, 5gp) as the team’s youngest member. At 17, he was the youngest member of Switzerland’s entry at the World Championship by three years, posting three assists and a team-best +3 rating playing alongside Predators defenseman Roman Josi.

Fiala is one of six members of the 2014 Draft to already appear in the NHL, along with teammate Viktor Arvidsson (112th overall); Aaron Ekblad (FLA, first overall), Sam Reinhart (BUF, second overall), Leon Draisaitl (EDM, third overall) and David Pastrnak (BOS, 25th overall).

He speaks five languages – Czech, English, French, German and Swedish – and is on Twitter @KevinFiala22.

The Nashville Predators open the first round of the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs at home on Wednesday, April 15 against the Chicago Blackhawks (7:30 p.m. CT, FOX Sports Tennessee, 102.5 The Game). Prior to the game, fans are invited to join the Preds Plaza Party presented by Lee Company beginning at 5 p.m. with family activities, street hockey, live music, food and drink, face painters and more. All fans in attendance at Wednesday’s game will receive a GOLD playoff t-shirt courtesy of NISSAN, Fifth Third Bank, AT&T and WSMV-TV. Stay tuned to Nashvillepredators.com for the most up to date information on Nashville Predators playoff special events and promotions. Join the conversation and show your Preds Pride by using #StandWithUs and tweeting the team at @PredsNHL.

The morning of each home game, beginning at 10 a.m., the Predators will release 100 $15 tickets courtesy of Ticketmaster that will be sold only on Ticketmaster.com (while supplies last). A limited number of tickets for the Western Conference Quarterfinal still remain and are available via Ticketmaster at Nashvillepredators.com; the best way to guarantee your seats for the 2015 Stanley Cup Playoffs is to be a Nashville Predators season-ticket holder, call 615-770-7800 for more information.