Predators Hire Vukie Mpofu as Assistant General Manager

Overview

• The Nashville Predators announced the hire of Vukie Mpofu as assistant general manager to work across player acquisition strategy, CBA interpretation and salary-cap compliance.
• The club confirmed it coordinated with the Pittsburgh Penguins to secure Mpofu’s move from their front office before announcing the hire.
• Mpofu spent roughly three seasons in Pittsburgh as director of hockey operations and legal affairs under GM Kyle Dubas and previously worked with Rob Blake in Los Angeles from 2021–2023.
• Mpofu, a 30-year-old born in the United Arab Emirates and raised in Saskatoon, said he and his wife are thrilled to join the Predators and thanked MacFarland, Blake and owner Bill Haslam for the opportunity.
• The hire signals Nashville’s priority on technical hockey-operations skills and suggests the team will lean on improved cap management and CBA expertise to guide long-term roster decisions.