Nashville, Tenn. (July 1, 2026) – Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager Chris MacFarland announced today that the team has signed forward Alexander Kerfoot (KUHR-fuht) to a two-year, $7 million contract.
Kerfoot, 31 (8/11/94), recorded 13 points (7g-6a), 30 hits and 27 blocked shots in 34 games for the Utah Mammoth in the 2025-26 season, missing the majority of the campaign due to injury. The 5-foot-11, 185-pound centerman has won over 50 percent of faceoffs he has taken the past two seasons (52.4 in 2024-24 and 51.1 in 2025-26). Prior to this past campaign, Kerfoot had only missed one regular season game in the past four seasons and was tied for the eighth-most games played from 2021-25 with 327. He recorded a career-high 51 points (13g-28a) in 82 games with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The forward has tallied 19 points (6g-13a) in 54 career postseason games.
Originally selected by New Jersey in the fifth round (150th overall) of the 2012 NHL Draft, Kerfoot owns 305 points (105g-200a) in 639 career games with Colorado, Toronto, Arizona and Utah. Prior to his time in the NHL, he played four seasons (2013-17) at Harvard University. In his senior campaign, he led the team in points with 45 (16g-29a) helping Harvard repeat as Eastern College Athletic Conference champions and was named a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award, given to the top player in the NCAA.
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