Nashville Predators‘ 5th round pick in the 2018 draft (#131 overall) defenseman Spencer Stastney(24) signs his 2-year NHL entry level deal as his team of the last 4 years University Of Notre Dame Fighting Irish are eliminated from NCAA Division 1 playoffs.
The 5’10” 179 lbs. blue liner had a college career senior season, serving as assistant captain, scoring new bests 7 goals, 2o assists for 27 points with a +18 rating.
He had 2 solid seasons skating for USNTDP exploding for 40 assists between the two teams in his 2nd year.
The 22-year old may not need a lot of seasoning in the minors to be big league ready.
His is holding his own as a rookie on the blue line for affiliate Milwaukee Admirals, getting 5 goals and 8 assists in 56 AHL games on a team Calder Cup Playoff bound.
He is rewarded with a 1st call up, skating 13:16 minutes with 3 shots on net in a big win for his debut and has gone on to record 2 assists in 4 games with a +3 rating.