The Winnipeg Jets Acquire Nino Niederreiter From The Nashville Predators

02/25/2023 at 5:34pm EST

WINNIPEG, February 25, 2023 - The Winnipeg Jets announced today they have acquired forward Nino Niederreiter from the Nashville Predators in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2024 NHL Draft.

Niederreiter, 30, has played 56 games for the Predators this season and has 28 points (18G, 10A) and 16 penalty minutes. The Chur, Switzerland native was originally drafted by the New York Islanders in the first round (fifth overall) in the 2010 NHL Draft and he has played 788 games for the Islanders, the Minnesota Wild, the Carolina Hurricanes, and Nashville and has recorded 396 points (199G, 197A) and 368 PIMs. Niederreiter has also played 82 playoff games and recorded 30 points (15G, 15A) and 56 PIMs.

Niederreiter played junior hockey in Switzerland before spending two seasons with the WHL's Portland Winterhawks where he posted 130 points (77G, 53A) and 135 PIMS in 120 games, adding 43 points (17G, 26A) and 46 PIMs in 34 postseason games.

Internationally, Niederreiter has represented Switzerland on a number of occasions, highlighted by the 2010 World Juniors and the 2014 Winter Olympics. He was a tournament all-star for the Swiss at the 2010 World Juniors after posting 10 points (6G, 4A) in seven games to help them to a fourth-place finish. Niederreiter also played for Team Europe at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey where he had an assist in six games as they lost in the final to Canada.

Nino Niederreiter

Right Wing

Born Sep 8 1992 -- Chur, Switzerland

Height 6.02 -- Weight 218 -- Shoots L

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