{"id":493509,"date":"2026-07-04T20:01:46","date_gmt":"2026-07-05T00:01:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=493509"},"modified":"2026-07-04T20:01:46","modified_gmt":"2026-07-05T00:01:46","slug":"mavrik-bourque-contract-nsh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2026\/07\/04\/mavrik-bourque-contract-nsh\/","title":{"rendered":"Newly Acquired in Nashville, the Mavrik Bourque Contract Details Are In"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2026\/07\/01\/mavrik-bourque-trade\/\" target=\"_self\">Nashville Predators have some news<\/a> to break on this Saturday evening in the summer. They have the news of a <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/b\/bourqma01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-07-04_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mavrik Bourque<\/a> contract to announce, as the recently acquired forward has signed to stick around Nashville for a while. It is a six-year deal, worth an average annual value of $5.5 million. Let&#8217;s discuss.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"max-width: px\"><smartframe-embed class=\"smartframe_wp_element\" customer-id=\"b0c95bc04383cef69c6b47df872135cf\" image-id=\"WmOBZTDQXKpl\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 3000px; aspect-ratio: 3000\/2000;\" ><\/smartframe-embed><\/p>\n<p><span>Credit Image: \u00a9 Jefferee Woo\/Tampa Bay Times via ZUMA Press Wire<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Predators Sign a Mavrik Bourque Contract Extension<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"et\" dir=\"ltr\">Mavrik Bourque 6 x $5.5M<\/p>\n<p>Nashville<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Elliotte Friedman (@FriedgeHNIC) <a  href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/FriedgeHNIC\/status\/2073546267758621077?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 4, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Bourque was only acquired a few days ago from the Dallas Stars, along with <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lyubuil01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-07-04_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ilya Lyubushkin<\/a>, in exchange for a couple draft picks. Bourque signs this deal as he was still in restricted free agent status. This seems like solid length of term for the young Bourque.<\/p>\n<p>As the Mavrik Bourque contract is signed, let&#8217;s recap some career highlights to this point. Moreover, Bourque was a first-round pick back in the 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2026\/07\/03\/gavin-mckenna-contract\/\" target=\"_self\">NHL Entry Draft<\/a>. After that, he put in work to get himself ready for the NHL game. This included two full seasons in the AHL. The second of those years, 2023-24, he had a pretty big year with 26 goals, 51 assists, and 77 points in 71 games. Then, the next two seasons have been in the NHL, his first two full NHL campaigns.<\/p>\n<h3>What Are the Preds Getting With Bourque<\/h3>\n<p>In 2024-25, he had 11 goals, 14 assists, and 25 points in 73 games. In addition, his 2025-26 season saw him take major strides towards fulfilling the potential of a former first-round selection.<\/p>\n<p>In 82 games, he had 20 goals, 21 assists, for a total of 41 points. That&#8217;s pretty decent production for a young player with only 15:29 of average ice time. At even strength, he had a solid Corsi-for percent of 51.6. He had excellent opportunity, playing a lot with star Jason Robertson. Therefore, he did a great job of being able to play up and down in the lineup. This is something that Nashville will find extremely useful, as they try to find a fit for Bourque within their top-six forward group.<\/p>\n<p>With guys like <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/stamkst01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-07-04_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steven Stamkos<\/a>, Jonathan Marchessault, and even like <a  target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/coltoro01.html?utm_medium=linker&amp;utm_source=lastwordonsports.com&amp;utm_campaign=2026-07-04_hr\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ross Colton<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2026\/07\/01\/alexander-kerfoot-contract\/\" target=\"_self\">Nashville is trying have a competitive top-nine forward group<\/a>. Bourque will just give them an extra weapon to add to their arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo Credit: Jerome Miron-Imagn Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Nashville Predators have some news to break on this Saturday evening in the summer. They have the news of a Mavrik Bourque contract to announce, as the recently acquired forward has signed to stick around Nashville for a while. It is a six-year deal, worth an average annual value of $5.5 million. Let&#8217;s discuss. 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