The Nashville Predators hire Chris MacFarland as their team president of hockey operations and general manager. Multiple reports say MacFarland comes to Nashville after working in the National Hockey League with the Colorado Avalanche. He succeeds Barry Trotz, who announced in February that he would step down from the role while remaining in place until the organization finds a successor. The hiring marks a leadership change for the Predators’ senior hockey operations group, with MacFarland taking over responsibilities that include overseeing hockey personnel decisions and team strategy at the front-office level. While details on his exact scope of authority beyond the president/GM titles are not fully described in the available summaries, the appointment is presented as the completion of a succession process following Trotz’s announcement. The reports collectively frame MacFarland’s move as a transition from his prior Avalanche role to a top executive position in Nashville.