Nashville Predators owner Bill Haslam said that Nick Saban, who purchased a minority stake in the team in December 2025, will be on the search committee to find a new general manager after Barry Trotz announced his retirement on Feb. 2.
Saban, the former Alabama football coach and current analyst on ESPN’s ‘College GameDay,’ is a longtime fan of the Predators.
CAA will coordinate the search, with Haslam as the leader of the committee. Trotz also will be assisting in the search.
‘ . . . Nick Saban, our newest owner, who has a little familiarity with helping winning organizations, has agreed to be on the search committee as well,’ Haslam said during the news conference at Bridgestone Arena.
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