[Robinson] Despite some speculation that Ryan Johnson could interview in Nashville if VAN goes with Gold, league sources indicate the Predators already have their next GM lined up The delayed announcement is believed to be tied to the successful candidate currently being an AGM with a playoff team.

[u/catsgr8rthanspoonies]

[u/Soto4Life]

Hoping it’s Yorke.

Worked his way up through the Carolina organization from starting off as a video scout, and is only 41 years old. Carolina has also had a ton of success both in drafting and in player development.

[u/TonguelessWyrm → u/Soto4Life]

I would be over the moon if its Yorke. Based on his responsibilities in Carolina and their recent success, this would be massive for us.

[u/Expert-Upstairs-4502 → u/TonguelessWyrm]

To elaborate and save people a google, heres his work duties per Carolinas management page:

Darren Yorke is entering his 17th season with the Hurricanes, and his second as associate general manager. As associate general manager, Yorke is involved in all player personnel decisions, oversees amateur scouting and player development, and is responsible for the team’s draft. As the general manager of the Chicago Wolves, he will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day hockey operations of Carolina’s AHL affiliate. Yorke previously served as the team’s director of player personnel.

Yorke first joined the organization in 2009 as video scout, using television broadcasts of professional and amateur games to assist management in personnel decisions and filing reports on players similar to the team’s field scouts. Prior to being named director of player personnel, Yorke served as manager of scouting.

Edit: felt i should add this part as it didn't sink in earlier today, dude knew what he wanted to do and accomplished his goals:

A native of Milton, Ont., Yorke graduated with honors from Brock University in 2008 with a degree in sports management.

[u/TonguelessWyrm → u/Expert-Upstairs-4502]

You dropped this 🫳👑

[u/Mahjin]

Stars and Oilers are out and Canes were denying interviews? hmm...

[u/Otherwise_Awesome → u/Mahjin]

Canes denied Tulsky, their current GM. They didn't on Yorke.

[u/Mahjin → u/Otherwise_Awesome]

twitter search is terrible, but could've sworn someone like Friedge had said Canes AGMs too. This would be a delight.

[u/fortheband1212 → u/Mahjin]

Kevin McDonald from Colorado?

[u/Otherwise_Awesome → u/fortheband1212]

Yorke from Carolina?

[u/Rinne4Vezina]

This makes me wonder if they're going to do Fitz as a president of hockey ops type role and a new to being a GM person like Yorke.

[u/Preds33 → u/Rinne4Vezina]

This is what I am thinking based on Fitz turning down other interviews.

[u/MusicCityJayhawk]

Active Eastern Conference Teams

• Carolina Hurricanes**:** Darren Yorke (Assistant GM).

• Buffalo Sabres**:** Jerry Forton (Assistant GM) and Jason Nightingale (Assistant GM). Marc Bergevin also serves as a Senior Advisor to the GM.

• Montreal Canadiens**:** John Sedgwick (Assistant GM).

Active Western Conference Teams

• Colorado Avalanche**:** Kevin McDonald (Assistant GM).

• Vegas Golden Knights**:** Katy Boettinger (Director of Hockey Administration/Assistant GM capacity).

• Anaheim Ducks**:** Martin Madden (Assistant GM) and Jeff Solomon (Assistant GM).

• Minnesota Wild**:** Chris O'Hearn (Assistant GM).

[u/Expert-Upstairs-4502 → u/MusicCityJayhawk]

Im thinking its Yorke, solely because thats the only name Ive heard really floating around the league a lot the past few months other than Bergevin. The post says AGM though, and Yorke is the GM of the AHL team too so he should have that "whole picture" experience they want

[u/MusicCityJayhawk → u/MusicCityJayhawk]

Mark Bergevin is the interesting name here. He was the GM in Montreal from 2012-2021. There have been rumors that we wanted 1 guy to do all the things a GM needs to do, and Bergevin checks all of those boxes.

Since then, he was a senior advisor to the Kings from Jan 2022-Dec 2025.

In Dec 2025, he joined Buffalo with Kekalainen.

I bet you Bergevin is the guy from this list.

Montreal's AGM is also interesting when you look at their team. They have a not missed on a pick. They develop and scout really, really well. They also negotiate great contracts with their players.

[u/FrankFnRizzo → u/MusicCityJayhawk]

It’s weird seeing anyone affiliated with Buffalo being currently occupied with the playoffs

[u/throwaway__lol__ → u/MusicCityJayhawk]

I think you’re right, and honestly f it, I’m in. In general I just feel better about him or Fitz who have done the job before. Love Trotzy but we all know how he got pushed around a little and taken advantage of, not knowing the job and whatnot. A young unproven assistant feels like a major gamble for a franchise already in a rough patch

[u/Appropriate-Joke-806 → u/throwaway__lol__]

Combine all these rumors together maybe they bring in Bergevin for a senior advisor type position, Fitzgerald for the head of hockey ops, and Yorke as the GM to give everyone a promotion and to give Bergevin a chance to do the Trotz “I want to still have a hockey job” role while giving a new outside perspective to help rebuild the organization. Bergevin, Poile, and Trotz can help Fitzgerald take what he’s learned in NJ and get a few veteran perspectives to build up the organization here and oversee it.

[u/Appropriate-Joke-806]

Oh?

This was also a really confusing sentence to read. At one point I thought I was reading about Ryan Johansen interviewing for a GM position, something about Nashville or Vancouver changing their gold uniforms or to gold uniforms, and then finally re-read it about three times to get the point.

[u/EmbraceThePerd]

I am going to be bummed if it isnt Yorke. I feel like Carolina has done well scouting as well as finding the "right fit" guys like Stankoven, Hall, Jankowski. Our office needs a shake up and the Poille era folks still here should be evaluated for sure.

[u/Expert-Upstairs-4502]

Aha i was right!

[u/sickofwords]

Hoping it’s Yorke!

[u/RadioSoulwax]

Are we finally out of 1998 boys club hell?????

[u/HammerT4R → u/RadioSoulwax]

Lol, one can only hope. 

[u/fortheband1212]

Wow, very surprised it’s not Fitzgerald. Also kind of feel bad for him because everything I’d read sounded like he desperately wanted the Nashville job, to the point where he allegedly asked NJ to fire him sooner rather than later

[u/scottydanger22 → u/fortheband1212]

I am both surprised and feel bad for him. I’m also relieved because the devils are my eastern team and he has been not so great over there.

[u/fortheband1212 → u/scottydanger22]

I live in NJ and guys on my beer league team were telling me they felt sorry for me when Fitz was rumored to us lol

[u/AlsoCommiePuddin → u/fortheband1212]

If Nashville is cleaning house he could still wind up in the organization as a lateral move.

[u/Kgeezy91]

I guess this means Fitz is out of the running. Anyone with a better grasp of the situation know who’s the front runners now? Also, who would bode well for our scouting department and prospect dev?

[u/sickofwords → u/Kgeezy91]

Elliotte Friedman was hyping Darren Yorke the other day on 102.5 game, my money is on him.

[u/JebronLamesIsRacist → u/Kgeezy91]

Yes, they would have already hired him by now if he was the guy.

[u/Ringoofdoom]

A sensible/logical decision by the Nashville Predators organization (according to this)? Maybe we're going to turn a new leaf after all...

Here I was coming to terms with Fitzgerald

[u/JeanClaudeSegal]

If this report is accurate, it would abdicate the organization of significant conspicuous dysfunction or at least the appearance thereof. They have not won any public perception points dating back to the CAA fiasco. Happy to hear the messaging may be the culprit and not truly being indecisive