Nicolas Hague is leaving the only NHL team he’s ever known.
The Vegas Golden Knights have traded the defenceman and a conditional 2027 third-round pick to the Nashville Predators in exchange for defenceman Jeremy Lauzon and centre Colton Sissons.
The Predators then signed Hague to a four-year, $22-million contract extension.
Hague, 26, had been with the Golden Knights since being selected 34th overall by the organization in the 2017 NHL Draft.
The Kitchener, Ont., native recorded five goals and seven assists in 68 games last season, then added two assists in 11 playoff games.
Over 364 career NHL games, Hague has 83 points (20 goals and 63 assists). He was part of the Golden Knights’ Stanley Cup-winning team in 2023.
“Shortly after supplying our prospect pipeline with several talented players at this weekend’s NHL Draft, we feel we’ve made our team better and younger with this trade,” Predators general manager Trotz said in the team’s news release. “Nicolas’ profile as a defenceman is one that teams around the NHL covet — big and physical with strong skating ability. By signing him for four years, he will play an integral role in shaping our blue line not only now, but in the future.”
Lauzon, 28, missed most of the 2024-25 season after suffering a lower-body injury in a game against the Minnesota Wild on Dec. 31.
The defenceman had one assist in the 28 games he appeared in.
A native of Val-d’Or, Que., Lauzon has 45 points (14 goals and 31 assists) in 316 career NHL games split between the Predators, Seattle Kraken and Boston Bruins.
Sissons, 31, is also leaving the only NHL team he’s played for to this point, having been drafted 50th overall by the Predators in 2012.
The North Vancouver, B.C., native had 21 points (seven goals and 14 assists) in 72 games last season, and has 221 points (95 goals and 126 assists) in 690 career NHL games.
Nashville will retain 50 per cent of Sissons’ $2.86-million salary for the 2025-26 season.
- Nicolas Hague
- Third-round pick (2027)
- Retain 50% of Sissons' contract
