Report: Predators end contract with CAA following NHLPA review

Report: Predators end contract with CAA following NHLPA review

The Nashville Predators have ended their contract with the CAA agency after a review by the NHL Players’ Association (NHLPA) raised concerns regarding a potential conflict of interest. CAA was initially hired to find the team's new general manager following Barry Trotz's resignation in February. However, the NHLPA's findings suggested that CAA’s involvement violated their conflict of interest rules since the agency represents players and has ass…

Report: Predators end contract with CAA following NHLPA review - Daily Faceoff

The Nashville Predators‘ hunt for a new general manager doesn’t appear to be going as smoothly as hoped. After Barry Trotz stepped down as the team’s GM on February 2nd, Nashville hired the agency CAA to conduct the search for the third ever GM in franchise history. However, the NHL Players’ Association didn’t seem too pleased with this hire, as they reportedly decided to review the Predators’ deal with CAA for a potential conflict of interest. …

NHLPA shuts down Predators GM search.

The Nashville Predators are going to have to look elsewhere.There was significant controversy this past week when it was revealed that the Predators had hired CAA Executive Search to conduct their next search for a general manager following the resignation of current general manager Barry Trotz. CAA however represents numerous players in the National Hockey League through a number of different agents which caused the National Hockey League Playe…