Last Thursday, the Nashville Predators announced the signing of undrafted free agent forward Josh Wilkins from Providence College.
The North Carolina native and product of the local Thunder AAA Hockey Program just finished his junior season with the Friars, where he totaled 46 points in 40 games and led them to their sixth straight NCAA tournament appearance and first Frozen Four berth since 2015.
I mentioned Wilkins as a fit for Nashville when I previewed the pending undrafted free agent class back in early March. I know the Hurricanes and Kings were interested (he had attended Carolina’s development camp in the past), and I believe Pittsburgh took a shot at his services, too.