Fabbro, 23 (6/20/98), established career highs in points (12), assists (11) and average TOI (19:19) during his second full NHL season in 2020-21, despite appearing in just 40 games. In 2019-20, the Vancouver, B.C., native averaged 19:02 of ice time, the fifth-most among NHL rookie defensemen (min. 41 GP) while tying for the fourth-most goals (5) and games played (64) in a single season among rookie blueliners in Predators history. Since making his NHL debut on March 30, 2019, following a three-season career at Boston University, Fabbro has appeared in 108 contests for Nashville, recording 24 points (8g-16a).
Drafted in the first round (17th overall) of the 2016 NHL Draft by the Predators, the 6-foot, 189-pound blueliner played 111 games for the Terriers from 2016-19, posting 80 points (22g-58a) - the most among team defensemen in that span - being named a Hockey East Second Team All-Star both as a sophomore and junior. Fabbro has represented Canada multiple times at the international level, most recently at the 2018 Spengler Cup, where he was named to the All-Tournament Team. He served as an alternate captain and won the Gold Medal with Canada at the 2018 World Junior Championship, earned silver at the 2017 edition of the tournament and led all defensemen at the 2016 U-18 World Championship in assists with eight in seven contests.
Prior to enrolling at Boston University, he spent two seasons with the BCHL's Penticton Vees, helping his team win the Fred Page Cup in 2015. He was named the BCHL's best defenseman in 2015-16 after leading all league blueliners in scoring with 67 points (14g-53a) and was named a First Team All-Star.
