Former Nashville Predators forward Rocco Grimaldi is headed overseas.

The 32-year-old native of Rossmoor, Calif. signed a two-year contract with KHL team SKA St. Petersburg on Wednesday.

Grimaldi was rumored to be headed to Russia late last week. His most recent NHL action came in 2021-22, when he appeared in seven games with the Predators without registering a point. His first full NHL season came with Nashville in the 2018-19 season, when he registered 13 points in 53 games.

The 5-foot-6, 181-pound forward was drafted 33rd overall by the Florida Panthers in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. He spent three seasons at the University of North Dakota, collecting 77 points (31-46-77) with 68 penalty minutes and a +22 rating over 86 games.

Grimaldi also played in the USHL with USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program. In 55 appearances, he recorded 45 points (23-22-45) with 40 penalty minutes.

Grimaldi has played in 203 NHL games during his career between Florida, Colorado and Nashville, tallying 30 goals and 37 assists for 67 points, along with four points in 11 post-season games.

While his NHL success has been fleeting at best, the right-shot forward has thrived in the American Hockey League. In 499 career AHL games, he’s totaled 428 points (192-236-428).

Grimaldi was mainly a bottom-six forward with the Predators. Despite concerns about his size, the Panthers took him in the second round, though much of his success has come at the AHL level.

Having failed to crack the NHL in the last three seasons, Grimaldi will now try his hand in the KHL.