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Nashville, TN – Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced Friday that the club has assigned forward Chris Mueller to the Milwaukee Admirals (AHL), in addition to releasing goaltender Zoltan Hetenyi from a Professional Tryout Agreement, finalizing the team’s roster for the 2012-13 season opener against Columbus tonight.

The breakdown of the 23 players on Nashville’s roster is as follows:

Forwards (13): Martin Erat, David Legwand, Mike Fisher, Nick Spaling, Craig Smith, Richard Clune, Brandon Yip, Brian McGrattan, Matt Halischuk, Patric Hornqvist, Paul Gaustad, Colin Wilson and Sergei Kostitsyn.

Defensemen (8): Victor Bartley, Ryan Ellis, Shea Weber, Jonathon Blum, Kevin Klein, Scott Hannan, Roman Josi and Hal Gill.

Goaltenders (2): Chris Mason and Pekka Rinne.

Individual game tickets and premium seating for the Nashville Predators 2012-13 regular season are on sale now at the Bridgestone Arena box office, through all Ticketmaster outlets, www.Ticketmaster.com ^[2], www.nashvillepredators.com ^[3] and 615.770.7800.

Due to the shortened season, ticket inventory will be limited. Returning this season are the popular Tennessee Lottery $10.00 Gameday Seats where 100 upper-level tickets will be made available for just $10.00 each on the day of the game. These tickets may only be purchased at the Bridgestone Arena box office beginning at 10:00am on the day of each specific game. Limit four per customer.

The Nashville Predators kick off their 2012-13 Opening Weekend presented by Nissan at Bridgestone Arena tonight, Saturday, January 19th at 7:00pm vs. the Columbus Blue Jackets and Monday, January 21st at 5:00pm against the St. Louis Blues.

Games are highlighted by giveaways, plaza parties, concession and beverage deals, the chance to win a Nissan Sentra (Saturday only) and much more! Visit www.nashvillepredators.com ^[3] for a full list of Opening Weekend activities.