Nashville, TN - The Nashville Predators didn’t disappoint their fans on Fan Appreciation Night at the Bridgestone Arena, as they closed out the home portion of their schedule with a 4-3 victory over the Calgary Flames.
Nashville snapped their eight game winless streak in the process.
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All games scheduled to be televised for the first time in franchise history in exciting, condensed season
Nashville, TN – The Nashville Predators announced today that the team’s exclusive regional television partner FOX Sports Tennessee (FSTN) will televise 46 of 48 regular-season games during the 2012-2013 NHL season.
The remaining two games will be broadcast on the NBC Sports Network. All games will be televised in HD. See attached for the complete Nashville Predators’ telecast schedule. «Read the rest of this article»
Nashville, TN – Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced today that Dean Evason has been named the 20th head coach of the team’s primary developmental affiliate, the American Hockey League’s Milwaukee Admirals.
“Dean Evason brings the knowledge, insight and expertise of 20 years of NHL playing and coaching experience to the organization, and we are excited to have him guiding our young players and prospects as our development coach,” Poile said. “Given his success working with a diverse group of players and coaches, and his ability to alter his style to their strengths, we feel our young players and prospects are in great hands.” «Read the rest of this article»
Clarksville, TN – The hardest thing to endure as a sports fan is when your team is finally knocked out of the postseason.
It’s just leaves a pit in your belly and with feelings and thoughts of what could have been. Everyone hopes their team can bring home the championship and sometimes it happens and sometimes it doesn’t.
It didn’t happen for the Nashville Predators and their hopes of securing their first-ever Stanley Cup were dashed Monday night when the Phoenix Coyotes beat them 2-1 in Game 5 to win the series four games to one. «Read the rest of this article»
Glendale, AZ – The Nashville Predators may well have played their best game of the series – and possibly the playoffs – posting a 33-17 advantage in shots on goal and 73-to-40 lead in shot attempts, while holding a massive edge in zone time, but still finding a way to lead hits 39-37.
Still, the Phoenix Coyotes took advantage of two transition sequences in the second period to claim a 2-0 lead and held on after Colin Wilson’s third period goal cut the lead in half. «Read the rest of this article»
Nashville, TN – After a much needed win Wednesday night, clouded with player controversy, the Nashville Predators return to the Bridgestone Arena Friday night to try to even their playoff series with the Phoenix Coyotes, in game 4 of the Western Conference Semifinals.
Looking like the Predators of old, and without two of their stars, Alexander Radulov and Andrei Kostitsyn, the Predators used solid defense to get scoring opportunities and won their first game of the series 2-1. «Read the rest of this article»
Nashville, TN – From the opening faceoff, the Nashville Predators set the tone that tonight’s game was going to be different than the first two; the coaches opted to open with the Nick Spaling – Colin Wilson – Brandon Yip energy line and those guys made a conscious effort to throw the body around on that first shift.
The crowd responded with similar energy from the get-go and Nashville exited the first period with a 2-0 lead; Pekka Rinne made sure the score held up as the Predators cut its series deficit with the Phoenix Coyotes to one game, 2-1. «Read the rest of this article»
Nashville, TN – The Nashville Predators are dealing with some controversy as they return home to “Smashville” for game three of the Western Conference Semi-Finals of the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
Predators General Manager David Poile and coach Barry Trotz announced Tuesday, that Russian stars Alexander Radulov and Andrei Kostitsyn have been suspended for Wednesday nights game 3. While Poile nor Predators head coach Barry Trotz would comment on the specifics of the suspensions, sources indicate that the two players violated curfew, and were spotted as late as 4:00am Sunday morning, in Scottsdale Arizona, at a hotel away from where the rest of the team was staying. «Read the rest of this article»
Bartley, Blum, Mueller, Wilson and Smith join Club
Nashville, TN – Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announce today that the club has recalled defensemen Jonathon Blum and Victor Bartley, forwards Chris Mueller and Kyle Wilson, and goaltender Jeremy Smith from the Milwaukee Admirals (AHL).
Bartley, 24 (2/17/88), ranked second among AHL rookie defensemen in points (39) and assists (30), and tied for fifth among all blueliners in power-play goals (7) in 2011-12. «Read the rest of this article»
Nashville, TN – The Nashville Predators’ team identity is its strong defensive play. With Vezina finalist Pekka Rinne in net and All-Star defensemen Ryan Suter and Shea Weber anchoring the d-corps, along with a bevy of solid two-way forwards, the Predators were built to grind out low-scoring tight checking games.
The Preds are at their best when the team is talking defense. It fueled the team’s torrid run through December and January. Nashville also used that system to perfection in dispatching the Detroit Red Wings in Round 1 of the playoffs, limiting the Wings offense to just nine goals in five games to claim the series four games to one.