[39], On June 23, information was leaked by several sources indicating that Leipold no longer wanted to sell the Predators to Balsillie.

2017-18 Nashville Predators Roster and Statistics. Are you a Stathead, too? Record: 53-18-11 (117 points), Finished 1st in NHL Central Division (Schedule and Results) Coach: Peter Laviolette (53-18-11) Captain: Roman Josi. Record: 53-18-11 (117 points), Finished 1st in NHL Central Division  (Schedule and Results), Goals For: 267 (7th of 31), Goals Against: 211 (2nd of 31) [41] The Canadian National Post, citing anonymous sources, reported that Leipold planned to sell the team to San Jose venture capitalist William "Boots" Del Biaggio III, who wanted to relocate the club to Kansas City's new Sprint Center for the 2008–09 season.

[12] The logo was a reference to a partial Smilodon skeleton found beneath downtown Nashville in 1971 during construction of the First American National Bank building, now the UBS Tower. The Predators advanced to their first Stanley Cup Finals in 2017, but were defeated by the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games. 1994–95 . Introduced in 1998, Gnash's trademark includes stunts, such as very fast rappels, zip lines, and a pendulum swing that takes him under the scoreboard and just inches off the ice. Some hockey portraits on this site are licensed from Images on Ice, Hockey’s Photo Agency, Height of bar is margin of victory • Mouseover bar for details • Click for box score • Grouped by Month, 23. We present them here for purely educational purposes.

The white uniforms featured the primary Predators logo outside a navy triangle while the navy uniforms use the same logo minus the triangle. This has contributed to the team also being called "Smashville".[36]. All rights reserved. [19] After missing the playoffs for a second season in a row, the Predators opted not to renew the contract of Barry Trotz as its head coach after 15 years, although he was offered an unnamed position within the organization. There are foam saber-fang gloves that can be purchased, but most fans simply curl their index and middle fingers on each hand into fang shapes and brandish them in an up-and-down motion. [54] The outcome may remain undisclosed, as the arbitration is private.[55]. GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, Predators players have been active in the community with several different initiatives. On November 13, Leipold revealed at a press conference that his submission had won out and that the new franchise would be known as the "Nashville Predators. SRS: 0.71 (2nd of 31),  His claim was that his ownership stake has been improperly diluted by Cigarran failing to notify him of capital calls, and that he had not received loan guaranty fees that the ownership group had agreed to pay him. In the 2016 off-season, on June 29, 2016, the Predators traded Weber to the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for defenseman P. K. Subban. The Predators set the franchise mark for wins in a season with a 2–0 shutout of the Phoenix Coyotes on March 16, 2006. The first off-season of settling in under new ownership was a quiet one for the Predators with little personnel movement. Become a Stathead & surf this site ad-free. 27. The group refers to themselves as "the loudest section of the loudest arena in the NHL. Primary Arena: Bridgestone Arena. The 2009–10 season also saw the much-anticipated debut of top prospect Colin Wilson. p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Calibri; color: #ffffff; -webkit-text-stroke: #ffffff}span.s1 {font-kerning: none}.