Things never slow down for the Nashville Predators in keeping their fans involved in plenty of activities surrounding the team's on ice success.On Thursday night, the Predators celebrated their franchise record 25th sellout with a 2-0 shut out over the Dallas Stars. The prior record was 20 in the 1999-2000 season.After flirting with not making a revenue sharing requirement that paid attendance average at least 14,000 a few seasons agao, the Predators brought in CEO Jeff Cogen and COO Sean Henry before the 2010-11 season to ramp up the marketing efforts.Under their direction last season, the Predators sold out Bridgestone Arena a total of 16 times and saw an average attendance of 16,143. This year they made further strides averaging 16,690 fans per home game this season which is 97.5 percent capacity.When fans attend a game, there is a great chance that they will go home pleased with the result. The Predators have gone 21-5-2 in their last 28 home games. Since the beginning of th...
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