BRANDON YIP RUMORS & GOSSIP

Yip’s consistent play earns him fourth-line role for Predators

When the Nashville Predators claimed Brandon Yip off waivers from the Colorado Avalanche in January, he joined a team that was already rich in forwards. Nashville’s acquisition of Andrei Kostitsyn at the trade deadline and the return of Alexander Radulov three weeks later, without giving up any forwards, made things more complicated in terms of who would play and who would sit...
Via Inside Smashville  |  April 26, 2012

Preview #82: Predators have home ice advantage in sight as they end regular season in Colorado

Season Records Nashville Predators 47-26-8 Colorado Avalanche 41-34-6 Nashville forward Brandon Yip (center) was picked up on waivers on January 19th from the Avalanche. The Nashville Predators will try to secure home ice during the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs when they face Colorado to end the regular season on Saturday night. Picking up a point in the game would be...
Via Inside Smashville  |  April 06, 2012

Yip comes up big against former team in Predators 4-2 win over Avalanche

Nashville forward Brandon Yip was claimed off waivers from the Colorado Avalanche by the Predators on January 19th. On Thursday night, Yip had an opportunity to play against his former team, scoring a goal at 6:58 into the first period to give Nashville a 2-1 lead. “It is definitely nice to get a goal and contribute. It was a big goal for us. It gave us a lead,” Yip...
Via Inside Smashville  |  March 09, 2012

Yip motivated to face former team; Tootoo speaks

If Brandon Yip were in the lineup tomorrow night against any other team, he’d be motivated to keep a spot in the lineup after being a healthy scratch in three straight games. But with the Colorado Avalanche, his former team, in town?“I’m excited. It was something I looked at right away when I was picked up off waivers; I looked at the schedule and saw when we played Colorado...
Via Smashville 24/7  |  March 07, 2012

Saturday Night Fights: Yip Has First Home Tilt At Bridgestone Arena

Brandon Yip was involved in a fight in Nashville's 6-2 win over San Jose on Saturday night at Bridgestone Arena. (Sarah Fuqua) Before Saturday night, Nashville’s Brandon Yip had only been in 3 fights in his professional career. At 17:22 of the first period at Bridgestone Arena, with the Predators up 3-1, Yip and the San Jose Sharks’ Tommy Wingels dropped the gloves...
Via PuckScene.com  |  February 26, 2012

Yip Puts Team On His Back With Tying Assist

Brandon Yip registered his first home point as a member of the Nashville Predators on Thursday night. (Sarah Fuqua) The first period did not go Nashville’s way in Thursday’s 3-2 shootout loss to the Blues at Bridgestone Arena. In 20 minutes of play, the Predators managed just 6 shots on goal, were 6 of 15 in the faceoff circle and trailed St. Louis 2-1. “Everyone...
Via PuckScene.com  |  February 23, 2012

Conversation with Brandon Yip

On January 19th, the Nashville Predators claimed forward Brandon Yip off waivers from the Colorado Avalanche. Yip, 26, has a fresh start in Nashville and even cancelled a trip to Mexico over the All-Star break to collect his belongings from Colorado and get settled in Nashville. In five games as a Predator, Yip has two points and has been effective in limited action.Earlier this...
Via Smashville 24/7  |  February 09, 2012

Yip gets Predators third-period comeback underway in Nashville’s 5-4 win over Wild

The Nashville Predators are used to late third-period heroics. Down 4-1 early in the third period against the Minnesota Wild, the Predators scored four unanswered goals, including two from Mike Fisher, to win 5-4 in regulation Tuesday night to finish out the month of January with an 11-2 record. Down 3-0 after the first period of play, Matt Halischuk scored his 12th goal of the season...
Via Inside Smashville  |  February 01, 2012

3 Minutes With: your newest Predator, Brandon Yip…

After Friday afternoon’s practice session, we sat down with the newest Nashville Predator, Brandon Yip. We talked to him about the change of scenery, his frustration with the injury bug and the limbo he was in during the waivers process. Without further ado, we’d like to introduce you to #18, Brandon Yip. *** section303.com: You had a strong campaign your rookie year...
Via Section 303  |  January 21, 2012

Predators claim F Brandon Yip off waivers

The Nashville Predators have claimed forward Brandon Yip off waivers from the Colorado Avalanche and activated forward Jerred Smithson off injured reserve. The 26-year-old Yip has 41 points in 113 career NHL games and all with Colorado as an eighth-round draft pick in 2004. The Vancouver, B.C., native has played only 10 games this season with no points due to an arm and groin injuries...
Via AP on Fox  |  January 19, 2012
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