Annual Report Card: Pekka Rinne
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Nashville entered the compressed 2012-2013 season with nearly the same lineup and near-identical goaltending as they did the season before, that led them to the Western Conference Semifinals prior to being dispatched by the Phoenix Coyotes in five games. Pekka Rinne was coming off his best season with the Predators, 43-18-8 with five shutouts, earning him...
Predators goalie Rinne out four months after hip surgery
The Nashville Predators announced on Thursday that goalie Pekka Rinne, one of the teams foundational players, underwent hip surgery on Wednesday and will be sidelined for the next four months.That recovery time ought to have Rinne back and ready for the start of training camp in early September, if all goes according to plan. In 2011 and 2012, Rinne was voted as one of three finalists...
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May 09, 2013
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Predators G Rinne has hip surgery
Predators goalie Pekka Rinne has had arthroscopic surgery on his left hip and will need approximately four months to recover.
General manager David Poile said Thursday that Rinne had surgery Wednesday to correct a situation team officials were aware of last year resulting from the wear and tear from playing goaltender.
Rinne tied for second in the NHL with 43 appearances in the...
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May 09, 2013
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Pekka Rinne has surgery on his left hip
Pekka Rinne's summer has already been a busy one. The Nashville goaltender required arthroscopic surgery on his left hip and will need the next four months to recover and rehab before he's back to full health. It's not clear when he actually went under the knife, but four months out from the date of the report would mean he'd be ready to go around the middle of September...
PRESS RELEASE: Milwaukee names Pekka Rinne best Admiral of all-time!
RINNE SELECTED AS TOP ADMIRAL OF ALL-TIME
Countdown Celebrates 35 Years of Professional Hockey
Milwaukee, WI—In conjunction with the team’s celebration of 35 Years of Professional Hockey, presented by BMO Harris Bank, the Milwaukee Admirals are proud to announce that goaltender Pekka Rinne has been selected as the Top Admiral of All-Time as determined by a combination of fan...
Predators to ride Pekka Rinne through the end of the season
Pekka Rinne has always been one of the NHL's elite netminders, and has been a key cog in the Nashville Predators' machine. Unfortunately, the machine has hit a snag, and the key cog hasn't gotten the defensive support that he usually receives. Rinne is an absolute workhorse, and if you're the backup in Nashville, you should expect to hang out on the pine a little...
Rinne's 2012-13 Mask Design
As a goalie myself, I feel the need to write this post with my many other goalie posts."Daveart", the leading goalie mask design company, released pictures Thursday of Pekka Rinne's new mask for the upcoming season. As we know, Rinne's mask was a topic of discussion last season with switching his goalie mask to the one he used two seasons ago and allowing a Predators...
Rinne in finals for cover of EA Sports NHL13
Nashville Predators goalie Pekka Rinne has a 5050 chance to land on the cover of EA Sports NHL13 video game.
On Tuesday, the company announced on its Twitter page that Rinne had bested the New York Islanders' John Tavares in the semifinals of an NCAA tournament-style bracket challenge based on fan voting -- NHL13 Cover Vote -- and will face off against Philadelphia's Claude...
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May 29, 2012
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Preds' Rinne in running for NHL13 cover
If he can do it, Pekka Rinne will help small-market Nashville pull off an upset over the nation's largest media market.
Not on the ice, but in cyberspace. At 11:59 p.m. on Wednesday, the voting was set to close for EA Sports NHL13's Cover Vote, an NCAA tournament-style bracket pitting player against player to try to land the cover of the home video game. The winner of the...
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May 23, 2012
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Dominance of Rinne has Coyotes in control
GLENDALE, Ariz. -- Hello, Pekka Rinne. Were the voices inside your head. You know our names. Were the guys who haunt your nights. Were the guys who crash your net. Were the guys who own you.
Were the Phoenix Coyotes, and were coming to your house soon -- very soon.
Do you remember four short days ago, when this Western Conference semifinal series was being billed as a battle of...
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April 30, 2012
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