Ticket office success helping Preds win games
Not even two, three years ago, Bridgestone Arena selling out for a Predators game was a news item, a big deal. Not anymore. Dating back to last season, hockey fans in Nashville are starting to come out in droves, and it’s helping the Predators excel on the ice.The Predators have played in front of 16 sellout crowds in Smashville this season, matching last season’s total (not...
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Video: KHL player hits coach with stick
Former NHL player Alexander Radulov might find himself in some hot water after video of him smacking his coach with a stick surfaced on Wednesday.
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Predators Insider: Preds make easy work of tough Central
There's something about the Central Division that sets off the Nashville Predators. Nashville once again beat up on its middle-of-the-country brethren with a 3-1 win over the St. Louis Blues on Saturday.
The victory moved the Predators to 12-2-2 against the Central, far and away the best mark within the division. With the victory, the Predators also continued their climb in...
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It’s time for your Preds and Bruins LEFTGOVERS…
Boston Bruins 4, Nashville Predators 3 (shootout)
TD Garden; Boston, Massachusetts
February 11, 2012
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LEFTOVER THOUGHTS:
* Nine of the top 11 in Predators team scoring have double-digits in goals.
* Nashville can make it “10 with 10+” if Nick Spaling can somehow score three more before the season is over.
* Ryan Suter and Jordin Tootoo are also in the running...
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Poile: “we want to commit” but Suter “is enjoying the dating process”
If you missed Nashville Predators General Manager David Poile on NHL Live yesterday, you missed some things. Poile talks about the Ryan Suter negotiations, how the Preds are the youngest team in the league, Head Coach Barry Trotz’s longevity and how Nashville is a buyer at the trade deadline on February 27.
Thanks to NHL.com and hosts Deb Placey and Ken Daneyko, here’...
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Bruins Looking to Carry Momentum From Dramatic Win Over Predators Into Clash With Rangers, Upcoming Road Trip
The Bruins had to battle for 60-plus minutes on Saturday in order to earn a victory over the red-hot Nashville Predators, but they know it's hard-fought victories like that that should serve them well down the stretch as the schedule gets even tougher. The B's will welcome the Eastern Conference-leading Rangers to TD Garden on Tuesday, and they're hoping the momentum...
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Predators steal a point in Boston in shoot-out loss
The Nashville Predators were outplayed in all aspects of the game with the Bruins in Boston on Saturday afternoon but hung just close enough to salvage a point when they took the game to overtime and then lost on the shoot-out.Patrice Bergeron scored a goal and then picked up the game decider in the shootout for Boston. Daniel Paille and Milan Lucic picked up the other goals for...
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Which Billerica, Mass., Native and Former Bruin Was Named Predators' First Ever Captain in 1998?
The Nashville Predators may have a short history, but that's not to say the club doesn't have a few local ties to the Boston area. The first one being assistant general manager Paul Fenton -- a Cathedral High School (Springfield) alum and a former Boston University hockey standout. Also, the team's first ever captain was a Billerica, Mass., native and Providence College...
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Predators Forward Colin Wilson Fondly Recalls Time at Boston University, Playing in Beanpot
The Nashville Predators were in Boston on Saturday, which offered somewhat of a homecoming for center Colin Wilson. The 22-year-old played two years at Boston University from 2007-2009, an experience that he speaks glowingly about. With the Beanpot final set to take place on Monday night (and BU seeking another title), Wilson discussed the event with NESN's Naoko Funayama. Wilson...
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Tom Fitzgerald is the Former Bruin and Billerica Native Named Predators First Captain in 1998
The Predators visited the Bruins on Saturday, and for one Boston native, the match up is a curious conflict of interest. Tom Fitzgerald played for the Predators when they were founded in 1998, and was named the first captain for Nashville. Being a part of the franchise's history has to compel him to cheer on the Predators. But he also has plenty of ties to the Boston area. Not...
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Predators Insider: Preds pile on the points even in defeat
Bad news first for the Nashville Predators. They lost to their old playoff nemesis, the Vancouver Canucks, 4-3 in a shootout Tuesday. The good news? The Predators were down by two goals after the first period, and once again came back to get a point.
So far this season, the Predators have come back from two goals down to win seven times. You can't add this game to that stat...
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Preds manage point in game they have no business being in…
Sometimes it pays to be lucky more than it does to be good.
In front of 17,565 at TD Gardens in Boston, the Bruins defeated the Nashville Predators in a shootout, 4-3. Don’t let the score fool you, however. The defending Stanley Cup Champions were dominant throughout the tilt. Predators goalie Pekka Rinne made 38 saves while last year’s Vezina Trophy winner Tim Thomas made...
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Suter's contract brings cloud over Preds
When the Nashville Predators resume their season tonight in Minnesota following the NHL All-Star Break, they do so with the knowledge that the sky is the limit for their season.
They also do so with a bit of a cloud hovering overhead.
With 64 points, the Predators are just three points out of the top spot in the Western Conference. Only three teams in the entire league have more...
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Preview #56: Predators visit Boston to play Stanley Cup champions
Season Records
Nashville Predators 32-18-5
Boston Bruins 33-17-2
Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne will look to bounce back Saturday afternoon at TD Garden
The Nashville Predators will try to halt a two-game losing streak on Saturday afternoon when they visit the Stanley Cup champion Boston Bruins. Both Boston and Nashville are coming off losses. The Predators were edged 4-3 by...
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Predators Becoming Less Likely To Deal Ryan Suter?
The trade deadline is getting closer and closer by the day, meaning trade rumors are picking up.
Since the season began, one of the more intriguing names out on the market has been Nashville’s star defenseman Ryan Suter. Suter, next to Shea Weber makes up, arguably, the best defensive pairing in the National Hockey League.
Suter has turned in another impressive year, with 30...
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VIDEO: Shea Weber and Dierks Bentley do a little Jordan vs. Bird…
If you’re a child of the 80′s than you probably remember the “Jordan vs. Bird” McDonald’s commercials. In a clever piece of marketing, the Nashville Predators and Dierks Bentley’s label Capitol Records Nashville teamed up to shoot a pretty clever video inspired by the old Jordan vs. Bird campaign.
In celebration of Bentley’s seventh studio...
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The 303:30 – Preds’ post All-Star Break and Mark Willoughby reporting from Boston
In this episode of The 303:30, presented by Brewhouse South, section303.com discusses the Nashville Predators’ post-All-Star Break struggles, which Columbus Blue Jacket the Preds have been scouting and which would fit best here in Music City, and what the Preds need (if anything) at the NHL trade deadline on February 27.
Then, in the final segment, we visit with Mark Willoughby...
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Morning Skate: Game 56 at Boston
12:00 PM CT – Predators (32-18-5) @ Bruins (33-17-2)Players to watch:NSH- Jordin TootooThe Bruins have a reputation for being a physical team. Tootoo needs to bring his physical presence and provide some energy on the ice today.BOS- Brad MarchandSpeaking of energy, Marchand brings it to the Bruins lineup on a nightly basis. Since the start of November, 15 of his 17 goals in that...
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Bruins 4, Predators 3, SO
Tyler Seguin and Patrice Bergeron scored shootout goals to lift the Boston Bruins to a 4-3 win over the Nashville Predators on Saturday.
Boston forced overtime when Milan Lucic scored a power-play goal with 67 seconds left in regulation after goalie Tim Thomas was pulled for an extra skater.
Daniel Paille and Bergeron also scored for the Bruins, who had lost seven of 12.
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One more thing: Rinne’s franchise-record streak ends
As the old saying goes, all good things come to an end.Before last night’s 4-3 shootout defeat at the hands of Vancouver Canucks, Predators goaltender Pekka Rinne had not lost a game since Jan. 5 – over a month ago. Since that decisive loss to Dallas, Rinne won all 11 of his starts and put the team on his back. In the process he set a franchise record for most consecutive wins...
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Bruins edge Predators via shootout
Tyler Seguin and Patrice Bergeron scored shootout goals to lift the Boston Bruins to a 4-3 win over the Nashville Predators on Saturday.
Boston forced overtime when Milan Lucic scored a power-play goal with 67 seconds left in regulation after goalie Tim Thomas was pulled for an extra skater.
Daniel Paille and Bergeron also scored for the Bruins, who had lost seven of 12.
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Erat credits good health as key to success this season for Nashville
Entering Tuesday night’s contest against the Vancouver Canucks, the Nashville Predators are 12-3-0 since the turn of the calendar year. While a lot of attention has been given to Nashville’s Vezina Trophy nominated goaltender, Pekka Rinne, who is riding an 11-game winning streak, up front it is Predators forward Martin Erat who quietly leads the way.
Erat has 39 points...
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Preview #55: Mike Fisher returns to Ottawa
Season Records
Nashville Predators 32-17-5
Ottawa Senators 27-22-7
Mike Fisher returns to Ottawa on Thursday night when the Nashville Predators visit the Senators.
“I’m looking forward to it. It’s been a long time and I’ll be seeing lots of family and friends. I’m sure it will be weird but it will be fun,” Fisher said about his homecoming of sorts after the...
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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...
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Predators defeated in shootout by Bruins
BOSTON (AP) -- Tyler Seguin and Patrice Bergeron scored shootout goals to lift the Boston Bruins to a 4-3 win over the Nashville Predators on Saturday.
Boston forced overtime when Milan Lucic scored a power-play goal with 67 seconds left in regulation after goalie Tim Thomas was pulled for an extra skater.
Daniel Paille and Bergeron also scored for the Bruins, who had lost seven...
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