80-477: Smashville may refer to: Sports [ edit ] "Smashville", a nickname for the Nashville Predators Team Smashville , a people's choice winner at the 23 September 2017 Red Bull Flugtag Games [ edit ] "Smashville", a level from Super Smash Bros. Brawl based on Animal Crossing "Smashville", a game level from
160-675: A first-round series in the Stanley Cup playoffs, defeating the Red Wings in a best-of-seven series 4–1. However, for the second year in a row, the Predators were ousted in the Western Conference second round, this time to the Phoenix Coyotes . The following 2012–13 season was shortened to 48 games as a result of the 2012–13 NHL lockout . The Predators failed to qualify for the playoffs in
240-435: A playoff spot into the last week of the season. Buoyed by the return of Steve Sullivan after almost two seasons recovering from a back injury, the Predators finished with 88 points, settling for tenth place in the Western Conference, missing the playoffs for the first time in five seasons. The Predators made few major additions to their roster in the 2009 off-season, signing former San Jose Sharks forward Marcel Goc (who
320-707: Is WPRT-FM . The Predators are currently affiliated with two minor league teams: the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League (AHL), and the Atlanta Gladiators of the ECHL . The club was founded in 1997, when the NHL granted an expansion franchise to Craig Leipold , with the team beginning play in the 1998–99 season . After five seasons, the Predators qualified for their first Stanley Cup playoffs during
400-464: Is a list of players of note who played their last NHL game in 2017–18, listed with their team: This was the seventh season under the NHL's ten-year U.S. rights deal with NBC Sports , and the fourth season of its twelve-year Canadian rights deals with Sportsnet and TVA Sports . On December 19, 2017, Rogers Media renewed its sub-licensing agreement with CBC Television for Hockey Night in Canada (which
480-570: Is a multi-purpose venue in downtown Nashville. Fans of the Nashville Predators have modified the octopus-throwing tradition of Detroit Red Wings fans to show their support: on occasion, a fan will throw a catfish onto the ice. The Tennessean newspaper of Nashville cites the first instance of this as being on October 30, 2003. On May 16, 2017, during game 3 of the conference finals at Bridgestone Arena , country music singer, songwriter, and record producer Keith Urban , who had performed
560-610: The 1998–99 season , taking to the ice for the first time on October 10, 1998, where they lost 1–0 at home to the Florida Panthers . It was the only sold-out game of the Predators' first five bouts in Nashville. Three nights later, on October 13, they defeated the Carolina Hurricanes 3–2 for their first win. Forward Andrew Brunette scored the first goal. The Predators, in their first year of existence, finished second-to-last in
640-462: The 2003–04 season . In 2008, ownership of the team was transferred from Leipold to a locally based ownership group. The Predators advanced to their first Stanley Cup Finals in 2017 , but were defeated by the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games. In the following season , the Predators won their first Presidents' Trophy and Central Division title. In late 1995, rumors began to circulate that
720-597: The Beijing Wukesong Culture & Sports Center in Beijing . These were the first NHL games played in China. This was the first NHL season since the 1966–67 season in which no coaching changes took place during the regular season. The regular season began on October 4, 2017, and ended on April 8, 2018. Each team received a five-day "bye week", all of which took place in mid-January. Two regular season games between
800-580: The Buffalo Sabres and the Red Wings. They were defeated by the Sharks in the first round of the 2007 playoffs for the second year in a row, losing the series 4–1. The roster saw a depletion in talent during the off-season. With multiple potential buyers and rumors of the franchise moving hounding the team until almost mid-season, the Predators were not expected to be successful during the 2007–08 season . Chris Mason, former backup goaltender to Tomas Vokoun (who
880-716: The Carolina Hurricanes . The team wore special Toronto Arenas jerseys, and season ticket holders were encouraged to donate their tickets to the MLSE Foundation to allow students to attend this matinee game. Mayor of Toronto John Tory also declared December 19 "Toronto Maple Leafs Day". On March 30, 2017, it was announced that the Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks would play two preseason games in China ; on September 21 at Mercedes-Benz Arena in Shanghai and September 23 at
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#1732868714216960-584: The Chicago Blackhawks in the first round. The Predators earned their first postseason road win on April 16, 2010, when they beat the Blackhawks 4–1 at the United Center , although they lost the overall series in six games. On July 9, 2010, the Predators announced defenseman Shea Weber would become the club's fifth captain . In the following years' playoffs , the Predators advanced to the second round of
1040-930: The Colorado Avalanche and the Ottawa Senators were played at Ericsson Globe in Stockholm , Sweden on November 10 and 11, 2017, branded as the SAP NHL Global Series. The 63rd National Hockey League All-Star Game was held in Tampa, Florida at Amalie Arena , home of the Tampa Bay Lightning , on January 28, 2018. The format did not change, and followed the format used in two previous All-Star games. The Florida Panthers – Boston Bruins game scheduled for January 4, 2018, at TD Garden in Boston , Massachusetts ,
1120-681: The Detroit Red Wings in six games in the first round of the 2004 Stanley Cup playoffs . The following 2004–05 season was wiped out by a labor dispute between NHL owners and players. The Predators made their biggest free agent signing to that point in August 2005, when they signed Paul Kariya to a two-year, $ 9 million contract. In the 2005–06 season , the Predators set an NHL record by winning their first four games by one goal each (although two of those were shootout victories, which would have been tie games in previous seasons). They also became only
1200-532: The First American National Bank building, now the UBS Tower . Once the logo was unveiled, the franchise held a vote among fans to choose a name. Three candidates were culled from 75: "Ice Tigers", "Fury" and "Attack". Leipold added his own submission to the vote, "Predators". On November 13, Leipold revealed at a press conference that his submission had won out and the new franchise would be known as
1280-529: The Montreal Canadiens and the Buffalo Sabres , respectively. The Predators surrendered draft picks to bolster their team for the 2012 playoffs . The season also saw the return of Russian forward Alexander Radulov to the Predators after a four-year hiatus to play in the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). For the second year in a row, and the second time in the team's history, the Predators won
1360-715: The New Jersey Devils would relocate to the planned Nashville Arena after they won their first-ever Stanley Cup championship. Nashville offered a $ 20 million relocation bonus to any team that would relocate, and the Devils attempted to terminate their lease with the NJSEA before ultimately restructuring it to remain in New Jersey. After the failed attempt to land the Devils, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman stated Nashville would probably be considered in upcoming expansion. The arena
1440-764: The Preds ) are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee . The Predators compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference , and have played their home games at Bridgestone Arena since 1998. Their television broadcasting rights are held by Bally Sports South , and the Nashville Predators Radio Network flagship station
1520-487: The Tennessee state tri-star inside it, lines reminiscent of guitar strings on the numbers, and piano keys along the neckline inside the jersey as a nod to Nashville's internationally known music heritage. From the 2016–17 season gold helmets became a permanent part of the home uniform, after they first used them on Saturday home games the prior season. In the 2017–18 season the Predators changed their uniform style to fit with
1600-677: The Vegas Golden Knights , 31 teams competed in an 82-game regular season. The regular season began on October 4, 2017, and ended on April 8, 2018. The 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs began on April 11, 2018, and concluded on June 7, with the Washington Capitals winning their first Stanley Cup in the Finals over the Vegas Golden Knights in five games. On June 22, 2016, the NHL confirmed that it had granted an expansion franchise in
1680-548: The national anthem prior to the game, was seen on the Jumbotron hoisting a massive catfish that Tennessee Titans left tackle, Taylor Lewan had with him at the game. Lewan, along with fellow Titans offensive linemen Jack Conklin , Quinton Spain , Ben Jones , and Josh Klein , and Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota , served as the hype men prior to the game, another Predators playoff tradition prior to home games, which included them waving gold Predators towels, Mariota encouraging
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#17328687142161760-480: The playoffs that year , where the "standing O" during the final TV timeout has since become a fan tradition. The mascot of the Predators is Gnash , a blue saber-toothed cat. 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. To go along with the saber-toothed cat mascot, Predators fans proudly use their Fang Fingers during each power play of
1840-422: The "Nashville Predators". When awarded a franchise, the city of Nashville paid 31.50% of the $ 80 million fee to join the league. The city has engaged an affiliate of the team to operate the arena, and that agreement protects the city against annual arena operating losses over approximately $ 3.8 million. The $ 15 million payroll of the team was the lowest of the NHL. The Predators began play during
1920-611: The 100th anniversary of the first NHL games. The game was played on a temporary rink at the TD Place Stadium football stadium, accompanied by a fan festival at the Aberdeen Pavilion and an outdoor alumni game at Parliament Hill . The Toronto Maple Leafs also marked the centennial of the NHL's first games (one of which involved their predecessor, the Toronto Arenas ) with a "Next Century Game" on December 19, 2017, against
2000-522: The Dallas Stars in the first round of the 2019 playoffs . The Predators played in their first outdoor game at the 2020 Winter Classic , facing the Dallas Stars at the Cotton Bowl . The Predators fired head coach Laviolette on January 6, 2020, with the team sitting at sixth place in the division at the time and a record of 19–15–7. On January 7, 2020, John Hynes was hired as the third head coach in
2080-634: The Detroit Red Wings in 1997) to achieve 10 straight wins at home in the postseason. On May 22, 2017, the Predators defeated the Anaheim Ducks 6–3 and won the series four games to two, winning the Western Conference, and advancing to the club's first Stanley Cup Finals . In the 2017 Stanley Cup Finals , the Predators went down 2–0 against the Penguins before battling back and leveling the series at two, winning games 3 and 4 at home. Returning to Pittsburgh,
2160-500: The Olympics. AT&T SportsNet Rocky Mountain (which, along with AT&T SportsNet Pittsburgh , the regional broadcaster of the Pittsburgh Penguins , re-branded from Root Sports over the off-season) was the inaugural regional television rightsholder for the Vegas Golden Knights . TSN re-gained regional English-language rights to the Montreal Canadiens , and extended its radio contract for co-owned CKGM . Rogers Media acquired
2240-525: The Predators finished second in the Central Division. Despite having home advantage in the first round of the 2015 playoffs , they lost the first round in six games to the Chicago Blackhawks, who went on to win the Stanley Cup. For the following 2015–16 season , the Predators name Sean Henry CEO and then finished as the Western Conference's first wild-card, earning 96 points. When they advanced to
2320-556: The Predators hosted the NHL entry draft . Future Predators captain Shea Weber was selected by the team with the 49th overall pick. The club failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup playoffs for their first five years as a franchise. However, in the 2003–04 season , the Predators finished eighth in the Western Conference, qualifying for their first postseason berth. The Predators were eliminated by
2400-524: The Predators lost 6–0 before being eliminated at home 2–0 in game 6. On April 5, 2018, the Predators clinched their first division title in team history while also claiming their first Presidents' Trophy . They defeated the Colorado Avalanche in the first round of the playoffs in six games, and then lost to the Winnipeg Jets in seven games in the second round. The next season saw the Predators clinch their second consecutive division title, but lost to
2480-422: The Predators made minor tweaks to their uniforms. Most notably, the white uniforms no longer featured a contrasting nameplate color, while the city name was added above the Predators logo. From 2009 to 2011, the Predators wore navy third jerseys but with black replacing gold as trim color. A roundel logo featuring the fossilized cat adorned the shoulders while a checkerboard pattern of black and navy squares adorned
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2560-431: The Predators sold out all 41 regular season home games. Their eighth-place finish in the conference gave them a first-round Stanley Cup playoff matchup against the Chicago Blackhawks, who finished first in the conference during the regular season. The Predators swept the Blackhawks in four games. This was the first time an eighth seed swept a playoff series against the top seed in the conference in NHL history as well as
2640-510: The Predators' franchise history. In Hynes' first game as coach, Pekka Rinne became the second Predators goaltender to score a goal in a 5–2 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. The team's season would come to an abrupt end two months later when the league suspended operations due to the COVID-19 pandemic . The Predators advanced to the 2020 playoffs , but were defeated by the Arizona Coyotes in
2720-560: The Saitama Super Arena in Tokyo, Japan against the Pittsburgh Penguins . Each team won a game in front of the largest crowds ever to see a hockey game in Japan (13,849 for the first game and 13,426 for the second game). This included around 100 fans who made the trip from Tennessee. Backed by the goaltending duo of Mike Dunham and Tomas Vokoun , Nashville finished the season in tenth place in
2800-535: The Western Conference with a 28–47–7 record. In the 1999–2000 season , the Predators finished with a similar record to the previous season, and finished last in the Western Conference behind the Calgary Flames . However, during a game versus the New York Islanders on February 20, 2000, the Predators scored four goals in 3 minutes and 38 seconds. To begin the 2000–01 season , the Predators played two games at
2880-451: The Western Conference, ten points out of a playoff spot with a total of 80 total points. During the 2001–02 season , the Predators recorded their 100th victory on December 6, 2001. With that win, Nashville became the second-fastest expansion team of the 1990s to reach the 100-win plateau. In the 2002–03 season , head coach Barry Trotz broke the record for most games coached by the original coach of an expansion team (392 games). In June 2003,
2960-485: The arena plaza to greet them. In June, the league granted conditional franchises to Nashville, Columbus, Ohio ; Atlanta , and Minneapolis–Saint Paul . The Nashville team would begin play in 1998 if they met the NHL requirement of selling 12,000 season tickets before March 31, 1998. Of the four cities, Nashville was the only one with a completed arena and therefore began play first. On July 9, 1997, Leipold named former Washington Capitals general manager David Poile as
3040-1006: The ban. As the league had little legal room to enforce a ban itself without running afoul of the National Hockey League Players' Association , the league instead colluded with the International Ice Hockey Federation , who agreed to establish a blacklist forbidding the national teams from offering invitations to players under NHL contracts. Players with Olympic aspirations who were free agents, especially those whose NHL prospects were marginal, were advised not to sign NHL contracts and, if they wished to play professionally, sign directly with minor league clubs to maintain Olympic eligibility. Former Buffalo Sabres captain Brian Gionta and former Olympian Jarome Iginla were among those who opted not to sign NHL contracts for
3120-548: The city of Las Vegas to an ownership group led by Bill Foley , whose identity was revealed as the Vegas Golden Knights on November 22. The team plays in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference. In June 2017, the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft was held to fill out the Golden Knights roster. On April 3, 2017, the NHL announced that, after five Olympic tournaments in which the NHL allowed its players to participate in
3200-473: The club in February and scored 11 points in his next 15 games and finished the season with 15 points in 35 games. 2010 also saw a breakout year for the last pick in the 2005 draft , Patric Hornqvist , as the 23-year-old Swede scored 30 in the 2009–10 season, becoming the fourth Predator to do so (the others being Steve Sullivan, Paul Kariya and Jason Arnott). The Predators qualified for the 2010 playoffs, facing
3280-400: The collectibles game Monsterpocalypse Entertainment [ edit ] "SMASHVILLE" (song), a song written by Jim Van Cleve See also [ edit ] Smash (disambiguation) Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Smashville . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
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3360-532: The conclusion of games played on April 8, 2018, while playing at least 1,800 minutes. The league's awards were presented at the NHL Awards ceremony, that was held following the 2018 Stanley Cup playoffs on June 20 at the Las Vegas Hard Rock Hotel and Casino . Finalists for voted awards were announced during the playoffs and winners were presented at the award ceremony. Voting concluded immediately after
3440-467: The crowd to get louder, Lewan hoisting the catfish, and the offensive linemen chugging beer. Section 303 is where a section of fans at the Bridgestone Arena sit, stand, and cheer, colloquially known as The Cellblock . The group refers to themselves as "the loudest section of the loudest arena in the NHL." The fan-based organization has been recognized by the Predators' front office. A large banner
3520-399: The departure of center David Legwand , the first player ever drafted by the Predators, the club's all-time leading scorer, and was co-leading scorer for the season at the time. Agreeing to waive his " no-trade clause ", he was traded on March 5, 2014, to his hometown team, the Detroit Red Wings, in exchange for prospect forward Calle Jarnkrok , forward Patrick Eaves and a third-round pick in
3600-413: The details to this trade were kept strictly confidential until the deal was already made. On September 7, 2016, the Predators announced Mike Fisher would replace Weber as the sixth captain of the club. In the 2016–17 season , the Predators finished fourth in the Central Division with 94 points, which earned them the second wild-card spot in the Western Conference. The 2016–17 season marked the first time
3680-572: The end of the regular season. The Presidents' Trophy , the Prince of Wales Trophy and Clarence S. Campbell Bowl are not presented at the awards ceremony. For the first time, the Professional Hockey Writers' Association voted to release each voters' ballot to the public after the awards ceremony. The following is a list of notable players who played their first NHL game during the 2017–18 season, listed with their first team. The following
3760-526: The event, it would not do so for the men's hockey tournament at the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang , South Korea . Furthermore, the league did not include a break for the Olympics in its schedule, and scheduled its All-Star Game as usual for late-January shortly prior to the Olympics (historically, the All-Star Game was not played during Olympic years). Each team's mandatory bye week , stipulated in
3840-481: The first round of the playoffs and were defeated 4–2, their fourth-straight first-round knockout. The first off-season of settling in under new ownership was a quiet one for the Predators with little personnel movement. As such, the Predators began the 2008–09 season with little expectation. Following a strong push after the All-Star break and no movement at the trade deadline, the team found themselves still battling for
3920-484: The first round of the playoffs for the first time in team history. They finished the season with an NHL-best 32–8–1 record at home. However, the Predators would be eliminated by the San Jose Sharks in five games in the first round of the 2006 playoffs . During the off-season, the Predators acquired veteran center Jason Arnott from free agency on July 2, 2006. In the following season , Arnott and David Legwand led
4000-521: The first round. In February 2023, David Poile announced that he would retire as general manager of the team at the end of the 2022–23 season , and that former head coach Barry Trotz would succeed him, effective June 30, 2023. On May 31, 2023, Trotz announced that the team had hired former player Andrew Brunette as the fourth head coach in franchise history. The Nashville Predators have played their home games at Bridgestone Arena since their inaugural season in 1998. Opened in 1996, Bridgestone Arena
4080-466: The first time that there had been a sweep by an eighth seed against a top seed in a best-of-seven playoff series in the history of North American major league professional sports. In the second round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Predators defeated the St. Louis Blues in six games, marking the first time the team advanced to the conference finals. On May 16, the Predators became the first team in 20 years (since
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#17328687142164160-557: The fourth NHL franchise to start the season 8–0; the last time a team did so was the Toronto Maple Leafs , who set the mark with a 10–0 start in the 1993–94 season . The Predators set the franchise mark for wins in a season with a 2–0 shutout of the Phoenix Coyotes on March 16, 2006. In that match, Chris Mason became the ninth goaltender to score a goal . By the end of the season, the Predators had accumulated 106 points—their first 100-point season—and clinched home-ice advantage in
4240-446: The franchise's first general manager. Portland Pirates ' head coach Barry Trotz was named the franchise's first head coach on August 6. On September 25, 1997, Leipold and team president Jack Diller held a press conference where they unveiled the franchise's new logo, a saber-toothed cat ( Smilodon fatalis ). The logo was a reference to a partial Smilodon skeleton found beneath downtown Nashville in 1971 during construction of
4320-505: The game. 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. Fang Fingers are done to the horror sounds from the Alfred Hitchcock movie, Psycho . Fans are also known for a variety of chants taunting players of the opposing team, particularly the goalie. For example, after each Predators goal, fans call
4400-402: The home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded.) 4. Greater Goal differential In each round, teams competed in a best-of-seven series following a 2–2–1–1–1 format (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each best-of-seven series). The team with home ice advantage played at home for games one and two (and games five and seven, if necessary), and the other team
4480-588: The league's CBA , was also scattered throughout the month of January. The restriction will apply to any player under NHL contract, including those in its affiliated minor leagues , but not to players signed to one-way contracts directly with the teams in those minor leagues nor players signed to entry-level contracts who are playing junior ice hockey . Several players had vowed to participate anyway, most notably Alexander Ovechkin and Evgeni Malkin . They did not wind up participating. The league had initially stated that minor league prospects would not be subject to
4560-421: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Smashville&oldid=899412421 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Nashville Predators The Nashville Predators (commonly referred to as
4640-409: The new Adidas template. While the gold home uniforms received minimal alterations, the away white uniforms featured more gold accents in the sleeves, shoulders and tail while navy was relegated to trim color. 2017%E2%80%9318 NHL season The 2017–18 NHL season was the 101st season of operation (100th season of play) of the National Hockey League . With the addition of a new expansion team,
4720-425: The opposing goalie's name, accompanied by shouts of "It's all your fault" and other epithets. These cheers are sometimes said to originate from tradition at college football games, but some of these derive from traditions held by fans of Nashville's former pre-NHL hockey teams Nashville Dixie Flyers , Nashville South Stars , Nashville Knights , and Nashville Nighthawks/Nashville Ice Flyers . This has contributed to
4800-454: The playoffs for the first time in franchise history. They defeated the Anaheim Ducks in the first round, winning the fourth game of the series at Bridgestone Arena on April 24, 2011. Two days prior, Predators' goaltender Pekka Rinne was nominated as a Vezina Trophy finalist for his performance during the 2010–11 season . The Predators played against the number-one ranked team in the NHL in
4880-440: The qualifying round. The Predators returned to the playoffs in 2021 , but were defeated by the Carolina Hurricanes in the first round. The Predators hosted the Tampa Bay Lightning at Nissan Stadium in their second outdoor game, the 2022 Stadium Series , on February 26, 2022, losing 3–2 in front of a crowd of 68,619. They clinched the 2022 playoffs , but were swept by the eventual Stanley Cup champion Colorado Avalanche in
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#17328687142164960-530: The season prior to the Olympics; Iginla, because of a lingering injury, would not go to the Olympics. On June 18, 2017, the National Hockey League Players' Association announced that the salary cap would be set at US$ 75 million per team for the 2017–18 season. The NHL Board of Governors passed some new rules that take effect this season, including: The Board of Governors also stated that existing rules be fully enforced in certain situations that had become "unofficially" ignored: The 2017 NHL Entry Draft
5040-429: The second and third place teams from the divisions. In the first two rounds, home ice advantage was awarded to the team with the better seed. Thereafter, it was awarded to the team that had the better regular season record. The following players led the league in regular season points at the conclusion of games played on April 7, 2018. The following goaltenders led the league in regular season goals against average at
5120-508: The second round after beating the Anaheim Ducks in game 7, it was the franchise's first seven-game series and seven-game series win. They were eliminated in seven games by the San Jose Sharks, who went on to win the conference. The Predators hosted the 2016 National Hockey League All-Star Game at Bridgestone Arena. 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 trade surprised many hockey fans because
5200-420: The second round, the Vancouver Canucks . The Predators lost the series 4–2. On June 22, 2011, the Predators unveiled their modified logo set for the 2011–12 season. With the color scheme simplified to blue, gold, and white and eliminating orange, silver, and steel, the Predators cleaned up their primary logo and wordmark. A new alternate logo incorporating elements from a guitar pick and the Tennessee state flag
5280-436: The secondary logo featuring the Gaylord Entertainment Center (now Bridgestone Arena) tower adorned the shoulders. From 2001 to 2007 the Predators wore mustard gold third jerseys featuring the front-facing saber-toothed cat logo. These jerseys are known by the nickname "Mustard Cats." The logo then replaced the tower alternate logo on the shoulders of their primary uniforms in 2005. Switching to Reebok 's Edge template in 2007,
5360-474: The shortened season, the first time they failed to do so since the 2008–09 season. After the season, the Predators signed Weber through a front-loaded $ 110 million, 14-year offer sheet , $ 68 million of it as a signing bonus, from the Philadelphia Flyers on July 19. The offer sheet was the richest in NHL history in terms of total money, money per season, and length, surpassing the previous offer sheet record set by Thomas Vanek . The following season saw
5440-401: The sleeves, tail stripes and socks. For the 2011–12 season, the Nashville Predators changed their jersey design and color scheme. The home jerseys are a bright gold with navy and white highlights, while the away jerseys are white with gold and navy highlights. Furthermore, the Predators changed their logo, making it purely white, gold and navy. The jerseys have a guitar pick on the shoulder with
5520-400: The team also being called "Smashville". The original Predators uniforms were worn from 1998 to 2007 and both featured a silver yoke on the shoulder. Navy and white were the base uniform colors while gold was used only as an accent color. The white uniforms featured the primary Predators logo outside a navy triangle while the navy uniforms use the same logo minus the triangle. From 1998 to 2004
5600-429: The team in goals with 27 each. Late in the season, the Predators traded two former first-round draft picks, Scottie Upshall and Ryan Parent , plus their first and third-round pick in the 2007 NHL entry draft , to the Philadelphia Flyers for five-time NHL All-Star Peter Forsberg . The Predators finished the season ranked fourth in the Western Conference with a franchise-record 110 points, finishing third overall behind
5680-415: The upcoming 2014 NHL entry draft . After missing the playoffs for the second season in a row, the Predators opted not to renew the contract of Barry Trotz as their head coach after 15 years, although he was offered an unnamed position within the organization. On May 6, 2014, the Predators announced Peter Laviolette as their new head coach. In Peter Laviolette's first season as the Predators' head coach,
5760-464: Was also introduced. Home jerseys changed from blue to gold. In the beginning of the 2011–12 season , on November 3, 2011, the Predators signed goaltender Pekka Rinne to a seven-year, $ 49 million deal. It was the largest contract awarded in Predators' history, as well as making Rinne the highest-paid goaltender in the NHL that year. On February 27, 2012, during the NHL's trade deadline, the Predators acquired Andrei Kostitsyn and Paul Gaustad from
5840-535: Was at home for games three and four (and game six, if necessary). The top three teams in each division made the playoffs, along with two wild cards in each conference, for a total of eight teams from each conference. In the First Round, the lower seeded wild card in the conference played against the division winner with the best record while the other wild card played against the other division winner, and both wild cards were de facto #4 seeds. The other series matched
5920-544: Was extended for another year by the club in mid-season) and former Montreal Canadiens defenseman Francis Bouillon . The 2009–10 season also saw the much-anticipated debut of top prospect Colin Wilson . However, due to a groin injury suffered in training camp, Wilson spent the first week-and-a-half of the season on the sidelines, and was sent to the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League (AHL) in November. He returned to
6000-527: Was held on June 23–24, 2017, at the United Center in Chicago , Illinois . Nico Hischier was selected first overall by the New Jersey Devils . The NHL's centennial commemorations continued into the 2017–18 season, as its 100th season of play. On March 17, 2017, the NHL announced the NHL 100 Classic outdoor game in Ottawa between the Ottawa Senators and Montreal Canadiens . Held on December 16, 2017, it marked
6080-491: Was opened in 1996, and after an attempt to bring the National Basketball Association 's Sacramento Kings did not materialize, the city instead went after a hockey team. In January 1997, a group led by Wisconsin businessman Craig Leipold made a formal presentation before the NHL requesting an expansion franchise. When Bettman and league officials visited Nashville to tour the arena, thousands gathered on
6160-456: Was postponed due to the effects of the January 2018 nor'easter . The game was rescheduled for April 8, the day after the regular season was originally scheduled to end. Tie Breakers: 1. Fewer number of games played. 2. Greater Regulation + OT Wins (ROW) 3. Greatest number of points earned in head-to-head play (If teams played an unequal # of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on
6240-481: Was produced by the front office for posting on the wall behind the section. On April 3, 2008, with the Predators clinging to a 3–2 lead with 4:30 in their final home game of the regular season, a sellout crowd at what was then known as the Sommet Center , gave the team a standing ovation through the entirety of the final TV timeout . The Predators went on to win the game against the St. Louis Blues and advanced to
6320-466: Was to expire after this season) through the remainder of its tenure as national rightsholder. Since CBC and NBC also hold the rights to air the Olympics in their respective countries, Rogers did not schedule any HNIC games on CBC during those Saturdays nights, only airing games on City and Sportsnet . NBC originally decided not to air any NHL games at all during the Olympics, but later reversed course, and added three Sunday afternoon telecasts during
6400-546: Was traded to the Florida Panthers ) had a shaky season and shared net-minding duties with Dan Ellis . Ellis, who was signed from the Dallas Stars before the season began, had a 233:39 long shutout streak (fifth longest in league history) nearing the end of the season that helped Nashville attain the eighth playoff spot with 91 points. The Predators met the Presidents' Trophy -winning (and eventual Stanley Cup winners) Red Wings in
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