Nashville Predators History.
Nashville Predators,
professional ice hockey team and one of five teams that play in the
Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League
(NHL). The name Predators was chosen to complement the team logo, an
image of a saber-toothed tiger. The remains of a saber-toothed tiger, an
extinct catlike animal, were once unearthed in Nashville, Tennessee. The
team colors are orange, gold, silver, and blue. The Predators’ rink is
the Gaylord Entertainment Center.
On June 25, 1997, the
Predators joined the NHL when the league announced that four cities had
been awarded expansion franchises: Nashville; Atlanta, Georgia;
Columbus, Ohio; and Saint Paul, Minnesota. Businessman Craig Leipold is
the majority owner of the Predators and serves as the team’s chairman
and chief executive officer. Davie Poile, former general manager of the
Washington Capitals, is the team’s general manager.
Barry Trotz is the Predators’ head coach. Trotz coached the Portland
Pirates of the American Hockey League (AHL) to the Calder Cup during the
1994-95 season. That same year he was named AHL coach of the year. The
Predators played their first season in 1998-99. Trotz led the team to a
28-47-7 win-loss-tie record.
|
Allison |
Jamie
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Defence |
Nashville Predators |
$400,000.00 |
|
Arkhipov |
Denis
|
Centre |
Nashville Predators |
$1,200,000.00 |
|
Bombardir |
Brad
|
Defence |
Nashville Predators |
Unsigned
|
|
Eaton |
Mark
|
Defence |
Nashville Predators |
$1,000,000.00 |
|
Erat |
Martin
|
Left
Wing |
Nashville Predators |
Unsigned
|
|
Hall |
Adam
|
Right
Wing |
Nashville Predators |
Unsigned
|
|
Hartnell |
Scott
|
Right
Wing |
Nashville Predators |
$1,300,750.00 |
|
Hnidy |
Shane
|
Defence |
Nashville Predators |
$725,000.00 |
|
Johansson |
Andreas
|
Left
Wing |
Nashville Predators |
Unsigned
|
|
Johnson |
Greg
|
Centre |
Nashville Predators |
$1,600,000.00 |
|
Legwand |
David
|
Centre |
Nashville Predators |
$1,775,000.00 |
|
Lilja |
Andreas
|
Defence |
Nashville Predators |
$750,000.00 |
|
Mason |
Chris
|
Goal |
Nashville Predators |
$400,000.00 |
|
McKenzie |
Jim
|
Left
Wing |
Nashville Predators |
$700,000.00 |
|
Murray |
Rem
|
Left
Wing |
Nashville Predators |
Unsigned
|
|
Orszagh |
Vladimir
|
Right
Wing |
Nashville Predators |
$1,000,000.00 |
|
Severson |
Cam
|
Left
Wing |
Nashville Predators |
$400,000.00 |
|
Stevenson |
Jeremy
|
Left
Wing |
Nashville Predators |
$425,000.00 |
|
Sullivan |
Steve
|
Right
Wing |
Nashville Predators |
$3,800,000.00 |
|
Timonen |
Kimmo
|
Defence |
Nashville Predators |
$2,500,000.00 |
|
Vokoun |
Tomas
|
Goal |
Nashville Predators |
$3,000,000.00 |
|
Walker |
Scott
|
Right
Wing |
Nashville Predators |
$2,000,000.00 |
|
York |
Jason
|
Defence |
Nashville Predators |
Unsigned
|
|
Zholtok |
Sergei
|
Centre |
Nashville Predators |
Unsigned
|
|
Zidlicky |
Marek
|
Defence |
Nashville Predators |
Unsigned
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