We’re joined by a panel of authors, fans and journalists to help us understand how the Preds first came to be and how they’ve changed the city. And, of course, we’ll discuss Smashville’s unique fan culture.
Predators Prospect To Make History As First Openly Gay NHL Player
A Nashville Predators’ prospect is set to make history as the NHL’s first openly gay player. Luke Prokop came out on Monday, before the 19-year-old defenseman has made his NHL debut.
‘I Just Feel Thankful’: Predators Goalie Pekka Rinne Retiring After 15 Seasons
The Nashville Predators’ star goalie is retiring from the NHL and the only franchise he’s ever known. Pekka Rinne announced his decision Tuesday, making the 2020-21 regular season closer the last game of his career.
Lives Lost In The Pandemic: Frank Rummo Died Far From Home, But Close To His Adopted Home Team
Frank Rummo came from a hockey-loving, Italian family in Massachusetts. So of course, he was a Boston Bruins fan. His allegiance changed when his son signed on as a team doctor for the Nashville Predators. Rummo is one of the lives lost to the pandemic in Middle Tennessee, which WPLN News has been memorializing.
Meet The Couple Who Chucks Elaborately Dressed Catfish On The Nashville Predators’ Ice
Listen Tom Dennis can guess the weight of a catfish just by looking at it. “That thing’s got to be in the mid-20s,” Dennis said last week at Little’s Fish Market in Germantown. “See? I’m getting good at this.” He wasn’t ordering his dinner. His catfish was headed for the ice at Bridgestone Arena.
Long Before Taking Center Stage, Predators Were Preparing For The Limelight
Listen The Predators notched their biggest win in franchise history this week, surprising many and churning up a huge new following. But behind the scenes, the Predators organization has been preparing for this moment for years.
Players Threaten Suit Over Tennessee’s Jock Tax
Pro athletes say they’re ready to go to court over Tennessee’s tax on hockey and basketball players. At a hearing Thursday, lawmakers listened to arguments for and against repealing the state’s so-called “jock tax,” which is the highest in the nation by most measures.
Power Play to Lower Pro Athlete Tax Bills in Tennessee
Hockey players from all corners of the NHL have been hit by Tennessee’s so-called “jock tax,” one of the highest in the country. It effectively costs them $7,500 a year to take the ice in the state. But a power play is in the works to ban the state from the back pockets of professional […]
Fans Cheer Record Weber Contract
Nashville Predators fans gathered outside Bridgestone Arena as the team paused to recognize the significance of the moment. The franchise has agreed to the largest contract in its history and the second largest ever in the NHL to keep team captain Shea Weber.
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