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The Nashville Predators are a National
Hockey League team based in Nashville, Tennessee.
- Founded: 1998
- Formerly Known As: N/A
- Arena: Gaylord
Entertainment Center
- Uniform colors: Blue and gold
- Logo design: A saber toothed cat
- Stanley Cups won: None
Franchise history
The Predators first took the ice on October 10, 1998, where they lost 1-0 at home to the Florida
Panthers.
In the 2003-2004 season, the Nashville Predators,
under coach Barry Trotz, made their first trip to the playoffs, as the eighth
seeded team in the Western Conference with a franchise record 91 points. However, they were left with the daunting task of facing
the heavily favoured and top seeded Detroit Red Wings in the
first round, eventually going down in a tough-fought 6 games. They did, however, win their first two home playoff games.
Their best performance prior to their breakout season in 2003-2004 was in 2000-2001, when they
finished with 80 points, 10th place in the Western Conference.
Players of Note
Hall of Famers: None
Current stars:
- Martin Erat
- David Legwand
- Tomas Vokoun
- Scott Walker
- Marek Zidlicky
- Kimmo Timonen
- Scott Hartnell
- Jordin Tootoo
- Steve Sullivan
Not to be forgotten:
- Mike Dunham
- Tom Fitzgerald - first
captain
- Cliff Ronning
- Sergei
Krivokrasov
see also: List of Nashville
Predators players
Retired Numbers:
Nashville Predators
official web site
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