Team Name: Nashville Predators
Inaugural Season: 1998-1999 season
Current Head Coach: Peter Laviolette
Current General Manager: David Poile
Current Team Owner: Craig Leipold
Current Team Captain: Mike Fisher
Where do they play: Bridgestone Arena
Arena Capacity: 20,000
Stanley Cups Won: 0 cups, but in the 2016-2017 season the team reached the Stanley Cup and eventually lost to the Pittsburgh Penguins
Retired Numbers: no retired numbers yet for this franchise
Current Team Roster
Forwards
| # | Player Name | Age | Height | Weight | Shoots | Birth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 46 | Pontus, Aberg | 23 | 5’11 | 196 | Right | Stockholm, Sweden |
| 38 | Viktor, Arvidsson | 24 | 5’9 | 180 | Right | Skelleftea, Sweden |
| 16 | Cody, Bass | 30 | 6’0 | 205 | Right | Owen Sound, Ontario |
| 13 | Nick, Bonino | 29 | 6’1 | 196 | Left | Hartford, Connecticut |
| 56 | Kevin, Fiala | 21 | 5’10 | 193 | Left | St. Gallen, Switzerland |
| 9 | Filip, Forsberg | 23 | 6’1 | 205 | Right | Ostervala, Sweden |
| 32 | Frederick, Gaudreau | 24 | 6’0 | 179 | Right | Bromont, Quebec |
| 43 | Scott, Hartnell | 35 | 6’2 | 215 | Left | Regina, Saskatchewan |
| 19 | Calle, Jarnkrok | 25 | 5’11 | 186 | Right | Gavle, Sweden |
| 92 | Ryan, Johansen | 25 | 6’3 | 218 | Right | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 26 | Pierre-Cedric, Labrie | 31 | 6’3 | 226 | Left | Baie-Comeau, Quebec |
| 55 | Cody, McLeod | 33 | 6’2 | 210 | Left | Binscarth, Manitoba |
| 20 | Miikka, Salomaki | 24 | 5’11 | 203 | Left | Raahe, Finland |
| 10 | Colton, Sissons | 23 | 6’1 | 200 | Right | North Vancouver, British COlumbia |
| 15 | Craig, Smith | 28 | 6’1 | 208 | Right | Madison, Wisconsin |
| 51 | Austin, Watson | 25 | 6’4 | 204 | Right | Ann Arbor, Michigan |
Defencemen
| # | Player Name | Age | Height | Weight | Shoots | Birth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Anthony, Bitetto | 27 | 6’1 | 210 | Left | Island Park, New York |
| 14 | Mattias, Ekholm | 27 | 6’4 | 215 | Left | Borlange, Sweden |
| 4 | Ryan, Ellis | 26 | 5’10 | 180 | Right | Hamilton, Ontario |
| 47 | Alexei, Emelin | 31 | 6’2 | 218 | Left | Togliatti, USSR |
| 8 | Petter, Granberg | 25 | 6’3 | 200 | Right | Gallivare, Sweden |
| 52 | Matt, Irwin | 29 | 6’1 | 207 | Left | Victoria, British Columbia |
| 59 | Roman, Josi | 27 | 6’1 | 201 | Left | Bern, Switzerland |
| 76 | P.K. Subban | 28 | 6’0 | 210 | Right | Toronto, Ontario |
| 7 | Yannick, Weber | 28 | 5’11 | 200 | Right | Morges, Switzerland |
Goalies
| # | Player Name | Age | Height | Weight | Shoots | Birth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Anders, Lindback | 29 | 6’6 | 215 | NA | Gavle, Sweden |
| 35 | Pekka, Rinne | 34 | 6’5 | 217 | NA | Kempele, Finland |
| 74 | Juuse, Saros | 22 | 5’11 | 180 | NA | Forssa, Finland |
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