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Update: If you want to catch the live stream of the Prospects Showcase, here’s the one for Canes/Predators: Original post in below Have you been missing hockey since the Hurricanes won the Stanley Cup three months ago? Yes, it’s been almost three months since the Hurricanes skated off the ice in Las Vegas with Lord […]
The Toronto Maple Leafs have reportedly signed defenceman Nick Blankenburg to a professional tryout contract (PTO), according to The Boston Globe’s Kevin Paul Dupont. “Undersized defenseman, ex- of UMichigan (from the Johnny Beecher days), played for both Colorado and Nashville last season,” Dupont wrote. “Small, but mobile, an insurance play by new GM John Chayka,…
The Carolina Hurricanes get ready for the 2026-27 season with a problem on their hands. Carolina has a restricted free agent in defenseman Alexander Nikishin. The Hurricanes haven’t been able to re-sign the defenseman, and it appears at least one other NHL team is interested in signing him. That team is the Nashville Predators, per […] The post NHL rumors: Hurricanes RFA Alex Nikishin linked to Western Conference team appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Connor Ingram is done playing hockey. Ingram Calls It A Career At 29 The goaltender announced his retirement Friday night on Instagram with a short, simple message. "Don't be sad it's over, be happy it happened. Thanks hockey, I owe ya," he wrote. The post included photos from his stops with the Edmonton Oilers, Arizona Coyotes, Nashville Predators and Tampa Bay Lightning organizations. Connor Ingram has officially announced his retirement from the NHL. The 29-year-old ends his career ...
Connor Ingram is closing the book on his professional hockey career. The goaltender took to Instagram on Friday night to announce his retirement. “Don’t be sad it’s over, be happy it happened. Thanks hockey, I owe ya,” wrote Ingram in a post. Per Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman, Ingram’s “goal is to go back to school for psychology; use what he learns to help others.” Ingram, from Saskatoon, Sask., appeared in 134 NHL career games for Nashville, Arizona, Utah, and Edmonton, posting a 55-54-18 re...
A former NHL player, associate coach and broadcaster for the Nashville Predators, Brent Peterson has passed away. On Friday, the Nashville Predators released a statement that Peterson had died after battling Parkinson’s Disease since being diagnosed in 2002, passing away at the age of 68. Most well known for his career as a coach and a broadcaster, Peterson played 11 years in the NHL, spending time with the Detroit Red Wings, Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks and Hartford Whalers, finishing wi...
One of the most beloved hockey ambassadors in Nashville has passed away. Broadcaster, former NHL player and longtime coach Brent Peterson has died at age 68, the Nashville Predators announced on Friday. “It is with very heavy hearts that we announce today the passing of our friend, our co-worker and our forever Nashville Predators family member, Brent Peterson,” the team said. Peterson, who spent 11 seasons in the NHL as a player before getting into coaching with the Hartford Whalers, was diag...
Brent Peterson, who spent 11 seasons as an NHL player before becoming a successful junior coach, a longtime Nashville Predators assistant and a broadcaster, died Friday, Sept. 11 after living with Parkinson’s disease for more than two decades. He was…
In a somber announcement, the Nashville Predators said former associate coach and broadcaster Brent Peterson has passed away at 68. Peterson was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in 2002 and eventually succumbed to the illness. Although he’s better known for his coaching career, Peterson enjoyed an 11-year playing career from the late 1970s to the late 1980s with the Detroit Red Wings, Buffalo Sabres, Vancouver Canucks, and Hartford Whalers. The Red Wings selected Peterson with the 12th overa...
As the start of training camps inch closer, Carolina Hurricanes defenseman Alexander Nikishin remains an unsigned RFA, without a contract. His name has featured in trade rumors throughout the summer, but no deal involving him has been reached. Yesterday on the 32 Thoughts podcast, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman named another team that has had interest in acquiring Nikishin: the Nashville Predators. Friedman put it as “Nashville was kicking around there” and pointed to their recent decision to e...
We're now one week away from training camp starting in the NHL, and numerous free agents remain without a contract . One of those is former Winnipeg Jets forward Gustav Nyquist. Nyquist is a Swedish-born forward who was traded to the Minnesota Wild by the Columbus Blue Jackets in 202-23. From there, the former 50-point player would experience what it was like to be a journeyman in the NHL. He'd sign a two-year deal with the Nashville Predators, where he'd suit up for 138 games, sco...
Introducing ‘On the Record’ – a new docuseries from the Nashville Predators that takes you inside the organization like never before. Episode One highlights Barry Trotz’s announcement to retire as general manager, how that particular day played out at Bridgestone Arena and the subsequent search for a new GM that followed. Go inside the search and hear from those who were in the room and conducting the interviews, including Preds Owner and Chairman Bill Haslam, CEO Sean Henry, President and COO...
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio – Former Bowling Green hockey defenseman Jack Blake has signed a professional contract, joining the Atlanta Gladiators of the ECHL,an affiliate of the NHL’s Nashville Predators. The contract marks the first pro deal of Blake’s career with him being the second player to sign with the Gladiators, with former Falcon Ethan Scardina signing in 2025. “Jack Blake’s four years at Bowling Green have been nothing short of unbelievable,” said head Bowling Green hockey coach Dennis Wil...
There’s some intrigue in Music City, especially after the team seems to be poised to make more moves. When speaking to reporters at the NHL Player Media Tour in Las Vegas, Nashville Predators forward Filip Forsberg was asked about his reaction to the team trading forward winger Luke Evangelista to the New Jersey Devils last week. Forsberg admitted the trade was an eye-opener, but he has to trust what management is trying to accomplish. “A little surprise for sure,” Forsberg said. “I thought he...
Forsberg believes Chris MacFarland’s move to trade away Evangelista is just the tip of the iceberg.
Did youthful additions with upside do enough to get the Predators out of mediocrity?
The Nashville Predators are giving forward Tyson Jost another chance to earn his way back onto the roster, this time without a guaranteed contract attached. The Predators have signed Jost to a professional tryout agreement for their 2026-27 training camp. Jost spent all of last season in Nashville after the Predators claimed him off waivers from the Carolina Hurricanes in October, but his one-year, two-way deal expired this summer, leaving him to search for a new opportunity as an unrest...
Jost skated in 69 games with the Predators during the 2025-26 regular season.
For those of you who have craved some hockey action, your time is coming up soon. Starting on Sunday, September 13, the 2026 Prospect Showcase will begin featuring several of the top prospects from the Carolina Hurricanes, Nashville Predators, and Tampa Bay Lightning. All games will be played at the newly renamed Lane Arena, which […]
The Nashville Predators made a surprising move last week trading Luke Evangelista. So what was the reasoning behind this move?
Ryan O’Reilly’s youthful exuberance shines both on and off the ice. And with the Nashville Predators center playing arguably his best hockey, his persona and guidance will be key in trying to get his team back into the playoffs.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mavrik Bourque signed his six-year, $33 million contract with the Nashville Predators three days after the Dallas Stars traded him. On NHL Network’s “NHL Tonight” on Aug. 31, the 24-year-old forward said the length of the deal told him where he stood with his new team. The contract, signed July 4, carries […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Mavrik Bourque said he never wanted to be traded out of Dallas. Two months after the Dallas Stars sent him to the Nashville Predators, the 24-year-old forward made the comments on NHL Network’s “NHL Tonight” on Aug. 31. On July 1, the Stars traded Bourque and defenseman Ilya Lyubushkin to Nashville for […]
The Nashville Predators signed Belarusian forward Vitali Pinchuk to a one-year, $1.025 million contract this past April. While the Predators ultimately landed the high-scoring KHL center, Pinchuk also drew significant interest from the Washington Capitals, who consulted with one of their own Belarusian talents, Aliaksei Protas, about him. However, Pinchuk believes the emergence of someone
When you're 24 years old and coming off a career season, you feel rather comfortable heading into training camp, and kicking off a new year. Turns out the Nashville Predators had other ideas, as Luke Evangelista was completely blindsided the Preds gave up on him, and traded him to the New Jersey Devils. Evangelista set career highs in assists and points last season, and at just $3 million AAV for this season, is a steal of a deal. He's a pending restricted free agent with team control, and fo...