“Having hockey fans in Atlanta supporting Nashville and seeing Preds fans in Knoxville, Chattanooga, northern Alabama, southern Kentucky this is what helps to grow with success,” Bradford continued. “The Predators have become more than regional.”Ītlanta’s NHL team moving to Winnipeg in 2011 created a void that the Predators have been filling. Even if you don’t go to a certain school, you are fan because of your family, friends or whatever you grew up with.
“You grow up with it and that’s why a sport like college football works so well. “People want to experience something unique, especially in the south,” Bradford said. Whether fans are watching games at house parties, local establishments or even driving to Nashville to go to a game or take in the atmosphere on the plaza, this run has generated a buzz that will last far beyond this summer. Get that mind right! We all know #Smashville is bringing the juice tonight! Let's Ride! #StandWithUs ? /hZWtKXuHIO Hey we have a special message from today's guest speaker about tonight's game! #standwithus #GoPreds /G4vsEhyd97 Many of those watching are college football fans patiently awaiting the start of the season, and the Predators are filling the ordinary lull with excitement.Įven Tennessee coach Butch Jones and Vanderbilt coach Derek Mason are behind the Predators. Watch parties are happening throughout the Volunteer State whenever the Predators play. It’s about money and the experience, and Nissan Stadium would be a perfect host within the next two seasons.” A team all of Tennessee can support
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“The Predators are now in a position where they could host a Stadium Series game against a division rival or another strong team that can draw a television audience, such as a Montreal or Washington with a story-line. A Stadium Series game could be played in early February, which in Nashville is probably around when it’s the coldest. “Reasons for being part of the Stadium Series would be due to the Titans still being in season and the Winter Classic takes about a week to setup. As of now, there are no Stadium Series games scheduled for the 2017-2018 season.īradford says that “the talk mostly has been about a Stadium Series game instead of the Winter Classic” for the Predators. Dodger Stadium, Yankee Stadium, Soldier Field, Levi’s Stadium, TCF Bank Stadium, Coors Field and Heinz Field have hosted games in the Stadium Series that started in 2013. They are still huge, but won’t necessarily be televised on NBC and are more regional. The Winter Classic is usually played on New Year’s Day if it does not compete with other major televised events.
Scheduling is the major difference between the Winter Classic and the Stadium Series. “With the Bristol game between Tennessee and Virginia Tech, the topic of the Predators doing something like that is there within a Stadium Series,” said Bradford, who wrote a book on the Predators. “You have to prove yourself on a national stage and that’s exactly what the Predators are doing now.”Įven before the run to the Stanley Cup Finals, events such as the Battle at Bristol between Tennessee and Virginia Tech at Bristol Motor Speedway have sparked more consideration toward the Predators coming closer to making an outdoor game a reality. “There’s always a lot of talk, and now the talk is warranted,” Bradford told Saturday Down South.
Nashville Predators’ reporter, Justin Bradford for Penalty Box Radio, discussed where the Predators stand to eventually play an outdoor game in the Volunteer State. With the Predators proving to the hockey world that they are not only a good team and franchise, but now the overwhelming support is there, with the actual consideration of playing a game outside at the Tennessee Titans’ home Nissan Stadium or even Neyland Stadium. Louis Blues played a 2016 Winter Classic NHL game at Busch Stadium.
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