As new fans were trying to learn about hockey, they brought an energy level to the game akin to a college football atmosphere. The crowd would stand and cheer when the Predators would cross the center red line with the puck, and Bridgestone Arena became known as one of the loudest buildings in the League.
It took some time for hockey to fully catch on in Nashville. The game has been played for decades in the city, beginning with the Nashville Dixie Flyers of the Eastern Hockey League in the 1960s. But the Predators were the first big shot to really grow the game in Tennessee.
1 posted on
01/30/2016 6:15:16 AM PST by
airborne
To: airborne; shove_it; Hat-Trick; SZonian; retrokitten; hollywood; Alberta's Child; Betis70; ...
Hockey Ping!
(let me know if you want on or off the ping list)
2 posted on
01/30/2016 6:18:19 AM PST by
airborne
To: airborne
Zatknis!
4 posted on
01/30/2016 6:27:43 AM PST by
Daffynition
(*Security, confiscate their coats. Get them out of here. It's 10 below zero out there ~DJT)
To: airborne
..the 3 on 3 format is a great idea IMHO—Go Kings Go!
5 posted on
01/30/2016 6:57:28 AM PST by
WalterSkinner
( In Memory of My Father--WWII Vet and Patriot 1926-2007)
To: airborne
Vince Gill is a big fan of the game.
11 posted on
01/30/2016 9:18:36 AM PST by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a Simple Manner for a Happy Life :o)
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