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Steven Stamkos and the Nashville Predators could not overcome a slow start in 2025-26 to make the Stanley Cup Playoffs. The team found new life as the season went along, and they made a strong push for postseason hockey. In the end, it wasn’t meant to be. It wasn’t a completely poor season for Nashville. […] The post 3 burning Predators questions entering 2026-27 NHL season appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Blankenburg had 24 points in 61 games with the Predators and Avalanche last season.
The 2026-27 Tampa Bay Lightning season unofficially gets underway this afternoon as a small group of their prospects take on the Nashville Predators young guns at 2:00 PM up in Raleigh, North Carolina. While it is little more than a glorified scrimmage game, for many of the players competing it will be their first taste of action in a NHL uniform. Not every player on the ice is going to have the same goal over the next two days. Prospects on the cusp of the NHL can start their campaigns for ea...
Welcome to the Summer Thread for the week of 9/14. Let’s all take a moment to acknowledge the life and works of Brent Peterson. A huge loss for the Nashville Predators family. Prayers for his wife, children and friends. Well Rookie camp has started and camp starts later this week. I look at the lineup and just 🤷🏻♀️. What are the odds it takes more than 20 games for this team to gel. Looking at the October schedule, I don’t think they have that kind of time. I guess 🤞. Just ...
The 2026-27 NHL season is on the cusp and with that we’re bringing back the daily links! The suits around the league are filing paperwork again and there’s actually some news in the NHL. Without further adieu, let’s catch up on some of the latest news and current events around the league. Lightning News: With the 2026 Prospect Showcase first day in the books, the 2026-27 season has officially begun. The Predators and Hurricanes met yesterday and the Lightning play this afternoon at 2...
Sunday afternoon, the Carolina Hurricanes kicked off the annual Prospect Showcase – this time hosted in their own practice facility, […]
Almost every season since he signed his four-year free agent contract with the Nashville Predators in 2023, Ryan O'Reilly's name has been floated around at the trade deadline for teams in need of a veteran center & leader with a strong playoff pedigree. But even though O'Reilly's contract does not contain any trade protection, the Predators GM at the time, Barry Trotz, said he would be treating the respected veteran as if he did have a no-trade clause. He would run any potential offers by him ...
The Blue Jackets and Adam Fantilli continue to talk, and they may need a goalie. The Predators had some interest in Alexander Nikishin. The Canucks didn't ask Elias Pettersson to waive his no-move this offseason.
The Blue Jackets and Adam Fantilli continue to talk, and they may need a goalie. The Predators had some interest in Alexander Nikishin. The Canucks didn't ask Elias Pettersson to waive his no-move this offseason.
Keep an eye on the Montreal Canadiens, as it feels like this could be a season where they go all in to try and win the Stanley Cup. And, from the sounds of it, there's a veteran center they've been linked to on the trade market, once again this season. According to The Score's Josh Wegman, he feels the Canadiens should be targeting Ryan O'Reilly from the Nashville Predators as a perfect number-two center to pair up with Nick Suzuki. ROR is on the dismal Predators, who have been making some int...
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.