P.K. Subban Deserves Some Norris Love Kyle Gipe | February 5, 2018 Nashville Predators defenseman P.K. Subban won his first Norris Trophy during the lockout-shortened season of 2012-13. He was awarded the trophy as the league’s best defenseman after he posted 11…
Predators Defensive Scoring Prowess Benjamin Nixon | January 12, 2018 “Defense wins championships” is how the saying goes and if the Nashville Predators’ defense is any indication, they could bring home the big prize at the end of the season.…
Mattias Ekholm: The Predators’ Silent Warrior Benjamin Nixon | December 20, 2017 The departure of Shea Weber from the Nashville Predators in the summer blockbuster trade represented a shift from the more stay-at-home game plan to the mobile roving defensive unit that currently…
Predators Need to Be Perfect Jeff Yerger | June 1, 2017 Smashville has to feel duped. For the first two games of the franchise’s first Stanley Cup Final appearance, the Nashville Predators have looked nothing like the team they were a…
Predators’ Centre of Attention Peter Ferrell | February 24, 2017 With the Mar. 1 National Hockey League trade deadline approaching fast, observers of the Nashville Predators must be asking: “Really? Really guys? THAT’s what you’re gonna go with?” And they…
Ekholm’s Hockey Camp Initiates Change Back Home David Carlsson | January 27, 2017 P.K. Subban isn’t the only Nashville Predators to make an impact as an elite-level hockey player, earning elite-level paychecks and, consequently, carrying an idolized persona. Now, Subban’s teammate Mattias Ekholm has decided…
Should Predators Hit Trade Market? Chance Humphrey | January 27, 2017 Suspicions have been raised over the years that there may be some top-secret facility hidden away in the hills surrounding Nashville, manufacturing NHL-quality defenders and pouring specimen after specimen into…
Does Addition of Subban Give Nashville League’s Best Blueline? Darren Faria | August 17, 2016 Nashville Predators General Manager David Poile shocked the hockey world on June 29th when he traded franchise defenseman (and long-serving captain) Shea Weber to the Montreal Canadiens for another cornerstone…
Mattias Ekholm’s Excellent Evolution Dan Mount | June 10, 2016 Mattias Ekholm was a player that had an outside shot making the Team Sweden roster at this year’s World Cup of Hockey at the beginning. There were plenty of talented…
Predators Pick Up Medals at 2016 IIHF Worlds Dan Mount | May 24, 2016 The Nashville Predators may have been late to the party at the 2016 IIHF Worlds, but two players got their hands on medals as Ryan Ellis helped Team Canada take…
Andre Burakovsky and Mattias Ekhom Head to Russia Dustin L. Nelson | May 13, 2016 Washington Capitals forward Andre Burakovsky is joining three other Washington teammates at the 2016 World Championship, where he will play for Team Sweden. He’ll be joined by Nashville defenseman Mattias…
Ryan Ellis, Mattias Ekholm Essential to Predators Success Dan Mount | April 14, 2016 Ryan Ellis and Mattias Ekholm aren’t the first names people think of when talking about the Nashville Predators defense. It’s easy to be lost in the shuffle when another pairing is…