PREDATORS RUMORS & GOSSIP
Preds hire Housley to replace Horachek
The Nashville Predators have hired Phil Housley as an assistant coach to fill the spot left open by the firing of associate coach Peter Horachek after nine seasons with the franchise.
General manager David Poile announced the move Tuesday just hours after the Predators confirmed Horachek's firing in a statement posted on the franchise's website. Housley played 21 NHL seasons...
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Predators name Phil Housley as new Assistant Coach
After the Predators confirmed this morning that Horachek would be relieved of his associate coaching duties with the team, it didn’t take very long for them to hire his replacement.
Phil Housley, who coached the US to gold in the World Junior Championships this year and was behind the bench as an assistant coach as the US captured bronze in the World Championships as well, will...
Phil Housley Named Assistant Coach For Nashville
Nashville, Tenn. (May 21, 2013) – Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced today that Phil Housley has been named assistant coach of the team. Housley coached the United States to a gold medal at the 2013 World Junior Championships and ranks fourth all-time among NHL defensemen in points (338g-894a-1,232pts).
“Phil brings a unique...
Predators fire associate coach Peter Horachek
The Nashville Predators have fired associate coach Peter Horachek after nine seasons with the franchise.
General manager David Poile announced the move Tuesday in a statement posted on the franchise's website. There were multiple media reports Monday night that Horachek had been fired, but the Predators would not comment.
Poile thanked Horachek for his contributions on the...
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REPORT: Preds fire Associate Coach Peter Horachek
According to TSN panelist, former NHL goaltender and St. Louis Blues color man Darren Pang, the Nashville Predators have fired Associate Coach Peter Horachek.
Until today, original assistant Paul Gardner held the distinction of being the only NHL coach ever fired by the Predators organization.
Pang breaking the news isn’t as random as it may seem. He and Horachek were Saginaw Generals...
Preds fire Assistant Coach Peter Horachek
NHL reporter Darren Peng broke news on Twitter this evening that the Nashville Predators have fired Assistant Coach Peter Horachek. The coach had been with the organization since 2003 and was with the AHL affiliate in Milwaukee before that. Prior to the Preds organization, Horachek was director of hockey operations of the Nashville Knights. Before coaching, Horachek also played hockey...
PRESS RELEASE: Preds ink Mark Van Guilder to two-year deal
Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced today that the club has signed forward Mark Van Guilder to a two-year, two-way contract.
Van Guilder played his fourth season for the Admirals in 2012-13, ranking fifth on the team in goals, and tying for fifth in points (14g-18a-32pts). The Roseville, Minn., was also named the Admirals Man of...
Predators sign Van Guilder to Two-Year Contract
From the Nashville Predators PR Department:
“Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced today that the club has signed forward Mark Van Guilder to a two-year, two-way contract worth $550,000 at the NHL level and $80,000 at the AHL level in 2013-14, and $550,000 at the NHL level and $85,000 at the AHL level in 2014-15.
Van Guilder,...
Mark Dekanich Heading To KHL by Steven Ellis
Medvescak Zagreb, a team competing in the KHL, have signed Mark Dekanich for the upcoming season. Dekanich was selected by the Nashville Predators in the fifth round (146th overall) of the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. During his draft year, Dekanich was named the recipient of the ECACHL’s Ken Dryden Award for Goaltender of the Year after leading the conference with [...]
Josi wins silver and MVP honors, Smith takes home bronze…
As horrible as the 2013 campaign was for the Nashville Predators, since their season ended, things haven’t really been all that bad. On April 29, the Preds retained the fourth pick of the NHL Draft by way of the Colorado Avalanche winning the Draft Lottery, they locked up Patric Hornqvist for five more years and now they have a bronze medalist, a silver medalist and a tournament...
Josi, Smith made big impacts for their countries at Worlds
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All three Nashville Predators who went to Scandinavia to play for their respective countries were rewarded with a medal Sunday afternoon. A Roman Josi led Switzerland team played an excellent tournament, but fell to one of the host countries, Sweden, 5-1 in the gold medal match.
Meanwhile, Predators forwards Craig Smith and Bobby Butler fell...
2012-13 Season Report Card: Goaltenders
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In hockey, goaltenders are the last resort for their team, the final hope. Nashville Predators goalies Pekka Rinne and Chris Mason were often their team’s last resort and came up big. Too often the players up front were leaving Rinne and Mason out to dry this season.
Pekka Rinne had a wild year. His stats aren’t glowing, except in the shutout...
Preds have decisions to make with RFA’s
Bobby Butler and Matt Halischuk are two restricted free agents the Predators will need to decide on in the next six weeks...
Preds' key offseason moves likely to come via trade
Goalie Pekka Rinne's hip surgery and subsequent need of four months' recovery time wasn't the only injury-related news involving the Predators on Thursday.
Center Colin Wilson had a procedure on his left shoulder, similar to the one performed on his right shoulder a few weeks ago. General manager David Poile said the injury was a "subluxation," or dislocation...
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Predators goalie Rinne out four months after hip surgery
The Nashville Predators announced on Thursday that goalie Pekka Rinne, one of the teams foundational players, underwent hip surgery on Wednesday and will be sidelined for the next four months.That recovery time ought to have Rinne back and ready for the start of training camp in early September, if all goes according to plan. In 2011 and 2012, Rinne was voted as one of three finalists...
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