The Nashville Predators are a relatively young National Hockey League (NHL) franchise, founded as an expansion team in 1998. In their early years, the team initially struggled to establish themselves in the league.
The breakthrough came in the late 2000s with key contributors like Shea Weber, Pekka Rinne and Ryan Suter. In 2017, the Predators reached their first Stanley Cup Finals before falling to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Today's young, talented core features Roman Josi, Matt Duchene and Juuse Saros. The passionate fans at Bridgestone Arena relentlessly spur on their Predators - capturing that first Stanley Cup seems only a matter of time.