2000 Inaugural Home Game vs Islanders
Music City's team on the ice.
The Nashville Predators are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They are one of three major professional sports teams in the city, which is also home to the Titans and Nashville SC.
Quick Facts
- Opponent
- New York Islanders
- Venue
- Gaylord Entertainment Center (now Bridgestone Arena)
- Season
- 2000-01 NHL season
- Result
- Nashville Predators victory
- Significance
- First home game in franchise history
Lore & Background
Nashville is commonly referred to as Music City and is a major center for the music industry, especially country music. The city is also known as the 'Athens of the South' due to its large number of educational institutions.
Reader's Guide
The Predators play their home games in Nashville, the capital and most populous city in Tennessee. The city is located on the Cumberland River and has a consolidated city-county government since 1963.
Did You Know?
- Nashville is the 20th-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 689,447 at the 2020 census.
- The city was founded in 1779 and named in honor of Francis Nash, a general of the Continental Army during the American Revolutionary War.
- Nashville is home to the Tennessee Supreme Court's courthouse for Middle Tennessee.
- The Nashville metropolitan area has over 2.15 million people and is the 35th-largest metropolitan area in the country.
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