NASHVILLE PREDATORS 2008-09 MEDIA GUIDE - NHL.com
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Management & Stafftable of contentsMANAGEMENT & STAFFStaff Directory.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5Ownership .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Management/Scouting Staff .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8-12Coaching Staff.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13-15Training/Equipment Staff.....................................16Predators Staff.......................................... 17-19Broadcast Partners.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Broadcasters .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21Powers Management .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Predators Foundation/Community .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23-25Youth & Amateur Hockey.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26-27AHL Affiliate.............................................28-30ECHL Affiliate...............................................31THE PLAYERSOrganizational Roster..................................... 34-35How the Predators Were Built.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36-37Player Biographies .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-79In the System........................................... 80-99<strong>2008</strong> <strong>NHL</strong> Entry Draft Selections......................... 100-1032007-08Team Notes...............................................108Final Scoring .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1<strong>09</strong>Game-by-Game Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110-111Goals & Shots by Period.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112-113Scoring Breakdown......................................... 114Goals Breakdown.......................................... 115Game Notes.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116Vs. <strong>NHL</strong>................................................... 117Highs & Lows.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118The Last Time… .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119Shootouts.................................................120Player Game-by-Game Summary..........................121-125Man-games Lost .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126Transactions........................................... 127-128AHL Standings and Leaders.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129Milwaukee (AHL) Final Scoring...............................130Milwaukee (AHL) Playoff Scoring............................. 131<strong>NHL</strong> & OPPONENTS2007-08 <strong>NHL</strong> Standings.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1342007-08 <strong>NHL</strong> Awards/All-Stars/Leaders........................ 135<strong>NHL</strong> Directory .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136<strong>2008</strong>-<strong>09</strong> Critical Dates .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137<strong>NHL</strong> Referees & Linesmen .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138Predators vs. Summary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139Team-by-team Season/All-Time Notes..................... 140-197TEAM HISTORY & RECORDSSeason Records.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200Team Streaks/Special Teams/Personnel/All-Stars/Awards .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201All-Time Statistics .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202-204All-Time Leaderboard.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205Season Leaders.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206Year-by-Year Final Scoring.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207-214Record by Game........................................... 215Hat Tricks/Penalty Shots....................................216Shutouts.................................................. 217Overtime History....................................... 218-220Shootout History.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221Rookies & Vets/By the Numbers/Attendance....................222The Predators vs. the <strong>NHL</strong>.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223The <strong>NHL</strong> vs. the Predators.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224Franchise Firsts.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225All-Time Draft Selections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226Alumni Register........................................ 227-235Opening Lineups.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236Closing Lineups.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 237Franchise Timeline .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238-239All-Time Trades & Acquisitions............................240-244Team Records. ........................................ 245-254Individual Records. ....................................255-260PLAYOFFS<strong>2008</strong> Playoff Notes.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262<strong>2008</strong> Western Conference Quarterfinals.......................263<strong>2008</strong> Final Scoring/Scoring Breakdown....................... 264<strong>2008</strong> Player Game-by-Game Summary........................265<strong>2008</strong> Goals B-down/Goals & Shots by Per...................... 266<strong>2008</strong> Playoff Game Notes. ..................................267All-Time Playoff Results & Statistics .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268All-Time Playoff Leaderboard/Season Leaders .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269Playoff Firsts/Playoff Situationals............................ 270Year-by-Year Final Playoff Scoring. ....................... 271-272Team Records. ........................................ 273-277Individual Records. .................................... 277-278<strong>MEDIA</strong> INFORMATIONPress, Radio & TV Information............................ 280-281Driving Directions.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281<strong>NHL</strong> Hockey Operations .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282-283Sommet Center Information. ............................284-285Sommet Center Policies.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286Centennial Sportsplex.......................................287Medical Glossary.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288-289Medical Staff .......................................... 290-291How to Figure. ............................................292Predators Name & Logo.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293Nashville Hockey History .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294TRAINING CAMP <strong>2008</strong>Training Camp Roster.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296Preseason Schedule and Results..........................297-2982007 Preseason Scoring.................................... 299Training Camp Schedule.................................300-301<strong>2008</strong> Preseason Opponents..............................302-303CREDITSExecutive Editor....................................Gerry HelperEditors. ...........................................Tim Darling. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 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