Archive for December 12, 2011

Preview 30: Can Rinne improve his record against Calgary Tuesday night?

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Season Records

Calgary Flames 14-13-2

Nashville Predators 14-11-4

Nashville Predators Goalie Pekka Rinne, Of Finland, Makes

On Tuesday night, the Nashville Predators will attempt to win their third game in a row when the Calgary Flames visit Bridgestone Arena. The Flames sit 11th in the Western Conference and have won three straight contests.

When the Flames are in town, all eyes turn to a goaltending duo between two of the finest Finnish netminders in the world: Predators netminder Pekka Rinne and Flames goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff.

Rinne has only beaten the Flames once in his career and has a 1-5-2 record against Calgary with a 2.52 goals against average.

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Press release: Blum re-assigned to Milwaukee

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by Amanda DiPaolo in

Nashville, Tenn. (December 12, 2011) – Nashville Predators President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced today that the club has assigned defenseman Jonathon Blum to Milwaukee (AHL)

Blum, 22 (1/30/89), has five points (2g-3a) in 27 games for the Predators in 2011-12.

The Predators take on the Calgary Flames tomorrow night (7 p.m., FSTN, 102.5 The Game,  Daily’s Super Tuesday) for game two of a four game home stand, with the Detroit Red Wings visiting Smashville on Thursday (7 p.m., FSTN, 102.5 The Game) and the St. Louis Blues making a stop in Music City on Saturday (7 p.m., FSTN, 102.5 The Game,  McDonald’s Family 4 Pack Night). To purchase tickets, visit nashvillepredators.com, ticketmaster.com or call 615-770-PUCK (7825).

This month, after a decade and a half of events, Nashville’s own Bridgestone Arena celebrates its 15th anniversary. Visit nashvillepredators.com/15thanniversary for a special “15 Years of Bridgestone Arena in 15 Days” daily feature that takes a year-by-year look back at the signature stories and events that defined Bridgestone Arena and impacted the Nashville community.

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