2017–18 Nashville Predators season

2017–18 Nashville Predators
Division	TBD Central
Conference	TBD Western
Team information
General Manager	David Poile
Coach	Peter Laviolette
Captain	TBD
Alternate captains	TBD TBD
Arena	Bridgestone Arena
Minor league affiliate(s)	Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) Norfolk Admirals (ECHL)

The 2017–18 Nashville Predators season will be the 20th season for the National Hockey League franchise that was established on June 25, 1997.

Roster

Updated July 10, 2017.^[1]

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	Acquired	Birthplace
46	Sweden !	Aberg, PontusPontus Aberg	6.0 !LW	R	23	2012	Stockholm, Sweden
38	Sweden !	Arvidsson, ViktorViktor Arvidsson	6.0 !LW	R	24	2014	Skellefteå, Sweden
2	United States !	Bitetto, AnthonyAnthony Bitetto	2.0 !D	L	27	2012	Island Park, New York
13	United States !	Bonino, NickNick Bonino	4.0 !C	L	29	2017	Hartford, Connecticut
14	Sweden !	Ekholm, MattiasMattias Ekholm	2.0 !D	L	27	2009	Borlänge, Sweden
4	Canada !	Ellis, RyanRyan Ellis (A)	2.0 !D	R	26	2009	Hamilton, Ontario
—	Russia !	Emelin, AlexeiAlexei Emelin	2.0 !D	L	31	2017	Togliatti, Russia
56	Switzerland !	Fiala, KevinKevin Fiala	6.0 !LW	L	21	2014	St. Gallen, Switzerland
9	Sweden !	Forsberg, FilipFilip Forsberg	6.0 !LW	R	22	2013	Östervåla, Sweden
32	Canada !	Gaudreau, FrederickFrederick Gaudreau	4.0 !C	R	24	2016	Bromont, Quebec
8	Sweden !	Granberg, PetterPetter Granberg	2.0 !D	R	24	2015	Gällivare, Sweden
17	Canada !	Hartnell, ScottScott Hartnell	6.0 !LW	L	35	2017	Regina, Saskatchewan
52	Canada !	Irwin, MattMatt Irwin	2.0 !D	L	29	2016	Victoria, British Columbia
19	Sweden !	Jarnkrok, CalleCalle Jarnkrok	4.0 !C	R	25	2014	Gävle, Sweden
92	Canada !	Johansen, RyanRyan Johansen	4.0 !C	R	25	2016	Vancouver, British Columbia
59	Switzerland !	Josi, RomanRoman Josi (A)	2.0 !D	L	27	2008	Bern, Switzerland
50	Russia !	Kamenev, VladislavVladislav Kamenev	6.0 !LW	L	20	2014	Orsk, Russia
55	Canada !	McLeod, CodyCody McLeod	6.0 !LW	L	33	2017	Binscarth, Manitoba
29	Canada !	O'Connor, MattMatt O'Connor	1.0 !G	L	25	2017	Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
35	Finland !	Rinne, PekkaPekka Rinne	1.0 !G	L	34	2004	Kempele, Finland
20	Finland !	Salomaki, MiikkaMiikka Salomaki	7.0 !RW	L	24	2011	Raahe, Finland
74	Finland !	Saros, JuuseJuuse Saros	1.0 !G	L	22	2013	Forssa, Finland
10	Canada !	Sissons, ColtonColton Sissons	4.0 !C	R	23	2012	North Vancouver, British Columbia
15	United States !	Smith, CraigCraig Smith	7.0 !RW	R	27	2009	Madison, Wisconsin
76	Canada !	Subban, P. K.P. K. Subban	2.0 !D	R	28	2016	Toronto, Ontario
51	United States !	Watson, AustinAustin Watson	6.0 !LW	R	25	2010	Ann Arbor, Michigan
7	Switzerland !	Weber, YannickYannick Weber	2.0 !D	R	28	2016	Morges, Switzerland

Transactions

The Predators have been involved in the following transactions during the 2017–18 season.

Trades

Date	Details		Ref
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	To Colorado Avalanche Colin Wilson	To Nashville Predators 4th-round pick in 2019	^[2]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	To Vegas Golden Knights 3rd-round pick in 2019	To Nashville Predators Alexei Emelin	^[3]

Free agents acquired

Date	Player	Former team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Nick Bonino	Pittsburgh Penguins	4-year, $16.4 million	^[4]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Matt O'Connor	Ottawa Senators	1-year, $650,000	^[5]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Scott Hartnell	Columbus Blue Jackets	1-year, $1 million	^[6]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Anders Lindback	Rögle BK	1-year, $650,000	^[7]
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Pierre-Cedric Labrie	Chicago Blackhawks	1-year, $650,000	^[8]

Free agents lost

Date	Player	New team	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 1, 2017 (2017-07-01)	Brad Hunt	Vegas Golden Knights	2-year, $1.3 million	^[9]
July 2, 2017 (2017-07-02)	Mike Liambas	Anaheim Ducks	1-year, $650,000

Claimed via waivers

Player	Previous team	Date	Ref

Lost via waivers

Player	New team	Date	Ref

Players released

Date	Player	Via	Ref

Lost via retirement

Date	Player	Ref
August 1, 2017 (2017-08-01)	Mike Fisher	^[10]

Player signings

Date	Player	Contract terms (in U.S. dollars)	Ref
July 17, 2017 (2017-07-17)	Frederick Gaudreau	3 years, $2 million	^[11]
July 18, 2017 (2017-07-18)	Pontus Aberg	2 years, $1.3 million	^[12]
July 21, 2017 (2017-07-21)	Marek Mazanec	1 year, $650,000	^[13]
July 22, 2017 (2017-07-22)	Viktor Arvidsson	7 years, $29.75 million	^[14]
July 24, 2017 (2017-07-24)	Austin Watson	3 years, $3.3 million	^[15]
July 28, 2017 (2017-07-28)	Ryan Johansen	8 years, $64 million	^[16]

Draft picks

Below are the Nashville Predators' selections at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft, which was held on June 23 and 24, 2017 at the United Center in Chicago.

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	30	Eeli Tolvanen	RW	Finland	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
2	61	Grant Mismash	C	United States	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
3	92	David Farrance	D	United States	U.S. NTDP (USHL)
5	154	Tomas Vomacka	G	Czech Republic	Corpus Christi IceRays (NAHL)
6	176¹	Pavel Koltygin	C	Russia	Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL)
7	216	Jacob Paquette	D	Canada	Kingston Frontenacs (OHL)

Draft notes:^[17]

The New York Rangers' sixth-round pick went to the Nashville Predators as the result of a trade on July 1, 2015 that sent Magnus Hellberg to New York in exchange for this pick.^[18]

References

↑ "Predators Roster". "Nashville Predators". Retrieved May 20, 2017.
↑ "Colin Wilson traded by Predators to Avalanche". nhl.com. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
↑ "Alexei Emelin traded to Predators by Golden Knights". nhl.com. Retrieved July 2, 2017.
↑ "Predators Sign Nick Bonino to Four-Year Contract" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
↑ "Predators Add O'Connor With One-Year Contract" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
↑ "Predators Sign Hartnell to One-Year Contract" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
↑ "Predators Ink Labrie to One-Year Contract" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
↑ "Predators Sign Lindback to One-Year Contract" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. July 1, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
↑ "Golden Knights Sign Six Free Agents; Trade Emelin To Nashville". NHL. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
↑ Fisher, Mike (August 3, 2017). "Predators' Mike Fisher: Thanks, Nashville". The Tennessean. Gannett Company. Retrieved August 4, 2017.
↑ "Preds Ink Frederick Gaudreau to Three-Year Contract" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. June 17, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
↑ "Predators Sign Pontus Aberg to Two-Year Contract" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. June 18, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
↑ "Predators Sign Mazanec to One-Year Contract" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. June 21, 2017. Retrieved June 21, 2017.
↑ "Preds Sign Viktor Arvidsson to Seven-Year, $29.75 Million Contract" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. June 22, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
↑ "Preds Sign Austin Watson to Three-Year Contract" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. June 24, 2017. Retrieved June 26, 2017.
↑ "Johansen Inks Eight-Year Deal: "This Is Where I Belong"" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. June 28, 2017. Retrieved June 30, 2017.
↑ "2017 NHL Entry Draft Pending Transactions Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved June 1, 2017.
↑ "Nashville Acquires a Sixth-Round Pick from the New York Rangers" (Press release). Nashville, Tennessee: NHL Enterprises, L.P. Retrieved June 1, 2017.

Nashville Predators
Founded in 1998 Based in Nashville, Tennessee
Franchise	Team General managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks (Expansion draft) Seasons Current season
History	Records Award winners
Personnel	Owners Predators Holdings LLC (Thomas Cigarran, chairman) General manager David Poile Head coach Peter Laviolette Team captain Mike Fisher Current roster
Arena	Bridgestone Arena
Affiliates	AHL Milwaukee Admirals ECHL Norfolk Admirals
Media	FS Predators The Game (102.5 FM) Nashville Predators Radio Network
Culture and lore	Gnash "I Like It, I Love It"

Nashville Predators seasons
1990s	1998–99 1999–00
2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10
2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18

2017–18 NHL season
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Metropolitan	Carolina Hurricanes Columbus Blue Jackets New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Washington Capitals
See also	Entry Draft Expansion Draft 100 Classic Winter Classic All-Star Game Stadium Series Stanley Cup Playoffs Stanley Cup Finals Transactions Three Star Awards Suspensions and Fines

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