(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1997 1998 2008 Nashville Predators Team Formation In January 1997, a group led by Wisconsin businessman Craig Leipold made a formal presentation before the NHL requesting an expansion franchise. When Bettman and league officials visited Nashville to tour the arena, thousands gathered on the Arena plaza to greet them. In June, the league granted conditional …
NHL Team History
(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The National Hockey League is a professional ice hockey league in North America, currently comprising 31 teams: 24 in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL is considered to be the premier professional ice hockey league in the world, and one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. …