It’s like winning that blue ribbon, if you will. “It’s like a stamp of approval … It’s that statement of, everything’s happening in the right way. “It allows you to elevate conversations,” he said. “We’re kind of the go-to markets now, which is really nice,” Henry said. Meanwhile, the NHL brought its All-Star game earlier this month to the Sunrise, home of the Florida Panthers and held one in Tampa in 2018. And this summer, the Predators will host the NHL draft, 20 years after first hosting the event. Nashville had previously hosted the 2016 All-Star game and reached the Stanley Cup Final a year later.
The Predators hosted last year’s Stadium Series game at the home of the NFL’s Tennessee Titans. Sean Henry, president and chief executive of the Nashville Predators, understands that feeling. We’re in a restaurant and the waiter or waitress comes up and they’re talking about the game, an Uber driver talking about the game, at our hotel. “I think one of the things we’ve noticed being here is just the talk everywhere we go. “This city has embraced us,” said Steve Mayer, the NHL’s chief content officer and event producer. Now it’s North Carolina’s capital city grabbing a spotlight for professional hockey in a region long associated with college football. Beyond Saturday, there is additional significance: It marks another season that the league known for its “Original Six” roots in cities like New York, Chicago and Toronto is holding marquee outdoor events in a so-called “nontraditional” market within its southern footprint.
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