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Nashville Predators announce 5-year agreement for "Bridgestone Arena"
The following press release just came across the wire: The Nashville Predators and Bridgestone Americas, Inc. are proud to announce a naming rights partnership for the home of the Nashville Predators. Pending Sports Authority approval, the new venue name will be Bridgestone Arena starting with...
Nashville Predators to announce "Bridgestone Arena" at press conference tomorrow
The good news keeps coming for the Nashville Predators today; Michael Cass at the Tennessean reports that the Preds have sent a letter to the Metro Sports Authority (PDF), advising that effective immediately upon Sports Authority approval, 501 Broadway will be renamed "Bridgestone Arena". The team...
Nashville Predators approaching key attendance goal, but NHL revenue sharing still at risk
In the latest update on the average paid attendance figures for the Nashville Predators, John Glennon reports that after 29 home games, the Preds now stand at 13,793 (up from 13,511 about a month ago). Somebody make sure these figures get to "Rusty" Lawrence ahead of tomorrow's meeting of the...
All signs point to Bridgestone as Nashville Predators arena sponsor, despite official "no comment"
Despite "no comment" responses from officials with both the Nashville Predators and Bridgestone about a potential arena naming rights deal in the making (as reported by Brandon Gee at the Nashville Business Journal earlier today), evidence continues to mount that Bridgestone will indeed take over...
Bridgestone to assume naming rights to the Sommet Center in Nashville?
Is Bridgestone going to be the new title sponsor of the Nashville Predators arena? This report from CoolSprings.com seems to indicate just that: A little bird stopped by Cool Springs today and told us the Sommet Center naming rights are going to Bridgestone. We're not sure if it will be named...
Nashville Predators and Sommet Group settle dispute, Preds free to seek new name for arena
From the Nashville Predators: The Nashville Hockey Club Limited Partnership and Sommet Group of Tennessee, LLC announced today that an agreement has been reached under which the downtown arena will continue to be known as the Sommet Center and the hockey club will be free to pursue a new naming...
Resolution coming between the Nashville Predators and the Sommet Group?
This afternoon George Plaster, the sports director at 104.5's "Sports Zone" in Nashville broke some news about the dispute between the Nashville Predators and the Sommet Group over arena naming rights fees. Supposedly, an announcement should be forthcoming in the next day or two that an agreement...
The Tennessean should offer "Half-Truths for Half-Price" promotion on Nashville Predators reporting
Nashville Predators fans, especially over the last few years, have had to deal with columnists from "traditional" NHL markets that would prefer to see the team relocated to more northerly climes. That's understood, and in some measure it's part of what defines the fan base here - that "us against...
Nashville Predators arena sponsor Sommet Group is really the one in hot water
Last week after the Nashville Predators filed a lawsuit against the Sommet Group over the non-payment of arena naming rights fees, the story took a bit of a turn sideways as Brian Whitfield, the CEO of the Sommet Group, informed a reporter at The Tennessean that Predators chairman and principal...
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