The Nashville Predators are an American professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. They play in the Central Division of the Western Conference in the National Hockey League (NHL).[1] The team joined the NHL in 1998 as an expansion team. The Predators have played their home games at the Bridgestone Arena since their inaugural season.[2] The Predators are owned by Predators Holdings LLC, Barry Trotz is their general manager.[3] [4]
Until the end of the 2013–14 season, the Predators franchise had only had one head coach, Barry Trotz. Trotz was then replaced by Peter Laviolette on May 6, 2014.[5] Laviolette helped the Predators capture their first Clarence S. Campbell Bowl as well as making the team's first Stanley Cup Finals appearance.[6] John Hynes replaced Laviolette during the 2019–20 season;[7] after three and a half seasons, he was fired on May 30, 2023.[8] The following day, former Predator Andrew Brunette was named head coach.[9]
| Number of coaches | |
| GC | Games coached |
| W | Wins = 2 points |
| L | Losses = 0 points |
| T | Ties = 1 point |
| OT | Overtime/shootout losses = 1 point |
| Pts | Points |
| Win % | Winning percentage |
| Spent entire NHL head coaching career with the Predators | |
Note: Statistics are correct through the 2023–24 season.
| Name | Term | Regular season | Playoffs | Achievements | Reference | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GC | W | L | OT | Pts | Win % | GC | W | L | Win % | ||||||
| 1 | Barry Trotz | 1998–2014 | 1,196 | 557 | 479 | 160 | 1,274 | 50 | 19 | 31 | [10] | ||||
| 2 | Peter Laviolette | 2014–2020 | 451 | 248 | 143 | 60 | 556 | 61 | 32 | 29 | Presidents' Trophy (2017–18) | [11] | |||
| 3 | John Hynes | 2020–2023 | 248 | 134 | 96 | 18 | 286 | 14 | 3 | 11 | [12] | ||||
| 4 | Andrew Brunette | 2023–present | 82 | 47 | 30 | 5 | 99 | 6 | 2 | 4 | [13] | ||||