Nashville Predators Weekly Check-In: Reaching Out to Help Others

With no games to watch, Nashville Predators fans are looking for any sports-related content to satisfy their cravings, including catching up with the team!

Many look to social media to fill that hole that’s missing in their current sports lives. We’re checking in on some of our favorite Nashville Predators players and the team to see what they have been up to this week.

Until we get back to some sense of normalcy in the sports world, we’ll be following the team and players on the team closely to see how they’re passing the time and staying ready to go if and when the season continues.

Fox Sports Tennessee Re-Airs The Miracle On Broadway

Predators fans got another chance to watch an amazing game that wrapped with an amazing finish. On Thursday, Fox Sports Tenessee re-aired the contest between the Predators and the Calgary Flames that took place on February 27th.

Mikael Granlund tied the game leaving .1 seconds on the clock in regulation. He then went on to score the game-winner in overtime. Watch this amazing recap below.

Another Reason Why We Love Pekka Rinne So Much

On Wednesday, a special little girl got a very special treat from Pekka Rinne. Pekka conducted a virtual visit with Hailey who is a patient at Vanderbilt University Children’s Hospital. Their conversation was very sweet.

Their chat covered a wide variety of topics including Pekka learning to juggle, how long he has played hockey and the Preds pre-game soccer ritual. Pekka even showed Hailey his dog. Check out this heartwarming video.

Nashville Predators Team Up To Help Essential Workers

It was announced on Wednesday that Matt Duchene, Ryan Johansen, Roman Josi, and Pekka Rinne are teaming up with Dunkin Donuts to provide free coffee for local medical workers.

It’s great that these players are doing everything they can to help essential medical workers during this trying time. Click on the link in the Tweet for more information.

It was also announced on Tuesday that the Preds Foundation was donating $700,000 in grants to help out local non-profit agencies. That brings their yearly total to $7.2 million. Way to go Preds Foundation.

A Chat With Coach John Hynes

On Monday, Head Coach John Hynes participated in an online video call with local media. He spoke about what he’s doing during the quarantine, including video meetings with his staff, occasional meetings with the players and spending time with his family in their new home.

Hynes also said that he is doing everything he can to make sure the team is ready if and when the season resumes. He’s happy with the team’s performance up until the season pause and knows that the team is ready to make the fans proud.

And Finally…

Renaissance man, Filip Forsberg, displayed a wide range of skills in this video showing what he is occupying his time with during the pandemic. Musician, painter, golfer, is there anything that he can’t do?

It’s good to see how the Nashville Predators are helping out their community during this trying time. It is also good to know that we can get some relief with lighthearted entertainment by our favorite Nashville Predators personalities.