"Jump on Board" - Bandwagon Preds Fans Welcome

Love Peyton, Hate Payton... forget Peyton.  Football's over Nashville.  Until training camp starts back in August (ugh) theres only one show in town, and that is your Nashville Predators.  I absolutely LOVE the new marketing campaign the Preds have launched to highlight this theme... "Jump on Board".

Jump On Board...

The video is long, but the opening says enough: "While the leaves were falling, and you were watching football...".   The video continues with all the things that many Preds fans already know... this has been an exciting season so far.

"Jump on Board..." might officially end with the words "The Smashville Express", but thats not very veiled code for "the Predators Bandwagon."  I love it!

We are all about the Bandwagon fan here at Preds101.   I promise to continue that trend as the run-up to the playoffs continue.

Kudos to the Derek Perez and the new marketing team for doing an excellent job with this year's materials at highlighting the casual fan.

March to the Playoffs

In conjunction with the push, the Predators have released a "March to the Playoffs" ticket package, with tickets starting at $22.  March is a great month for hockey in Nashville, the majority of our games are at home, with several critical homestands against key opponents. The ticket package, of course, also gives you priority for playoff tickets.

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I think that the marketing team has already been successful this year, IMHO.  (In fact, according to my numbers, the Preds are 1% ahead of ticket sales last year, going into a very strong looking March).  However, marketing is most effective when coupled with a human element.  I've stressed that its up to PredNation to bring our Bandwagon friends into the fold.

So PredNation, how did you become a fan.  Please feel free to leave comments as well.

If you like KYLE VANDEN BOSCH, you'll love JORDIN TOOTOO

Non-stop intensity, a visible passion for the game, a pesky instigator... that the type of game that both Kyle Vanden Bosch and Jordin Tootoo (RW, #22, 10 pts, 26 gms) unleash upon the opposition every game.  One main difference, Tootoo will drop the gloves and rearrange some faces when he has to.

Yesterday the Predators announced that Jordin Tootoo resigned with the Predators for 2 years, and $2.5 million.  This is great news for PredNation, as Tootoo is probably one of the most loved Predators of all time.

After the jump, I will describe why PredNation loves Tootoo, but I'm going to interject video's to prove the point. Don't worry, none are longer than a few seconds.

Ridiculous Question of the Week

Last night's game was a heartbreaker.  The longest shootout in Preds history ends in a tough loss.  A football friend of mine asked a real question: if the shoot out goes on long enough, to the rosters reset so that the first shooter gets a second chance.  I'm pretty sure the answer to that question is yes.

The ridiculous question that follows is: If the shootout goes long enough, should the goalies get to shoot?  Feel free to leave your thoughts below. in the poll or comments.  For me, I think the answer is yes.  Why? Simply cause the highlights would be awesome.

Also, for your dis-enjoyment, highlights from last nights game and shootout.

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The Highlights

AOAG: Hockey Gods, Free Safeties, and Long Bombs

Hello Again, PredNation,

Tonight the Preds will face off in a big game against the Western Conference rival Phoenix Coyotes.  Less than two weeks ago, the Preds lost to the Coyotes in Phoenix, thanks in large part to a Scottie Upshall hat-trick.  (Good thing Upshall will be out tomorrow with a serious knee injury).  In the last outing, Upshall benefitted from a touch of defensive breakdown, coupled with a rash of bad luck.  Hopefully, the Preds return to their defensively sound selves and pick up the win.

 In this edition of Anatomy of a Goal, lets examine how the hockey gods will spite defensemen who are out of position.

Sommet Deal Good, not Great, for Predators

Yesterday the Predators announced that a deal has been reached with the Sommet Center.  Allow me to provide my two cents on the deal.  I'm going to speculate about all of the details of this post, because none of them are public, so please keep that in mind.  Feedback is welcome in the Poll and in the comments section.