Nashville Predators
2025–26 Nashville Predators season
Conference	Western
Division	Central
Founded	1998
History	Nashville Predators 1998–present
Home arena	Bridgestone Arena
City	Nashville, Tennessee
Team colors	Predators gold, navy blue, white[1][2]
Media	FanDuel Sports Network South The Game (102.5 FM)
Owner	Bill Haslam
General manager	Barry Trotz
Head coach	Andrew Brunette
Captain	Roman Josi
Minor league affiliates	Milwaukee Admirals (AHL) Atlanta Gladiators (ECHL)
Stanley Cups	0
Conference championships	1 (2016–17)
Presidents' Trophies	1 (2017–18)
Division championships	2 (2017–18, 2018–19)
Official website	nhl.com/predators

The Nashville Predators (colloquially referred to as the Preds) are a professional ice hockey team based in Nashville, Tennessee. The Predators compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division in the Western Conference. The team has played its home games at Bridgestone Arena since 1998. The Predators are currently affiliated with two minor league teams: the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League (AHL), and the Atlanta Gladiators of the ECHL.

The club was founded in 1997, when the NHL granted an expansion franchise to Craig Leipold, with the team beginning play in the 1998–99 season. After five seasons, the Predators qualified for their first Stanley Cup playoffs during the 2003–04 season. In 2008, ownership of the team was transferred from Leipold to a locally based ownership group. The Predators advanced to their first Stanley Cup Final in 2017, but were defeated by the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games. In the following season, the Predators won their first Presidents' Trophy and Central Division title. As of 2026, the Predators, along with Nashville SC, are one of two professional sports teams in the state of Tennessee to have not relocated from another location as the Titans and the Grizzlies moved to Tennessee from Houston and Vancouver respectively.