Wednesday p.m. notes: Skate of the Union details announced
by Dirk Hoag on Jul 6, 2011 5:25 PM EDT
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PrintThe Nashville Predators are getting the word out about the annual Skate of the Union event coming up on Wednesday, July 13, and have loaded us up with all the details:
Fans in search of a mid-summer hockey fix need look no further than the Nashville Predators annual Skate of the Union event, held Wednesday, July 13 from 10 a.m.-9 p.m. at Bridgestone Arena.
This free event will feature a "Skate of the Union" address on the present and future of the Nashville Predators by President of Hockey Operations David Poile, Head Coach Barry Trotz, Chairman Tom Cigarran, President and Chief Operating Officer Sean Henry and Chief Executive Officer Jeff Cogen. The address will highlight the Predators 2011draft picks, any signings or trades and an overview of the 2011-12 team and season schedule. The panel will speak with fans, answer questions and address inquiries on everything from hockey operations to business initiatives. The panel will be hosted by Nashville Predators Play-by-Play Announcer Pete Weber.
The event boasts autograph opportunities with Predators alumni, including original Nashville Predator Scott Walker and former Preds tough guys Wade Belak and Stu Grimson, as well as locker room tours and a plaza party hosted by Preds Color Analyst Terry Crisp and PA Announcer Paul McCann featuring live music, games and several unique attractions. The Preds' flagship radio station, 102.9 The Buzz will broadcast live from the Bridgestone Arena main concourse. Also occurring on the main concourse is a sidewalk sale and an extensive used-equipment sale, where fans will have the opportunity to purchase game and practice-worn equipment, with a special private presale for Season Ticketholders prior to the main sale. Fans are also invited to shop the Nashville Predators Pro Shop, which will be open for extended hours. Make sure to stay till the end of the event, when the Nashville Predators will reveal their brand new home jerseys.
Head over to the Predators site for the rest of the details, which includes the complete schedule of events. We've got lots more hockey news after the jump, too!
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Scott Walker Autographs!
I am soooo there! my all time favorite predator, and nhl player!
Keys to the game: GF>GA
No wonder you seem so......
……average.
The truth is always the right answer....
by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Jul 6, 2011 5:47 PM EDT up reply actions
whatever
You would be hard pressed to find a guy in the league that gives his all in every game the way he did. Not to mention how instrumental he was in getting the preds to the post season the first time, and to the general development of the franchise.
Keys to the game: GF>GA
I can’t argue with that, the dude could do it all.
Isn’t he a coach now? I’m too lazy to google it
"Who own da Chiefs?!"
"Jesus, what did the old man trade for these a$$holes, a used puck bag? "
Coach of Guelph Storm
aka Michael Latta and Taylor Beck’s coach
Did you just WHATEVER me?
The truth is always the right answer....
by Pekka for Predator Pontiff on Jul 6, 2011 6:58 PM EDT up reply actions
Here is my artistic prediction of what the lines should look like at those autograph tables.
Stu Grimson -———-
Wade Belak -——————————-
Scott Walker -————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————-
by lethargic on Jul 6, 2011 5:59 PM EDT reply actions 2 recs
What I wouldn't do...
To be at that event with Walker, Belak, and the Reaper.
Combined, they had 424 career fighting majors. Not only could Walker score with 151g 246a, at 5’10 195, he was as scrappy as they came with 71 career fights. Belak who had the ‘Shot Heard Round The World’ when he knocked Donald Brashear into the land of make believe and won the heavyweight crown on hockeyfights.com in 2009 (136 career tilts), and Stu Grimson, a ligitimate top 5 All-Time enforcer (217 FM).
That is quite the lineup the Preds put together for you. Enjoy!
Scott Walker was great. Always had time for a fan, in my experience.
World Wide Weber.
There is no tenderness or humanity in fanaticism.
~Joe Strummer
by cisar on Jul 6, 2011 8:54 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Hopefully, by the skate of the union, we will have signed our savior forward who is gonna score at will.
But I’ll settle for the autographs of the tough guys.
you will take Wade Belak’s autograph if he says you want it
60% of the time it works every time
by Creeping Death on Jul 7, 2011 2:01 AM EDT up reply actions
Surprised By Walker's Inclusion
Given how bitter he was when he was traded and how he all but turned his nose up at the organization and the fans when they gave him a video tribute upon his first game back, I’m surprised he’s going to be a part of the event at all.
If that were the case..
he wouldn’t have acted that way at all. He would have acknowledged the crowd at the very least. Instead he looked like someone had just shot his dog and ignored the tribute altogether.
Quite a bit different from the time when Hartnell came back with the Flyers. He waved at the camera like a 5-year-old, that was hilarious.
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