It’s certainly been an interesting few days in the NHL world. Between the Edmonton Oilers trading for Tristan Jarry as an upgrade on Stuart Skinner and the Minnesota Wild one-upping that move with a sensational trade for Quinn Hughes, the NHL has made it a mission to be bang in the middle of headlines.
That trend continued on Tuesday as a true-blue college football legend joined the Nashville Predators’ ownership group.
NHL Fans React to Nick Saban’s Major Move
Dream Sports Ventures LLC, Nick Saban’s investment entity, announced their decision to purchase a minority stake in the Nashville Predators Tuesday.
Majority franchise owner Bill Haslam was ecstatic with Saban and Joe Gresti joining the ownership group. “I am really looking forward to having Coach Nick Saban and Joe Agresti as a part of our ownership group,” Haslam said in a press release.
“Coach is one of the all-time greats in college football history and one of the winningest coaches in all of sports. We are excited to have him join us in our pursuit of championships on the ice in Nashville.”
As the announcement took the NHL world by surprise, fans took to social media to dole out their two cents.
“Get him in the locker room ASAP,” one fan wrote.
“I sure as hell didn’t have this on my #Smashville bingo card today, but I couldn’t like this enough,” wrote another.
“Woah, that’s awesome!” wrote a third.
Saban himself had a few things to say about investing in the franchise.
“Although I am now retired as a coach, I still possess a competitive nature and a great passion for sports,” Saban said in the press release.
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“Being involved in a sports team in Nashville has always been a goal and the opportunity to partner in the Predators with a class act like Bill Haslam created the perfect scenario for us. The Preds are a great organization with a fantastic brand, and we are excited to be part of the future success of the franchise.”
Saban’s Dream Sports Ventures primarily owns auto dealerships across the country but Saban himself is known to be an avid fan of the Preds.
