http://xnhl.net Your Fastest NHL News Source! Sat, 11 Oct 2008 16:51:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Fans at the home opener on Friday night were the first to see the new opening video for the 2008-09 season. Did you miss it? Just want to see it again? Check it out right now exclusively on Blues TV. http://xnhl.net/2008/10/11/watch-the-2008-09-opening-video/ Keith Tkachuk scored twice and the Blues snapped a 10-game winless streak in season openers by knocking off the Predators 5-2 at Scottrade Center. MORE: Highlights | Post Game Interviews | Photo Gallery | http://xnhl.net/2008/10/11/blues-open-season-with-5-2-win/ Goaltender Chris Mason was once the No. 1 goalie in Nashville but was traded to the Blues, who already have an All-Star in Manny Legace between the pipes. But Mason is ready to help Legace lead the Blues back to the playoffs. http://xnhl.net/2008/10/11/mason-eager-for-another-chance/ Guarantee yourself the best seats for all the hard-hitting action. Single Game Tickets are on sale right now and can be purchased online, at the Scottrade Center Box Office or Ticketmaster locations. Buy Tickets | Seating & Price Chart | http://xnhl.net/2008/10/11/single-game-tickets-on-sale-now-9/ Purchase tickets to the Oct. 25 game vs. Florida through our special offer and $5 of your ticket price will be donated to Komen St. Louis For the Cure. Other activities that night include silent auctions and more. Also: Hinote's Heroes | http://xnhl.net/2008/10/11/pink-at-the-rink-set-for-oct-25-2/ Ryan Suter scored 2:03 into the game and Joel Ward netted his first career goal midway through the second period, but the Blues tallied four power-play goals to down the Predators 5-2 in the season opener on Friday night at at Scottrade Center. http://xnhl.net/2008/10/11/preds-drop-opener/ The Preds Dancers & Goal Girls released their 2008-09 calendar with a VIP Event at Sommet Center on Thursday night.  |  Making of the Calendar Video  |  Photo shoot blog  |  Purchase Calendar  |  http://xnhl.net/2008/10/11/preds-calendar-release-party/ Preds rookie forward Ryan Jones will be blogging for NashvillePredators.com this season. Check out his first blog entry, where he talks about Training Camp and how he found out he had made the Preds NHL roster. http://xnhl.net/2008/10/11/blogging-with-ryan-jones/ Greg Johnson, the team's 2nd Captain and the Captain of the 1st Preds team to earn a trip to the NHL Playoffs, had a huge influence on the franchise's development. He will be returning to Sommet Center to drop the first puck before Saturday's game. http://xnhl.net/2008/10/11/greg-johnson-leading-by-example/ Preds radio voice Tom Callahan posts updates from Tuesday's Predators Faceoff Luncheon in his latest blog entry.  |  Podcast: Preds Season Opener Preview  |   http://xnhl.net/2008/10/11/predators-prowl-with-tom-callahan/ The newest addition to the Thrashers' lineup took some time this week to sit down with atlantathrashers.com to talk about his arrival in Atlanta and what he has seen from the team so far.  NHL Live podcast:  Mathieu Schneider 10/2/08 | http://xnhl.net/2008/10/11/q-a-with-mathieu-schneider-2/ Defenseman Garnet Exelby played a career-high 79 games in 2007-08 but he wasn't happy with how the season went for the team for himself. Now he's dedicated to getting back to the basics so he can help the Thrashers get back on track. http://xnhl.net/2008/10/11/exelby-expecting-more-from-himself-2/ The Thrashers unveiled their new alternate jerseys on Wed. night at their annual season ticket holder Face Off event. They also named five alternate captains- Niclas Havelid, Colby Armstrong, Ilya Kovalchuk, Slava Kozlov and Mathieu Schneider. http://xnhl.net/2008/10/11/thrashers-unveil-third-jerseys-2/ A lot has changed since the end of the 2007-08 Thrashers season ended, so use this primer to get yourself up to speed on the Thrashers newest face and biggest changes. http://xnhl.net/2008/10/11/2008-09-season-primer-2/