Predators' Bridgestone Arena Renovations Postponed Indefinitely

Nothing has been going on at Bridgestone Arena since the building "closed its doors indefinitely in mid-March," as scheduled renovation projects, part of a 20-year, $350M plan, "have been postponed," according to Paul Skrbina of the Nashville TENNESSEAN. The Predators, who last year signed a lease that will keep them in the building through 2049, had "six regular-season home games remaining when the season was paused March 12." Predators President & CEO Sean Henry said, "This summer we did carve out three seven-day blocks where we have no events, that we take on fairly aggressive renovation plans. Those are all off the table now, for a lot of reasons." Henry added, "You also don't know when we're going to pick back up with events coming back into the building. You want to make sure you're as open as possible if something were to come about." Skrbina notes last offseason, a "new scoreboard was installed, among other improvements" (Nashville TENNESSEAN, 5/28).