Predators Get 30-Year Extension At Bridgestone Arena

The Predators and city of Nashville have "reached an agreement" that will keep the team at Bridgestone Arena for 30 more years and "eliminate payments from the city's general fund." The Predators "currently receive" about $8.4M annually in incentives and subsidies to "run the arena efficiently and book as many non-hockey events as possible." Sources said that the team will "continue to receive incentives to bring in concerts, but the operating subsidy that metro pays out of its general fund will be eliminated once the deal takes effect." It was "not immediately clear if the 30-year arrangement begins immediately, or after the current deal is set to expire" in '28 (Nashville TENNESSEAN, 5/10).