gnash #00

6' 2" 215 lbs Shoots Right

In 1971, construction crews discovered the bones of a saber-tooth tiger in a cave below the city, proving that they once inhabited this region. Archaeologists know that the powerful cat survived the Ice Age longer than any other mammal, making it the dominant predator on the planet for thousands of years. The ice has returned, and apparently so has the saber-tooth tiger.

In 1971, it was believed that no archaeological find would ever match their recent discovery. Then in 1994, while digging the foundations for the new Nashville Arena (now called Gaylord Entertainment Center), an even greater discovery was made. Deep beneath the surface, down where the earth is cold and dark, the drills and jackhammers unearthed a beast, a baby saber tooth tiger, completely frozen in a huge block of ice. The site had obviously laid undisturbed for millions of years.

Rather than subject the creature to an existence of endless scientific research and study living in a cage, they looked for a place where he could feel at home. The cat would need a place that felt like a cave, where he would hear the familiar roar of his own kind. And, above all else, he needed ice!

The crew placed the frozen cub in the center of the Center to thaw. When they returned the next morning, the ice had melted and the creature was gone. They searched for days, but never found him. They feared that he was gone forever, but they were wrong. The little beast had gone in search of other tigers in this strange new world.

After several years, he had given up hope of ever finding any of his kind again. Then on October 10th, 1998, he heard the familiar roar of other saber tooth tigers. What he found were Predators fans cheering their team on Opening Night. He had found a home.

Now all grown up, the huge beast lives in the dark corners of the Gaylord Entertainment Center, and only comes out of hiding when he hears the familiar Predators roar that reminds him of home.

cliff ronning // david legwand // greg johnson // denis archipov // randy robitaille // jeremy stevenson // karlis skrastins
mark eaton \\ bill houlder \\ cale hulse \\ richard lintner \\ kimmo timonen \\ mike dunham \\ tomas vokoun
patric kjellberg // rob valicevic // scott hartnell // tom fitzgerald // scott walker // marian cisar // vitali yachmenev
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