![]() "It's a really interesting town because you have so much entertainment here. As far as the Predators go, just to watch the growth and the struggles and they got to the (Stanley Cup) Final in 2017, just seeing people come out of the woodwork, the games in Nashville, 80,000 people downtown wearing Predators gold and country singers. Even in my beer league, I started in the C league and I'm still in the C league because there are just so many great players moving to town and families moving to town as the city grows. What does it mean to see what hockey's become in Nashville? Video: Dierks Bentley on growth of hockey in Nashville We've had some great experiences in games and meeting people, so this is going to be a pretty big deal for him." Running around this place with a wet rag and bleach getting the rubber marks off the wall. We're staying in a rental house, had to clean up some of the marks in the wall because he brought six pucks down. ![]() If we're not watching on TV, he's playing it, he's (watching) YouTube clips, always watching highlights of this or that. He loves the Preds, but I'd definitely say he's a big Oilers fan as well because of those guys. ![]() You walk into his room and 97 is everywhere. Like a lot of 9-year-old kids, he's a huge Connor McDavid fan. How pumped is your son to be part of the NHL Awards show? Before that, he talked with NHL.com about hockey, the combination of the game and entertainment in Nashville and his upcoming tour. We'll be there with all the best players in the League, celebrating individual milestones and the (NHL) Draft being at the same time, it's really pretty special for us, special for Nashville and obviously always a big deal for the NHL."īentley is starting the Gravel & Gold Tour, named for his latest album, with a show in Toronto on Thursday. They said Knox, my son, can be part of it as well. "When the offer came in I was really excited. We crushed the lower C team here in Nashville. He just loves hockey and I'm a professional C-Team beer leaguer. We have a 9-year-old who does travel hockey, been playing since he could walk. "It's pretty incredible," he said of hosting. I watched some of their games and then I went down to Centennial Sportsplex with some gear a friend had given me and started playing hockey."īentley will enjoy another foray into hockey when he hosts the 2023 NHL Awards at Bridgestone Arena on June 26 (8 p.m. "I was at one of the very first games the played," Bentley said.
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