Preds in marketing deal with NASCAR racers

By Geert De Lombaerde Posted on October 8, 2009 at 8:16 pm

Nashville’s hockey team is teaming up with its NASCAR Nationwide Series team to help it sell tickets and give its sponsors some love outside Music City. The two organizations will officially announce the deal on Tuesday.

Locally owned and operated by Mike Curb – of Curb records fame – and Nashville businessman Gary Baker, Baker Curb Racing has positioned itself to be a consistent championship contender on the NASCAR Nationwide series. With an unmatched reputation of delivering results both on and off the track, Baker Curb racing has the distinction of representing some of America’s most trusted brands on a national level. In entering a joint promotional and sales agreement with the Nashville Predators, Baker Curb Racing can now help bring regional exposure to its sponsors. In turn, partnering with Baker Curb Racing gives the Predators a national outlet to help promote local sponsors.

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Potential Preds investor surfaces

By Geert De Lombaerde Posted on February 5, 2009 at 8:50 am

A Calgary investment banker who has in the past partnered with Preds frontman David Freeman is interested in acquiring what he says will be a “nominal” stake in Nashville’s hockey team.

“We’re still returning each other’s phone calls but nothing’s finalized,” said Wilson, who is keenly interested in buying into the Predators, given his business connections in the southern U.S. city and affinity for hockey fans there. “We’ll see what happens in a week.”

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