{"id":877755,"date":"2025-12-16T22:20:12","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T04:20:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/16\/ex-bama-coach-saban-buys-stake-in-nhls-preds\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T22:20:12","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T04:20:12","slug":"ex-bama-coach-saban-buys-stake-in-nhls-preds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2025\/12\/16\/ex-bama-coach-saban-buys-stake-in-nhls-preds\/","title":{"rendered":"Ex-Bama coach Saban buys stake in NHL&#8217;s Preds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Football <\/p>\n<div data-video=\"watch,640,360,47320276,whitelist-EC|VA|GH|US|AS|GU|MP|PR|VI|UM|ML|KM|HU|CD|BQ|CO|MU|CI|KN|SZ|GP|MT|KY|RW|MR|TZ|GD|TT|FM|JM|RE|BB|MQ|PE|GM|LC|MW|PW|ER|NZ|DJ|AI|CM|ZA|SX|VE|CL|UY|BO|GN|SC|NE|AO|ZM|TG|TC|CV|GQ|ST|SN|SD|SS|RO|SO|GR|BF|TD|GW|BE|GY|AR|BJ|NA|BM|CF|BR|BW|MZ|KE|FJ|CG|BI|SR|ZW|UG|ES|IT|MG|CU|PY|SL|LR|NL|TR|CY|ET|SM|AG|VG|BS|AU|LS|AW|MS|GF|NG|GA|MH|VC|\" data-cerebro-id=\"6940d671f5a9c1050ce39898\" data-title=\"Nashville Predators vs. St. Louis Blues: Game Highlights\" data-source=\"espn\" data-contributing-partner=\"wsc\"><figcaption>\n<div>\n<p><span>Nashville Predators vs. St. Louis Blues: Game Highlights (1:18)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Nashville Predators vs. St. Louis Blues: Game Highlights (1:18)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<p>ESPN News Services<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>Dec 16, 2025, 02:50 PM ET<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>NASHVILLE, Tenn. &#8212; Former Alabama football coach and current ESPN college football analyst Nick Saban has purchased a minority stake in the NHL&#8217;s <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"d9088081-d43d-e521-3c19-d9b4fc1bc3ba\" href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/nhl\/team\/_\/name\/nsh\/nashville-predators\">Nashville Predators<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Predators chairman and majority owner Bill Haslam announced Tuesday the purchase made by Dream Sports Ventures LLC, an entity controlled by Saban and business partner Joe Agresti.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Although I am now retired as a coach, I still possess a competitive nature and a great passion for sports,&#8221; Saban said in a statement released by the Predators. &#8220;Being involved in a sports team in Nashville has always been a goal and the opportunity to partner in the Predators with a class act like Bill Haslam created the perfect scenario for us. The Preds are a great organization with a fantastic brand, and we are excited to be part of the future success of the franchise.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Saban and Agresti are partners in the Dream Motor Group that features 10 car dealerships, including two in Nashville. They&#8217;re partners in several other business ventures as well.<\/p>\n<p>Saban stepped down as Alabama&#8217;s coach after the 2023 season. He posted a 297-71-1 record in 28 years as a coach and won seven national titles &#8212; one at LSU and six at Alabama.<\/p>\n<p>Haslam was governor of Tennessee from 2011-19. He became chairman of the Predators on July 1, 2024, and took over as majority owner of the franchise on July 3 of this year.<\/p>\n<p><em>Information from The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nhl\/story\/_\/id\/47326657\/ex-alabama-coach-nick-saban-buys-minority-stake-predators\" class=\"button purchase\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read More<\/a> Larisa Wrona<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nashville Predators vs. St. Louis Blues: Game Highlights (1:18) Nashville Predators vs. St. Louis Blues: Game Highlights (1:18) ESPN News Services Dec 16, 2025, 02:50 PM ET NASHVILLE, Tenn. &#8212; Former Alabama football coach and current ESPN college football analyst Nick Saban has purchased a minority stake in the NHL&#8217;s Nashville Predators. 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