As the Nashville Predators age, it’s become inevitable that fans and franchise have to start saying goodbye to people who have become institutions. The cathartic fete of Pekka Rinne, arguably the most beloved pro athlete in Nashville’s not-so-long pro-sports history, was one such memorable moment. But in 2022, the team also said so-long to Terry Crisp, one of 14 people to have won a Stanley Cup as a player and a coach. Of course, to Nashville, Crispy was the longtime sidekick of Pete Weber, serving as the guide to the game in the early years and an equal-parts enthusiastic and acerbic analyst as the city embraced the team. For all the toughness honed as a member of Philadelphia’s Broad Street Bullies, Crisp was really just a big old softy, beloved instantly by generations of young Preds fans. During Crisp’s retirement celebration, the team announced that one of the rinks at Bellevue’s Ford Ice Center, the one used most often by youth hockey leagues, will be renamed the Terry Crisp Rink. Of all the honors and accolades Crisp received that night, it was obvious from the look on his face that this was the one that meant the most to him.
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