He was fourth in Hart Trophy voting in 2011 after Nashville won a playoff series for the first time. Rinne had three 40-win seasons, tied for second-most in NHL history as one of seven goalies to reach that mark. He also is one of 12 goalies in NHL history with at least 350 wins and 60 shutouts. Rinne's career goals-against average of 2.43 is tied for fourth-best among goalies with at least 350 wins in NHL history, behind only Dominik Hasek, Martin Brodeur and Jacques Plante. "I kind of always had a feeling this night would come and I wanted to be here for that. "It's pretty special, especially as a Finn," Predators goalie Juuse Saros said of the goalie he lived with when he arrived in Nashville. The Kempele, Finland-born Rinne also has the most games played, victories and shutouts by a Finnish goalie in NHL history. The 2018 Vezina Trophy winner as the league's best goaltender, Rinne was 369-213-75 in his career. Rinne is a big reason the franchise even remains in Nashville after signing a seven-year extension in 2011.
"Going back seven, eight years, I wasn't thinking about playing an outdoor game or having things like this happening in Nashville," Rinne said. Nashville hosted the 2016 NHL All-Star Weekend. He sees this week as bringing great exposure to the franchise and city around the NHL.
Rinne said he's proud of Nashville for finally hosting its first outdoor game. Capping the festivities will be the Predators hosting reigning Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay at Nissan Stadium on Saturday. Nashville acted quickly after Rinne retired, announcing plans in November to retire his jersey.Ĭelebrations honoring Rinne started Monday when a goat at the Nashville Zoo was named after him. "I think he might be one of the most respected guys to ever play this game that will have his jersey retired," Johansen said. Johansen said Thursday he's a fan of Rinne, too. It also was his 60th career shutout.Ĭenter Ryan Johansen pushed Rinne out for a lap around the ice after that finale. 19 in NHL history with his 369th victory. He started that game, tying Tom Barrasso for No. Rinne announced his retirement in July after capping his career May 10 in Nashville's regular-season finale, a 5-0 win over Carolina. After that, it's like a positive cycle start and a lot of good things happen." Early on, I wasn't the most talented player growing up. "After that, I started setting goals and dreams and started dreaming about the NHL way more," Rinne said. 258 in the 2004 NHL draft and everything changed. Then Rinne was selected by Nashville with pick No. Not bad for someone whose biggest hockey hopes had been to play for Finland's national team. I think that's obviously a big reason why I'm sitting here today." Obviously that creates a connection to this organization and to this city. "He believed in me and gave me an opportunity and I was able to have a long career here. There's been a lot of great players in this organization over the years, but also I realized that I was lucky enough to play for a long time for this organization and that's obviously a big thank you to David as well 35 to the rafters before the Thursday night game against Dallas. The longtime goaltender will become the first player to have his jersey retired by the organization when the Predators raise Rinne's No. Pekka Rinne, who led the Nashville Predators to their lone Stanley Cup Final in 2017, is adding another first to his long list of accomplishments. Nashville Predators to retire Pekka Rinne's jersey Thursday night, the first in franchise history
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