NASHVILLE PREDATORS AGREE TO TERMS WITH GOALTENDER TOMAS V..

NASHVILLE PREDATORS AGREE TO TERMS WITH GOALTENDER TOMAS VOKOUN

Nashville, Tenn. (August 4, 2004) - Nashville Predators Executive Vice
President/General Manager David Poile announced today that the club
has agreed to terms with goaltender Tomas Vokoun (TAW-mas voh-KOON).
In keeping with club policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Vokoun, 27 (7/2/76), posted a 34-29-10 record with a 2.53
goals-against average and a .909 save percentage in 73 games last
season, helping guide the Predators to their first-ever playoff berth.
The 6-0, 195-pound Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic native also appeared
in his first career NHL All-Star game, established a franchise record
in wins and tied for second in the NHL in games played (73).

"Tomas was a major part of this team's success last season and we are
very pleased to sign him to a long-term deal," said Poile. "Since
taking over as our No. 1 goaltender, Tomas has become one of the best
young goaltenders in the NHL and he continues to improve each season."

Vokoun posted a 2.02 goals-against average and a .939 save percentage,
including one shutout in Nashville's inaugural playoff series vs.
Detroit in 2004. He is the Predators all-time leader among goaltenders
in games played (278), wins (98) and shutouts (12). He registered
career highs in games played (73) and wins (34) in 2003-04 and tied a
career high with three shutouts. Vokoun has appeared in 142 of
Nashville's 164 games over the past two seasons, posting a 59-60-21
record.

He played for the Czech Republic at the 2003 World Championships,
registering a 4-1-1 record and a 2.16 goals-against average and has
also been named to the Czech Republic's 2004 World Cup team. Vokoun,
one of three Predators (along with Scott Walker and Greg Johnson)
remaining from the 1998 NHL Expansion Draft, was originally Montreal's
11th selection, 226th overall (ninth round), in the 1994 NHL Entry
Draft.