Now, the owner of the NHL's Nashville Predators hopes to make the Music City the home to an expansion WNBA franchise, one that would honor the legendary coach in the process. Bill

News of the Nashville bid comes in the midst of a growth period in the WNBA, which intends to expand to 16 teams by 2028.

NASHVILLE -- Thatcher Demko made 31 saves, and Quinn Hughes had two assists for the Vancouver Canucks in a 3-1 win against the Nashville Predators at Bridgestone Arena on Wednesday. Demko had lost four of his previous five starts (1-4-0).

Juuse Saros finished with 19 saves in the loss, while Canucks goaltender made 31 saves to earn his fourth win of the season. Forsberg-Stamkos-Marchessault Hinostroza-O'Reilly-Nyquist L'Heureux-Svechkov-Novak Smith-McCarron-Sissons Nils Hoglander got Vancouver on the board first off the rush with a toe drag around Roman Josi and a wrist shot that beat Saros under the glove at the 7:11 mark of the first period.