The Nashville Predators played their Nov. 7 game against the St. Louis Blues in honor of the late Dolly Parton. The team changed the center logo on the ice to a butterfly to honor her, and also wore a butterfly patch on their jerseys
This game was a “Hometown Remix,” meaning that the team wore alternate jerseys.The Predators wore jerseys with a “Dolly” nameplate for their warmups, and then switched to their usual uniforms with a golden butterfly on the upper left side of the chest. Even goalie Juuse Saros (74) had his own twist on the dedication night, as he wore a mask with Parton on the side of it.
The team then auctioned their specialty jerseys for charity through the Nashville Predators Foundation. The proceeds of this event will go to the Dolly Parton Imagination Library, a program that mails high-quality copies of books to children up to the age of five. The library was set up in 1995 and is now governed by the Dollywood Foundation.
An appropriate tribute, the Predators won the game 3–1. Their next game is against the Los Angeles Kings on Nov. 10.
