The facility is now the Gaylord Entertainment Center.
The arrangement is for 20 years and involves a first-year naming rights fee in excess of $2 million.
With an annual escalation, the package will total approximately $80 million. The relationship also includes a ticket and luxury suite commitment, incorporates interior and exterior sign identification and provides promotional opportunities.
Said Nashville Predators Owner Craig Leipold: "Gaylord Entertainment was instrumental in bringing the Predators to Nashville, and this partnership is a natural extension of that relationship."
Gaylord Entertainment President and Chief Executive Officer Terry E.
London added: "Gaylord Entertainment believes strongly in downtown Nashville.This partnership reaffirms our commitment while allowing us to reach the diverse audiences who attend the more than 100 events that occur each year at Gaylord Entertainment Center."
In addition to being home of the Predators, Gaylord Entertainment Center also is home to the Arena Football League's Nashville Kats. The Center will also host the NCAA Men's Regional Tournament in 2000 and again in 2003 as well as the Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Tournament in 2001.
Gaylord Entertainment Company has acquired the naming rights to the Nashville Arena from the National Hockey League's Nashville Predators.
