With some avid hockey fans forking out hundreds of dollars per ticket to watch the Nashville Predators in action, I'm happy to share some good deals during the season — including a promotion that makes a stash of $15 tickets available for every home game.

Predators tickets are in high demand this year, thanks to last year's league-best record and a heightened fan experience after a $12 million renovation at the Bridgestone Arena that has updated the audiovisual system and added more LED lighting, including some special lights that illuminate when the Preds score.

Here are some affordable deals if you want to catch one of the 41 games in Smashville this season:

Twice Daily 'Day of Game' $15 tickets

The Predators will offer 100 $15 tickets the day of each home game through the regular season. To get access to the cheap seats, listen to radio duo Woody and Jim on 107.5 The River on game day mornings to get the special promo code that will unlock access to these high-demand tickets. Tickets will go on sale on www.ticketmaster.com at 10 a.m. the day of each home game. Tickets are sure to go fast.

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Chick-fil-A family packs

Chick-fil-A family packs include discounted tickets to certain Predators games and a chicken sandwich coupon that is good at any Middle Tennessee location. There is a minimum purchase of two packages per family, while supplies last.

Subway Student Rush

On Monday-Thursday home games, the Predators will hold back at least 60 student rush standing room only $15 tickets that are good for access to the Golden U Balcony inside the Bud Light Fan Zone. Students can go to www.predsstudentrush.com and use their .edu email address to sign up for the Subway Student Rush. They will receives texts when tickets become available. Plus, students get a Subway coupon for every ticket purchased.

Preds Golden Ticket

The Preds Golden Ticket, which you can sign up for through the Nashville Predators app or at predspass.com, will offer a variety of last-minute ticket deals that vary by game. Sign up to receive text messages that will alert you of the sales.

Military specials

All men and women who serve in our armed services can get $20 off a lower bowl ticket or $10 off an upper bowl ticket by showing their military ID when purchasing single-game tickets for a Predators home game. This offer is available at the Bridgestone Arena box office or through special offers through area military bases.

Go to practice

If you want to see the Predators on the ice for free, stop by the Centennial Sportsplex and watch them practice. All of their practices at Centennial are free and open to the public.

"Fans are more than welcome to park at Centennial and enter through the building's main doors to the rink," said Preds spokesman Nick Barnowski. "Typically, we spend the first half of practice on one rink and the second half on the other.

"Fans who get there early enough and set up shop along rink B's side railing where the players walk on and off the ice and can get selfies or autographs with the players," he said, noting that practices can run 40 minutes to more than an hour.

Details on practices: https://www.nhl.com/predators/team/practice-schedule

For more information on any of these promotions, or on the Predators team, see www.nashvillepredators.com.

Stay cheap!

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