Cody Franson Talks About Playing in Nashville, Predators System

by Adam Gretz

Filed under: Predators, NHL Fans, NHL Videos

The Nashville Predators enter Thursday's game against the St. Louis Blues as the only team in the NHL that has yet to lose a game in regulation (and I apologize Preds fans if I just jinxed it), carrying a 5-0-3 mark. They've done it despite losing a number of players to injury in the early going, including forwards Matthew Lombardi and Marcel Goc, as well as defenseman Ryan Suter, who is 1A and 1B with Shea Weber for the team's top rearguard.

Fortunately, the Predators farm system has been producing quality defensemen for years, including 23-year-old Cody Franson. Selected in the third-round of the 2005 draft (the same class that produced Patric Hornqvist and Cal O'Reilly for Nashville), Franson tallied six goals and 15 assists in 61 games as a rookie during the 2009-10 season. Before that, he was a standout in the American Hockey League with Nashville's affiliate in Milwaukee, as well with with the Vancouver Giants of the Western Hockey League.

So far this season he's already recorded four points (two goals, two assists) in eight games, and I had an opportunity to speak with him on Wednesday about his season, playing in one of the most underrated spots on the NHL map, and developing through the Predators farm system.

 

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