Leipold added his own submission to the vote , Predators and on November 13 , Leipold announced at a press conference that his submission had won and that the new franchise would be known as the Nashville Predators . Leipold added his own submission to the vote , Predators . On November 13 , Leipold revealed at a press conference that his submission had won out and that the new franchise would be known as the Nashville Predators .