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The Nashville Predators unveiled an 11-foot statute outside Bridgestone Arena March 25 to honor legendary player Pekka Rinne. 

The bronze statute comes in officially at 11 foot, 11 inches and weighs 900 lbs. 

Rinne  is a Finnish former professional hockey goaltender. Drafted by the Nashville Predators in the 2004 NHL Entry Draft, Rinne became their starting goaltender during the 2008–09 season. He is considered  one of the NHL’s best goaltenders, winning the  Vezina Trophy as the NHL’s best goaltender in the 2017–18 season, and was a finalist for the award four times. Rinne led the Predators to their first Stanley Cup Finals appearance in franchise history in 2017, losing to the Pittsburgh Penguins in six games.