"This event is extremely important," Smith said. "We have great fans and when they're able to come out and support us, it's good for us to be able to give back just a little bit to them and to just talk and mingle with them and get to know them as well, which on a personal level is awesome."
Preds players weren't the only local celebrities to make an appearance.
Preds Broadcasters Lyndsay Rowley and Hal Gill, as well as other big Music City names - like country music star Jimmie Allen and Nashville SC defender Taylor Washington - also bowled their hearts out through 10 frames.
"I'm a huge Preds fan and what they do in the community is so special," Washington said. "They're a great organization, and they made a hockey fan out of me too."
While raising funds for the 365 Fund served as the main focus of the tournament, there was still plenty of fun to be had.
That proved especially true for Johansen and Niederreiter, who had a long history of bowling together during their days as teammates on the WHL's Portland Winterhawks.
"With Joey, whenever we do things, it takes us back to our Junior days and we definitely bowled a lot," said Niederreiter. "We had a lot of great times there, so nights like tonight when we go bowling definitely brings back a lot of memories."
With Niederreiter, Johansen and Smith's presence, there were likely plenty of new memories made at Tuesday's event as well.
"Every year for the past three years we've gotten emails from people who have participated in the past asking us when bowling was coming back," Community Relations Coordinator Abby Helper said. "So, it's really awesome to bring it back this year and be back and better than ever."
