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Map of relocated NHL teams before 2024. The National Hockey League (NHL) is a professional men's ice hockey league, founded in 1917. [1] The NHL Board of Governors review and approve the relocation of any member club. [2] Each team appoints an individual or individuals to represent their team on the Board of Governors. [3]
This category is about ice hockey teams in the National Hockey League that no longer exist, or may have moved since their inception and have gained notoriety at their former location. Subcategories This category has the following 23 subcategories, out of 23 total.
ANA – Mighty Ducks of Anaheim/Anaheim Ducks BOS – Boston Bruins BUF – Buffalo Sabres CAR – Carolina Hurricanes CBJ – Columbus Blue Jackets CGY – Calgary Flames CHI – Chicago Black Hawks/Blackhawks
The NHL was founded in 1917 as a successor to the National Hockey Association (NHA), starting out with four teams from the predecessor league, and eventually grew to thirty-two in its current state. The NHL has expanded and contracted numerous times throughout its history , including in 1979 when four teams were added from the World Hockey ...
Of the three cities to have lost their WHA/NHL teams, only Winnipeg has received one back when the Atlanta Thrashers relocated there in 2011. The Oilers are also the only WHA team to win the Stanley Cup while staying in their WHA city, which they have done on five occasions—1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, and 1990.
A postseason appearance drought is continued by not making the NHL playoffs after the regular season. Since the first round of the playoffs normally consists of eight series (sixteen teams) and there were thirty-two active teams in the NHL during the 2023–24 season, there are sixteen teams that did not make the most recent playoffs on this list.
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