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The following is a complete history of organizational changes in the National Hockey League (NHL). 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.
Utah takes over from the Arizona Coyotes. The Coyotes franchise could be reactivated if a suitable arena is built in Arizona by 2029. Here's a look at all the franchises in NHL history -- past and ...
Check out the list of all the NHL and WHA teams with statistics including NHL, WHA and Defunct Franchises and much more on Hockey-Reference.com.
From the 2017–18 season to the 2019–20 season, the NHL consisted of 31 teams—24 based in the United States and 7 in Canada. The NHL divided the 31 teams into two conferences: the Eastern Conference and the Western Conference.
Learn about the history of NHL's expansion, find out the which are the oldest teams in NHL and more on pro-football-reference.com.
The NHL first expanded into the United States in 1924 with the founding of the Boston Bruins, and by 1926 consisted of ten teams in Ontario, Quebec, the Great Lakes region, and the Northeastern United States.
National Hockey League (NHL), organization of professional ice hockey teams in North America, formed in 1917 by four Canadian teams, to which the first U.S. team, the Boston Bruins, was added in 1924.
In 1967 the NHL undertook one of the greatest expansions in professional sports history when it doubled in size to 12 teams. A new 12-team league, the World Hockey Association (WHA), was formed in 1972, and the ensuing rivalry caused an escalation in players’ salaries.
The first NHL games were played on December 19, 1917. The NHL expanded to the United States for the first time, with the Boston Bruins making their League debut in 1925-26. The Chicago...
Since the first round of expansion in 1967, the League has grown from the Original Six to 31 teams. Here's a brief history of expansion in the NHL: 1942: With the demise of the Brooklyn Americans...