Established in 1926 by Tex Rickard, the Rangers, along with the Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, and Toronto Maple Leafs, were one of the First Six teams that played in the NHL until its 1967 expansion. Under the leadership of Lester Patrick, who coached a team featuring Frank Boucher, Murray Murdoch,…
The Philadelphia Flyers play as a member of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). As part of the 1967 NHL Expansion, the Flyers became the first post-Original Six-era expansion team to win the Stanley Cup, winning in 1973-74 and again in 1974-75. Among all 24 expansion teams (16…
The Capitals, along with the Kansas City Scouts, were established as an expansion franchise in 1974. Leonsis has revitalized the franchise since buying the team in 1999 by drafting star players such as Alexander Ovechkin, Nicklas Backstrom, John Carlson, and Braden Holtby. After the regular season, the 2009–10 Capitals won the franchise’s first Presidents’ Trophy…
As a Central Division of the Western Conference member, the Chicago Blackhawks play in the National Hockey League (NHL). They have won 6 Stanley Cup championships. Along with the Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, and New York Rangers, the Blackhawks are part of the’ Original Six’ NHL clubs. The United…
The franchise was established in 1967 as one of the six teams from the expansion of the 1967 NHL and is named after the W. C. Handy’s “Saint Louis Blues” song. At the 19,150-seat Enterprise Center in downtown St. Louis, which has been their venue since moving from St. Louis Arena in 1994, the Blues…
On June 25, 1997, the Jets were formed as the Atlanta Thrashers and became the League’s 28th franchise when it started competing in the NHL season from 1999-2000. In May 2011, True North Sports & Entertainment purchased the team. It transferred the franchise from Atlanta to Winnipeg before the 2011-12 season (the first NHL franchise…
The Anaheim Ducks, based in Anaheim, California, are a professional ice hockey team. As a member of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference, the Ducks play in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Ducks have played their home games at the Honda Center since their inception. The club was founded as the Mighty Ducks…
The Sharks initially played their home games at the Cow Palace in the 1991-92 season before moving to their present home, now called the SAP Center in San Jose, in 1993. Locally, the SAP Core is known as the Shark Tank. Established in 1991, the Sharks became the first NHL franchise based in the San…
In 1970, the Canucks joined the league along with the Buffalo Sabres as an expansion team. The club has advanced three times in its NHL history to the Stanley Cup Finals, losing to the New York Islanders in 1982, the New York Rangers in 1994, and the Boston Bruins in 2011. As the team with…
The New Jersey Devils, based in Newark, New Jersey, are a professional ice hockey team. The club was founded in 1974 in Kansas City, Missouri, as the Kansas City Scouts. In 1976, the Scouts relocated to Denver, Colorado, and became the Colorado Rockies. They transferred to East Rutherford, New Jersey, in 1982 and took their…
The Los Angeles Kings are a Los Angeles-based professional ice hockey team. At The Forum in Inglewood, California, a suburb of Los Angeles, the Kings played their home games for 32 years before they relocated to Downtown Los Angeles’ Staples Center at the start of the 1999-2000 season. In three years, under coach Darryl Sutter,…
In 1971, the Oilers were founded by W. D. Hunter’s “Wild Bill” and Dr. Chuck Allard. As one of the twelve founding teams of the major professional World Hockey Association, the team played its first season in 1972 (WHA). The Oilers went on to win the Stanley Cup on five occasions since entering the NHL:…
The squad initially played in downtown Phoenix at America West Arena before transferring to the Gila River Arena in Glendale in 2003. Starting in the 2021-22 NHL season, as the Seattle Kraken joins the league, the Coyotes are predicted to return to the Central Division for the first time since the 1997-98 season. The squad…
The team was established as the Atlanta Flames in Atlanta in 1972, then moved to Calgary in 1980. Since moving into their present home venue, the Scotiabank Saddledome (originally known as the Olympic Saddledome), in 1983, the Flames spent their first three seasons in Calgary at the Stampede Corral. In 1985-86, the Flames were the…
On June 25, 1997, The Wild was established but did not start playing until the 2000-01 season. Since the Minnesota North Stars relocated to Dallas in 1993, the Wild have become the first NHL franchise in Minnesota. The Wild play at the Xcel Energy Center. The team made its first Stanley Cup playoff debut in…
The Nashville Predators are a Tennessee-based professional ice hockey team. Since 1998, the Predators have played their home matches at Bridgestone Arena. During the 2003–04 season, the Predators qualified for their first Stanley Cup playoffs after five seasons. Ownership of the club was moved from Leipold to a locally based ownership consortium in 2008. In…
The team was formed as the Minnesota North Stars, located in Bloomington, Minnesota, during the NHL expansion of 1967. The team merged with the Cleveland Barons before the beginning of the 1978-79 NHL season, after the league gave them approval because of each team’s respective financial difficulties. The Stars have won eight division championships, two…
The Avalanche were known as the Quebec Nordiques in 1972 and were one of the World Hockey Association’s charter franchises. As a result of the NHL–WHA merger, the franchise joined the NHL in 1979. They were sold to the COMSAT Entertainment Company after the 1994–95 season and moved to Denver. The Avalanche won the Pacific…
The last NHL team in Ohio before forming the Blue Jackets was the Cleveland Barons, who played from 1976 to 1978. In Columbus, the Blue Jackets replaced the ECHL’s Columbus Chill, who played in the town from 1991 to 1999. The Blue Jackets failed in their early years, struggling to win 30 games in a…
The franchise was established as the World Hockey Association’s New England Whalers in 1971 (WHA). The Whalers quickly saw success, winning the first three seasons of the Eastern Division of the WHA and becoming the inaugural Avco World Trophy Champions to top off the 1972-73 season. In the 2002 playoffs, the Hurricanes made nationwide waves…
The club was known simply as Toronto and was later known as the Toronto Arenas. The club was acquired by Conn Smythe in 1927 and renamed the Maple Leafs. The club, a member of the “Original Six,” was one of six NHL teams that survived through the Great Depression during League retrenchment. The team has…
The Lightning plays their home games in the Amalie area. They have won two Stanley Cup championships, in 2004 and 2020. Jeffrey Vinik owns the team, while Julien BriseBois serves as general manager. Since 2013, Jon Cooper has served as head coach and is the NHL’s longest-tenured active head coach. List of the Top Tampa…
In 1909, the Canadiens were the world’s oldest continuously operating professional ice hockey team and the only active NHL club to predate the NHL’s creation. The history of the Canadiens, one of the oldest North American professional sports franchises, predates that of any other Canadian franchise outside football and every American franchise outside baseball and…
As a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference, the Senators play in the National Hockey League (NHL). At the 18,652-seat Canadian Tire Centre, which opened in 1996 as the Palladium, the Senators play their home games. The squad, founded and formed by Bruce Firestone, an Ottawa real estate developer, is the second…
Until the team moved to the BB&T Center in 1998, they initially played their home games at Miami Arena. In 1996, the only season in which the Panthers have won a playoff series, the team made one appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals, ultimately losing the Finals to the Colorado Avalanche. Since then, the Panthers…
Established in 1926, the Detroit Red Wings was known until 1930 as the Detroit Cougars. The team was named the Detroit Falcons for the 1930-31 and 1931-32 seasons and changed its name to the Red Wings in 1932. As of 2020, the Red Wings have won the most Stanley Cup championships of any NHL franchise…
The Buffalo Sabres, based in Buffalo, New York, is a professional ice hockey team. As a member of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference, the Sabres play in the National Hockey League (NHL). Together with the Canucks, the Sabres are the longest continuously running active NHL franchises to have never won the Stanley Cup….
The Boston Bruins are a Boston-based professional ice hockey team. As a member of the Eastern Conference’s Atlantic Division, they play in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Bruins have won six Stanley Cup championships, tied with the Blackhawks for fourth-most by any club, and tied for second-most by an American-based NHL team and the…
The team plays its home games at the T-Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada. Unlike other expansion clubs, the Golden Knights experienced tremendous success in their first three seasons as a professional team, making the Stanley Cup Finals in their first year in operation. In their first playoff outing, with 13…
For the most Super Bowl titles at six, the Pittsburg Steelers are tied with the New England Patriots, and they have both played in (16 times) and hosted (11 times) more conference championship games than any other NFL team. A huge, widespread fandom nicknamed Steeler Nation is enjoyed by the Steelers. They play their home…