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…