& can you give the expansion years to the present including the teams introduced in those expansion years.
2006-10-26 19:46:07 · 6 answers · asked by Quickfix008(∞Cicci∞) 5 in Sports ➔ Hockey
1993 Anaheim
1999 Atlanta
1924 Boston
1970 Buffalo
1980 Calgary
(1972 Atlanta)
1997 Carolina
(1979 Hartford)
(1972 New England)
1926 Chicago
1995 Colorado
(1972 Quebec)
2000 Columbus
1993 Dallas
(1967 Minnesota)
1926 Detroit
1973 Edmonton
(1972 Alberta)
1993 Florida
1967 Los Angeles
2000 Minnesota
1917 Montreal
1998 Nashville
1982 New Jersey
(1976 Colorado)
(1974 Kansas City)
1972 N.Y. Islanders
1926 N.Y. Rangers
1992 Ottawa
1967 Philadelphia
1996 Phoenix
(1972 Winnipeg)
1967 Pittsburgh
1991 San Jose
1967 St. Louis
1992 Tampa Bay
1917 Toronto
1970 Vancouver
1974 Washington
NOTES: The Canadiens formation is debated.
The Oilers never relocated.
The Oilers, Hurricanes(Whalers), Avalanche(Nordiques), and Coyotes(Jets) joined the NHL for the 1979 season.
2006-10-26 20:51:32 · answer #1 · answered by Awesome Bill 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Original Six is the term used by fans of ice hockey to refer to the six teams that made up the National Hockey League from the 1942-43 season through to before the league's expansion in 1967. They are:
Montreal Canadiens (1909, charter member of NHL in 1917)
Toronto Maple Leafs (charter member in 1917)where Toronto Arenas from 1917-1918 then changed to Toronto St_Pats till 1927, but it was a totally new team that came in not even same owners. Toronto Maple Leafs 1927.
Boston Bruins (1924) first American team in the NHL.
Detroit Red Wings (1926)
Chicago Black hawks (1926)
New York Rangers (1926)
The term is a misnomer; as shown above, only the two Canadian teams were charter members of the NHL, and three other expansion teams (the Montreal Maroons, the New York Americans and the Pittsburgh Pirates) were all likewise added to the league after its foundation. The Boston Bruins were the first American franchise, and the other three American teams joined the league in an earlier expansion that enlarged the league to ten teams, its maximum size before 1967. But all six of them do date from the league's first decade, and the six teams formed the entire league for 25 years after such franchises as the Maroons, Americans, and the original Ottawa Senators were bankrupted by the Great Depression. After World War II, the NHL owners consistently rejected any bids for expansion, and in the eyes of many observers changed the criteria for entry every time with a bent to defeating any such bid. They also reneged on promises to allow the still-extant Maroons and Americans to rejoin the league.
1967: Expansion era
The 1967-68 NHL season was the 51st season of the National Hockey League. Twelve teams each played 74 games. This season saw the NHL expand from the "Original Six" teams by adding six new franchises. The St. Louis Blues, California Seals, Philadelphia Flyers, Minnesota North Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Los Angeles Kings were all put into the Western Division. On November 6, 1967,1 the California Seals were renamed Oakland Seals.
jibberjab...>>>> you are wrong my friend the Canucks didnt come in till 1970. 1967 Expansion era was with The St. Louis Blues, California Seals, Philadelphia Flyers, Minnesota North Stars, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Los Angeles Kings.
AwesomeBi...>>>> the Oilers joined in 1979 not 1973 and the Montreal Canadiens where founded in 1909 the NHL started in 1917 and the Toronto Maple Leafs joined in 1927 it was the Toronto Arenas in 1917-18 then change name the following year to the Toronto St-Pats till 1927. the owner of the Pats wasnt liked by the NHL so a new owner cam and bought the team and thats when the Toronto Maple Leafs were founded in 1927 not 1917 like most think.
2006-10-26 19:59:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
NHL (1917)
The National Hockey League started out with 5 franchises, Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Toronto Arenas, Quebec Bulldogs and Ottawa Senators. The Toronto Arenas won the Stanley Cup in the first year. The National Hockey League eventually gained control of the Stanley Cup in 1926 and from then on it could only be won by NHL teams instead of other league champions challenging for this cup
Not to mention the Seattle Mteropolitans who were the 1st US team to win the Stanley. Also you had the Montreal Maroons and the Toronto St.Patricks.
2006-10-28 00:05:19 · answer #3 · answered by al_batros59 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The original six include:
Montreal Canadians---1909
Toronto Mapleleafs-----1917
Boston Bruins------1924
Detroit Redwings-----1926
Chicago Black hawks--1926
New York Rangers------1926
Only the Canadian teams were the originals the rest were introduced in the expansion years.
2006-10-26 20:49:40 · answer #4 · answered by Tasha J 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
in case you pass by potential of Stanley Cups gained, then the record could be, Edmonton, manhattan Islanders, and the NJ Devils. yet for average consistency and triumphing share the ideal team could be the Philly Flyers, and intensely in all likelihood the St. Louis Blues (aside from at the instant).
2016-12-28 06:05:53 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The 6 just before 1st expansion were:
Boston
N.Y Rangers
Toronto
Montreal
Chicago
Detroit
Expansion added 6 more:
Pitts
Phila
Vancouver
St. Louis
Minnesota
L.A.
2006-10-26 19:52:15 · answer #6 · answered by jibberjabar 5 · 0⤊ 2⤋