what was the team names of the first six teams?

Question

what were the orignial teams

Answer 1

Montreal Canadians, Detroit Red Wings (orginally known as the Cougars), Chicago Blackhawks, Toronto Maple Leafs (originally known as the Arenas), Boston Bruins, New York Rangers. They account for 59 Stanley Cups. They are called the original six because they were the only original teams that survived the Great Depression.

Answer 2

By popular belief:
Montreal Canadiens
Boston Bruins
NY Rangers
Chicago Blackhawks
Detroit Red Wings
Toronto Maple Leafs

The term "Original Six" 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.

The small league that was left meant that the number of players at the NHL level was also small, resulting in a very high quality of play. There was none of the dilution of talent seen in the NHL in the later "expansion era". The same teams would play each other up to 14 times each season; rivalries would develop, and it was easy for fans to become familiar with all of the players. The league at times played to arenas filled to 95 percent capacity.

An added fact; next season will be the Montreal Canadiens 100th anniversary!!

Answer 3

Everyone know the 'original six' as
Boston Bruins
Montreal Canadiens
Toronto Maple Leafs
Chicago Blackhawks
New York Rangers
Detroit Red Wings
But, the real original teams had just five.
When the NHL was first started in 1917 the teams involved were
The Montreal Canadiens
The Montreal Wanderers
The Quebec Bulldogs
The Ottawa Senators
The Toronto Arenas
Those are the "true" oringal NHL teams

Answer 4

Flames fan was actually the most correct. 5 teams comprised the NHL in the 1917-18 season. In 1918-19, the Quebec Bulldogs did not operate and the Montreal Wanderers withdrew from the league since their arena had burned down leaving just 3 teams. In 1919-20, the Quebec Bulldogs reentered the NHL. Many years and gyrations later, the 6 teams that remaining in the NHL (from the 1942-43 season until Expansion brought in six more teams for 1967-68) were referred to as the OS.

Answer 5

NY Rangers
Montreal Canadiens
Chicago Blackhawks
Toronto Maple Leafs
Boston Bruins,
Detroit Redwings

Answer 6

While not technically the original six teams (there were actually 4), the teams known as the Original Six are:

Boston Bruins
Chicago Black Hawks
Detroit Red Wings
Montreal Canadiens
New York Rangers
Toronto Maple Leafs

Answer 7

Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadiens, Toront Mapleleafs, Chicago Blackhawks, New York Rangers and the Detroit Redwings!

Answer 8

Remember them by their natural (regional) rivalries:

Toronto Maple Leafs - Montreal Canadiens
New York Rangers - Boston Bruins
Chicago Blackhawks - Detroit Red Wings

Answer 9

the new york rangers, boston bruins, chicago blackhawks, detroit red wings, toronto maple leafs, and montreal canadiens are considered the "original six".

Answer 10

when the NHL was settled the 6 were : Detroit red wings,chicago blackhawks,Montreal canadiens,Toronto maple leafs,boston bruins and new york rangers.