In 1926, just 9 years after the NHL was officially formed, the state of New York got its first major league hockey team. This New York team joined 5 others to form the “Original Six” era of...
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In 1917, the NHL was officially formed. It featured 7 teams, one of which was from Ontario. Fast-forward over 100 years and that same team still plays in the league today. In 1992, another...
What Hockey Team Is in Pennsylvania? (NHL in the Keystone State)
In 1967, the NHL expanded into Pennsylvania with two new professional hockey teams. With the ‘67 expansion, the National Hockey League introduced six brand-new teams. This was the largest expansion...
In 2000, the city of Columbus, Ohio got its first-ever NHL team. They, along with the Minnesota Wild entered the league as expansion teams to bring the NHL to 30 teams. However, Ohio doesn’t...
In 2015, Chicago’s NHL team accomplished something unheard of in the modern hockey era: they got their third championship in 5 years. After winning in 2010 and 2013, they went on to win their...
In 2017, the city of Las Vegas got its first-ever major professional sports team. Of all sports they could have gone with, they chose none other than ice hockey. With an average annual temperature...