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The 1967 expansion doubled the number of teams in the league, with an upfront expansion fee of $2 million each ($18.9 million today). [1] For the 1967–68 season, six new teams were added to the NHL: the California Seals, the Los Angeles Kings, the Minnesota North Stars, the Philadelphia Flyers, the Pittsburgh Penguins, and the St. Louis Blues.
The history of the National Hockey League begins with the end of its predecessor league, the National Hockey Association (NHA), in 1917. After unsuccessfully attempting to resolve disputes with Eddie Livingstone, owner of the Toronto Blueshirts, executives of the three other NHA franchises suspended the NHA, and formed the National Hockey League (NHL), replacing the Livingstone team with a ...
The National Hockey Association (NHA), initially the National Hockey Association of Canada Limited, was a professional ice hockey organization with teams in Ontario and Quebec, Canada. It is the direct predecessor of today's National Hockey League (NHL), and much of the business processes of the NHL today are based on the NHA.
This is a list of seasons of the National Hockey League (NHL), a professional ice hockey league, since its inception in 1917. The list also includes the seasons of the National Hockey Association (NHA), the predecessor organization of the NHL, which had several teams that would continue play in the NHL.
The history of the National Hockey League begins with the end of its predecessor league, the National Hockey Association (NHA), in 1917. After unsuccessfully attempting to resolve disputes with Eddie Livingstone, owner of the Toronto Blueshirts, executives of the three other NHA franchises suspended the NHA, and formed the National Hockey League (NHL), replacing the Livingstone team with a ...
The National Hockey League was established in 1917 as the successor to the National Hockey Association (NHA). Founded in 1909, the NHA began play in 1910 with seven teams in Ontario and Quebec, and was one of the first major leagues in professional ice hockey.
The Ottawa Senators, pictured in 1914–15, became a charter member of the National Hockey League. In the 1916–17 season, the NHA was facing numerous problems.The Quebec Bulldogs were in financial difficulty, [10] while the league's most popular team, the Toronto 228th Battalion, was called away to fight in World War I. [11] Several of the league's team owners were growing frustrated with ...
The 1909–10 Canadiens. The Montreal Canadiens (French: Les Canadiens de Montréal) are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal.They are members of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL) [1] and are one of the Original Six teams of the league. [2]