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The potential of adding additional franchises in Canada had been an ongoing source of controversy for the NHL in recent years as numerous groups proposed expanding the league into a new Canadian city, or purchasing a struggling American franchise and relocating it north; to a certain extent, these issues continue even after the Atlanta Thrashers relocated to Winnipeg to become the country's ...
(This story was updated to reflect new transactions.). The NHL began cranking up again this month when training camps opened on Wednesday. Preseason games start Saturday and the 2024-25 regular ...
The team was created on April 18, 2024, with the NHL Board of Governors granting an expansion franchise to Jazz owner Ryan Smith. In lieu of an expansion draft to stock the new team, Smith acquired the hockey assets (players, coaching staff, and draft picks) of the Arizona Coyotes, which suspended hockey operations at the same time. [5]
The new NHL team in Utah is coming into focus, even if it's still awaiting a permanent name. Utah sports magnate Ryan Smith officially closed on his purchase of the Phoenix Coyotes on Thursday, an ...
To casual sports fans and people outside northern Utah, it may look like an NHL team fell into Salt Lake City’s lap in the span of two weeks. The move announced Thursday marks a coming-of-age ...
NHL postpones LA Kings' home game against Calgary due to wildfires while NFL, NBA monitor situation; Outdoor hockey is coming to Florida. The NHL will have games in Miami and Tampa next season; The NHL has postponed a Los Angeles Kings home game with several wildfires still burning across the greater LA area; More NHL News Headlines
Prior to 2017, the NHL's last expansion was in 2000, adding the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild to bring the number of teams to thirty. After the Atlanta Thrashers relocated to Winnipeg in 2011, sixteen of the teams in the league were in the Eastern time zone; the conferences remained balanced with fifteen teams each until the league realigned in 2013.
Next season, the NHL is making it happen — twice. The NHL announced Wednesday that the Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers will play host to the New York Rangers at loanDepot Park in Miami ...