NHL Team History and Original 6

The National Hockey League started in 1926 with 6 teams and has grown to 30 teams through the 2008 season. The last two teams to become part of the league joined in 2000. The teams that made up the original 6 are the - Toronto hub from Duchess OBlunt Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, Montreal Canadians, New York Rangers, Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks. For a complete history of each team including the year they joined the NHL and city of origin, please see the table in this article.

Each year these 30 teams compete for a playoff spot to represent their town in the grand finale of hockey - known as the Stanley Cup. The Stanley Cup dual has the Eastern Conference Champion vs. the Western Conference Champion and is usually some real good hockey.

These photos were taken while the Stanley cup was on display in a local Vocational school where some famous ex-Philadelphia Flyer players signed autographs. If you are a hockey fan or know someone that is, try and get to one of these displays.

Hockey Original 6

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NHL Team by Season

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Team	Prior Team
2000 Columbus Bluejackets
2000 Minnesota Wild
1999 Atlanta Thrashers
1998 Nashville Predators
1993 Anaheim Mighty Ducks
1993 Florida Panthers
1992 Ottawa Senators
1992 Tampa Bay Lightning
1991 San Jose Sharks
1997 Carolina Hurricanes	1979 Hartford Whalers
1979 Edmonton Oilers
1996 Pheonix Coyotes	1976 Winnipeg Jets
1982 New Jersey Devils	1976-1982 Colarado Rockies
	1974-1976 Kansas City Scouts
1974 Washington Capitals
1980 Calgary Flames	1972 Altanta Flames
1995 Colorado Avalanche	1972 Quebec Nordiques
1972 New York Islanders
1970 Buffalo Sabres
1970 Vancouver Canucks
1993 Dallas Stars	1967 Minnesota North Stars
1967 Los Angeles Kings
1967 Philadelphia Flyers
1967 Pittsburgh Penguins
1967 St. Louis Blues
1926 Chicago Blackhawks
1926 Detroit Red Wings	1930-1932 Detroit Falcons
	1926-1930 Detroit Cougars
1926 New York Rangers
1924 Boston Bruins
1917 Montreal Canadians
1917 Toronto Maple Leafs	1919-1927 Toronto St. Patricks
	1917-1919 Toronto Arenas

Hockey History

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