The National Hockey League is the premier ice hockey league in the world and one of the oldest-running professional hockey leagues. Founded in 1917 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the NHL nowadays counts 32 teams from Canada and the United-States, divided in two equal-sized geographical conferences, East and West, all challenging for the league's prestigious prize trophy, the Stanley Cup.
The teams
| Division
|
Team
|
City
|
Arena
|
Capacity
|
Joined NHL
|
| Atlantic
|
Boston Bruins
|
Boston, Massachusetts
|
TD Garden
|
17,565
|
1924
|
| Buffalo Sabres
|
Buffalo, New York
|
KeyBank Center
|
18,690
|
1970
|
| Detroit Red Wings
|
Detroit, Michigan
|
Little Caesars Arena
|
20,066
|
1926
|
| Florida Panthers
|
Sunrise, Florida
|
BB&T Center
|
19,452
|
1993
|
| Montreal Canadiens
|
Montreal, Quebec
|
Bell Centre
|
21,273
|
1917
|
| Ottawa Senators
|
Ottawa, Ontario
|
Canadian Tire Centre
|
20,500
|
1992
|
| Tampa Bay Lightning
|
Tampa, Florida
|
Amalie Arena
|
19,500
|
1992
|
| Toronto Maple Leafs
|
Toronto, Ontario
|
Scotiabank Arena
|
18,800
|
1917
|
| Metroplitan
|
Carolina Hurricanes
|
Raleigh, North Carolina
|
PNC Arena
|
18,639
|
1979
|
| Columbus Blue Jackets
|
Columbus, Ohio
|
Nationwide Arena
|
18,136
|
2000
|
| New Jersey Devils
|
Newark, New Jersey
|
Prudential Center
|
17,625
|
1974
|
| New York Islanders
|
Brooklyn, New York
Uniondale, New York
|
Barclays Center
Nassau Coliseum
|
16,234
13,900
|
1972
|
| New York Rangers
|
New York, New York
|
Madison Square Garden
|
18,200
|
1926
|
| Philadelphia Flyers
|
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
|
Wells Fargo Center
|
19,500
|
1967
|
| Pittsburgh Penguins
|
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
|
PPG Paints Arena
|
18,087
|
1967
|
| Washington Capitals
|
Washington, D.C.
|
Capital One Arena
|
18,277
|
1974
|
| Division
|
Team
|
City
|
Arena
|
Capacity
|
Joined NHL
|
| Central
|
Arizona Coyotes
|
Glendale, Arizona
|
Gila River Arena
|
18,000
|
1979
|
| Chicago Blackhawks
|
Chicago, Illinois
|
United Center
|
19,717
|
1926
|
| Colorado Avalanche
|
Denver, Colorado
|
Ball Arena
|
18,007
|
1979
|
| Dallas Stars
|
Dallas, Texas
|
American Airlines Center
|
18,500
|
1967
|
| Minnesota Wild
|
St. Paul, Minnesota
|
Xcel Energy Center
|
18,568
|
2000
|
| Nashville Predators
|
Nashville, Tennessee
|
Bridgestone Arena
|
17,113
|
1998
|
| St. Louis Blues
|
St. Louis, Missouri
|
Enterprise Center
|
19,022
|
1967
|
| Winnipeg Jets
|
Winnipeg, Manitoba
|
Bell MTS Place
|
18,750
|
2011
|
| Pacific
|
Anaheim Ducks
|
Anaheim, California
|
Honda Center
|
17,174
|
1993
|
| Calgary Flames
|
Calgary, Alberta
|
Scotiabank Saddledome
|
19,289
|
1972
|
| Edmonton Oilers
|
Edmonton, Alberta
|
Rogers Place
|
18,641
|
1979
|
| Los Angeles Kings
|
Los Angeles, California
|
Staples Center
|
18,118
|
1967
|
| San Jose Sharks
|
San Jose, California
|
SAP Center at San Jose
|
17,496
|
1991
|
| Seattle Kraken
|
Seattle, Washington
|
Climate Pledge Arena
|
17,100
|
2021
|
| Vancouver Canucks
|
Vancouver, British Columbia
|
Rogers Arena
|
18,630
|
1970
|
| Vegas Golden Knights
|
Las Vegas, Nevada
|
T-Mobile Arena
|
17,368
|
2017
|
Some great players
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The NHL through the ages witnessed many legendary players. Among them were:
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