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
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
The NHL through the ages witnessed many legendary players. Among them were:
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