National Hockey League
The National Hockey League (NHL; French: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH; Scots: Naitional Hockey League) is a professional ice hockey league componed o 32 member clubs: 25 in the Unitit States an 7 in Canadae.
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| Sport | Ice hockey |
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| Foondit | November 26, 1917 (106 years ago), Montreal, Quebec, Canadae |
| Inaugural saison | 1917–18 |
| Commissioner | Gary Bettman |
| No. o teams | 32[1] |
| Kintras | Canadae (7 teams) Unitit States (25 teams) |
| Heidquarters | New York Ceety, New York, U.S. |
| Continent | North America |
| Maist recent champion(s) | Vegas Golden Knights (1 teetle) |
| Maist teetles | Montreal Canadiens (25)[nb 1] |
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| Offeecial wabsteid | www |
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- ↑ While the Montreal Canadiens hae 24 Stanley Cup wins in thair history, the Stanley Cup haesna always been the NHL championship trophy. Prior tae 1926, it wis an inter-league championship. The Canadiens won ane Stanley Cup championship prior tae the formation of the NHL (in 1916 as a member o the National Hockey Association), an 23 Stanley Cups as a member o the NHL. Montreal an aa won the NHL championship on twa occasions whaur thay didna win the Stanley Cup: in 1918–19 when the Spanish flu cancelled the Stanley Cup finals against the Seattle Metropolitans o Pacific Coast Hockey Association an in 1924–25 when thay lost in the Stanley Cup finals tae the Western Canada Hockey League's Victoria Cougars. Thus, the team haes a tot o 25 NHL championships.
- ↑ As Rogers Media is the sole national rightsholder in Canada, Rogers sub-licensed some games to the CBC and TVA Sports.
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- ↑ "Rosters, Arena Information, and Aerial Maps – NHL.com – Teams". National Hockey League. Retrieved 8 Juin 2018.