there are 30 overall teams in the NHL 15 in each Conference 8 out of those 15 in each conference make the playoffs.
It means a sports team has guaranteed a spot in the playoffs. Once a team can't be mathematically eliminated from the postseason, they are said to have "clinched a playoff berth." The term is valid in most team sports including Basketball, Baseball, hockey, football, and soccer. http://www.playoffberth.com
Win 8 straight
It is the trophy won by the team who wins the playoffs in the National hockey League.
Vezina Trophy
The acronym CLB stands for the Columbus Blue Jackets, a hockey team in the National Hockey League. They were an expansion team in 2000 and made the playoffs for the first time in 2009.
There's a saying among hockey players and fans that if a team can make the playoffs, anything is possible. However, at this time, the Penguins aren't even in a playoff spot. They're having a bad season and it is my humble opinion that even if they make the playoffs they are highly unlikely to advance very far!!
"We Are the Team of 18,000" was the slogan used by the Wild for the playoffs after winning its Northwest Division title in 2008. The 18,000 refers to the fans that are in the arena in a sold out game.
Canada hockey team means it is a Canadian hockey team.
The CHL team that host's the Memorial Cup Tournament is given one berth while the teams in their league play for the championship (Western Hockey League,Ontario Hockey League and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League) earn the remaining three spots.
The team that won the 2010 playoffs were the Phoenix Suns.
The closest any team has come to achieving this feat was the 1995 Carolina Panthers, who finished two games out of a playoff spot.
The lakers won against the bulls as the score was 90- 81. With this win, the lakers had secured themselves with a place in the playoffs; a spot which they were sure to hold on to.