In the beginning of a season the standings are based on which letter the team start on, So for example; Colorado Avalanche would come before Washington Capitals.
Correct me if i missunderstood the question please.
re: I think you want a timeline of when the nhl teams joined
i will answer in order of the year joined
also if a team moved i will include the information
1917- Montreal, Toronto
1924- Boston
1926- Chicago, NYR
1932- Detroit
1967 (Expansion)- Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Los Angeles, St. Louis, Dallas (Minnesota and California)
1970- Vancouver, Buffalo
1972- NYI, Caroliona (Hartford),Calgary (Atlanta)
1974- Washington, New Jersey (Kansas City and Colorado)
1979- Colorado (Quebec), Edmonton, Phoenix (Winnipeg),
1991- San Jose
1992- Ottawa, Tampa Bay
1993- Anaheim, Florida
1998- Nashville
1999- Atlanta
2000- Minnesota, Columbus
1979 as one of 4 teams of the WHA that joined the NHL.
The Minnesota Wild and the Columbus Blue Jackets were the last teams to join, both in 2000.
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No there are only 30 NHL teams.
There are currently 30 teams in the NHL.
There are 30 teams currently in the NHL.
In 2005, there were 30 NHL teams.
26. The remaining 4, the Minnesota Wild, Columbus Blue Jackets, Nashville Predators and Atlanta Thrashers would join in 2000, bringing the NHL to it's current state of 30 teams.
The NHL is comprised of 30 teams - 24 in the United States and 6 in Canada.
As of the 2007-08 season, the two newest teams in the NHL are the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Minnesota Wild who started play in the 2000-01 season.
There are no NHL teams in Utah
ARe u asking how many teams are in the NHL because there are 30 in all. there are 6 Canadian teams and 24 American teams.