Montreal Canadiens (founded 1909)
Toronto Maple Leafs (charter member in 1917)
Boston Bruins (founded 1924)
Detroit Red Wings (founded 1926)
Chicago Black Hawks (founded 1926)
New York Rangers (founded 1925)
The National Hockey Association was a direct predecessor of the NHL. It was started in 1909 and lasted until 1918, although it didn't have any teams and didn't play in the 1917/18 season.
30 hockey teams in the league
The National Hockey League wasn't formed until November 22nd, 1917. There were four original teams, the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Ottawa Senators, and Montreal Wanderers.
the male Australian Hockey teams nickname is the Kookaburras, and the Womans Australian Hockey teams nickname is the Hockeyroos. i ;)
Most non-Canadian hockey players have been drafted from American teams to the Canadian teams.
there are alot of hockey teams that play in the minors
Deutscher Hockey-Bund was created in 1909.
The earliest hockey teams were called the original six and wereBoston_BruinsChicago_BlackhawksDetroit_Red_WingsMontreal_CanadiensNew_York_RangersToronto Maple Leafs
Some hockey teams might have better hockey areas to play on and have a better chance to win. Some people might not know how to play hockey and that is why some teams are lacking hockey players.
Alaska Aces (hockey)
of course they do! they have girls hockey olympic teams, pros teams, college teams, highschool teams rec teams. girl hockey is the fastest growing sport ever. and they do it better than the guys too
There are 24 23 NHL hockey teams located in the USA. Go Jets!