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Actually, the NHL had 7 teams prior to the 1941/42 season.In 1942, the New York Americans dropped out of the league and the NHL operated with six teams until 1967. There was no "seventh" team , as such, because the NHL added a full six teams at the same time to bring the league's number up to 12.

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