According to NHL Rule 3b: "The goal posts shall be of approved design and material, extending vertically four feet (4') above the surface of the ice and set six feet (6') apart measured from the inside of the posts. A cross bar of the same material as the goal posts shall extend from the top of one post to the top of the other."
Click on the 'NHL Goal Frame' link on this page to see a diagram of an NHL approved goal frame.
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According to the information that I have found the width of the goal in the regular(original) NHL is 1ft or 30.5 cm.
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The National Hockey League was organized on November 26, 1917, in Montreal, Quebec
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The history of the National Hockey League begins with the demise of its predecessor league, the National Hockey Association (NHA), in 1917. After unsuccessfully resolving disputes with Eddie Livingstone, owner of the Toronto Blueshirts, executives of the three other NHA franchises suspended the NHA, and formed the National Hockey League (NHL), replacing the Livingstone team with a temporary team in Toronto, the Arenas.