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.
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West Virginia has no NHL team...
The Tampa Bay Lightning joined the NHL in 1992/93.
All of the teams in the NHL have American players.
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.
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The Scouts joined the NHL as an expansion team in the 1974-75 season.
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The Canucks joined the NHL in 1970 because there was a large fan base and the city of Vancouver had already built an arena for an NHL team (The Pacific Colosseum).
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If you mean "When did the Calgary Flames join the NHL?" then they joined in 1980
Indiana does not have an NHL team.
Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild (2000)
The Chicago Blackhawks won in 2015.