Before the 1967-68 season, the NHL added:
California Seals (renamed Oakland Seals, then California Golden Seals)
Los Angeles Kings Minnesota North Stars Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins St. Louis Blues
The Original Six teams are:
Actually, the above is only what became known as the Original Six after the New York Americans folded in the 1940's leaving the NHL with 6 teams. The NHL was founded in 1917 by 1) Montreal Canadiens, 2) Montreal Wanderers, 3) Ottawa Senators, and 4) Quebec Bulldogs. Although they were considered full members of the league, the Quebec Bulldogs were unable to play during the NHL's inaugural season, so the remaining owners granted a "temporary" franchise to the Toronto Arena company in order to balance out the schedule. That "temporary" franchise is still around today, and is known as the Toronto Maple Leafs.
The charter members of the NHL were the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs and Toronto Arenas (now the Maple Leafs).
The Minnesota Wild and the Columbus Blue Jackets were the last teams to join, both in 2000.
The NHL is comprised of 30 teams - 24 in the United States and 6 in Canada.
there were none.
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.
Their first season was in 1993-1994.
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.
No there are only 30 NHL teams.
There are currently 30 teams in the NHL.
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.
Boston Bruins
In 2005, there were 30 NHL teams.
There are 30 teams currently in the NHL.
The Los Angeles Kings first season with the NHL was in 1967-68
The Edmonton Oilers first joined the National Hockey League (NHL) In 1979
The NHL is comprised of 30 teams - 24 in the United States and 6 in Canada.
there were none.