What was the original 5 NHL teams?

Answer 1

NHL founded in 1917. The 5 founding NHL team are.

1.) Montreal Canadians

2.) Montreal Wanderers (folded in 1918 after their home burned down)

3.) Quebec Bulldogs (didn't play a game in the NHL until 1919 but moved to

Hamilton to become the Hamilton Tigers in 1920. This team was taking over and became the New York Americans in 1925. This team in turn became the Brooklyn Americans in 1941 for their final season.

4.) Toronto Arenas. This team changed it name in 1919 to became the Toronto St. Patricks. In 1927 then became the Toronto Maple Leafs.

5.) Ottawa Senators (original). This team moved to St. Louis to become the St. Louis Eagles in 1934 for their final season

The Boston Bruins In 1924, at the convincing of Boston grocery tycoon Charles Adams, became the first National Hockey League to expand to the United States.

The Chicago Black Hawks joined the NHL in 1926 as part of the league's first wave of expansion into the United States. Most of the player came from the Portland Rosebuds of the Western Hockey League.

George Lewis "Tex" Rickard, president of Madison Square Garden, was awarded an NHL franchise for the 1926-27 season to compete with the now-defunct New York Americans. This team is know as the New York Rangers.

The Detroit franchise purchased the players of the folded Victoria Cougars WHL club to play for the team. The Detroit franchise also adopted the Cougars' nickname in honor of the folded franchise in 1926. Detroit in 1930 changed their name to the Detroit Falcons. Detroit in 1932 changed their name to the Detroit Red Wings.

there where other NHL team at era.