The NHL expanded from six teams to twelve teams in 1967 by adding the following teams, which all began play at the start of the 1967-68 season:
There are no NHL teams in Utah
yes it will it had it in the nhl 11 too
In the 1980 NHL season, each of the 21 teams played 80 games.
Mike Sillinger. 12 Teams
The draft did not exist in 1963. It came in to play in 1968, I believe, the year after the NHL wexpanded to 12 teams.
The NHL expanded from 6 to 12 teams for the 1967-68 season.
6. The famed "Original six" teams: Montreal Canadiens Detroit Red Wings Toronto Maple Leafs Boston Bruins New York Rangers Chicago Blackhawks
Mike Sillinger - 12 teams started in Detroit ended in long island, NY
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.
12 NHL teams have never won the Cup. Those teams are... Canucks Jackets Predators Blues Wild Sabres Kings Coyotes Sharks Thrashers Panthers and Capitals
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I'll assume you're talking about the NHL hockey team. Heck, no. They won the Presidents Trophy last year as the best team in the regular season and they made it to the Stanley Cup final. This year (2011-12) they are still amongst the top teams in the NHL. They haven't truly sucked since the late 90's.