The NHL was established in Canada shortly after they invented hockey. There were two leagues. The first one I do not recal. But the second league was the NHL in the late 1890's. With the first 3 teams from original six. Montreal Canadiens, Toronto, and New York.
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By god in heaven. But realising it's beauty and perfection he in his infinite wisdom and love decided to share it with the world. He did this by creating ESPN so that everyone who couldn't play could at least be blown away by it's immense action and skill, so now even I a simple English man can watch a work of art! I wish we love Ice Hockey instead of football!
The AHL was founded in 1936 and currently has 30 professional teams based in the United States and Canada.
They include:
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
Bridgeport Sound Tigers
Connecticut Whale
Manchester Monarchs
Portland Pirates
Providence Bruins
Springfield Falcons
Worcester Sharks
Eastern Division
Adirondack Phantoms
Albany Devils
Binghamton Senators
Charlotte Checkers
Hershey Bears
Norfolk Admirals
Syracuse Crunch
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
Western Conference
Northern Division
Abbotsford Heat
Grand Rapids Griffins
Hamilton Bulldogs
Lake Erie Monsters
Manitoba Moose
Rochester Americans
Toronto Marlies
Western Division
Chicago Wolves
Houston Aeros
Milwaukee Admirals
Oklahoma City Barons
Peoria Rivermen
Rockford IceHogs
San Antonio Rampage
Texas Stars