California Golden Seals

1967/68: The Seals were among six expansion teams as the NHL doubled in size. At first experts predicted the California […]

St. Louis Eagles

1934/35: St. Louis had first applied for an NHL expansion franchise in 1932 but was rejected because it was to […]

1903-1909: Founded in 1903 for the Anglo fans of Montreal the Wanderers intended to wander across Canada for Stanley Cup […]

1925/26: After the Hamilton Tigers went on strike over payment in the postseason, Bill Dwyer, New York’s most-celebrated prohibition bootlegger […]

1924/25: The NHL entered its eighth season with two goals, place a team in a major US market and place […]

1888-1910: The Quebec Bulldogs roots go back to the amateur days of hockey as they competed in the Amateur Hockey […]

1925/26: The Pittsburgh Pirates one of two new American teams to join the NHL a year after the Boston Bruins […]

1930/31: Playing in Philadelphia the team changes its name to the Philadelphia Quakers amid promises an arena would built in […]

1967/68: With the NHL doubling from six to 12 teams, Minnesota, the capital of hockey in the USA was an […]

1974/75: The NHL completed its first eight year expansion cycle by adding teams in Washington and Kansas City. Kansas City […]