- Timeline of the National Hockey League
The following is a timeline describing the history of the
National Hockey League 's teams and their franchise histories. Non-NHL franchise histories are also included here. This timeline starts with the first team created, theMontreal Canadiens and it ends with the most recent one, theColumbus Blue Jackets . Grey portions in the timeline denote periods where a team was inactive for the season.The period between the two grey bars denotes the "
Original Six " era.DateFormat = yyyyImageSize = width:800 height:auto barincrement:25PlotArea = left:20 right:50 bottom:20 top:20 Colors = id:majorGridColor value:rgb(0.9,0.9,0.9) id:lineColor value:gray(0.6) id:nl1 value:gray(0.9) id:inactive value:gray(0.5)
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# -- Team Colors ------------------- Team -------------------- Colors Used (Decimal RGB) id:ANA value:rgb(0.32,0.20,0.30) # Anaheim Mighty Ducks 88, 52, 77 id:ANA2 value:rgb(0.14,0.12,0.13) # Anaheim Ducks 35, 31, 32 id:ATLF value:rgb(0.80,0.01,0.07) # Atlanta Flames 203, 2, 17 id:ATL value:rgb(0.20,0.60,0.80) # Atlanta Thrashers 51, 153, 204 id:BOS value:rgb(0.99,0.72,0.15) # Boston Bruins 235, 184, 39 id:BRO value:rgb(0.63,0.13,0.18) # Brooklyn Americans 160, 34, 46 id:BUF value:rgb(0.14,0.12,0.24) # Buffalo Sabres 35, 31, 62 id:CGY value:rgb(0.80,0.01,0.07) # Calgary Flames 203, 2, 17 id:CALG value:rgb(0, 0.53,0.49) # California Golden Seals 0, 135, 125 id:CAL value:rgb(0, 0.13,0.30) # California Seals 0, 33, 77 id:CAR value:rgb(0.88,0.23,0.24) # Carolina Hurricanes 225, 58, 62 id:CHI value:rgb(0.89,0.22,0.24) # Chicago Blackhawks 226, 55, 62 id:CLE value:rgb(0.80,0.01,0.07) # Cleveland Barons 203, 2, 17 id:COL value:rgb(0.55,0.22,0.26) # Colorado Avalanche 139, 41, 66 id:COLR value:rgb(0, 0.39,0.65) # Colorado Rockies 0, 99, 166 id:CLB value:rgb(0, 0.16,0.36) # Columbus Blue Jackets 0, 40, 93 id:DAL value:rgb(0, 0.35,0.22) # Dallas Stars 0, 88, 55 id:DETC value:rgb(0.90,0.05,0.18) # Detroit Cougars 230, 13, 46 id:DETF value:rgb(0.93,0.81,0.24) # Detroit Falcons 237, 207, 61 id:DET value:rgb(0.90,0.05,0.18) # Detroit Red Wings 230, 13, 46 id:EDM value:rgb(0, 0.16,0.36) # Edmonton Oilers 0, 40, 93 id:FLA value:rgb(0, 0.16,0.36) # Florida Panthers 0, 40, 93 id:HAM value:rgb(0.91,0.64,0.27) # Hamilton Tigers 231, 163, 70 id:HFD value:rgb(0.03,0.09,0.35) # Hartford Whalers 8, 24, 90 id:KC value:rgb(0.80,0.01,0.07) # Kansas City Scouts 203, 2, 17 id:LA value:rgb(0.14,0.20,0.54) # Los Angeles Kings 35, 50, 137 id:MINN value:rgb(0, 0.51,0.28) # Minnesota North Stars 0, 31, 72 id:MIN value:rgb(0, 0.35,0.22) # Minnesota Wild 0, 88, 55 id:MTL value:rgb(0.75,0.18,0.22) # Montreal Canadiens 191, 47, 56 id:MTLM value:rgb(0.53,0.21,0.29) # Montreal Maroons 135, 53, 74 id:MTLW value:rgb(0.81,0.11,0.14) # Montreal Wanderers 206, 28, 35 id:NSH value:rgb(0, 0.16,0.36) # Nashville Predators 0, 40, 93 id:NJ value:rgb(0.88,0.23,0.24) # New Jersey Devils 225, 58, 62 id:NYA value:rgb(0.88,0.23,0.24) # New York Americans 225, 58, 62 id:NYI value:rgb(0, 0.16,0.36) # New York Islanders 0, 40, 93 id:NYR value:rgb(0, 0.38,0.66) # New York Rangers 0, 96, 169 id:OAK value:rgb(0, 0.59,0.29) # Oakland Seals 0, 130, 74 id:OTT value:rgb(0.88,0.23,0.24) # Ottawa Senators (1993-) 225, 58, 62 id:OTT1 value:rgb(0.56,0.20,0.18) # Ottawa Senators (1917-34) 142, 50, 47 id:PIT value:rgb(0.80,0.72,0.49) # Pittsburgh Penguins 205, 184, 124 id:PITP value:rgb(0.99,0.72,0.20) # Pittsburgh Pirates 252, 184, 50 id:PHI value:rgb(0.96,0.47,0.24) # Philadelphia Flyers 244, 121, 62 id:PHIQ value:rgb(1 ,0.39,0 ) # Philadelphia Quakers 255, 99, 0 id:PHX value:rgb(0.56,0, 0.16) # Phoenix Coyotes 144, 0, 40 id:QUEB value:rgb(0.04,0.32,0.52) # Quebec Bulldogs 10, 82, 133 id:QUE value:rgb(0.20,0.60,0.80) # Quebec Nordiques 51, 153, 204 id:SJ value:rgb(0, 0.42,0.52) # San Jose Sharks 0, 108, 133 id:STL value:rgb(0, 0.32,0.61) # St. Louis Blues 0, 82, 155 id:STLE value:rgb(0.70,0.04,0.03) # St. Louis Eagles 178, 9, 7 id:TB value:rgb(0.14,0.12,0.13) # Tampa Bay Lightning 35, 31, 32 id:TORA value:rgb(0.20,0.29,0.52) # Toronto Arenas 52, 74, 132 id:TOR value:rgb(0, 0.22,0.46) # Toronto Maple Leafs 0, 56, 118 id:TORS value:rgb(0, 0.41,0.25) # Toronto St. Patricks 0, 105, 63 id:VAN value:rgb(0.02,0.05,0.23) # Vancouver Canucks 4, 12, 58 id:WSH value:rgb(0.81,0.11,0.14) # Washington Capitals 206, 28, 35 id:WSHB value:rgb(0.14,0.12,0.13) # Washington Capitals Black 35, 31, 32 id:WPG value:rgb(0, 0.24,0.49) # Winnipeg Jets 0, 62, 126
Period = from:1917 till:2008TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal format:yyyyScaleMajor = start:1920 increment:5 gridcolor:majorGridColor
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BarData = bar:MTL # Montreal Canadiens bar:MTLW # Montreal Wanderers bar:TOR # Toronto Arenas / Toronto St. Patricks / Toronto Maple Leafs bar:OTT1 # Ottawa Senators / St. Louis Eagles bar:NYA # Quebec Bulldogs / Hamilton Tigers / New York Americans / Brooklyn Americans bar:BOS # Boston Bruins bar:MTLM # Montreal Maroons bar:PITP # Pittsburgh Pirates / Philadelphia Quakers bar:CHI # Chicago Blackhawks bar:DET # Detroit Cougars / Detroit Falcons / Detroit Red Wings bar:NYR # New York Rangers bar:STL # St. Louis Blues bar:LA # Los Angeles Kings bar:PIT # Pittsburgh Penguins bar:PHI # Philadelphia Flyers bar:DAL # Minnesota North Stars / Dallas Stars bar:OAK # Oakland Seals / California Golden Seals / California Seals / Cleveland Barons bar:BUF # Buffalo Sabres bar:VAN # Vancouver Canucks bar:NYI # New York Islanders bar:CGY # Atlanta Flames / Calgary Flames bar:NJ # Kansas City Scouts / Colorado Rockies / New Jersey Devils bar:WSH # Washington Capitals bar:EDM # Edmonton Oilers bar:CAR # Hartford Whalers / Carolina Hurricanes bar:COL # Quebec Nordiques / Colorado Avalanche bar:PHX # Winnipeg Jets / Phoenix Coyotes bar:SJ # San Jose Sharks bar:OTT # Ottawa Senators bar:TB # Tampa Bay Lightning bar:ANA # Anaheim Mighty Ducks bar:FLA # Florida Panthers bar:NSH # Nashville Predators bar:ATL # Atlanta Thrashers bar:MIN # Minnesota Wild bar:CLB # Columbus Blue Jackets
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Define $UpLeft = anchor:from align:right shift:(-1,1)Define $UpRight = anchor:till align:left shift:(2,1)Define $DownRight = anchor:till align:left shift:(2,-10)
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bar:MTL from:1967 till:end text:"Montreal Canadiens" textcolor:white bar:MTL from:start till:2004 color:MTL link:/wiki/Montreal_Canadiens bar:MTL from:2005 till:end color:MTL link:/wiki/Montreal_Canadiens
bar:MTLW at:1918 text:"Montreal Wanderers (1)" $Right bar:MTLW from:start till:1918 color:MTLW link:/wiki/Montreal_Wanderers
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bar:NYA from:start till:1920 text:"Quebec~Bulldogs (2)" $Up bar:NYA at:1920 text:"Hamilton~Tigers" $UpRight bar:NYA from:1925 till:1941 text:"New York Americans" bar:NYA at:1942 text:"Brooklyn~Americans" $UpRight bar:NYA from:start till:1918 color:QUEB link:/wiki/Quebec_Bulldogs bar:NYA from:1919 till:1920 color:QUEB link:/wiki/Quebec_Bulldogs bar:NYA from:1920 till:1925 color:HAM link:/wiki/Hamilton_Tigers bar:NYA from:1925 till:1941 color:NYA link:/wiki/New_York_Americans bar:NYA from:1941 till:1942 color:BRO link:/wiki/Brooklyn_Americans
bar:BOS from:1967 till:end text:"Boston Bruins" bar:BOS from:1924 till:2004 color:BOS link:/wiki/Boston_Bruins bar:BOS from:2005 till:end color:BOS link:/wiki/Boston_Bruins
bar:MTLM from:1924 till:1938 text:"Montreal Maroons" textcolor:white bar:MTLM from:1924 till:1938 color:MTLM link:/wiki/Montreal_Maroons
bar:PITP at:1930 text:"Pittsburgh~Pirates" $UpLeft bar:PITP at:1931 text:"Philadelphia Quakers" $Right bar:PITP from:1925 till:1930 color:PITP link:/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates__(NHL) bar:PITP from:1930 till:1931 color:PHIQ link:/wiki/Philadelphia_Quakers
# --- Expansion from fall of PCHA/WCHL bar:CHI at:1925 text:"Regina~Capitals" $UpLeft bar:CHI at:1925 text:"Portland~Rosebuds" textcolor:white $UpRight bar:CHI from:1967 till:end text:"Chicago Blackhawks" bar:CHI from:1921 till:1925 color:nl1 link:/wiki/Regina_Capitals bar:CHI from:1925 till:1926 color:nl1 link:/wiki/Portland_Rosebuds bar:CHI from:1926 till:2004 color:CHI link:/wiki/Chicago_Blackhawks bar:CHI from:2005 till:end color:CHI link:/wiki/Chicago_Blackhawks
bar:DET at:1926 text:"Victoria~Cougars" $UpLeft bar:DET at:1926 text:"Detroit~Cougars" textcolor:white $UpRight bar:DET at:1930 text:"Falcons" textcolor:black $Right bar:DET from:1967 till:end text:"Detroit Red Wings" textcolor:white bar:DET from:1922 till:1926 color:nl1 link:/wiki/Victoria_Cougars bar:DET from:1926 till:1930 color:DETC link:/wiki/Detroit_Cougars bar:DET from:1930 till:1932 color:DETF link:/wiki/Detroit_Falcons__(hockey) bar:DET from:1932 till:2004 color:DET link:/wiki/Detroit_Red_Wings bar:DET from:2005 till:end color:DET link:/wiki/Detroit_Red_Wings
bar:NYR from:1967 till:end text:"New York Rangers" bar:NYR from:1926 till:2004 color:NYR link:/wiki/New_York_Rangers bar:NYR from:2005 till:end color:NYR link:/wiki/New_York_Rangers
# --- "Expansion Six" --- bar:STL from:1967 till:end text:"St. Louis Blues" textcolor:gold bar:STL from:1967 till:2004 color:STL link:/wiki/St._Louis_Blues__(hockey) bar:STL from:2005 till:end color:STL link:/wiki/St._Louis_Blues__(hockey) bar:LA from:1967 till:end text:"Los Angeles Kings" bar:LA from:1967 till:2004 color:LA link:/wiki/Los_Angeles_Kings bar:LA from:2005 till:end color:LA link:/wiki/Los_Angeles_Kings
bar:PIT from:1967 till:end text:"Pittsburgh Penguins" bar:PIT from:1967 till:2004 color:PIT link:/wiki/Pittsburgh_Penguins bar:PIT from:2005 till:end color:PIT link:/wiki/Pittsburgh_Penguins
bar:PHI from:1967 till:end text:"Philadelphia Flyers" bar:PHI from:1967 till:2004 color:PHI link:/wiki/Philadelphia_Flyers bar:PHI from:2005 till:end color:PHI link:/wiki/Philadelphia_Flyers
bar:DAL from:1967 till:1993 text:"Minnesota North Stars" textcolor:gold bar:DAL from:1993 till:end text:"Dallas Stars" bar:DAL from:1967 till:1993 color:MINN link:/wiki/Minnesota_North_Stars bar:DAL from:1993 till:2004 color:DAL link:/wiki/Dallas_Stars bar:DAL from:2005 till:end color:DAL link:/wiki/Dallas_Stars
bar:OAK at:1967 text:"San Francisco Seals" $Left bar:OAK at:1967 text:"Oakland" textcolor:white $DownRight bar:OAK at:1976 text:"Cal Golden~Seals" $UpLeft bar:OAK at:1978 text:"Cleveland Barons (4)" $Right bar:OAK from:1961 till:1967 color:nl1 link:/wiki/San_Francisco_Seals__(hockey) bar:OAK from:1967 till:1970 color:OAK link:/wiki/Oakland_Seals bar:OAK from:1970 till:1976 color:CALG link:/wiki/California_Golden_Seals bar:OAK from:1976 till:1978 color:CLE link:/wiki/Cleveland_Barons__(NHL)
# --- Modern era expansions --- bar:BUF from:1970 till:end text:"Buffalo Sabres" textcolor:gold bar:BUF from:1970 till:2004 color:BUF link:/wiki/Buffalo_Sabres bar:BUF from:2005 till:end color:BUF link:/wiki/Buffalo_Sabres
bar:VAN at:1945 text:"Vancouver Canucks" $Left bar:VAN from:1945 till:1952 text:"(PCHL)" bar:VAN from:1952 till:1970 text:"(WHL)" bar:VAN from:1970 till:end text:"Vancouver Canucks" textcolor:white bar:VAN from:1945 till:1952 color:nl1 link:/wiki/Vancouver_Canucks bar:VAN from:1952 till:1970 color:nl1 link:/wiki/Vancouver_Canucks bar:VAN from:1970 till:2004 color:VAN link:/wiki/Vancouver_Canucks bar:VAN from:2005 till:end color:VAN link:/wiki/Vancouver_Canucks
bar:NYI from:1972 till:end text:"New York Islanders" textcolor:orange bar:NYI from:1972 till:2004 color:NYI link:/wiki/New_York_Islanders bar:NYI from:2005 till:end color:NYI link:/wiki/New_York_Islanders
bar:CGY from:1972 till:1980 text:"Atlanta~Flames" textcolor:gold $Up bar:CGY from:1980 till:end text:"Calgary Flames" textcolor:gold bar:CGY from:1972 till:1980 color:ATLF link:/wiki/Atlanta_Flames bar:CGY from:1980 till:2004 color:CGY link:/wiki/Calgary_Flames bar:CGY from:2005 till:end color:CGY link:/wiki/Calgary_Flames
bar:NJ at:1976 text:"Kansas City~Scouts" $UpLeft bar:NJ from:1976 till:1982 text:"Colorado~Rockies" $Up bar:NJ from:1982 till:end text:"New Jersey Devils" bar:NJ from:1974 till:1976 color:KC link:/wiki/Kansas_City_Scouts bar:NJ from:1976 till:1982 color:COLR link:/wiki/Colorado_Rockies__(NHL) bar:NJ from:1982 till:2004 color:NJ link:/wiki/New_Jersey_Devils bar:NJ from:2005 till:end color:NJ link:/wiki/New_Jersey_Devils
bar:WSH from:1974 till:1995 text:"Washington Capitals" textcolor:blue bar:WSH from:1995 till:2007 text:" " textcolor:vegasgold bar:WSH from:1974 till:1995 color:WSH link:/wiki/Washington_Capitals bar:WSH from:1995 till:2004 color:WSHB link:/wiki/Washington_Capitals bar:WSH from:2005 till:2007 color:WSHB link:/wiki/Washington_Capitals bar:WSH from:2007 till:end color:WSH link:/wiki/Washington_Capitals
# --- The WHA Four --- bar:EDM at:1972 text:"Alberta Oilers (WHA)" $Left bar:EDM from:1973 till:1979 text:"Edmonton~(WHA)" $Up bar:EDM from:1979 till:end text:"Edmonton Oilers" textcolor:vegasgold bar:EDM from:1972 till:1973 color:nl1 link:/wiki/Alberta_Oilers bar:EDM from:1973 till:1979 color:nl1 link:/wiki/Edmonton_Oilers bar:EDM from:1979 till:2004 color:EDM link:/wiki/Edmonton_Oilers bar:EDM from:2005 till:end color:EDM link:/wiki/Edmonton_Oilers
bar:CAR at:1979 text:"New England~Whalers (WHA)" $UpLeft bar:CAR from:1979 till:1997 text:"Hartford Whalers" textcolor:green bar:CAR from:1997 till:end text:"Carolina~Hurricanes" textcolor:white $Up bar:CAR from:1972 till:1979 color:nl1 link:/wiki/New_England_Whalers bar:CAR from:1979 till:1997 color:HFD link:/wiki/Hartford_Whalers bar:CAR from:1997 till:2004 color:CAR link:/wiki/Carolina_Hurricanes bar:CAR from:2005 till:end color:CAR link:/wiki/Carolina_Hurricanes
bar:COL at:1979 text:"Quebec~Nordiques (WHA)" $UpLeft bar:COL from:1979 till:1995 text:"Quebec Nordiques" bar:COL from:1995 till:end text:"Colorado~Avalanche" $Up bar:COL from:1972 till:1979 color:nl1 link:/wiki/Quebec_Nordiques bar:COL from:1979 till:1995 color:QUE link:/wiki/Quebec_Nordiques bar:COL from:1995 till:2004 color:COL link:/wiki/Colorado_Avalanche bar:COL from:2005 till:end color:COL link:/wiki/Colorado_Avalanche
bar:PHX at:1979 text:"Winnipeg~Jets (WHA)" $UpLeft bar:PHX from:1979 till:1996 text:"Winnipeg Jets" textcolor:red bar:PHX from:1996 till:end text:"Phoenix~Coyotes" $Up bar:PHX from:1972 till:1979 color:nl1 link:/wiki/Winnipeg_Jets bar:PHX from:1979 till:1996 color:WPG link:/wiki/Winnipeg_Jets bar:PHX from:1996 till:2004 color:PHX link:/wiki/Phoenix_Coyotes bar:PHX from:2005 till:end color:PHX link:/wiki/Phoenix_Coyotes
# --- Early 90s expansion --- bar:SJ from:1991 till:end text:"San Jose Sharks" bar:SJ from:1991 till:2004 color:SJ link:/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks bar:SJ from:2005 till:end color:SJ link:/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks
bar:OTT from:1992 till:end text:"Ottawa Senators" bar:OTT from:1992 till:2004 color:OTT link:/wiki/Ottawa_Senators bar:OTT from:2005 till:end color:OTT link:/wiki/Ottawa_Senators
bar:TB from:1992 till:end text:"Tampa Bay Lightning" textcolor: white bar:TB from:1992 till:2004 color:TB link:/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Lightning bar:TB from:2005 till:end color:TB link:/wiki/Tampa_Bay_Lightning
bar:ANA from:1993 till:2005 text:"Mighty Ducks~of Anaheim" textcolor:white $Up bar:ANA at:2006 text:"Anaheim~Ducks" textcolor:vegasgold $UpRight bar:ANA from:1993 till:2004 color:ANA link:/wiki/Anaheim_Mighty_Ducks bar:ANA from:2005 till:2006 color:ANA link:/wiki/Anaheim_Mighty_Ducks bar:ANA from:2006 till:end color:ANA2 link:/wiki/Anaheim_Ducks
bar:FLA from:1993 till:end text:"Florida Panthers" textcolor:gold bar:FLA from:1993 till:2004 color:FLA link:/wiki/Florida_Panthers bar:FLA from:2005 till:end color:FLA link:/wiki/Florida_Panthers
# --- Late 90s expansion --- bar:NSH from:1998 till:end text:"Nashville~Predators" textcolor:gold $Up bar:NSH from:1998 till:2004 color:NSH link:/wiki/Nashville_Predators bar:NSH from:2005 till:end color:NSH link:/wiki/Nashville_Predators
bar:ATL from:1999 till:end text:"Atlanta~Thrashers" textcolor:gold $Up bar:ATL from:1999 till:2004 color:ATL link:/wiki/Atlanta_Thrashers bar:ATL from:2005 till:end color:ATL link:/wiki/Atlanta_Thrashers
bar:MIN from:2000 till:end text:"Minnesota~Wild" $Up bar:MIN from:2000 till:2004 color:MIN link:/wiki/Minnesota_Wild bar:MIN from:2005 till:end color:MIN link:/wiki/Minnesota_Wild
bar:CLB from:2000 till:end text:"Columbus~Blue Jackets" textcolor:red $Up bar:CLB from:2000 till:2004 color:CLB link:/wiki/Columbus_Blue_Jackets bar:CLB from:2005 till:end color:CLB link:/wiki/Columbus_Blue_Jackets
Notes
*Some of the first teams were active before the creation of the "NHL"
External links
* [http://www.detroithockey.net/nhl/timeline.php DetroitHockey.Net NHL Timeline]
Footnotes
# Team disbanded mid-season
# Team inactive 1918–19
# Team inactive 1931–32
# Team merged withMinnesota North Stars All teams were inactive 2004–05See also
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History of the National Hockey League
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