NHL Teams by how they got their name

How did each team get their name?

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Hint	Answer
Named after their location	New York Islanders
French Demonym	Montreal Canadiens
Mythical Creature in the Woods	New Jersey Devils
Star of the North	Dallas Stars
World War I Fighting Unit	Toronto Maple Leafs
The weapon of a leader	Buffalo Sabres
Skating up and down the ice	Philadelphia Flyers
Deadly weather in the region	Carolina Hurricanes
Fierce Beast at sea	Seattle Kraken
Animal commonly found in nearby waters	San Jose Sharks
The nature of the region	Minnesota Wild
W. C. Handy Song	St. Louis Blues
Owner was fan of NFL team	Winnipeg Jets
Feared Desert Predator	Arizona Coyotes
An air of Royalty	Los Angeles Kings
Fossil found while building arena	Nashville Predators

Hint	Answer
Endangered animal in state	Florida Panthers
Igloo appearance of Arena	Pittsburgh Penguins
Rocky Mountains	Colorado Avalanche
Substance found in area	Edmonton Oilers
Canadian version of Uncle Sam	Vancouver Canucks
Homage to formal car-based team	Detroit Red Wings
Union Army attire	Columbus Blue Jackets
United States Military Academy	Vegas Golden Knights
World War I division	Chicago Blackhawks
Capital of country	Washington Capitals
Popular Children's Movie	Anaheim Ducks
Homage to old government-based team	Ottawa Senators
Arson during American Civil WAr	Calgary Flames
Strong animal which resembles city	Boston Bruins
Weather phenomenon in area	Tampa Bay Lightning
Texas based baseball team	New York Rangers

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