NHL Teams (Past & Present)

Name the teams that have played in the NHL since its founding in 1917.

Rows marked in blue indicate previous versions of franchises that either relocated or were renamed.

Rows marked in orange indicate teams that are now defunct.

The first year listed refers to the calendar year in which the season started; the second year refers to the calendar year in which the season ended.

Sources: hockey-reference.com & nhl.com

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Original Year		Team
1917	present	Montréal Canadiens
1917	1918	Montréal Wanderers
1917	1934	Ottawa Senators
1917	1919	Toronto Arenas
	1919-1926	Toronto St. Patricks
	1926-present	Toronto Maple Leafs
1919	1920	Québec Bulldogs
1920	1925	Hamilton Tigers
1924	present	Boston Bruins
1924	1938	Montréal Maroons
1925	1941	New York Americans
	1941-1942	Brooklyn Americans
1925	1930	Pittsburgh Pirates
1926	present	Chicago Blackhawks
1926	1930	Detroit Cougars
	1930-1932	Detroit Falcons
	1932-present	Detroit Red Wings
1926	present	New York Rangers
1930	1931	Philadelphia Quakers
1934	1935	St. Louis Eagles
1967	1970	Oakland Seals
	1970-1976	California Seals
	1976-1978	Cleveland Barons
1967	1993	Minnesota North Stars
	1993-present	Dallas Stars
1967	present	Los Angeles Kings
1967	present	Philadelphia Flyers
1967	present	Pittsburgh Penguins
1967	present	St. Louis Blues
1970	present	Buffalo Sabres
1970	present	Vancouver Canucks
1972	1980	Atlanta Flames
	1980-present	Calgary Flames
1972	present	New York Islanders
1974	1976	Kansas City Scouts
	1976-1982	Colorado Rockies
	1982-present	New Jersey Devils
1974	present	Washington Capitals
1979	1997	Hartford Whalers
	1997-present	Carolina Hurricanes
1979	1995	Québec Nordiques
	1995-present	Colorado Avalanche
1979	present	Edmonton Oilers
1979	1996	Winnipeg Jets
	1996-present	Phoenix Coyotes
1991	present	San Jose Sharks
1992	present	Ottawa Senators
1992	present	Tampa Bay Lightning
1993	2005	Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
	2005-present	Anaheim Ducks
1993	present	Florida Panthers
1998	present	Nashville Predators
1999	2011	Atlanta Thrashers
	2011-present	Winnipeg Jets
2000	present	Columbus Blue Jackets
2000	present	Minnesota Wild

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