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NHL

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Established
1917 (109 years old)

First Recorded Event
1960-10-05

Current Season
2026-2027

Current Round
3

Sport
Ice Hockey

Location
International

Gender
Male

TV Rights
US - ABC, ESPN, TBS, TNT, ESPN+, Hulu (2021-present)
Canada - Rogers Sportsnet (2014 - Present)

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		Upcoming
14 Oct 26	WashingtWashington Capitals	11:30pm	MontrealMontreal Canadiens
15 Oct 26	ColoradoColorado Avalanche	12:30am	Dallas SDallas Stars
15 Oct 26	Ottawa SOttawa Senators	11:00pm	New YorkNew York Islanders
15 Oct 26	Toronto Toronto Maple Leafs	11:00pm	Buffalo Buffalo Sabres
15 Oct 26	Tampa BaTampa Bay Lightning	11:00pm	Seattle Seattle Kraken
15 Oct 26	New JersNew Jersey Devils	11:00pm	New YorkNew York Rangers
15 Oct 26	Florida Florida Panthers	11:00pm	VancouveVancouver Canucks
15 Oct 26	Detroit Detroit Red Wings	11:30pm	PhiladelPhiladelphia Flyers
16 Oct 26	Chicago Chicago Blackhawks	12:00am	WinnipegWinnipeg Jets
16 Oct 26	MinnesotMinnesota Wild	12:00am	St. LouiSt. Louis Blues
		Results
14 Oct 26	San Jose San Jose Sharks	-	Boston BrBoston Bruins
14 Oct 26	Los AngelLos Angeles Kings	0 - 0	Edmonton Edmonton Oilers
14 Oct 26	Anaheim DAnaheim Ducks	2 - 1	Calgary FCalgary Flames
14 Oct 26	Utah MammUtah Mammoth	5 - 2	Toronto MToronto Maple Leafs
14 Oct 26	NashvilleNashville Predators	2 - 5	Vegas GolVegas Golden Knights
14 Oct 26	Dallas StDallas Stars	2 - 3	Colorado Colorado Avalanche
14 Oct 26	Winnipeg Winnipeg Jets	5 - 2	MinnesotaMinnesota Wild
14 Oct 26	Chicago BChicago Blackhawks	5 - 3	PittsburgPittsburgh Penguins
13 Oct 26	New York New York Islanders	3 - 2	VancouverVancouver Canucks
13 Oct 26	Ottawa SeOttawa Senators	2 - 7	St. LouisSt. Louis Blues

Description

The National Hockey League (NHL; French: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH) is a professional ice hockey league composed of 32 member clubs: 25 in the United States and 7 in Canada.

Headquartered in New York City, the NHL is widely considered to be the premier professional ice hockey league in the world, and one of the major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada.
The Stanley Cup, the oldest professional sports trophy in North America, is awarded annually to the league playoff champion at the end of each season.

The National Hockey League was organized on November 26, 1917, in Montreal, Quebec, after the suspension of operations of its predecessor organization, the National Hockey Association (NHA), which had been founded in 1909 in Renfrew Ontario. It started with four teams (all based in Canada) and, through a series of expansions, contractions, and relocations, is now composed of thirty active franchises. The "nation" referred to by the league's name was Canada, although the league has now been binational since 1924 when its first team in the United States, the Boston Bruins, began play. After a labour-management dispute that led to the cancellation of the entire 2004–05 season, the league resumed play under a new collective agreement that included a salary cap. In 2009, the NHL enjoyed record highs in terms of sponsorships, attendance, and television audiences.

The league draws many highly skilled players from all over the world and currently has players from approximately 20 different countries. Canadians have historically constituted the majority of the players in the league, with a dramatically increasing percentage of American and European players in recent years.


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Teams

Anaheim Ducks		Boston Bruins		Buffalo Sabres
Calgary Flames		Carolina Hurrican		Chicago Blackhawk
Colorado Avalanch		Columbus Blue Jac		Dallas Stars
Detroit Red Wings		Edmonton Oilers		Florida Panthers
Los Angeles Kings		Minnesota Wild		Montreal Canadien
Nashville Predato		New Jersey Devils		New York Islander
New York Rangers		Ottawa Senators		Philadelphia Flye
Pittsburgh Pengui		San Jose Sharks		Seattle Kraken
St. Louis Blues		Tampa Bay Lightni		Toronto Maple Lea
Utah Mammoth		Vancouver Canucks		Vegas Golden Knig
Washington Capita		Winnipeg Jets

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Last 5 winners
Carolina Hurricanes (2026)
Florida Panthers (2025)
Florida Panthers (2024)
Vegas Golden Knights (2023)
Colorado Avalanche (2022)

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