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The '''National Hockey League''' ('''NHL''') is a professional [[hockey]] leauge with teams across [[Canada]] and the [[United States]].  Comprised of 30 teams, divided into 2 Conferences and six Divisions each of 5 teams, the NHL teams play for the Championship: the [[Stanley Cup]].  The teams play 82 game seasons, and the top 16 teams (3 top teams from each division plus the next 5 teams from the Conference) from the Regular Season advance to a playoff phase where a best of seven series are played between the seeded teams.
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The '''National Hockey League''' ('''NHL''') is a professional [[hockey]] leauge with teams across [[Canada]] and the [[United States]].  Comprised of 30 teams, divided into two Conferences (Eastern and Western) and four Divisions each (Atlantic and Metropolitan in the East and Central and Pacific in the West), the NHL teams play for their top championship, the [[Stanley Cup]].  The teams play 82 game seasons, and the top 16 teams (three top teams from each division plus two wild-card teams from each conference) from the regular season advance to a playoff phase where a best of seven series are played between the seeded teams.
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<br> Canadian and American players make up the majority of the players in the NHL, however many skilled players have been brought into the league from [[Europe]], making it a premier place for playing hockey.  The large number of Canadian players and the large support for the sport of hockey make the NHL a popular draw in Canada, with playoff hockey actually drawing more viewers in Canada than in the United States.   
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Canadian and American players make up the majority of the players in the NHL, however many skilled players have been brought into the league from [[Europe]], making it a premier place for playing hockey.  The large number of Canadian players and the large support for the sport of hockey make the NHL a popular draw in Canada, with playoff hockey actually drawing more viewers in Canada than in the United States.   
  
  
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===== Atlantic Division =====
 
===== Atlantic Division =====
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*[[New Jersey Devils]]
 
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*[[New York Islanders]]
 
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*[[New York Rangers]]
 
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*[[Philadelphia Flyers]]
 
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*[[Pittsburgh Penguins]]
 
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===== Northeast Division =====
 
 
*[[Boston Bruins]]
 
*[[Boston Bruins]]
 
*[[Buffalo Sabres]]
 
*[[Buffalo Sabres]]
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*[[Detroit Red Wings]]
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*[[Florida Panthers]]
 
*[[Montreal Canadiens]]
 
*[[Montreal Canadiens]]
 
*[[Ottawa Senators]]
 
*[[Ottawa Senators]]
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*[[Maple_Leafs|Toronto Maple Leafs]]
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*[[Tampa Bay Lightning]]
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*[[Toronto Maple Leafs]]
  
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===== Southeast Division =====
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===== Metropolitan Division =====
 
*[[Carolina Hurricanes]]
 
*[[Carolina Hurricanes]]
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*[[Florida Panthers]]
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*[[Columbus Blue Jackets]]
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*[[Tampa Bay Lightning]]
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*[[New Jersey Devils]]
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*[[New York Islanders]]
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*[[New York Rangers]]
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*[[Philadelphia Flyers]]
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*[[Pittsburgh Penguins]]
 
*[[Washington Capitals]]
 
*[[Washington Capitals]]
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*[[Winnipeg Jets]]
 
  
 
=== Western Conference ===
 
=== Western Conference ===
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===== Central Division =====
 
===== Central Division =====
 
*[[Chicago Blackhawks]]
 
*[[Chicago Blackhawks]]
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*[[Columbus Blue Jackets]]
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*[[Colorado Avalanche]]
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*[[Detroit Red Wings]]
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*[[Dallas Stars]]
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*[[Minnesota Wild]]
 
*[[Nashville Predators]]
 
*[[Nashville Predators]]
 
*[[St. Louis Blues]]
 
*[[St. Louis Blues]]
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*[[Winnipeg Jets]]
  
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===== Northwest Division =====
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===== Pacific Division =====
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*[[Anaheim Ducks]]
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*[[Phoenix Coyotes|Arizona Coyotes]]
 
*[[Calgary Flames]]
 
*[[Calgary Flames]]
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*[[Colorado Avalanche]]
 
 
*[[Edmonton Oilers]]
 
*[[Edmonton Oilers]]
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*[[Minnesota Wild]]
 
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*[[Vancouver Canucks]]
 
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===== Pacific Division =====
 
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*[[Anaheim Ducks]]
 
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*[[Dallas Stars]]
 
 
*[[Los Angeles Kings]]
 
*[[Los Angeles Kings]]
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*[[Phoenix Coyotes]]
 
 
*[[San Jose Sharks]]
 
*[[San Jose Sharks]]
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*[[Vancouver Canucks]]
  
 
[[Category:Sports leagues]]
 
[[Category:Sports leagues]]
 
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Revision as of 07:49, February 27, 2016

The National Hockey League (NHL) is a professional hockey leauge with teams across Canada and the United States. Comprised of 30 teams, divided into two Conferences (Eastern and Western) and four Divisions each (Atlantic and Metropolitan in the East and Central and Pacific in the West), the NHL teams play for their top championship, the Stanley Cup. The teams play 82 game seasons, and the top 16 teams (three top teams from each division plus two wild-card teams from each conference) from the regular season advance to a playoff phase where a best of seven series are played between the seeded teams.

Canadian and American players make up the majority of the players in the NHL, however many skilled players have been brought into the league from Europe, making it a premier place for playing hockey. The large number of Canadian players and the large support for the sport of hockey make the NHL a popular draw in Canada, with playoff hockey actually drawing more viewers in Canada than in the United States.


List of Teams

Eastern Conference

Atlantic Division
Metropolitan Division

Western Conference

Central Division
Pacific Division
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National Hockey League Teams
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