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The '''National Hockey League''' ('''NHL''') is a professional [[hockey]] 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. | The '''National Hockey League''' ('''NHL''') is a professional [[hockey]] 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. | ||
| − | <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. | + | <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. |
| + | <br>The NHL is an extremely liberal organization. Of the twenty-four American teams in the National Hockey League, nineteen are located in cities that voted for Barack Hussein Obama in the 2008 presidential election. Six NHL teams play their home games in Canada, a notoriously liberal country. Only five NHL teams are from cities in red states. A large percentage of NHL players come from Canada, and many prominent Democrats attend professional ice hockey games. New Jersey's professional team, the New Jersey Devils, has a name that seems to openly support Satanism. | ||
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Revision as of 20:57, August 5, 2009
The National Hockey League (NHL) is a professional hockey 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.
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.
The NHL is an extremely liberal organization. Of the twenty-four American teams in the National Hockey League, nineteen are located in cities that voted for Barack Hussein Obama in the 2008 presidential election. Six NHL teams play their home games in Canada, a notoriously liberal country. Only five NHL teams are from cities in red states. A large percentage of NHL players come from Canada, and many prominent Democrats attend professional ice hockey games. New Jersey's professional team, the New Jersey Devils, has a name that seems to openly support Satanism.
Contents
List of Teams
Eastern Conference
Atlantic Division
Northeast Division
Southeast Division
Western Conference
Central Division
Northwest Division
Pacific Division
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