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The Original Six Posted September 5, 2009 @ 6:13 pm In Numbers,Six | No Comments
The “Original Six” are the six teams that played in the National Hockey League between the 1942-3 season and the League’s expansion in 1967 [7] when six new teams (the California Seals [8] [now part of the Dallas Stars [9]], the Los Angeles Kings [10], the Minnesota North Stars [now part of the Dallas Stars [9]], the Philadelphia Flyers [11], the Pittsburgh Penguins [12], and the St. Louis Blues [13]) joined. The Original Six are listed above in the order of their founding. |
“The NHL needed a long, engaging series between an Original Six franchise with 10 Stanley Cups and a dynasty-in-the-making. The perfect scenario would have been a Game 7, a winner-take-all match that would attract viewers who could drop in for a night without having to invest emotionally in a sport that unfortunately strikes too many Americans as exotic.”
—Michael Farber, “Stellar Wings Draining Final Drama,” Sports Illustrated, May 27, 2008.
"The 2008-9 N.H.L. season featured rising television ratings, a revival among Original Six teams and a seven-game Stanley Cup finals. But the summer that has followed has been one to forget."
—Jeff Z. Klein and Ken Belson, "N.H.L. Wades Further Into Coyotes Case and Maybe a Quagmire," The New York Times, August 28, 2008.
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[1] Montreal Canadiens: http://canadiens.nhl.com/
[2] Toronto Maple Leafs: http://mapleleafs.nhl.com/
[3] Detroit Red Wings: http://redwings.nhl.com/
[4] Boston Bruins: http://bruins.nhl.com/
[5] New York Rangers: http://rangers.nhl.com/
[6] Chicago Blackhawks: http://blackhawks.nhl.com/
[7] expansion in 1967: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1967_NHL_Expansion
[8] the California Seals: http://www.sealshockey.com/
[9] the Dallas Stars: http://stars.nhl.com/
[10] the Los Angeles Kings: http://kings.nhl.com/
[11] the Philadelphia Flyers: http://flyers.nhl.com/
[12] the Pittsburgh Penguins: http://penguins.nhl.com/
[13] the St. Louis Blues: http://blues.nhl.com/
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