Washington Capitals Logo — Washington Capitals is a team of professional ice hockey U.S. is established in Washington DC. It was founded in 1974 and is the team from the capital of the United States. He currently plays in the National Hockey League, established in the Southeast Division.

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Washington was, along with the Kansas City Scouts, one of two expansion franchises the NHL since the 1974-75 season. The owner of the team in his first season was Abe Pollin, who also owned the Washington Bullets of the NBA and who ordered the construction of the pavilion Capital Centre to house the two teams, while the first general manager of the club was Milt Schmidt. The Capitals told in the beginning with a staff of few experienced players in the league, and this was reflected in its first year of debut: a record of 8-67-5, the Capitals made ​​one of the worst releases of a team the NHL. More

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Tampa Bay Lightning Logo — Tampa Bay Lightning is a professional American of ice hockey, located in the city of Tampa (Florida). Opened in 1992, this team has to his credit with a Stanley Cup in 2003-04 gained. He currently plays in the National Hockey League, framed in the Southeast Division.

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The origin of the franchise goes back to late 1980, when the NHL announced a further expansion of the championship to new franchises. An investment group based in the city of Tampa led by former players Phil Esposito and his brother Tony, who had the financial backing of a Japanese consortium led by the company Kokusai Green, got one of the two franchises available to start play from the 1992-93 season (the other was Ottawa Senators). In the early years stood Phil Esposito as president and CEO, while his brother Tony Esposito became a scout, while the first coach hired to lead the team was Terry Crisp, former coach of the Calgary Flames. More

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Florida Panthers Logo — Florida Panthers is a professional team of ice hockey in the United States. Founded in 1993 as an expansion team in the NHL, the club is located in Sunrise, a city near Fort Lauderdale in the state of Florida. The team plays in the National Hockey League framed in the Southeast Division.

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On December 10th of 1992 the NHL awarded an expansion franchise to a project led by Wayne Huizenga, founder of Blockbuster Video, which would establish an ice hockey team in the state of Florida. The new team would be called Florida Panthers and, together with the Anaheim Ducks, debuted in the 1993-94 season in a game against Chicago Blackhawks that ended with a 4-4 draw. In his first season the Panthers were on the verge of qualifying for playoffs but did not achieve their purpose for only one position. Part of his success was due to the tactics of his coach, Roger Neilson, who used ultra-defensive but effective system. More

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Carolina Hurricanes Logo — Carolina Hurricanes are a professional team of ice hockey in the United States located in Raleigh (North Carolina). It was founded in 1997 following the transfer of the previous franchise, the Hartford Whalers. They have a Stanley Cup for the 2005-06 season. The team plays in the National Hockey League framed in the Southeast Division.

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The origins of the team are in the previous franchise, the Hartford Whalers. Founded as the New England Whalers in 1972, began as one of the first teams of the World Hockey Association is one of the top teams in the league and after the demise of it, one of the four clubs that joined the National Hockey League moving to Hartford (Connecticut). However, the club did not have the same luck in the NHL and, except for a Division Championship in 1986-87, flaunted bad positions. Last year the Whalers won the playoff pass was in 1992. More

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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Logo — The Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport is the airport of Amsterdam , the main airport of the Netherlands . The airport is located 15 km from the city. In 2009 traveled more than 51 million passengers per Schiphol, which makes it the fifth airport in Europe and the fourteenth in the world . However, in terms of passengers traveling on international flights in 2009, is the third airport in the world. Note that the number of flights operated by low cost carriers is very small, and that over 40% of all passengers traveling on international flights, mostly to the United States , Canada and Asia . This percentage and the high number of passengers at Schiphol become one of the major airports in the world for intercontinental connections .

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Also ranks third as a European airport with more tons of cargo annually (1450 tons) after Frankfurt and Paris-CDG . Schiphol is the basis of the Dutch companies KLM , Martinair and Transavia , and U.S. company Delta Airlines and is the continent’s main airport connecting Europe to the United States and Canada. The airport has a large shopping area, both for travelers and those who pass through its railway station. More

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Hong Kong International Airport Logo — The Hong Kong International Airport is the main airport serving the Special Administrative Region of Hong Kong in the People’s Republic of China . Opened in June 1998, is next to the Great Man-Made River of Libya one of the two most expensive engineering projects in history, carried out by Foster and Partners . Is the new airport, replacing Kai Tak International Airport , closed in 1998 and where an Olympic village was built for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.

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The facility was built from a small island, Chek Lap Kok , which was devastated gradually pouring their waste on the sea to catch up and form an artificial island bigger. Due to its location on the island, the airport is also known locally as Chek Lap Kok Airport . More

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