Detroit Red Wings Logo — Detroit Red Wings is a team American professional ice hockey located in Detroit (Michigan). One of the Original Six, and U.S. Franchise more Stanley Cups won. Red Wings play in the National Hockey League framed in the Central Division. When the Western Canada Hockey League disappear after the 1925-26 season, a deal was reached with the National Hockey League for the new expansion franchise, which would house Detroit, will feature top players from the champion of 1925: Victoria Cougars. The NHL did not officially considered the Red Wings as a team then Victoria, so the birth of the club, Detroit Cougars, is 1926.

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In the absence of a stadium in time for Detroit, the Cougars had to play their first matches at Windsor (Ontario). In 1927 the Red Wings will move to its new home, the Detroit Olympia, which played until 1979. Coach Jack Adams began leading the team that year, and remained in office the next 36 years. His first appearance in the Stanley Cup final in 1929, when they lost to Toronto Maple Leafs. In 1930 changed its name to Detroit Falcons, but the team still did not win a tournament. More

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Columbus Blue Jackets Logo — Columbus Blue Jackets is a team of professional ice hockey U.S. located in the city of Columbus (Ohio). It was founded in 2000 and plays in the National Hockey League, framed in the Central Division. The history of a team of Ohio in the NHL back to the Cleveland Barons, a team that remained in the city only two seasons before merging with the Minnesota North Stars. The possibility that the state return to host a hockey franchise emerged in 1997, when the citizens of Columbus considered conduct a referendum to build a multipurpose hall with public money, which could accommodate an expansion franchise. Although the construction was rejected via query, John H. McConnell assured the NHL that the stadium would be built. Finally, the company Nationwide announced that the sand financiería worth $ 150 million, and June 25th of 1997 the NHL announced that Columbus would house a new franchise.

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The new equipment is not launched until 2000, when the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild took part in the expansion draft for the 2000-01 season. As a first draft choice of the Blue Jackets selected goalkeeper Rick Tabaracci. The Blue Jackets played their first NHL game on October 7 of 2000, with a loss to the Chicago Blackhawks 5-3. That season the team finished last in division and failed to qualify for the playoffs, and the following season 2001-02 the club achieved a record that earned them worst finish in last place in the league, with only 57 points. For three seasons the team finished last in their division. More

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Chicago Blackhawks Logo — The Chicago Blackhawks are a team U.S. in ice hockey, created in 1926 and located in Chicago. The franchise is named after the leader of the Native American “Chief Black Eagle.” The team won the Stanley Cup on 4 occasions. Chicago plays in the National Hockey League, framed in the Western Conference. The Regina Capitals were a team from the Western Canada Hockey League until 1925, when they moved and became the Portland Rosebuds. A year later, the league disappeared for bankruptcy. Most players played for Portland’s new Chicago team in the NHL.

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In 1930, the Blackhawks had their best season title with two Stanley Cups. Charlie Gardiner was the star goalie and team, and several players captured four Art Ross Trophies to consecutive scoring in the late 1940: Doug Bentley in 1943, his brother Max in 1946 and 1947, and Roy Conacher in 1949. Max Bentley also won the Hart Trophy Most Valuable Player in the league in 1946. The goalkeeper Al Rollins also won the Hart Trophy in 1954. More

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Winnipeg Jets Logo — Winnipeg Jets is a professional team of ice hockey located in Winnipeg, Manitoba (Canada). Play in the National Hockey League (NHL), framed in the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference. His name is a reference to an old computer with the same name, Winnipeg Jets. This League franchise played in World Hockey Association from 1972 until 1979, when it was absorbed by the National Hockey League.

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Winnipeg Jets was one of four clubs happened to the NHL, where he remained until 1996. That year, the club was sold and moved to Phoenix, Arizona (United States) to become the Phoenix Coyotes. In May 2011, the local investor group True North Sports & Entertainment bought an NHL team, the Atlanta Thrashers, and moved to Winnipeg. The new club was called the Winnipeg Jets, in honor of the original franchise. More

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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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