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Formation of NHL
The NHL began with just three teams, Toronto Blueshirts, Montreal Canadiens, and Quebec Buldogs. -
Frank Calder was named 1st president of NHL
He was elected as NHL's first President. Served from 1917 till 1943 -
First Title Win
The Toronto Blueshirts go down in history as the first team to win the Stanley Cup -
Influenza cancels Cup Final
The final game for the 1919 Stanley Cup was canceled because of the worldwide epidemic of influenza. -
1st American Team
Boston Bruins become the first American NHL team -
NHL Expansion Plans
the NHL had made expansion plans. Montreal was granted another franchise, named the Maroons, and Boston was granted a franchise, known as the Bruins. Expansion created yet another scramble for players. The regular season schedule was expanded from 24 games to 30 games, and a new NHL trophy was introduced. -
First and last non NHL team to win the trophy
The Victoria Cougars of the NHA defeated Montreal for the Stanely Cup. It is the last NHL team to win the Stanely Cup -
The first NHL All-Star Game
It was helped to benefit and respect Ace Bailey whose career ended by vicous hit from Eddie Shore -
The Great Depression Reduced the leauge to six teams
The Great Depression and World War II reduced the league to six teams, later known as the "Original Six" -
Maurice "Rocket" Richard
he was First player to score 50 goals in 50 games. -
1951 Stanley Cup Finals
In the 1951 Stanley Cup Finals, the Maple Leafs defeated the Canadiens four games to one in the only final in NHL history when all games were decided in overtime -
World Hockey Association
the NHL faced competition from the newly formed World Hockey Association (WHA). The WHA lured many players away from the NHL -
NHL absorbed four of the leauges teams
the NHL absorbed four of the league's teams, which brought the NHL to 21 teams, a figure that remained constant until the San Jose Sharks were added as an expansion franchise -
NHL Lockout
the players were locked out by the owners because of a lack of a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). The 1994–95 NHL lockout lasted 104 days and resulted in the season's being shortened from a planned 84 games to 48. -
No more ties
Hoping to reduce the number of tie games during the regular season, the NHL decided that beginning in the 1999–2000 season, in any game tied after regulation time, both teams would be guaranteed one point, while the team that won in overtime would earn a second point. -
The First NHL Wintwe Classic
The Sabres hosted the 2008 NHL Winter Classic on New Year's Day 2008, losing to the Pittsburgh Penguins in a shootout before a crowd of 71,217 at Ralph Wilson Stadium. -
201`2 Lockout
The NHL again entered lockout in 2012, cancelling the first 526 games, about 43% of the season, until at least December 30, 2012. Just after 5 AM on January 6, after approximately 16 continuous hours of negotiating, a tentative deal was reached on a new collective bargaining agreement to end the lockout.
