National Hockey League (NHL)

History: 1918-2018 (101 seasons)

National Hockey League (NHL)

History 1918-2018 (101 seasons)

Leagues / Hockey / NHL

The NHL was founded in 1917 as a replacement to the NHA. After unsuccessfully attempting to resolve disputes with Eddie Livingstone, owner of the Toronto Blueshirts, executives of the three other NHA franchises suspended the NHA, and formed the National Hockey League (NHL). The NHL's first quarter-century saw the league compete against two rival major leagues—the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and Western Canada Hockey League—for players and the Stanley Cup. The NHL first expanded into the United States in 1924 As a result, ice hockey players were among the best paid athletes in North America. By the mid-1920s, the NHL emerged as the sole major league in North America, as the PCHA and WCHL having merged in 1924, disbanded two years later.

League Champions

Year Team Coach

2013 Chicago Blackhawks J. Quenneville

2012 Los Angeles Kings D. Sutter
J. Stevens
T. Murray

2011 Boston Bruins C. Julien

2010 Chicago Blackhawks J. Quenneville

2009 Pittsburgh Penguins D. Bylsma
M. Therrien

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#1 Draft Pick

Year Player Team

2018 Rasmus Dahlin D Sabres

2017 Nico Hischier C Devils

2016 Auston Matthews C Maple Leafs

2015 Connor McDavid C Oilers

2014 Aaron Ekblad D Panthers

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League Executives

Tenure Name Title

1994-19 Gary Bettman Commissioner

1993 Gil Stein League President

1978-92 John Ziegler League President

1947-77 Clarence Campbell League President

1943-46 Red Dutton League President

1917-42 Frank Calder League President

Players' Union Leaders

Tenure Name Title

2011-19 Donald Fehr Union Director

2009-10 Mike Ouellet Union Director

2009 Ian Penny Union Director

2007-09 Paul Kelly Union Director

2006 Ted Saskin Union Director

1993-05 Bob Goodenow Union Director

1992 (none) Union Director

1967-91 Alan Eagleson Union Director

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Davan S. Mani says:

April 17, 2020 at 11:36 pm

what a year. the competitiveness of the ABL really brought the NBA out of its duldrums.

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League Champions

#1 Draft Pick

League Executives

Players' Union Leaders

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