1. Quebec City
   Seattle
2. Orlando
   Houston

During the 2021 NHL season, the NHL will welcome its 32nd franchise. There is still a lot of mystery surrounding what the team name and logo will be (as of the writing of this quiz), but more information should be coming soon.

1. Winnipeg Jets
   Vancouver Canucks
2. Columbus Blue Jackets
   Las Vegas Golden Knights

The Las Vegas Golden Knights are the newest NHL team, as they began playing in 2017-18. They nearly won the Stanley Cup in their first season and have been a success during their first few seasons.

1. There are a lot of ducks in the area.
   It won a fan vote.
2. It was named after the Mighty Ducks movie.
   It was chosen by the owner.

Believe it or not, the Anaheim Ducks were actually named after the team from the Disney film "The Mighty Ducks." The movie released in 1992 and the Walt Disney Company founded the Ducks franchise in 1993.

1. Maroons
   Moths
2. Mice
   Moon

The Montreal Maroons were founded in 1924 as a team for the English people living in the city. While they had some success and won a few Stanley Cups, they only lasted in the league until 1938.

1. The Lightning
   The Panthers
2. The Bruins
   The Rangers

The Amalie Arena is the home arena of the Tampa Bay Lightning. The Lightning are fresh off of one of the best regular seasons in NHL history in 2018-19. However, they ended up getting swept in the first round of the playoffs.

1. New York Rangers
   Boston Bruins
2. Toronto Maple Leafs
   Montreal Canadiens

In addition to being the oldest NHL team, the Montreal Canadiens also have the most successful history of any team in the NHL. In their 100+ years in the NHL, the Montreal Canadiens have won a total of 24 Stanley Cups.

1. Minnesota North Stars
   Hartford Whalers
2. Cleveland Barons
   Philadelphia Quakers

While many of the defunct or relocated teams we have mentioned have had short stints, that wasn't the case for the Hartford Whalers. They existed from 1979 to 1997, before moving to Carolina and becoming the Hurricanes.

1. Quebec Bulldogs
   Colorado Rockies
2. Minnesota North Stars
   Richmond Rockets

From 1967 to 1993, the Minnesota North Stars enjoyed a decent run in the NHL. But beginning the following season, the team up and moved to Dallas and shortened their name to the Stars.

1. 2015
   1993
2. 1981
   1973

Despite most of the best hockey players on the planet coming from Canada, a Canadian team hasn't actually won the Stanley Cup for over two decades. The last to do it was the Montreal Canadiens in 1993.

1. Boston
   Fresno
2. Atlanta
   Richmond

Before they called Alberta home, the Flames resided down in Georgia. The Atlanta Flames were an NHL team from 1972 until 1980. They had decent success but never won a playoff series. The team moved due to financial struggles.

1. Vancouver Canucks
   Toronto Maple Leafs
2. Colorado Avalanche
   Dallas Stars

While the Toronto Maple Leafs have come close at times, they haven't been able to win another Stanley Cup since 1966-67, which was the year before the expansion mentioned in the last question. So the Maple Leafs have never won a cup since the league expanded from the Original Six.

1. Winnipeg Jets
   Quebec Nordiques
2. Montreal Wanderers
   Ottawa Senators

Throughout their nearly 20 years in the NHL, the Quebec Nordiques would enjoy moderate success. Once they moved to Colorado and became the Avalanche, they soon became one of the best teams in the NHL.

1. Cleveland Barons
   Cleveland Cupids
2. Cleveland Kings
   Cleveland Cavaliers

The Cleveland Barons enjoyed a very quick tenure in the NHL as they only last two years from 1976 to 1978. The team merged with the Minnesota North Stars in 1978. As a result, they are the last NHL team to cease operations and not relocate or re-brand.

1. 8
   30
2. 12
   7

While many players will play for a couple of different teams during their careers, no one has played with more teams than Mike Sillinger. He played with a whopping 12 different teams in his career and was traded 9 times.

1. 4
   6
2. 8
   2

While there is often mention of the "Original Six," that era didn't occur until many decades after the NHL was born. The first season of the NHL took place in 1917, and there were 4 teams: Montreal Wanderers, Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators and the Toronto Hockey Club.

1. Los Angeles Kings
   Boston Bruins
2. Pittsburgh Penguins
   Colorado Avalanche

While the Penguins were bounced out of the playoffs embarrassingly in 2019, the team is only a few years removed from winning back to back Stanley Cups. They won it in both 2016 and 2017.

1. Eagles
   Tigers
2. Canucks
   Snakes

The Hamilton Tigers were an NHL team that existed from 1920 to 1925. While most teams who became defunct did so for financial reasons, the Hamilton Tigers folded as a result of all of their players going on strike.

1. Cincinnati Reds
   Pittsburgh Pirates
2. Boston Red Sox
   Chicago White Sox

The Pittsburgh Pirates were an NHL team from 1925 to 1930, when the Great Depression caused financial struggles for the team and many others like them. Despite sharing the same name, there is no connection between the teams.

1. Edmonton Oilers
   St. Louis Blues
2. Los Angeles Kings
   New York Rangers

Wayne Gretzky is universally lauded as the best player to ever play in the NHL. Despite this, he moved around a lot during his career. His final season was 1998-99, which he spent with the New York Rangers.

1. Nashville Predators
   Columbus Blue Jackets
2. Las Vegas Golden Knights
   Arizona Coyotes

While the team was originally the Phoenix Coyotes when the Jets moved to Arizona in 1996, the name has since been changed to the Arizona Coyotes. The current Winnipeg Jets in the NHL today stem from the Atlanta Thrashers.

1. Philadelphia Flyers
   New York Islanders
2. Montreal Canadiens
   Detroit Red Wings

It should come as no surprise that the Montreal Canadiens have the most wins out of any NHL team. They have been around longer than anyone else. They also have the second highest winning percentage.

1. Eagles
   Rams
2. Crocodiles
   Oxen

While the Blues have been in the NHL for a very long time, they were not the first St. Louis team to join the league. The St. Louis Eagles joined the NHL in 1934. Unfortunately, financial struggles due to the Great Depression led to them only being around for one single season.

1. 6
   12
2. 4
   3

In 1967, the NHL underwent a significant expansion. For a few decades prior, the league was made up of only 6 teams. This expansion doubled that and brought the league up to 12 teams. Many of those expansion teams are still in the league today.

1. Detroit Red Wings
   Boston Bruins
2. Chicago Blackhawks
   Los Angeles Kings

While they are still quite a distance from catching up to the Montreal Canadiens, the 11 Stanley Cups won by the Detroit Red Wings is the most by an American team and the third most by any team in NHL history.

1. New York Islanders
   Los Angeles Kings
2. San Jose Sharks
   Anaheim Ducks

While they made the playoffs and actually performed quite well this season, the New York Islanders struggled to fill their arena during home games. While some NHL teams average over 20,000 fans a game, the Islanders has less than 12,500.

1. 1984
   1964
2. 1970
   1958

After the great expansion of 1967 that brought the NHL to 12 teams, the league added two more in 1970. The Canucks and the Sabres are still in the league today. Nowadays, teams are typically added one at a time.

1. Washington Capitals
   Columbus Blue Jackets
2. Carolina Hurricanes
   Buffalo Sabres

While the Washington Capitals are now among the best teams in the NHL, that certainly wasn't the case during their inaugural season of 1974-75. They had a record of 8-67-5, which is the worst in history. They also allowed almost 450 goals.

1. Calgary Flames
   Boston Bruins
2. Toronto Maple Leafs
   New Jersey Devils

While they've had their fair share of success and great players over the years, no team has suffered more losses than the Toronto Maple Leafs. They have nearly 2800 losses as of this quiz, which is about 100 or so more than next closest.

1. Buffalo Sabres
   Edmonton Oilers
2. Vancouver Canucks
   New Jersey Devils

The Buffalo Sabres started the 2018-19 NHL season in great fashion but soon began to struggle and missed the playoffs once again. The Sabres haven't been to the playoffs in 8 straight seasons, which has to be frustrating for the fans.

1. Toronto Maple Leafs
   Tampa Bay Lighting
2. Edmonton Oilers
   Detroit Red Wings

The Edmonton Oilers dynasty of the 1980s were the highest scoring teams in history. Their 1983-84 season featured 446 goals scored, and they are the only team to score more than 400 in a season. They did it 5 times.

1. Kansas City Scouts
   Brooklyn Americans
2. Hartford Whalers
   California Golden Seals

The first team in the bloodline of the New Jersey Devils was the Kansas City Scouts. They existed from 1974 to 1976 but eventually moved to Colorado and became the Rockies. The team would move a final time (in 1982) to become the New Jersey Devils.

1. Buffalo Sabres
   New York Islanders
2. Nashville Predators
   Vancouver Canucks

The Vancouver Canucks made the interesting choice to name Roberto Luongo their team captain in 2008. Because NHL rules didn't allow this, he didn't perform the standard on-ice duties of the captain. He relinquished the title in late 2010.

1. 6
   20
2. 7
   12

Of the current 31 teams in the NHL, 12 teams have never won a Stanley Cup. Many of the teams have come within a couple of games of winning one but couldn't manage to do it. Many currently good teams have never won one, so we could see this number shrink soon.

1. New York Islanders
   Columbus Blue Jackets
2. Carolina Hurricanes
   Las Vegas Golden Knights

In a series that shocked nearly everyone in the hockey world, the Columbus Blue Jackets collected their first ever playoff series win by sweeping the Tampa Bay Lightning, who many thought were the favorites to win the Stanley Cup.

1. Boston Bruins
   Montreal Canadiens
2. Ottawa Senators
   Toronto Maple Leafs

Before 1927, the Stanley Cup could be awarded to teams from a variety of different leagues. But once the WHL ceased to exist in 1926, the NHL was the only show in town. The Ottawa Senators won the Stanley Cup in 1927.