2026 NHL Expansion(SportsFan958)

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In 2026, the National Hockey League board of owners made an agreement for a $1.6 billion expansion, from 32 to 40 teams. After the league added the previous 2 expansion teams, the Vegas Golden Knights since the 2017-18 season, and Seattle Kraken since the 2021-22 season, the next round of expansion occurred in 2025, when they saw the Houston Aeros and Kansas City Scouts joining the league, and they were then followed by the Hamilton Tigers and Quebec Nordiques, and many more coming into the league.
== Realignment ==
Division 	Team 	City 	Stadium 	Capacity
Eastern Conference	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference 	Eastern Conference
Atlantic 	Atlanta Thrashers 	Atlanta, Georgia 	State Farm Arena 	17,624
Atlantic 	Boston Bruins 	Boston, Massachusetts 	TD Garden 	17,565
Atlantic 	Buffalo Sabres 	Buffalo, New York 	KeyBank Center 	19,070
Atlantic 	Florida Panthers 	Sunrise, Florida 	FLA Live Arena 	19,250
Atlantic 	Hamilton Tigers 	Hamilton, Ontario 	FirstOntario Centre 	17,383
Atlantic 	Montreal Canadiens 	Montreal, Quebec 	Bell Centre 	21,105
Atlantic 	Ottawa Senators 	Ottawa, Ontario 	Canadian Tire Centre 	18,652
Atlantic 	Quebec Nordiques 	Quebec City, Quebec 	Videotron Centre 	18,259
Atlantic 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	Tampa, Florida 	Amalie Arena 	19,092
Atlantic 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Toronto, Ontario 	Scotiabank Arena 	18,800
Metropolitan 	Carolina Hurricanes 	Raleigh, North Carolina 	PNC Arena 	18,680
Metropolitan 	Columbus Blue Jackets 	Columbus, Ohio 	Nationwide Arena 	18,144
Metropolitan 	Detroit Red Wings 	Detroit, Michigan 	Little Caesars Arena 	19,515
Metropolitan 	Nashville Predators 	Nashville, Tennessee 	Bridgestone Arena 	17,159
Metropolitan 	New Jersey Devils 	Newark, New Jersey 	Prudential Center 	16,514
Metropolitan 	New York Islanders 	Elmont, New York 	UBS Arena 	17,113
Metropolitan 	New York Rangers 	New York City, New York 	Madison Square Garden 	18,006
Metropolitan 	Philadelphia Flyers 	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 	Wells Fargo Center 	19,543
Metropolitan 	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 	PPG Paints Arena 	18,387
Metropolitan 	Washington Capitals 	Washington, D.C. 	Capital One Arena 	18,506
Western Conference	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference 	Western Conference
Central 	Arizona Coyotes 	Tempe, Arizona 	New Tempe Arena 	16,000
Central 	Chicago Blackhawks 	Chicago, Illinois 	United Center 	19,717
Central 	Colorado Avalanche 	Denver, Colorado 	Ball Arena 	17,809
Central 	Dallas Stars 	Dallas, Texas 	American Airlines Center	18,532
Central 	Houston Aeros 	Houston, Texas 	Toyota Center 	17,800
Central 	Kansas City Scouts 	Kansas City, Missouri 	T-Mobile Center 	17,544
Central 	Minnesota Wild 	Saint Paul, Minnesota 	Xcel Energy Center 	17,954
Central 	Oklahoma City Twisters	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 	Paycom Center 	15,152
Central 	St. Louis Blues 	St. Louis, Missouri 	Enterprise Center 	18,096
Central 	Winnipeg Jets 	Winnipeg, Manitoba 	Canada Life Centre 	15,321
Pacific 	Anaheim Ducks 	Anaheim, California 	Honda Center 	17,174
Pacific 	Calgary Flames 	Calgary, Alberta 	Scotiabank Saddledome 	19,289
Pacific 	Edmonton Oilers 	Edmonton, Alberta 	Rogers Place 	18,347
Pacific 	Los Angeles Kings 	Los Angeles, California 	Crypto.com Arena 	18,230
Pacific 	Portland Icebergs 	Portland, Oregon 	Moda Center 	18,280
Pacific 	San Francisco Gators 	San Francisco, California 	Chase Center 	17,868
Pacific 	San Jose Sharks 	San Jose, California 	SAP Center 	17,562
Pacific 	Seattle Kraken 	Seattle, Washington 	Climate Pledge Arena 	17,151
Pacific 	Vancouver Canucks 	Vancouver, British Columbia	Rogers Arena 	18,910
Pacific 	Vegas Golden Knights 	Paradise, Nevada 	T-Mobile Arena 	17,368
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