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Featured Article: National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is the premier ice hockey league in the world and one of the oldest-running professional hockey leagues. Founded in 1917 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada, the NHL nowadays counts 32 teams from Canada and the United-States, divided in two equal-sized geographical conferences, East and West, all challenging for the league's prestigious prize trophy, the Stanley Cup.
The teams
===Eastern Conference===
Division 	Team 	City 	Arena 	Capacity 	Joined NHL
Atlantic 	Boston Bruins 	Boston, Massachusetts 	TD Garden 	17,565 	1924
Atlantic 	Buffalo Sabres 	Buffalo, New York 	KeyBank Center 	18,690 	1970
Atlantic 	Detroit Red Wings 	Detroit, Michigan 	Little Caesars Arena 	20,066 	1926
Atlantic 	Florida Panthers 	Sunrise, Florida 	BB&T Center 	19,452 	1993
Atlantic 	Montreal Canadiens 	Montreal, Quebec 	Bell Centre 	21,273 	1917
Atlantic 	Ottawa Senators 	Ottawa, Ontario 	Canadian Tire Centre 	20,500 	1992
Atlantic 	Tampa Bay Lightning 	Tampa, Florida 	Amalie Arena 	19,500 	1992
Atlantic 	Toronto Maple Leafs 	Toronto, Ontario 	Scotiabank Arena 	18,800 	1917
Metroplitan	Carolina Hurricanes 	Raleigh, North Carolina 	PNC Arena 	18,639 	1979
Metroplitan	Columbus Blue Jackets	Columbus, Ohio 	Nationwide Arena 	18,136 	2000
Metroplitan	New Jersey Devils 	Newark, New Jersey 	Prudential Center 	17,625 	1974
Metroplitan	New York Islanders 	Brooklyn, New YorkUniondale, New York	Barclays CenterNassau Coliseum	16,23413,900	1972
Metroplitan	New York Rangers 	New York, New York 	Madison Square Garden 	18,200 	1926
Metroplitan	Philadelphia Flyers 	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 	Wells Fargo Center 	19,500 	1967
Metroplitan	Pittsburgh Penguins 	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 	PPG Paints Arena 	18,087 	1967
Metroplitan	Washington Capitals 	Washington, D.C. 	Capital One Arena 	18,277 	1974
===Western Conference===
Division	Team 	City 	Arena 	Capacity	Joined NHL
Central 	Arizona Coyotes 	Glendale, Arizona 	Gila River Arena 	18,000 	1979
Central 	Chicago Blackhawks 	Chicago, Illinois 	United Center 	19,717 	1926
Central 	Colorado Avalanche 	Denver, Colorado 	Ball Arena 	18,007 	1979
Central 	Dallas Stars 	Dallas, Texas 	American Airlines Center	18,500 	1967
Central 	Minnesota Wild 	St. Paul, Minnesota 	Xcel Energy Center 	18,568 	2000
Central 	Nashville Predators 	Nashville, Tennessee 	Bridgestone Arena 	17,113 	1998
Central 	St. Louis Blues 	St. Louis, Missouri 	Enterprise Center 	19,022 	1967
Central 	Winnipeg Jets 	Winnipeg, Manitoba 	Bell MTS Place 	18,750 	2011
Pacific 	Anaheim Ducks 	Anaheim, California 	Honda Center 	17,174 	1993
Pacific 	Calgary Flames 	Calgary, Alberta 	Scotiabank Saddledome 	19,289 	1972
Pacific 	Edmonton Oilers 	Edmonton, Alberta 	Rogers Place 	18,641 	1979
Pacific 	Los Angeles Kings 	Los Angeles, California 	Staples Center 	18,118 	1967
Pacific 	San Jose Sharks 	San Jose, California 	SAP Center at San Jose 	17,496 	1991
Pacific 	Seattle Kraken 	Seattle, Washington 	Climate Pledge Arena 	17,100 	2021
Pacific 	Vancouver Canucks 	Vancouver, British Columbia	Rogers Arena 	18,630 	1970
Pacific 	Vegas Golden Knights	Las Vegas, Nevada 	T-Mobile Arena 	17,368 	2017
{|cellpadding="2" cellspacing="5" style="vertical-align:top;background-color:white;;color:#000"	Some great players
The NHL through the ages witnessed many legendary players. Among them were:
* Wayne Gretzky | Mike Bossy | Jari Kurri | Ken Hodge | Johnny Bucyk | Paul Coffey
* Mario Lemieux | Denis Potvin | Wayne Cashman | Guy Lafleur | Rod Gilbert | Larry Robinson
* Patrick Roy | Ken Dryden | Jean Béliveau | Phil Esposito | Brian Leetch | Brad Park
* Martin Brodeur | Jaromir Jagr | Yvan Cournoyer | Tony Esposito | Mark Messier | Gordie Howe
* Maurice Richard | Dominik Hasek | Terry Sawchuk | Bobby Clarke | Marcel Dionne | Peter Stastny
* Bobby Hull | Pavel Bure | Tim Horton | Darryl Sittler | Mike Gartner | Alex Delvecchio
* Bobby Orr | Toe Blake | Gump Worsley | Joe Sakic | Allan Stanley | Jacques Plante
* Raymond Bourque | Bryan Trottier | Steve Yzerman | Peter Forsberg | Stan Mikita | Frank Mahovlich
*List of NHL players 
*List of defunct NHL teams
*National Hockey League All-Star Game
*List of NHL seasons
*NHL Entry Draft
*Stanley Cup Playoffs
*Stanley Cup Finals
*Emergence of the NHL
*National Hockey League arenas
*National Hockey League rules
*National Hockey League rivalries	
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