Timeline of the National Hockey League

The following is a timeline describing the history of the National Hockey League's teams and their franchise histories. Non-NHL franchise histories are also included here. This timeline starts with the first team created, the Montreal Canadiens and it ends with the most recent one, the Columbus Blue Jackets. Grey portions in the timeline denote periods where a team was inactive for the season.
The period between the two grey bars denotes the "Original Six" era.
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# --- "Expansion Six" ---
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# --- Modern era expansions ---
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# --- The WHA Four ---
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# --- Early 90s expansion ---
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# --- Late 90s expansion ---
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==External links==
* DetroitHockey.Net NHL Timeline
== Footnotes ==
# Team disbanded mid-season
# Team inactive 1918-19
# Team inactive 1931-32
# Team merged with Minnesota North Stars
All teams were inactive 2004-05
== See also ==
* History of the National Hockey League
Category:National Hockey League