The Forgotten Issue of NHL Expansion
On June 24th, 2015, the NHL Board of Governors began accepting applications towards a formal expansion process. At the cost of $10 Million dollars, $2 Million of which is not refundable…
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NHL Expansion Process Moves Forward
The July 20 deadline has come and gone for stage one of the NHL expansion process, and the league has announced that, of the 16 application packets sent, only two…
NHL Expansion in Seattle Dead in the Water
Along with Las Vegas and Quebec City, Seattle has been talked about as one of the most speculated-about destinations for NHL expansion. I even went as far to take a…
Who Would The Oilers Protect In A Potential Expansion Draft?
With the recent news that the NHL has opened up to accepting expansion applications and will eventually expand from 30 to 32 teams, this would call for an expansion draft…
Who Would The Kings Protect In An Expansion Draft?
Over the last few seasons there has been plenty of talk about expansion in the NHL. Along with that talk, fan bases have wondered what their respective team would do…
Seattle & Las Vegas NHL Expansion Draft Rosters
Now that the hard part is over (figuring out who every NHL team would protect in the event of expansion), we get to the fun part: the draft. To see…
NHL Expansion Draft: Who’s Unprotected?
With the news that the NHL will begin to field expansion bids, the first thought on everyone’s mind was: where will the teams be? The next thought, inevitably was, who…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: NHL Approves St. Louis, Los Angeles
The National Hockey League revealed the details of its planned expansion yesterday, and approved two cities as locations for new teams. Los Angeles and St. Louis were designated by the…
NHL Realignment Two Years Later
It has been two years since the NHL adjusted its conferences to two divisions apiece, and shifted two teams to the Eastern Conference and one to the Western Conference. In…
50 Years Ago in Hockey: Busy Agenda for NHL Execs
The National Hockey League’s annual summer meetings take place this week in Montreal. Executives from all six teams have a busy schedule ahead, with much work to be done on…
Quebec City Making Poor Case For NHL Return
There is no way to sugarcoat this — Quebec City does not deserve an NHL team. Not after its lack of support for the ongoing Memorial Cup. A sparse, make…