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23 hours ago · The foundation of the International Ice Hockey Federation in 1908 was rather complex, as the very essence of the game had to be defined. On the one hand, it had to be decided (not least organisationally) whether ice hockey was to be a discipline of its own or just a sub-discipline of ice sports together with speedskating and figure skating.
1 day ago · The National Hockey League ( NHL; French: Ligue nationale de hockey [liɡ nɑsjɔnal də ɔkɛ], LNH) is a men's professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 33 teams (32 of which are active) [nb 1] – 26 in the United States (with the Arizona operation inactive) and 7 in Canada. The Stanley Cup, the oldest professional sports ...
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- 1917–18
- November 26, 1917 (105 years ago), Montreal, Quebec, Canada
- Montreal Canadiens, (25 titles)
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3 days ago · There were only 4 in the first NHL season, and all Canadian teams: the Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, and Toronto Arenas. Although the Arenas and Canadiens did stick around until the Original Six era, it was over 30 years after the NHL started in 1917 that the era would begin. Of note, the Toronto team would initially ...
5 days ago · The Zamboni is a machine used to resurface the ice between periods. Speed. Ice hockey is one of the fastest sports in the world, with players reaching speeds of up to 30 mph. Fighting. Fighting is allowed in ice hockey, but players who engage in fights are penalized and may be suspended. International play.
5 days ago · A total of 62 national teams have participated for at least one IIHF World Championship through the 2023 event, and two debuted in 2023. Each successive IIHF World Championships has had at least one team appearing for the first time, in alphabetical order per year. Teams in parentheses are considered successor teams by the IIHF.
1 day ago · The CIS national ice hockey team, composed almost entirely of Russians, with Lithuanian-born Darius Kasparaitis and Ukrainian-born Alexei Zhitnik the only non-Russians, competed as part of this Olympic delegation. The team finished second in its preliminary group, beating co-favorites Canada, 5–4, but losing to Czechoslovakia, 3–4.
3 days ago · Buffalo Sabres. The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. The Sabres compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference. The team was established in 1970, along with the Vancouver Canucks, when the league expanded to 14 teams.
