National Hockey League

In 1908, the International Hockey League (Ligue Internationale de Hockey sur Glace) was established in Paris, has now been renamed the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Chicago Blackhawks, headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. 1910, held the 1st European Ice Hockey Championships, the British won the championship. Seven years later, the National Hockey League (NHL) was established in Montreal,Detroit Red Wings, Canada, was first set up 5 teams. In recent years, NHL has become the world's professional Pittsburgh Penguins and commercial very successful league.
1912 Canadian National Hockey Association's first six-a-play, and was the International Union has been in the ice. The NHL's growing influence, and the NBA's basketball in the world is similar to the United States Hockey League's Stanley Cup trophy has become a legendary honor.
Of millions of hockey fans, this sports and winter, the snow and ice, skating, baseball bats, ice hockey, physical collisions, fights, and the goal line is to stimulate the fighting is synonymous. Canada's sports foundation in its east coast. Most hockey historians believe that ice hockey originated in the 19th century, 70 years in Windsor, Nova Scotia area. The campaign quickly to the development of western Canada, in the 19th century, it has became popular in the United States and across the Atlantic to Europe.
As the ice hockey in the North American continent's development, the number of National Hockey League team rapidly. In 1917, the National Hockey Association (National Hockey Association --- NHA) was restructured and eventually produce a National Hockey League (National Hockey League --- NHL). At first, only five teams in NHL --- Quebec Bulldogs, Montreal rover team, the Montreal Canadians team, Ottawa Senators and Toronto Atletico. Early NHL quite unstable, for example: Quebec Bulldogs during the first refused to play before the game. Montreal rover team shortly after joining the Union, cited Stadium (Westmount Stadium) has been burned down and withdraw from the Union. Toronto sports team also suspended in 1919. NHL the first decade of existence has been the team to join and exit stirring unrest.
? The 20th century, 20 years, a cloud shrouded the post-war North America, the hockey movement has flourished. 1924 NHL expanded to six teams, joined the first United States team --- Boston Bear man teams. Montreal developed a second-team --- Pirates. Soon, with the NHL in Chicago, Detroit, Pittsburgh and New York, the rise, more and more the U.S. team to join. It can be said of the last century 20's witnessed the NHL National Hockey League as a real maturity period. Now, Stanley Cup is the exclusive property of the League, its owners are those who win team. However, the prosperity, but after 20 years is the 'Great Depression' in difficult times, the same as any other union, when the National Hockey League because of the North American economic downturn and the burden of countless. Followed by another section of the history of World War II was a difficult period, but the NHL has survived down and laid a foundation.
After the first 25 years after all the changes and tribulations, NHL in the 20th century, 40 years is celebrating its golden era. During this period the composition of the League of six teams: Boston Bear team, the Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens team, the New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs - they are known as "The youngest." The six teams to restrict their talented players, fighting over a few decades. The 20th century, 50 to 60 years of hockey by many persons appear to be the best. Toronto Maple Leafs and Montreal Canadians team in 1955 and 1967 focused on the 12 race has made 11 title. 1967-1968 season, the team developed to 12, opened a new era for the NHL. This also enable those who have low-level league players have the opportunity to play in the NHL. World Hockey Association (World Hockey Association --- WHA) was established in 1972, and fostered a number of stars of the future ---- Gordie Howe, Bobby Hull, Wayne Gretzky and Mark Messier. Union in 1979, the financial crisis, almost died, the new team to join did not make a tragedy staged. The 20th century, 70 and 80 years have witnessed three generations of NHL dynasty. Montreal Canadiens 70's team, 70 years late to the 80 teams and the New York Islanders in the late 80's Edmonton Oil Production by teams, which attracted a large number of fans all over the world.
The 20th century, 90 years to become the world's top NHL Hockey League. As more teams to join around the world to the NHL players are eager to show their skills. 90 years and the new century, the League also bring labor disputes. The sharp increase in wages, unstable investors and the financial difficulties of small teams to make the League has experienced two crises. From the late 90s into the new millennium, NHL already has 30 teams, the player's salary has reached a record high. But not everyone is satisfied with ---- neat fans tired of the game seemed to start to leave the arena, which makes bosses have face bankruptcy. In the Tampa Bay Lightning team that won the Stanley Cup following the 2003-04 season, NHL has experienced the darkest periods in history. Unable to reach an agreement on the group to discuss the league canceled the 2004-05 season, opened the North American professional sports league precedent. Fortunately, the two sides in the summer of 2005 the negotiations on the salary cap and the union reached an agreement investments. The Alliance has provided a guarantee of funds, but also to make players and owners to enhance the partnership between the.
National Ice Hockey League (in English: National Hockey League, NHL, French: Ligue Nationale de Hockey, LNH), referred to as the National Hockey League, is a North American ice hockey team composed of professional sports league. NHL is the world's highest level of professional hockey game in North America, one of the four major professional sports. Eastern and western teams divided into two major areas, each region were divided into three Divisions.
Union was established in 1917, Montreal in Quebec, was first set up five teams in a series of extensions, it is now a total of 30 teams, 24 in the United States, six in Canada. In the players strike and the cancellation of the 2004-2005 season, the coalition had a successful 2005-2006 regular season and 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs.
Traditionally, because of the League of Canadian origin, most of the players are Canadian nationals. In the NHL expanding to the United States as well as its positive compared to other high standards and the League of the Iron Curtain in Eastern Europe after the fall of the output of ready-made high-level players, European players and U.S. players have a marked increase in the number of trends. Even so, ,2005-2006 season roster, half of the players are still within the Canadian-born.