What is the most number of teams that have been in the NHL in a single season? How many teams are in the NHL now?

The NHL, at 30 teams, is larger now than it ever was in the past. While the NHL was formed in 1917, with four teams, most people consider the modern NHL to have originated with six team in 1942. Those six, known as the Original Six are the Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs.

The number of teams that played and folded from the NHL prior to 1942 is long, and requires more explanation than what I think you're looking for. Since '42, the league has been fairly stable up to its current 30-team version. The first round of expansion came in 1967, when the league added six more teams.

Four, Los Angeles Kings|LA, Philadelphia Flyers|Philadelphia, Pittsburgh Penguins|Pittsburgh, and St. Louis Blues|St. Louis, still play in the NHL. The Minnesota North Stars eventually moved to Dallas Stars|Dallas (although Minnesota received a new team in 2000), after merging with expansion cousins the California Golden Seals. The Vancouver Canucks and Buffalo Sabres joined the league in 1970, followed shortly by the New York Islanders and Atlanta Flames in '72.

Atlanta would be moved to Calgary Flames|Calgary in 1980, but not before both the Washington Capitals and Kansas City Scouts joined in 19170. Than Kansas franchise would last only two years before moving to become the Colorado Rockies, and only six years before becoming the New Jersey Devils. 1980 also saw the NHL add four teams from the World Hockey Association, the Winnipeg Jets, Edmonton Oilers, Hartford Whalers, and Quebec Nordiques.

Only one of those teams currently survives, as Winnipeg became the Phoenix Coyotes, Hartford moved to Carolina Hurricanes|Carolina, and Quebec relocated, becoming the Colorado Avalanch. The league remained constant for a little over a decade, until the last round of expansion through the '90's added the San Jose Sharks, Tampa Bay Lightning, Ottawa Senators, Anaheim Ducks (yes they were once the Mighty Ducks, yes they were owned by Disney, yes the movie's were a tie in to promote the team), Florida Panthers, Nashville Predators, Atlanta Thrashers, Minnesota Wild and Columbus Blue Jackets. Cleveland's only NHL team was the brief appearance of the Cleveland Barons which existed briefly from the failed Golden Seals team, before it merged with Minnesota.

The Lumberjacks were a team that played in the International Hockey League, until that league merged its remaining teams into the American Hockey League in 19170. The closest remaining team is the Lake Erie Monsters of the AHL.

The NHL, at 30 teams, is larger now than it ever was in the past. While the NHL was formed in 1917, with four teams, most people consider the modern NHL to have originated with six team in 1942. Those six, known as the Original Six are the Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs.

The number of teams that played and folded from the NHL prior to 1942 is long, and requires more explanation than what I think you're looking for. Since '42, the league has been fairly stable up to its current 30-team version. The first round of expansion came in 1967, when the league added six more teams.

Four, Los Angeles Kings|LA, Philadelphia Flyers|Philadelphia, Pittsburgh Penguins|Pittsburgh, and St. Louis Blues|St. Louis, still play in the NHL. The Minnesota North Stars eventually moved to Dallas Stars|Dallas (although Minnesota received a new team in 2000), after merging with expansion cousins the California Golden Seals. The Vancouver Canucks and Buffalo Sabres joined the league in 1970, followed shortly by the New York Islanders and Atlanta Flames in '72.

Atlanta would be moved to Calgary Flames|Calgary in 1980, but not before both the Washington Capitals and Kansas City Scouts joined in 1974. Than Kansas franchise would last only two years before moving to become the Colorado Rockies, and only six years before becoming the New Jersey Devils. 1980 also saw the NHL add four teams from the World Hockey Association, the Winnipeg Jets, Edmonton Oilers, Hartford Whalers, and Quebec Nordiques.

Only one of those teams currently survives, as Winnipeg became the Phoenix Coyotes, Hartford moved to Carolina Hurricanes|Carolina, and Quebec relocated, becoming the Colorado Avalanch. The league remained constant for a little over a decade, until the last round of expansion through the '90's added the San Jose Sharks, Tampa Bay Lightning, Ottawa Senators, Anaheim Ducks (yes they were once the Mighty Ducks, yes they were owned by Disney, yes the movie's were a tie in to promote the team), Florida Panthers, Nashville Predators, Atlanta Thrashers, Minnesota Wild and Columbus Blue Jackets. Cleveland's only NHL team was the brief appearance of the Cleveland Barons which existed briefly from the failed Golden Seals team, before it merged with Minnesota.

The Lumberjacks were a team that played in the International Hockey League, until that league merged its remaining teams into the American Hockey League in 2001. The closest remaining team is the Lake Erie Monsters of the AHL.

Well, this is a complete guess as far as the answer to your question but I would guess that as the league currently has 30 teams, that is the highest number of teams the league has ever had at one time. As a general rule I don’t know of any major sports league that has actually contracted to less teams than they had at some other time. Sports is a huge commodity in America in this era, and it would be very strange if the NHL was actually smaller than it was at some other time in its history.

While I have never exactly been a huge hockey fan, I have never, ever heard of the Cleveland Lumberjacks. I would not have guessed that Cleveland ever had a team, and am sort of sad that I missed a team that had a giant smiling beaver as its mascot. I know some cities have had their teams move, and Hartford has forever been wiped off the map as an NHL city but it seems unlikely that the NHL was much bigger than it is today.

All that I know is that there are currently 30 teams in the NHL.

Defunct teams before the original 6 were: Montreal Wanderers 1917–1918 Ottawa Senators(original era) 1917–1934 Quebec Bulldogs 1919–1920 Hamilton Tigers 1920–1925 Montreal Maroons 1924–1938 New York Americans 1925–1942 Pittsburgh Pirates 1925–1930 Philadelphia Quakers 1930–1931 St. Louis Eagles 1934–1935 As for relocated teams: California Golden Seals 1967–1976 Cleveland Barons Kansas City Scouts 1974–1976 Colorado Rockies Cleveland Barons 1976–1978 Minnesota North Stars Atlanta Flames 1972–1980 Calgary Flames Colorado Rockies 1976–1982 New Jersey Devils Minnesota North Stars 1967–1993 Dallas Stars Quebec Nordiques 1979–1995 Colorado Avalanche Winnipeg Jets 1979–1996 Phoenix Coyotes Hartford Whalers 1979–1997 Carolina Hurricanes As of right now there are 30 (the most ever) teams in the NHL. Lowest:6 (I believe 1917) ghest: 30 (now) 6 canadian teams, 24 US teams. Ironic, huh?

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