The National Hockey League (NHL) is widely regarded as the top professional ice hockey league in the world. It started in 1917 with four teams in Canada and now has 32 NHL teams from Canada and the US.
Below is a helpful list of all teams along with some other facts.
| NHL TEAM NAME | CONFERENCE | DIVISION | # OF STANLEY CUPS | TEAM COLOURS | TEAM CAPTAIN | FRANCHISE ICON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Bruins | Eastern | Atlantic | 6 | Black and gold | Brad Marchand | Bobby Orr |
| Buffalo Sabres | Eastern | Atlantic | 0 | Royal blue, gold and white | Kyle Okposo | Dominik Hasek |
| Detroit Red Wings | Eastern | Atlantic | 11 | Red and white | Dylan Larkin | Gordie Howe |
| Florida Panthers | Eastern | Atlantic | 1 | Red, blue, flat gold and white | Aleksander Barkov | Aleksander Barkov |
| Montreal Canadiens | Eastern | Atlantic | 13 | Red, white and blue | Nick Suzuki | Patrick Roy |
| Ottawa Senators | Eastern | Atlantic | 0 | Black, red, gold and white | Brady Tkachuk | Daniel Alfredsson |
| Tampa Bay Lightning | Eastern | Atlantic | 3 | Blue, white and black | Steven Stamkos | Vincent Lecavalier |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | Eastern | Atlantic | 24 | Blue and white | John Tavares | Darryl Sittler |
| Carolina Hurricanes | Eastern | Metropolitan | 1 | Red, white, grey and black | Jordan Staal | Ron Francis |
| Columbus Blue Jackets | Eastern | Metropolitan | 0 | Union blue, goal red, capital silver and white | Boone Jenner | Rick Nash |
| New Jersey Devils | Eastern | Metropolitan | 3 | Red, black and white | Nico Hischier | Martin Brodeur |
| New York Islanders | Eastern | Metropolitan | 4 | Blue, orange and white | Anders Lee | Mike Bossy |
| New York Rangers | Eastern | Metropolitan | 4 | Blue, red and white | Jacob Trouba | Henrik Lundqvist |
| Philadelphia Flyers | Eastern | Metropolitan | 2 | Burnt orange, black and white | Sean Couturier | Eric Lindros |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | Eastern | Metropolitan | 5 | Black, Pittsburgh gold and white | Sidney Crosby | Mario Lemieux |
| Washington Capitals | Eastern | Metropolitan | 1 | Red, white and blue | Alexander Ovechkin | Alexander Ovechkin |
| Arizona Coyotes | Western | Central | 0 | Brick red, sand, purple, sienna, forest green and process black | Vacant | Shane Doan |
| Chicago Blackhawks | Western | Central | 6 | Red, white and black | Vacant | Patrick Kane |
| Colorado Avalanche | Western | Central | 3 | Burgundy, blue, silver and black | Gabriel Landeskog | Joe Sakic |
| Dallas Stars | Western | Central | 1 | Victory green, black, silver, skyline green and white | Jamie Benn | Mike Modano |
| Minnesota Wild | Western | Central | 0 | Forest green, iron range red, harvest gold and Minnesota wheat | Jared Spurgeon | Mikko Koivu |
| Nashville Predators | Western | Central | 0 | Predators gold, navy blue and white | Roman Josi | Shea Weber |
| St. Louis Blues | Western | Central | 1 | Royal blue, gold, navy blue and white | Brayden Schenn | Brett Hull |
| Winnipeg Jets | Western | Central | 0 | Polar night blue, aviator blue, silver, red and white | Adam Lowry | Dale Hawerchuk |
| Anaheim Ducks | Western | Pacific | 1 | Black, metallic gold, orange and silver | Vacant | Teemu Selanne |
| Calgary Flames | Western | Pacific | 1 | Red, yellow and white | Mikael Backlund | Jarome Iginla |
| Edmonton Oilers | Western | Pacific | 5 | Royal blue, orange and white | Connor McDavid | Mark Messier |
| Los Angeles Kings | Western | Pacific | 2 | Black, white and silver | Anze Kopitar | Wayne Gretzky |
| Seattle Kraken | Western | Pacific | 0 | Deep sea blue, ice blue, boundless blue, shadow blue and red alert | Vacant | Jared McCann |
| San Jose Sharks | Western | Pacific | 0 | Deep pacific teal, black and burnt orange | Logan Couture | Joe Thornton |
| Vancouver Canucks | Western | Pacific | 0 | Blue, green and white | Quinn Hughes | Markus Näslund |
| Vegas Golden Knights | Western | Pacific | 1 | Steel grey, gold, red and black | Mark Stone | Jack Eichel |
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