What is the NHL?
Q: What is the NHL?
A: The NHL stands for the National Hockey League, which is the highest-level ice hockey league in the world.
Q: How many teams are there in the NHL?
A: There are 32 teams in the NHL - seven from Canada and 25 from the United States.
Q: What happens to the winner of each year's playoffs?
A: The winner of each year's playoffs wins the Stanley Cup.
Q: When was the NHL founded?
A: The NHL was founded in 1917.
Q: How many teams were part of it at first?
A: At first, there were five teams - Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators (later St. Louis Eagles; not related to current Ottawa Senators), Quebec Bulldogs (later Hamilton Tigers) and Toronto Arenas (later St. Patricks, then Maple Leafs).
Q: How many games did they play a year at first?
A: At first, they played 22 games a year.
Q: Who are known as "The Original Six"?
A: The Original Six refers to six teams that remained during a period when some other teams folded due to economic hardship - Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs.
