How Viable Would Another NHL Team Be in Atlanta? Harrison Smajovits | March 16, 2024 The push to expand the NHL beyond 32 teams gains extra external force. This week, an Atlanta-based group, including former NHL player and NHL on TNT analyst Anson Carter, made…
NHL Expansion After Seattle Kyle Knopp | February 23, 2024 *This is an article that was originally published in 2021 In a just few short years, the NHL has grown from 30 to 32 teams. One of those teams was…
7 Cities That Make Sense for NHL Relocation Mike Fink | February 13, 2024 The Arizona Coyotes are regularly in the news due to their inability to find a long-term home. The Coyotes won’t relocate for the time being and will stay in Arizona,…
Bettman Hints at Future Expansion Possibilities Jacob Billington | February 10, 2024 Expansion in the NHL is a never-ending conversation. Some believe that 32 teams is enough, if not too many already, while others think that up to 40 teams should be…
Salt Lake City Is a Good Gamble for the NHL Chase Beardsley | January 26, 2024 Wednesday brought some news that Ryan Smith and the Smith Entertainment Group have formally requested the NHL to initiate an expansion process to eventually bring an NHL team to Salt…
NHL Expansion Draft Rules and Regulations Andrew Forbes | December 7, 2023 *This was originally published in May 2017 With NHL expansion to Seattle having recently occurred, the discussion around hockey will eventually turn to the deadlines for protected lists and possible players…
The Real NHL Expansion Markets Are in Europe Josh Bell | September 25, 2023 For any professional sports league, growth is crucial. The NHL has shown that they know this by adding the Vegas Golden Knights in 2017-18 and the Seattle Kraken for the…
1967 NHL Expansion Rick Cole | June 6, 2023 June 6, 1967. If you are an old-time hockey fan, or a purist, that date is a day of infamy. If you are of the more modern generation, you likely…
Revisiting the Islanders’ Decision to Expose Jordan Eberle Jon Zella | December 19, 2022 *This was originally written in Nov. 2021 It hasn’t been very long since the New York Islanders exposed Jordan Eberle to the Seattle Kraken in the expansion draft — that…
Re-Doing the Atlanta Thrashers’ 1999 Expansion Draft Josh Lewis | September 2, 2022 Originally published in Sep. 2020 The Atlanta Thrashers were the second of four expansion teams to hit the ice around the turn of the 21st century, playing their inaugural season…
NHL Teams No Longer Defined by Traditional or Non-Traditional Markets Colin Newby | March 16, 2022 The Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Carolina Hurricanes have emerged as powerhouse teams in the Eastern Conference. The top of the standings in a league once confined to the…
Flyers Won’t Get so Lucky in Next Expansion Draft Johnny Berman | December 20, 2021 *This was originally published in Dec. 2020 The Philadelphia Flyers caught somewhat of a break in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft when the Vegas Golden Knights selected Pierre-Edouard Bellemare. No…