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It was the largest expansion undertaken at one time by an established major sports league and the first change in the composition of the NHL since <a href="/wiki/1941%E2%80%9342_NHL_season" title="1941–42 NHL season">1942</a>, ending the era of the <a href="/wiki/Original_Six" title="Original Six">Original Six</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The six new teams were the <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Kings" title="Los Angeles Kings">Los Angeles Kings</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_North_Stars" title="Minnesota North Stars">Minnesota North Stars</a>, <a href="/wiki/California_Golden_Seals" title="California Golden Seals">Oakland Seals</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Flyers" title="Philadelphia Flyers">Philadelphia Flyers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Penguins" title="Pittsburgh Penguins">Pittsburgh Penguins</a>, and <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Blues" title="St. Louis Blues">St. Louis Blues</a>. This expansion, including placing two new clubs on the <a href="/wiki/West_Coast_of_the_United_States" title="West Coast of the United States">West Coast</a>, was the result of the league's fears of a rival league that would challenge the NHL for players and the <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup" title="Stanley Cup">Stanley Cup</a>. In addition, the league hoped that the expansion would result in a lucrative TV contract in the United States. </p><p>The Seals, later renamed the California Golden Seals and then the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Barons_(NHL)" title="Cleveland Barons (NHL)">Cleveland Barons</a>, are the only team from the expansion to cease operations and not reach the Stanley Cup. The Blues, Flyers, Kings, and Penguins continue to operate in their home cities, while the North Stars relocated to Dallas, Texas and became the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Stars" title="Dallas Stars">Dallas Stars</a>. 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War II">World War II</a>, in which the National Hockey League contracted from ten teams to the so-called "<a href="/wiki/Original_Six" title="Original Six">Original Six</a>" clubs (<a href="/wiki/Boston_Bruins" title="Boston Bruins">Boston Bruins</a>, <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Canadiens" title="Montreal Canadiens">Montreal Canadiens</a>, <a href="/wiki/Toronto_Maple_Leafs" title="Toronto Maple Leafs">Toronto Maple Leafs</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_Rangers" title="New York Rangers">New York Rangers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Detroit_Red_Wings" title="Detroit Red Wings">Detroit Red Wings</a> and <a href="/wiki/Chicago_Blackhawks" title="Chicago Blackhawks">Chicago Black Hawks</a>), the NHL became immensely profitable. Professional sports teams of the era were primarily gate-driven enterprises; however, attendances consistently rose after the end of the war. With arenas that generally held around 15,000 spectators in this era selling out with increasing frequency, the league expanded the schedule from the wartime 50 games to 70 games by the 1950s. Meanwhile, owners aggressively kept costs (especially player salaries) as low as possible and ruthlessly suppressed all attempts by the players to unionize, in particular when they perceived a threat by the organizing efforts of Red Wings star <a href="/wiki/Ted_Lindsay" title="Ted Lindsay">Ted Lindsay</a>. </p><p>As the NHL stabilized, it came under the control of a few wealthy tycoons, in particular the powerful Norris family. <a href="/wiki/James_E._Norris" title="James E. Norris">James E. Norris</a>, the owner of the Red Wings, effectively controlled the league's other three American teams as well. After the elder Norris died in 1952, this control was exercised by his son <a href="/wiki/James_D._Norris" title="James D. Norris">James D. Norris</a>. NHL owners staunchly resisted applications to expand beyond six franchises.<sup id="cite_ref-Isaacs_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Isaacs-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Coleman_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Coleman-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Groups representing Philadelphia (which had secured rights to the dormant <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Maroons" title="Montreal Maroons">Montreal Maroons</a> franchise), Los Angeles and the <a href="/wiki/American_Hockey_League" title="American Hockey League">AHL</a> <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Barons_(1937%E2%80%931973)" title="Cleveland Barons (1937–1973)">Cleveland Barons</a> were each in turn given conflicting requirements that seemed to contemporary observers designed to disqualify the bids, and it was widely understood that the existing NHL owners wanted no encroachments upon their profits.<sup id="cite_ref-Coleman_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Coleman-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The NHL had been an early leader in television broadcasting, both in Canada and the U.S.<sup id="cite_ref-Fischler_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fischler-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, by 1960, its TV contracts had expired, and the league had none until 1963.<sup id="cite_ref-Isaacs_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Isaacs-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The owners saw that the televising of other sports had enhanced the images of those leagues' players, and feared that this would provide leverage at salary time. Already, Montreal, and <a href="/wiki/William_M._Jennings" title="William M. Jennings">William M. Jennings</a> in New York, took power.<sup id="cite_ref-Isaacs_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Isaacs-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Expansion_teams">Expansion teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1967_NHL_expansion&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Expansion teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238443738"><div class="locmap noviewer noresize thumb tright"><div class="thumbinner" style="width:452px"><div style="position:relative;width:450px;border:1px solid lightgray"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Usa_edcp_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="1967 NHL expansion is located in the United States"><img alt="1967 NHL expansion 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class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Louisville"><img alt="Louisville" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/8px-Black_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="8" height="8" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/12px-Black_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/46/Black_pog.svg/16px-Black_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div><div class="pv" style="width:6em;top:5px;left:-3em"><div><b><a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" title="Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville</a></b></div></div></div></div><div class="thumbcaption"><div class="magnify"><a href="/wiki/File:Usa_edcp_location_map.svg" title="File:Usa edcp location map.svg">class=notpageimage| </a></div>Map of cities interested in an NHL expansion team</div></div></div> <p>In 1963, Rangers governor William Jennings introduced to his peers the idea of expanding the league to the American West Coast by adding two new teams for the 1964–65 season. His argument was based around concerns that the Western Hockey League intended to operate as a major league in the near future. He also hoped that teams on the west coast would make the league truly national, and improve the chances of returning to television in the United States as the NHL had lost its deal with <a href="/wiki/CBS" title="CBS">CBS</a>. While the governors did not agree to the proposal, the topic of expansion arose every time the owners met thereafter. </p><p>The expansion process formally began in March 1965, when NHL President <a href="/wiki/Clarence_Campbell" title="Clarence Campbell">Clarence Campbell</a> announced that the league proposed to expand its operations through the formation of a second six-team division. San Francisco – Oakland and Vancouver were declared "acceptable cities" with Los Angeles and St. Louis as potential sites. In February 1966, the NHL Board of Governors considered applications from 14 different ownership groups, including five from <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles" title="Los Angeles">Los Angeles</a>, two from <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh" title="Pittsburgh">Pittsburgh</a>, and one each from <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis_%E2%80%93_Saint_Paul" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis – Saint Paul">Minneapolis – Saint Paul</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia" title="Philadelphia">Philadelphia</a>, <a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Bay_Area" title="San Francisco Bay Area">San Francisco – Oakland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Baltimore" title="Baltimore">Baltimore</a>, <a href="/wiki/Buffalo,_New_York" title="Buffalo, New York">Buffalo</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Vancouver" title="Vancouver">Vancouver</a>. <a href="/wiki/Cleveland" title="Cleveland">Cleveland</a> and <a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" title="Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville</a> had also expressed previous interest but were not represented.<sup id="cite_ref-Diamond_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Diamond-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Six franchises were ultimately added: the <a href="/wiki/California_Golden_Seals" title="California Golden Seals">California Seals</a> (San Francisco – Oakland), <a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Kings" title="Los Angeles Kings">Los Angeles Kings</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_North_Stars" title="Minnesota North Stars">Minnesota North Stars</a>, <a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Flyers" title="Philadelphia Flyers">Philadelphia Flyers</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Penguins" title="Pittsburgh Penguins">Pittsburgh Penguins</a>, and <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Blues" title="St. Louis Blues">St. Louis Blues</a>. Had one of the teams been unable to start, a franchise would have then been awarded to Baltimore.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Four of those teams are still playing in their original cities under their original names. In 1978, the North Stars merged with the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Barons_(NHL)" title="Cleveland Barons (NHL)">Cleveland Barons</a>, who were the relocated Seals, and in 1993 the North Stars became the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Stars" title="Dallas Stars">Dallas Stars</a>. Both the San Francisco-Oakland market and the Minneapolis-St. Paul markets were eventually granted new teams as the <a href="/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks" title="San Jose Sharks">San Jose Sharks</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Wild" title="Minnesota Wild">Minnesota Wild</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Opposition">Opposition</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1967_NHL_expansion&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Opposition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Canadian fans, including <a href="/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Canada" title="Prime Minister of Canada">Prime Minister</a> <a href="/wiki/Lester_Pearson" class="mw-redirect" title="Lester Pearson">Lester Pearson</a>, were irate that no Canadian teams were added, particularly since Vancouver had been generally considered a lock for a team.<sup id="cite_ref-Isaacs_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Isaacs-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Internal considerations took a hand in that since as Montreal and Toronto were not interested in sharing <a href="/wiki/Canadian_Broadcasting_Corporation" title="Canadian Broadcasting Corporation">CBC</a> television revenues with another Canadian club, and Chicago owner <a href="/wiki/Arthur_Wirtz" title="Arthur Wirtz">Arthur Wirtz</a>'s support was reputedly contingent on the creation of a St. Louis team, although that city had not submitted a formal bid, to purchase the decrepit <a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Arena" title="St. Louis Arena">St. Louis Arena</a>, which the Black Hawks ownership then also owned.<sup id="cite_ref-Isaacs_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Isaacs-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Coleman_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Coleman-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Buffalo also nearly got a team over nearby Pittsburgh until <a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Steelers" title="Pittsburgh Steelers">Pittsburgh Steelers</a> owner <a href="/wiki/Art_Rooney" title="Art Rooney">Art Rooney</a>, who served as a minority investor in the Penguins early years, persuaded the Norris brothers, whom he knew through their common interest in <a href="/wiki/Horse_racing" title="Horse racing">horse racing</a>, to vote for Pittsburgh in the expansion process. Vancouver and Buffalo both subsequently received teams for the NHL's next expansion in 1970. </p><p>On a more general note, many traditionalists resisted expansion, claiming it would dilute the talent in the league.<sup id="cite_ref-Diamond_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Diamond-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Even some proponents of expansion were worried at the idea of immediately doubling the NHL's size and wanted to ease teams in gradually, as Major League Baseball was doing.<sup id="cite_ref-McFarlane_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-McFarlane-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The expansion fee was <a href="/wiki/United_States_dollars" class="mw-redirect" title="United States dollars">US$</a>2 million, and players taken in the very strict expansion draft came at a cost of $50,000 each. Experts tended to see that as high, and most expansion teams were seen as having no hope of competing successfully with the established teams in the near future.<sup id="cite_ref-Isaacs_2-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Isaacs-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Because of the inherent competitive imbalance, there was some support for the idea of placing the new teams in a completely separate division or conference, with a separate schedule for the first few seasons and then gradually integrating the new teams into the established NHL, much like the then-progressing <a href="/wiki/AFL-NFL_merger" class="mw-redirect" title="AFL-NFL merger">AFL-NFL merger</a> was being carried out. Ultimately, the league partly implemented the idea by placing all six of the new teams in the new West Division. Alternative proposals included putting Detroit and Chicago in the West with Pittsburgh and Philadelphia going to the East. In a surprising concession, the league also agreed to implement a strictly divisional playoff bracket, meaning that four expansion teams would make the playoffs, and an expansion team was guaranteed a slot in the <a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="Stanley Cup Finals">Stanley Cup Finals</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Changes">Changes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1967_NHL_expansion&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Changes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LA_Kings_jersey_and_Oakland_Seals_jersey_at_IHHOF.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/LA_Kings_jersey_and_Oakland_Seals_jersey_at_IHHOF.JPG/220px-LA_Kings_jersey_and_Oakland_Seals_jersey_at_IHHOF.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="293" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/LA_Kings_jersey_and_Oakland_Seals_jersey_at_IHHOF.JPG/330px-LA_Kings_jersey_and_Oakland_Seals_jersey_at_IHHOF.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/LA_Kings_jersey_and_Oakland_Seals_jersey_at_IHHOF.JPG/440px-LA_Kings_jersey_and_Oakland_Seals_jersey_at_IHHOF.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="2560" /></a><figcaption>The jerseys worn by the Los Angeles Kings (left) and California Seals upon entering the NHL in 1967</figcaption></figure> <p>The new teams offered a big change to the league. After seeing virtually the same red/blue/black uniforms for over 20 years, purple, green, sky blue, and orange were introduced.<sup id="cite_ref-Diamond_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Diamond-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Teams now regularly travelled between cities by air because of the distances involved; at the time, all of the Original Six cities had daily overnight passenger rail service between one another. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Aftermath">Aftermath</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1967_NHL_expansion&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Aftermath"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The 1967 expansion marked the end of the <a href="/wiki/Original_Six" title="Original Six">Original Six</a> era and the beginning of <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_National_Hockey_League_(1967%E2%80%931992)" title="History of the National Hockey League (1967–1992)">a new era of the NHL</a>. The expansion, <a href="/wiki/Bobby_Orr" title="Bobby Orr">Bobby Orr</a>'s record $1 million contract in 1971,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the formation of the <a href="/wiki/World_Hockey_Association" title="World Hockey Association">World Hockey Association</a> (WHA) in 1972 forever changed the landscape of the North American professional game.<sup id="cite_ref-Fischler_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Fischler-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Diamond_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Diamond-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It was the WHA that ended up being the NHL's chief rival during the 1970s, while the <a href="/wiki/Western_Hockey_League_(1952%E2%80%931974)" title="Western Hockey League (1952–1974)">Western Hockey League</a> ceased operations in 1974. The NHL's first expansion period ended in 1974 by which time the league had tripled in size to 18 teams, and then <a href="/wiki/NHL%E2%80%93WHA_merger" class="mw-redirect" title="NHL–WHA merger">merged with the WHA</a> by absorbing four of its teams in 1979. As a result, the NHL retained its status as the premier professional ice hockey league in North America; no other league has attempted to compete against the NHL since then. </p><p>However, the NHL's other goal of immediately securing a lucrative TV contract in the U.S. similar to MLB and the NFL never fully materialized until decades later. Despite the expansion and the subsequent merger with the WHA, <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_National_Hockey_League_on_United_States_television" title="History of the National Hockey League on United States television">NHL broadcasting on a national scale in the U.S.</a> continued to be spotty between 1967 and 1981. Although <a href="/wiki/NHL_on_NBC" title="NHL on NBC">NBC</a> and <a href="/wiki/NHL_on_CBS" title="NHL on CBS">CBS</a> held rights at various times, neither network carried anything close to a full schedule, even carrying only selected games of the Stanley Cup Finals.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>All the 1967 expansion teams were placed in the same division in 1967–68, so their success was largely gauged relative to each other before the <a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_NHL_season" title="1974–75 NHL season">1974 realignment</a>, which radically mixed up all of the league's teams into four divisions and two conferences. Subsequent expansions and realignments separated both the Original Six and the 1967 expansion teams even further, essentially reviving the league's earlier alternative plan to put Detroit and Chicago in the West, and Pittsburgh and Philadelphia in the East. After the <a href="/wiki/1998%E2%80%9399_NHL_season" title="1998–99 NHL season">1998 realignment</a>, which reorganized the league into six divisions, only the Flyers and the Penguins are in the same division. When the league <a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League#2013_Conference_Realignment" title="National Hockey League">realigned again</a> in 2013 to a different four division setup, the Stars and Blues were placed in the same division. </p><p>The St. Louis Blues immediately made an impact by appearing in three consecutive Stanley Cup Finals in the first three years, but were swept in each. Their first Stanley Cup title in <a href="/wiki/2019_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2019 Stanley Cup Finals">2019</a> came 49 years after their previous finals appearance. Although they were the first team from the expansion to reach the finals, the Blues were the last of the five active 1967 teams to win the Stanley Cup. </p><p>After the <a href="/wiki/1969%E2%80%9370_NHL_season" title="1969–70 NHL season">1969–70 season</a>, the league moved Chicago to the West Division and altered the playoff format to force Eastern and Western teams to face each other prior to the final. Until <a href="/wiki/1973%E2%80%9374_NHL_season" title="1973–74 NHL season">1974</a>, no expansion team defeated an Original Six team in a playoff series or even reached the Final again. That season, the Philadelphia Flyers, who had steadily built a strong team, defeated Boston to win the Stanley Cup. The Flyers repeated as champions in <a href="/wiki/1974%E2%80%9375_NHL_season" title="1974–75 NHL season">1975</a> by defeating the <a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Sabres" title="Buffalo Sabres">Buffalo Sabres</a> in the first modern Stanley Cup Finals to not feature an Original Six club. As of the end of the <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_NHL_season" title="2016–17 NHL season">2016–17 NHL season</a>, which marked the 50th season for the 1967 expansion teams, the Flyers are the most successful of the expansion team in terms of all-time points percentage (.576), second only to the <a href="/wiki/Montreal_Canadiens" title="Montreal Canadiens">Montreal Canadiens</a> (.590) in NHL history.<sup id="cite_ref-teamindex_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-teamindex-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Additionally, the Flyers have the most appearances in the league semi-finals (known as the conference finals since the <a href="/wiki/1981%E2%80%9382_NHL_season" title="1981–82 NHL season">1981–82</a> season) out of all 26 expansion teams with 16 and the most Stanley Cup Finals appearances with a total of eight.<sup id="cite_ref-teamindex_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-teamindex-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Pittsburgh Penguins were largely unsuccessful in the beginning, failing to win their division until the <a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_NHL_season" title="1990–91 NHL season">1990–91 season</a>, but accumulated draft picks and built a strong team that won two consecutive Stanley Cups in 1991 and <a href="/wiki/1991%E2%80%9392_NHL_season" title="1991–92 NHL season">1992</a>. In <a href="/wiki/2008%E2%80%9309_NHL_season" title="2008–09 NHL season">2009</a>, the Penguins became the first of the 1967 expansion teams to win three Cups. Then in <a href="/wiki/2015%E2%80%9316_NHL_season" title="2015–16 NHL season">2016</a>, Pittsburgh tied the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Rangers" title="New York Rangers">New York Rangers</a> (an Original Six team) and the <a href="/wiki/New_York_Islanders" title="New York Islanders">New York Islanders</a> (a 1972 expansion team) with four Cups. After successfully defending their title the <a href="/wiki/2016-17_NHL_season" class="mw-redirect" title="2016-17 NHL season">following year</a>, the franchise tied the <a href="/wiki/Edmonton_Oilers" title="Edmonton Oilers">Edmonton Oilers</a> (at five Cups), with the Oilers joining the league <a href="/wiki/NHL%E2%80%93WHA_merger" class="mw-redirect" title="NHL–WHA merger">in the 1979 merger with the WHA</a>. </p><p>The Los Angeles Kings did not make a Stanley Cup Finals appearance until <a href="/wiki/1992%E2%80%9393_NHL_season" title="1992–93 NHL season">1993</a> during the <a href="/wiki/Wayne_Gretzky" title="Wayne Gretzky">Wayne Gretzky</a> era. The Kings did not return to the Cup Finals again until <a href="/wiki/2011%E2%80%9312_NHL_season" title="2011–12 NHL season">2012</a>, when they finally won their first Cup. Los Angeles won the Cup again in <a href="/wiki/2013%E2%80%9314_NHL_season" title="2013–14 NHL season">2014</a>. </p><p>While four of the 1967 expansion teams still play in their original cities, one has relocated and one ceased operations. The Oakland/San Francisco Bay Area-based franchise was the least successful of the 1967 expansion teams: noncompetitive both on the ice and at the box office, the club eventually moved to <a href="/wiki/Cleveland" title="Cleveland">Cleveland</a> to become the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Barons_(NHL)" title="Cleveland Barons (NHL)">Barons</a> in 1976.<sup id="cite_ref-Diamond_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Diamond-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While the Minnesota North Stars were in a traditional hockey area, the team was struggling financially. In 1978, the two ownership groups merged the franchises into the North Stars with the Barons' owners <a href="/wiki/Gordon_Gund" title="Gordon Gund">Gordon</a> and <a href="/wiki/George_Gund_III" title="George Gund III">George Gund III</a> becoming the majority owners of the team. Although, the merged North Stars improved on the ice and made two finals appearances in <a href="/wiki/1980%E2%80%9381_NHL_season" title="1980–81 NHL season">1981</a> and <a href="/wiki/1990%E2%80%9391_NHL_season" title="1990–91 NHL season">1991</a>, they continued to have financial difficulties. </p><p>In late 1980s, the Gunds attempted to relocate the North Stars to the Bay Area, but were denied by the league. The NHL and the Gunds came to a compromise with the Gunds selling the North Stars and were given an expansion team that became the <a href="/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks" title="San Jose Sharks">San Jose Sharks</a> in 1991. As part of the compromise, the North Stars and Sharks had a <a href="/wiki/1991_NHL_Dispersal_and_Expansion_Drafts" class="mw-redirect" title="1991 NHL Dispersal and Expansion Drafts">player dispersal and expansion draft</a> in which the North Stars' roster was split between the two teams and then each took part in the expansion draft. The new owners of the North Stars only kept the team in Minnesota for two more seasons and moved to <a href="/wiki/Dallas,_Texas" class="mw-redirect" title="Dallas, Texas">Dallas, Texas</a>, in <a href="/wiki/1993%E2%80%9394_NHL_season" title="1993–94 NHL season">1993</a> to become the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Stars" title="Dallas Stars">Dallas Stars</a>, eventually winning their first Cup in <a href="/wiki/1999_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1999 Stanley Cup Finals">1999</a>. The NHL returned to the <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul" title="Minneapolis–Saint Paul">Twin Cities</a> market when the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Wild" title="Minnesota Wild">Minnesota Wild</a> began play in <a href="/wiki/2000%E2%80%9301_NHL_season" title="2000–01 NHL season">2000</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="50th_Anniversary_season">50th Anniversary season</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1967_NHL_expansion&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: 50th Anniversary season"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the <a href="/wiki/2016%E2%80%9317_NHL_season" title="2016–17 NHL season">2016–17 NHL season</a>, the four "expansion six" teams still in their original cities had festivities commemorating their 50th year in the NHL and each unveiled uniform patches to be worn by those teams.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The patches were unveiled on February 9, 2016, on the 50th anniversary of the NHL awarding the franchises, which led the Penguins to unveil a patch with three Stanley Cups.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> With the Penguins winning <a href="/wiki/2016_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2016 Stanley Cup Finals">that year's Stanley Cup Finals</a>, their patch was modified to have four Cups.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The season ended with the Penguins clinching their <a href="/wiki/2017_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2017 Stanley Cup Finals">fifth Cup</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Timeline_of_the_1967_expansion_teams">Timeline of the 1967 expansion teams</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1967_NHL_expansion&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Timeline of the 1967 expansion teams"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Among the six 1967 expansion teams, four still play in their original cities. One has since relocated, while the other relocated and then was merged out of existence. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="width:100%; text-align:left"> <tbody><tr> <th>Team </th> <th>City/Area </th> <th>City/Area's previous NHL franchise </th> <th>Years active in original city </th> <th>Destiny </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/California_Golden_Seals" title="California Golden Seals">California Seals</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oakland,_California" title="Oakland, California">Oakland, California</a> (<a href="/wiki/San_Francisco_Bay_Area" title="San Francisco Bay Area">San Francisco Bay Area</a>) </td> <td>None </td> <td>1967–1976 </td> <td>Renamed Oakland Seals midway through the 1967–68 season, and then later California Golden Seals during the first week of the 1970–71 season. Later relocated to <a href="/wiki/Cleveland" title="Cleveland">Cleveland</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a>, as the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Barons_(NHL)" title="Cleveland Barons (NHL)">Cleveland Barons</a> in 1976, then merged into the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_North_Stars" title="Minnesota North Stars">Minnesota North Stars</a> in 1978.<br />In 1991, the former Barons' owners returned to the Bay Area with half the North Stars' roster as the <a href="/wiki/San_Jose_Sharks" title="San Jose Sharks">San Jose Sharks</a> expansion team.<br />They never won a Stanley Cup. </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Kings" title="Los Angeles Kings">Los Angeles Kings</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles,_California" class="mw-redirect" title="Los Angeles, California">Los Angeles, California</a> </td> <td>None </td> <td>1967–present </td> <td>Still active in same city. The Kings have two Stanley Cup wins (<a href="/wiki/2012_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2012 Stanley Cup Finals">2012</a> and <a href="/wiki/2014_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2014 Stanley Cup Finals">2014</a>). </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_North_Stars" title="Minnesota North Stars">Minnesota North Stars</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bloomington,_Minnesota" title="Bloomington, Minnesota">Bloomington, Minnesota</a> (<a href="/wiki/Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_Paul" title="Minneapolis–Saint Paul">Minneapolis–Saint Paul</a>) </td> <td>None </td> <td>1967–1993 </td> <td>Merged with the <a href="/wiki/Cleveland_Barons_(NHL)" title="Cleveland Barons (NHL)">Cleveland Barons</a> in 1978. Later relocated to <a href="/wiki/Dallas" title="Dallas">Dallas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas" title="Texas">Texas</a>, as the <a href="/wiki/Dallas_Stars" title="Dallas Stars">Dallas Stars</a> in 1993.<br />The NHL returned to the market in Minnesota with the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Wild" title="Minnesota Wild">Minnesota Wild</a> in 2000.<br />As Minnesota North Stars, they did not win any Stanley Cups, however, as the Dallas Stars, they now have one Stanley Cup title win: (<a href="/wiki/1999_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1999 Stanley Cup Finals">1999</a>). </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Flyers" title="Philadelphia Flyers">Philadelphia Flyers</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Philadelphia, Pennsylvania">Philadelphia, Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Quakers_(NHL)" title="Philadelphia Quakers (NHL)">Philadelphia Quakers</a>, which were the relocated Pittsburgh Pirates, from 1930 to 1931. Franchise suspended after 1931 and canceled in 1936. </td> <td>1967–present </td> <td>Still active in same city. The Flyers have two Stanley Cup wins (<a href="/wiki/1974_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1974 Stanley Cup Finals">1974</a> and <a href="/wiki/1975_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1975 Stanley Cup Finals">1975</a>). </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Penguins" title="Pittsburgh Penguins">Pittsburgh Penguins</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh,_Pennsylvania" class="mw-redirect" title="Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania">Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Pirates_(NHL)" title="Pittsburgh Pirates (NHL)">Pittsburgh Pirates</a> from 1925 to 1930 before the team relocated to Philadelphia for the 1930–31 NHL season. </td> <td>1967–present </td> <td>Still active in same city. The Penguins have five Stanley Cup wins (<a href="/wiki/1991_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1991 Stanley Cup Finals">1991</a>, <a href="/wiki/1992_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1992 Stanley Cup Finals">1992</a>, <a href="/wiki/2009_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2009 Stanley Cup Finals">2009</a>, <a href="/wiki/2016_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2016 Stanley Cup Finals">2016</a>, and <a href="/wiki/2017_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2017 Stanley Cup Finals">2017</a>). </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Blues" title="St. Louis Blues">St. Louis Blues</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis,_Missouri" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Louis, Missouri">St. Louis, Missouri</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Eagles" title="St. Louis Eagles">St. Louis Eagles</a>, a relocation of the <a href="/wiki/Ottawa_Senators_(original)" title="Ottawa Senators (original)">original Ottawa Senators</a>, from 1934 to 1935. Franchise canceled after one season. </td> <td>1967–present </td> <td>Still active in same city. The Blues have one Stanley Cup win (<a href="/wiki/2019_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="2019 Stanley Cup Finals">2019</a>). </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=1967_NHL_expansion&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1967_NHL_Expansion_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="1967 NHL Expansion Draft">1967 NHL Expansion Draft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_National_Hockey_League" title="History of the National Hockey League">History of the National Hockey League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_National_Hockey_League_(1967%E2%80%931992)" title="History of the National Hockey League (1967–1992)">History of the National Hockey League (1967–1992)</a></li> <li><a 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class="navbox-title" colspan="2" style="background:#FFCCCC;"><div id="Atlantic_Division" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Atlantic_Division_(NHL)" title="Atlantic Division (NHL)">Atlantic Division</a></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0;background:#FFCCCC;text-align:center;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Boston_Bruins" title="Boston Bruins">Boston Bruins</a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;background:#FFCCCC;text-align:center;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Buffalo_Sabres" title="Buffalo Sabres">Buffalo Sabres</a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0;background:#FFCCCC;text-align:center;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Detroit_Red_Wings" title="Detroit Red Wings">Detroit Red Wings</a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" 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style="width:100%;padding:0;background:#FFCCCC;text-align:center;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Flyers" title="Philadelphia Flyers">Philadelphia Flyers</a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0;background:#FFCCCC;text-align:center;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Penguins" title="Pittsburgh Penguins">Pittsburgh Penguins</a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;background:#FFCCCC;text-align:center;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><a href="/wiki/Washington_Capitals" title="Washington Capitals">Washington Capitals</a></div></td></tr></tbody></table><div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#eee;">Events</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0;background:#eee;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NHL_seasons" title="List of NHL seasons">Seasons</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Season_structure_of_the_NHL" title="Season structure of the NHL">structure</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup" title="Stanley Cup">Stanley Cup</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="Stanley Cup playoffs">playoffs</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NHL_playoff_ties" title="NHL playoff ties">tied games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHL_conference_finals" title="NHL conference finals">conference finals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="Stanley Cup Finals">Finals</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Stanley_Cup_champions" title="List of Stanley Cup champions">champions</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup_winning_players" title="Stanley Cup winning players">winning players</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Traditions_and_anecdotes_associated_with_the_Stanley_Cup" title="Traditions and anecdotes associated with the Stanley Cup">traditions and anecdotes</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidents%27_Trophy" title="Presidents' Trophy">Presidents' Trophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" class="mw-redirect" title="National Hockey League All-Star Game">All-Star Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHL_Entry_Draft" class="mw-redirect" title="NHL Entry Draft">Draft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NHL_players" title="List of NHL players">Players</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_League_Players%27_Association" title="National Hockey League Players' Association">Association</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Hockey_League_retired_numbers" title="List of National Hockey League retired numbers">retired jersey numbers</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHL_All-Star_team" title="NHL All-Star team">All-Star teams</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NHL_All-Decade_team" title="NHL All-Decade team">All-Decade teams</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_National_Hockey_League_awards" class="mw-redirect" title="List of National Hockey League awards">Awards</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_current_NHL_captains_and_alternate_captains" title="List of current NHL captains and alternate captains">Captains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHL_outdoor_games" title="NHL outdoor games">Outdoor games</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NHL_Winter_Classic" title="NHL Winter Classic">Winter Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHL_Heritage_Classic" title="NHL Heritage Classic">Heritage Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHL_Stadium_Series" title="NHL Stadium Series">Stadium Series</a></li></ul></li> <li>Hockey Day <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hockey_Day_in_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Hockey Day in America">America</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hockey_Day_in_Canada" class="mw-redirect" title="Hockey Day in Canada">Canada</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_international_games_played_by_NHL_teams" title="List of international games played by NHL teams">International games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kraft_Hockeyville" title="Kraft Hockeyville">Kraft Hockeyville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHL_Big_City_Greens_Classic" class="mw-redirect" title="NHL Big City Greens Classic">Big City Greens Classic</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#eee;"><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_National_Hockey_League" title="History of the National Hockey League">History</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;background:#eee;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>Eras <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_pre-NHL_seasons" title="List of pre-NHL seasons">pre-NHL (1883–1926)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/National_Hockey_Association" title="National Hockey Association">NHA (1910–1917)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_National_Hockey_League_(1917%E2%80%931942)" title="History of the National Hockey League (1917–1942)">1917–1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_National_Hockey_League_(1942%E2%80%931967)" title="History of the National Hockey League (1942–1967)">1942–1967</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_National_Hockey_League_(1967%E2%80%931992)" title="History of the National Hockey League (1967–1992)">1967–1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_National_Hockey_League_(1992%E2%80%932017)" title="History of the National Hockey League (1992–2017)">1992–2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_National_Hockey_League_(2017%E2%80%93present)" title="History of the National Hockey League (2017–present)">Since 2017</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_all-time_NHL_standings" title="List of all-time NHL standings">All-time standings</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NHL_playoff_series" title="List of NHL playoff series">All-time playoff series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_organizational_changes_in_the_NHL" class="mw-redirect" title="History of organizational changes in the NHL">Organizational changes</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_defunct_and_relocated_National_Hockey_League_teams" title="List of defunct and relocated National Hockey League teams">defunct and relocated teams</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Original_Six" title="Original Six">Original Six</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1967 expansion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_Hockey_Association" title="World Hockey Association">WHA</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NHL%E2%80%93WHA_merger" class="mw-redirect" title="NHL–WHA merger">merger</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Potential_National_Hockey_League_expansion" title="Potential National Hockey League expansion">potential expansion</a></li></ul></li></ul> 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title="1967–68 Toronto Maple Leafs season">Toronto</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">West</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1967%E2%80%9368_Los_Angeles_Kings_season" title="1967–68 Los Angeles Kings season">Los Angeles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967%E2%80%9368_Minnesota_North_Stars_season" title="1967–68 Minnesota North Stars season">Minnesota</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967%E2%80%9368_Oakland_Seals_season" title="1967–68 Oakland Seals season">California/Oakland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967%E2%80%9368_Philadelphia_Flyers_season" title="1967–68 Philadelphia Flyers season">Philadelphia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967%E2%80%9368_Pittsburgh_Penguins_season" title="1967–68 Pittsburgh Penguins season">Pittsburgh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967%E2%80%9368_St._Louis_Blues_season" title="1967–68 St. Louis Blues season">St. Louis</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">See also</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">NHL expansion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_NHL_amateur_draft" title="1967 NHL amateur draft">Draft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1967_NHL_expansion_draft" title="1967 NHL expansion draft">Expansion draft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/21st_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="21st National Hockey League All-Star Game">All-Star Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Stanley_Cup_playoffs" title="1968 Stanley Cup playoffs">Stanley Cup playoffs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1968 Stanley Cup Finals">Stanley Cup Finals</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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title="List of Los Angeles Kings seasons">Seasons</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_Los_Angeles_Kings_season" title="2024–25 Los Angeles Kings season">Current season</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #A2AAAD, inset -2px -2px 0 #A2AAAD;">History</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Los_Angeles_Kings" title="History of the Los Angeles Kings">History</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1967 expansion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Los_Angeles_Kings_records" title="List of Los Angeles Kings records">Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Los_Angeles_Kings_award_winners" title="List of Los Angeles Kings award winners">Award winners</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Los_Angeles_Kings#Retired_numbers" title="Los Angeles Kings">Retired 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title="Frozen Fury">Frozen Fury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miracle_on_Manchester" title="Miracle on Manchester">Miracle on Manchester</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_outdoor_NHL_game_in_Las_Vegas" title="1991 outdoor NHL game in Las Vegas">1991 Las Vegas outdoor game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Melrose" title="Barry Melrose">Melrose Place</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Garnet_Bailey" title="Garnet Bailey">Garnet Bailey</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mark_Bavis" title="Mark Bavis">Mark Bavis</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Love_Guru" title="The Love Guru">The Love Guru</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_NHL_Premiere" title="2011 NHL Premiere">2011 NHL Premiere</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_NHL_Stadium_Series" title="2014 NHL Stadium Series">2014 Stadium Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_NHL_Stadium_Series" title="2015 NHL Stadium Series">2015 Stadium Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toyota_Sports_Performance_Center" title="Toyota Sports Performance Center">Toyota Sports 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-2px -2px 0 #000000;">Personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>Owner(s)</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Comcast_Spectacor" title="Comcast Spectacor">Comcast Spectacor</a></dd> <dt>General manager</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Bri%C3%A8re" title="Daniel Brière">Daniel Briere</a></dd> <dt>Head coach</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/John_Tortorella" title="John Tortorella">John Tortorella</a></dd> <dt>Team captain</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Sean_Couturier" title="Sean Couturier">Sean Couturier</a></dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/Template:Philadelphia_Flyers_roster" title="Template:Philadelphia Flyers roster">Current roster</a></dt></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;">Arenas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Spectrum_(arena)" title="Spectrum (arena)">Spectrum</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Wells_Fargo_Center_(Philadelphia)" title="Wells Fargo Center (Philadelphia)">Wells Fargo Center</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bruins%E2%80%93Flyers_rivalry" title="Bruins–Flyers rivalry">Boston Bruins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Devils%E2%80%93Flyers_rivalry" title="Devils–Flyers rivalry">New Jersey Devils</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flyers%E2%80%93Islanders_rivalry" title="Flyers–Islanders rivalry">New York Islanders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flyers%E2%80%93Rangers_rivalry" title="Flyers–Rangers rivalry">New York Rangers</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/1987_Stanley_Cup_Finals#Game_six" title="1987 Stanley Cup Finals">The Night the Spectrum Shook</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philadelphia_Sports_Hall_of_Fame" title="Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame">Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NRG_station" title="NRG station">Pattison station</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_Philadelphia_Sports_Complex" title="South Philadelphia Sports Complex">South Philadelphia Sports Complex</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/This_Is_40" title="This Is 40">This Is 40</a></i></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Treehouse_of_Horror_IV" title="Treehouse of Horror IV">Treehouse of Horror IV</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gritty" title="Gritty">Gritty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_Philadelphia_Flyers%E2%80%93Red_Army_game" title="1976 Philadelphia Flyers–Red Army game">1976 Flyers–Red Army game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_NHL_Winter_Classic" title="2010 NHL Winter Classic">2010 Winter Classic</a></li> <li><a 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title="Sidney Crosby">Sidney Crosby</a></dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/Template:Pittsburgh_Penguins_roster" title="Template:Pittsburgh Penguins roster">Current roster</a></dt></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB81C, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB81C;">Arenas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Civic_Arena_(Pittsburgh)" title="Civic Arena (Pittsburgh)">Civic Arena</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/PPG_Paints_Arena" title="PPG Paints Arena">PPG Paints Arena</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB81C, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB81C;">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Flyers%E2%80%93Penguins_rivalry" title="Flyers–Penguins rivalry">Philadelphia Flyers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Capitals%E2%80%93Penguins_rivalry" title="Capitals–Penguins rivalry">Washington Capitals</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB81C, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB81C;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_Pittsburgh_Penguins_minor_league_affiliates" title="List of Pittsburgh Penguins minor league affiliates">Affiliates</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/American_Hockey_League" title="American Hockey League">AHL</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Wilkes-Barre/Scranton_Penguins" title="Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins">Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins</a></dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/ECHL" title="ECHL">ECHL</a></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Wheeling_Nailers" title="Wheeling Nailers">Wheeling Nailers</a></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB81C, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB81C;">Media</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>TV</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/SportsNet_Pittsburgh" title="SportsNet Pittsburgh">SportsNet Pittsburgh</a></dd> <dt>Radio</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Penguins_Radio_Network" title="Pittsburgh Penguins Radio Network">Pittsburgh Penguins Radio Network</a> <dl><dd><a href="/wiki/WXDX-FM" title="WXDX-FM">WXDX</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/WBGG_(AM)" title="WBGG (AM)">WBGG</a></dd></dl></dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB81C, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB81C;">Culture and lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_sports_lore" title="Pittsburgh sports lore">Penguins lore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Gessner" title="Bob Gessner">Bob Gessner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vince_Lascheid" title="Vince Lascheid">Vince Lascheid</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Jimerson" title="Jeff Jimerson">Jeff Jimerson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Penguin_Pete" title="Penguin Pete">Penguin Pete</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iceburgh" class="mw-redirect" title="Iceburgh">Iceburgh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Russian_Penguins" title="Russian Penguins">Russian Penguins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/YinzCam" title="YinzCam">YinzCam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Penguins_Foundation" title="Pittsburgh Penguins Foundation">Foundation</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sudden_Death_(1995_film)" title="Sudden Death (1995 film)">Sudden Death</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/She%27s_Out_of_My_League" title="She's Out of My League">She's Out of My League</a></i></li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Black_and_Yellow" title="Black and Yellow">Black and Yellow</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pittsburgh_Penguins%E2%80%93New_York_Islanders_brawl" title="Pittsburgh Penguins–New York Islanders brawl">Penguins–Islanders brawl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_NHL_Winter_Classic" title="2008 NHL Winter Classic">2008 Winter Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_NHL_Winter_Classic" title="2011 NHL Winter Classic">2011 Winter Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_NHL_Stadium_Series" title="2014 NHL Stadium Series">2014 Stadium Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_NHL_Stadium_Series" title="2017 NHL Stadium Series">2017 Stadium Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_NHL_Stadium_Series" title="2019 NHL Stadium Series">2019 Stadium Series</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mullet_(haircut)" title="Mullet (haircut)">Mullet (haircut)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_NHL_Winter_Classic" title="2023 NHL Winter Classic">2023 Winter Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHL_Big_City_Greens_Classic" class="mw-redirect" title="NHL Big City Greens Classic">2024 Big City Greens Classic</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #000000, inset -2px -2px 0 #000000;"><div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/31px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Category:Pittsburgh_Penguins" title="Category:Pittsburgh Penguins">Category</a></li> <li><span 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St. Louis Blues general managers">General managers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_St._Louis_Blues_head_coaches" title="List of St. Louis Blues head coaches">Coaches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_St._Louis_Blues_players" title="List of St. Louis Blues players">Players</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_St._Louis_Blues_captains" class="mw-redirect" title="List of St. Louis Blues captains">Captains</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_St._Louis_Blues_draft_picks" title="List of St. Louis Blues draft picks">Draft picks</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1967_NHL_expansion_draft" title="1967 NHL expansion draft">expansion draft</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_St._Louis_Blues_seasons" title="List of St. Louis Blues seasons">Seasons</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/2024%E2%80%9325_St._Louis_Blues_season" title="2024–25 St. Louis Blues season">Current season</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB81C, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB81C;">History</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1967 expansion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_St._Louis_Blues_records" title="List of St. Louis Blues records">Records</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_St._Louis_Blues_award_winners" title="List of St. Louis Blues award winners">Award winners</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Blues#Retired_numbers" title="St. Louis Blues">Retired numbers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_St._Louis_Blues_broadcasters" title="List of St. Louis Blues broadcasters">Broadcasters</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB81C, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB81C;">Personnel</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt>Owner(s)</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/SLB_Acquisition_Holdings_LLC" title="SLB Acquisition Holdings LLC">St. Louis Blues Hockey Club, Inc.</a> (Tom Stillman, chairman)</dd> <dt>General manager</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Doug_Armstrong" title="Doug Armstrong">Doug Armstrong</a></dd> <dt>Head coach</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Jim_Montgomery_(ice_hockey)" title="Jim Montgomery (ice hockey)">Jim Montgomery</a></dd> <dt>Team captain</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Brayden_Schenn" title="Brayden Schenn">Brayden Schenn</a></dd> <dt><a href="/wiki/Template:St._Louis_Blues_roster" title="Template:St. Louis Blues roster">Current roster</a></dt></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB81C, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB81C;">Arenas</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Arena" title="St. Louis Arena">St. Louis Arena</a></li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Enterprise_Center" title="Enterprise Center">Enterprise Center</a></b></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB81C, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB81C;">Rivalries</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blackhawks%E2%80%93Blues_rivalry" title="Blackhawks–Blues rivalry">Chicago Blackhawks</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background-color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #FFB81C, inset -2px -2px 0 #FFB81C;">Affiliates</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <dl><dt><a href="/wiki/American_Hockey_League" title="American Hockey League">AHL</a></dt> <dd><a 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href="/wiki/Gloria_(Umberto_Tozzi_song)#Laura_Branigan_version" title="Gloria (Umberto Tozzi song)">Gloria</a>"</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Double_Doink#Aftermath" title="Double Doink">"Play Gloria" origin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Take_Me_Home,_Country_Roads" title="Take Me Home, Country Roads">"Take Me Home, Country Roads"</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_NHL_Winter_Classic" title="2022 NHL Winter Classic">2022 Winter Classic</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2025_NHL_Winter_Classic" title="2025 NHL Winter Classic">2025 Winter Classic</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2" style="background-color: #FFFFFF; box-shadow: inset 2px 2px 0 #041E42, inset -2px -2px 0 #041E42;"><div> <ul><li><span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" 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broadcasters">WHA on CBS</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Related articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_National_Hockey_League_on_United_States_television" title="History of the National Hockey League on United States television">History of the NHL on US TV</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/NHL_on_television_in_the_1950s" title="NHL on television in the 1950s">1950s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHL_on_television_in_the_1960s" title="NHL on television in the 1960s">1960s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHL_on_television_in_the_1970s" title="NHL on television in the 1970s">1970s</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/NHL_on_television_in_the_1980s" title="NHL on television in the 1980s">1980s</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stanley_Cup_Finals_television_ratings" title="Stanley Cup Finals television ratings">Stanley Cup Finals television ratings</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_NHL_All-Star_Game_broadcasters" title="List of NHL All-Star Game broadcasters">All-Star Game</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Stanley_Cup_Finals_broadcasters" title="List of Stanley Cup Finals broadcasters">Stanley Cup Finals</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_American_Stanley_Cup_Finals_television_announcers" title="List of American Stanley Cup Finals television announcers">American television</a></li></ul></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Current figures</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Play-by-play announcers</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Cusick" title="Fred Cusick">Fred Cusick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Earle" title="Don Earle">Don Earle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Gordon_(sportscaster)" title="Jim Gordon (sportscaster)">Jim Gordon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Kelly_(sportscaster)" title="Dan Kelly (sportscaster)">Dan Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stu_Nahan" title="Stu Nahan">Stu Nahan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bud_Palmer" title="Bud Palmer">Bud Palmer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tim_Ryan_(sportscaster)" title="Tim Ryan (sportscaster)">Tim Ryan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Color commentators</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fred_Cusick" title="Fred Cusick">Fred Cusick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Esposito" title="Phil Esposito">Phil Esposito</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Gordon_(sportscaster)" title="Jim Gordon (sportscaster)">Jim Gordon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Howell_(ice_hockey)" title="Harry Howell (ice hockey)">Harry Howell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bill_Mazer" title="Bill Mazer">Bill Mazer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_McFarlane" title="Brian McFarlane">Brian McFarlane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stu_Nahan" title="Stu Nahan">Stu Nahan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lou_Nanne" title="Lou Nanne">Lou Nanne</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Stanley Cup Finals</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1967_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1967 Stanley Cup Finals">1967</a> (Games 2, 5)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1968 Stanley Cup Finals">1968</a> (Games 1, 4)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1969 Stanley Cup Finals">1969</a> (Games 1, 4)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1970 Stanley Cup Finals">1970</a> (Games 1, 4)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1971_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1971 Stanley Cup Finals">1971</a> (Games 3, 6, 7)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1972 Stanley Cup Finals">1972</a> (Games 1, 4, 6)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_Stanley_Cup_Finals" title="1980 Stanley Cup Finals">1980</a> (Game 6)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">All-Star Game</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/23rd_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="23rd National Hockey League All-Star Game">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/24th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="24th National Hockey League All-Star Game">1971</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/25th_National_Hockey_League_All-Star_Game" title="25th National Hockey League All-Star Game">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Challenge_Cup_(ice_hockey)" title="1979 Challenge Cup (ice hockey)">1979 (Challenge Cup)</a> (Game 2, third period only)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Lore</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">1967 NHL expansion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Series_%2776" title="Super Series '76">Super Series '76</a> (<a href="/wiki/Krylya_Sovetov_Moscow" title="Krylya Sovetov Moscow">Soviet Wings</a>/<a 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