Original Six: Who Were They?
Wade Effertz
2025-03-27 09:10:06
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The Original 6 NHL teams were the Montréal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, Chicago Blackhawks, Detroit Red Wings, and New York Rangers. They weren’t the first NHL teams, but following the Great Depression and World War II, they were some of the original teams in the NHL that lasted. After the New York/Brooklyn Americans stopped their operations in 1942, these Original 6 played each other in the NHL for the next 25 years before the next big expansion. The NHL Original 6 paved the way for the success of the league and have become some of the most storied franchises in all of sports.
Genoveva Gerlach
2025-03-27 09:06:13
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The Rangers were initially an expansion team, forming part of the NHL's Original Six era, alongside teams like the Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, and Toronto Maple Leafs.
Enrico Herman
2025-03-27 06:18:18
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The Boston Bruins, Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs make up the League for the next 25 seasons. The “original” hockey teams — the Montreal Canadiens, Toronto Maple Leafs, Boston Bruins, Detroit Red Wings, Chicago Blackhawks and New York Rangers — were the six teams that comprised the NHL from 1942 to 1967. With the demise of the Brooklyn Americans, the NHL’s Original Six era begins.
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