Pro Hockey Team Nicknames
The following is a list of all the teams that have played in the National Hockey League, and the various cities they've played in and the names they've played under.
Teams
Anaheim Ducks
1993-94 to 2005-06 as Anaheim Mighty Ducks
2006-07 to present as Anaheim Ducks
Boston Bruins
1924-25 to present
Brooklyn Americans
1919-20 as Quebec Bulldogs
1920-21 to 1924-25 as Hamilton Tigers
1925-26 to 1940-41 as New York Americans
1941-42 as Brooklyn Americans
Buffalo Sabres
1970-71 to present
Calgary Flames
1972-73 to 1979-80 as Atlanta Flames
1980-81 to present as Calgary Flames
Carolina Hurricanes
1979-80 to 1996-97 as Hartford Whalers
1997-98 to present as Carolina Hurricanes
Chicago Blackhawks
1926-27 to 1984-85 as Chicago Black Hawks
1985-86 to present as Chicago Blackhawks
Cleveland Barons
1967-68C as California Seals
1967-68 to 1968-69 as Oakland Seals
1970-71 to 1975-76 as California Golden Seals
1976-77 to 1978-79 as Cleveland Barons
Colorado Avalanche
1979-80 to 1994-95 as Quebec Nordiques
1995-96 to present as Colorado Avalanche
Columbus Blue Jackets
2000-01 to present as Columbus Blue Jackets
Dallas Stars
1967-68 to 1992-93 as Minnesota North Stars
1993-94 to present as Dallas Stars
Detroit Red Wings
1926-27 to 1929-30 as Detroit Cougars
1930-31 to 1932-33 as Detroit Falcons
1933-34 to present as Detroit Red Wings
Edmonton Oilers
1979-80 to present as Edmonton Oilers
Florida Panthers
1993-94 to present
Los Angeles Kings
1967-68 to present
Minnesota Wild
2000-01 to present as Minnesota Wild
Montreal Canadiens
1917-18 to present
Montreal Maroons
1924-25 to 1937-38
Montreal Wanderers
1916-17F
Nashville Predators
1998-99 to present
New Jersey Devils
1974-75 to 1975-76 as Kansas City Scouts
1976-77 to 1981-82 as Colorado Rockies
1982-83 to present as New Jersey Devils
New York Islanders
1972-73 to present
New York Rangers
1926-27 to present
Ottawa Senators
1992-93 to present
Philadelphia Flyers
1967-68 to present
Philadelphia Quakers
1925-26 to 1929-30 as Pittsburgh Pirates
1930-31 as Philadelphia Quakers
Phoenix Coyotes
1979-80 to 1995-96 as Winnipeg Jets
1996-97 to present as Phoenix Coyotes
Pittsburgh Penguins
1967-68 to present
San Jose Sharks
1991-92 to present
St. Louis Blues
1967-68 to present
St. Louis Eagles
1908-09 as Ottawa Senators
1909-10 to 1916-17 as Ottawa Senators
1917-18 to 1930-31 as Ottawa Senators
1932-33 to 1933-34 as Ottawa Senators
1934-35 as St. Louis Eagles
Tampa Bay Lightning
1992-93 to present
Toronto Maple Leafs
1917-18 to 1918-19 as Toronto Arenas
1919-20 to 1925-26 as Toronto St. Patricks
1926-27 to present as Toronto Maple Leafs
Vancouver Canucks
1970-71 to present
Washington Capitals
1974-75 to present
New Winnipeg Franchise
1999-00 to 2010-11 as Atlanta Thrashers
F denotes that team folded during season
C denotes that team changed name during season
X denotes that team failed to post bond and folded before the season began
M denotes that team moved during season
Adams
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Byng
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Calder
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Clancy
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Hart
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Jennings
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Lindsay
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Masterton
Norris
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Patrick
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Richard
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Ross
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Selke
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Smythe
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Stanley Cup
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Team Names
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