Pro Hockey Team Nicknames

Pro Hockey Team Nicknames

The following is a list of all the names of all the teams that have been involved in some form of professional hockey. Below is a list of the leagues in which these teams played. I have conveniently color-coded the years that the teams played in these leagues so that it’s a little easier to follow.

Leagues

The ECHA (Eastern Canada Hockey Association) existed for 1908-09 season.

The NHA (National Hockey Association) existed from 1909-10 to 1916-17, reorganized as the NHL (National Hockey League) which has existed since the 1917-18 season.

The PCHL (Pacific Coast Hockey Association) existed from 1911-12 to 1923-24 until it folded and the remaining teams joined the WCHL (Western Canada Hockey League) which existed from 1921-22 to 1924-25, when it was renamed the WHL (Western Hockey League) which existed for the 1925-26 season.

The WHA (World Hockey Association) existed from 1972-73 to 1978-79, when it folded and four teams entered NHL.

Teams

28^th Battalion, Canadian Army
1916-17

Anaheim Mighty Ducks
1993-94 to present

Atlanta Thrashers
1999-00 to present

Baltimore Blades
1972-73 to 1973-74 as Los Angeles Sharks
1973-74^M as Michigan Stags
1973-74 to 1974-75 as Baltimore Blades

Birmingham Bulls
1972-73 as Ottawa Nationals
1973-74 to 1975-76 as Toronto Toros
1976-77 to 1978-79 as Birmingham Bulls

Boston Bruins
1924-25 to present

Brooklyn Americans
1908-09 as Quebec Bulldogs
1909-10 to 1916-17 as Quebec Bulldogs
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 Barons
1972-73^X

Calgary Cowboys
1972-73 as Philadelphia Blazers
1973-74 to 1974-75 as Vancouver Blazers
1975-76 to 1976-77 as Calgary Cowboys

Calgary Flames
1972-73 to 1979-80 as Atlanta Flames
1980-81 to present as Calgary Flames

Calgary Tigers
1921-22 to 1925-26

Carolina Hurricanes
1972-73 as New England Whalers
1973-74 to 1978-79 as Hartford Whalers
1979-80 to 1996-97 as Hartford Whalers
1997-98 to present as Carolina Hurricanes

Chicago Blackhawks
1921-22 to 1924-25 as Regina Capitals
1925-26 as Portland Rosebuds
1926-27 to 1984-85 as Chicago Black Hawks
1985-86 to present as Chicago Blackhawks

Chicago Cougars
1972-73 to 1974-75

Cincinnati Stingers
1975-76 to 1978-79

Cleveland Barons
1967-68^C 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

Cobalt Silver Kings
1909-10

Colorado Avalanche
1972-73 to 1978-79 as Quebec Nordiques
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
1911-12 to 1913-14 as New Westminster Royals
1914-15 to 1917-18 as Portland Rosebuds
1918-19 to 1919-20 as Victoria Aristocrats
1920-21 to 1923-24 as Victoria Cougars
1924-25 to 1925-26 as Victoria Cougars
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 Eskimos
1921-22 to 1925-26

Edmonton Oilers
1972-73 to 1973-74 as Alberta Oilers
1973-74 to 1978-79 as Edmonton Oilers
1979-80 to present as Edmonton Oilers

Florida Panthers
1993-94 to present

Haileybury
1909-10

Houston Aeros
1972-73 to 1977-78

Indianapolis Racers
1974-75 to 1978-79

Los Angeles Kings
1967-68 to present

Miami Screaming Eagles
1972-73^X

Minnesota Fighting Saints
1972-73 to 1975-76

Minnesota Fighting Saints
1972-73 to 1975-76^M as Cleveland Crusaders
1975-76 as Florida Breakers, no games played in Florida
1976-77 as Minnesota Fighting Saints

Minnesota Wild
2000-01 to present as Minnesota Wild

Montreal Canadiens
1909-10 to 1916-17
1917-18 to present

Montreal Maroons
1924-25 to 1937-38

Montreal Shamrocks
1908-09
1909-10

Montreal Wanderers
1908-09
1909-10 to 1916-17
1916-17^F

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 Civics
1975-76 as Denver Spurs
1975-76 as Ottawa Civics

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
1972-73 to 1978-79 as Winnipeg Jets
1979-80 to 1995-96 as Winnipeg Jets
1996-97 to present as Phoenix Coyotes

Phoenix Roadrunners
1974-75 to 1976-77

Pittsburgh Penguins
1967-68 to present

Renfrew Creamery Kings
1909-10

San Diego Mariners
1972-73 as New York Raiders
1973-74 as New York Golden Blades
1973-74 as New Jersey Knights
1974-75 to 1976-77 as San Diego Mariners

San Jose Sharks
1991-92 to present

Saskatoon Crescents
1921-22^C as Saskatoon Sheiks
1921-22 as Moose Jaw Sheiks
1922-23 as Saskatoon Sheiks
1923-24 to 1925-26 as Saskatoon Crescents

Seattle Metropolitans
1915-16 to 1923-24

Spokane Canaries
1911-12 as Victoria Senators
1912-13 to 1915-16 as Victoria Aristocrats
1916-17 as Spokane Canaries

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
1912-13 to 1916-17 as Toronto Blueshirts
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

Toronto Shamrocks
1912-13 as Toronto Tecumsehs
1913-14 to 1914-15 as Toronto Ontarios
1914-15 as Toronto Shamrocks

Vancouver Canucks
1970-71 to present

Vancouver Maroons
1911-12 to 1921-22 as Vancouver Millionaires
1922-23 to 1923-24 as Vancouver Maroons
1924-25 to 1925-26 as Vancouver Maroons

Washington Capitals
1974-75 to present

^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