How the famous sports organization structures its teams, who among them are blues players, killer whales and fighters, why its participants do not come to the championships, who are masks and why there are unused player numbers in the NHL - all this will try to display the article.
What does NHL mean?
The abbreviation NHL stands for National Hockey League. This is a North American sports official community that brings together hockey clubs from the United States and Canada. NHL teams are recognized as one of the best in the world thanks to the athletes playing in them.
The League’s main reward is the Stanley Cup. He is being played in the playoffs, the time of which coincides with the time of the World Hockey Championship. Therefore, many players sacrifice participation in a global competition for the sake of a more prestigious Cup. In addition to him, individual awards are given to teams and individual players: the best scorer, the best club of the division, etc.
NHL teams
All NHL teams are divided into two conferences: Western and Eastern. Conferences are divided into divisions. So, in the Western Central and Pacific Division, and in the Eastern divisions of the Atlantic and Metropolitan.
Now we’ll look at the NHL teams by division and at the same time we will find out how their names are translated:
- Atlantic: Ottawa Senators, Bears from Boston, Canadians from Montreal, Red Wings of Detroit, Panthers from Florida, Lightning from Tampa Bay, Buffalo Blades, Toronto Maple Leaves.
- Metro: Rangers from New York, Blue Coats from Columbus, Devils from New Jersey, Penguins from Pittsburgh, Hurricanes from Carolina, Islanders from New York, Residents of the Capital Washington , "Pilots from the Philadelphia."
- Pacific: "Kings of Los Angeles", "Ducks from Anaheim", "Sharks from San Jose", "Coyotes from Arizona", "Calgary Lights", "Oilmen from Edmonton".
- Central: Bluesmen from St. Louis, Stars of Dallas, Savages from Minnesota, Fighters from Winnipeg, Tigers from Nashville, Avalanches from Colorado, Killer Whales from Vancouver, Black Hawks from Chicago "
The club must hold 36-38 games a season inside its conference and 4 matches with teams of the other (2 away, 2 home). The top three teams of each division get into the playoffs, and with them the pair of teams with the most points.
About teams
It is known that 33 players from Russia were included in the NHL teams of the 2016-2017 season. The largest number of Russians - four - in the clubs of Colorado, Montreal and Tampa. Last year, 41 Russians took part in the matches of the North Atlantic League.
In which NHL team which mascot is most often understood by its emblem. After all, mascot in other words is the team’s mascot. For “Ould Wing” it is a duck, for “Carolina Harrikens” - for a hog, for “Washington Capitals” - for an eagle, for “Pittsburgh Penguins” - for a penguin, etc.
NHL teams also sacredly honor the tradition of removing the numbers of deceased or deceased players from circulation inside the club.