National hockey league

Izvor: Wikipedija

National hockey league ili NHL je profesionalna sportska organizacija sastavljena od timova hokeja na ledu sa područja Sjeverne Amerike. Prva je profesionalna hokejaška liga na svijetu i jedna od većih profesionalnih sportskih liga u Sjevernoj Americi. Liga je osnovana 1917. u Montrealu, Kanada. Sačinjavalo ju je 5 timova: Montreal Canadiens, Montreal Wanderers, Ottawa Senators, Quebec Bulldogs i Toronto Arenas Sada broji 30 timova od kojih je 24 iz SAD-a, a 6 iz Kanade.

[uredi] Istočna konferencija

Divizija	Ekipa	Grad	Arena	Kapacitet
Atlantic	New Jersey Devils	East Rutherford, New Jersey	Continental Airlines Arena	19,040
	New York Islanders	Uniondale, New York	Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum	16,297
	New York Rangers	New York, New York	Madison Square Garden	18,200
	Philadelphia Flyers	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Wachovia Center	19,500
	Pittsburgh Penguins	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Mellon Arena	17,181
Northeast	Boston Bruins	Boston, Massachusetts	TD Banknorth Garden	17,565
	Buffalo Sabres	Buffalo, New York	HSBC Arena	18,690
	Montreal Canadiens	Montreal, Quebec	Bell Centre	21,273
	Ottawa Senators	Ottawa, Ontario	Scotiabank Place	20,004
	Toronto Maple Leafs	Toronto, Ontario	Air Canada Centre	18,800
Southeast	Atlanta Thrashers	Atlanta, Georgia	Philips Arena	18,750
	Carolina Hurricanes	Raleigh, North Carolina	RBC Center	18,730
	Florida Panthers	Sunrise, Florida	BankAtlantic Center	19,452
	Tampa Bay Lightning	Tampa, Florida	St. Pete Times Forum	19,500
	Washington Capitals	Washington, D.C.	Verizon Center	19,700

[uredi] Zapadna konferencija

Divizija	Ekipa	Grad	Arena	Kapacitet
Central	Chicago Blackhawks	Chicago, Illinois	United Center	20,500
	Columbus Blue Jackets	Columbus, Ohio	Nationwide Arena	18,500
	Detroit Red Wings	Detroit, Michigan	Joe Louis Arena	19,383
	Nashville Predators	Nashville, Tennessee	Gaylord Entertainment Center	17,113
	St. Louis Blues	St. Louis, Missouri	Scottrade Center	19,260
Northwest	Calgary Flames	Calgary, Alberta	Pengrowth Saddledome	20,140
	Colorado Avalanche	Denver, Colorado	Pepsi Center	18,007
	Edmonton Oilers	Edmonton, Alberta	Rexall Place	16,839
	Minnesota Wild	St. Paul, Minnesota	Xcel Energy Center	18,600
	Vancouver Canucks	Vancouver, British Columbia	General Motors Place	18,630
Pacific	Anaheim Ducks	Anaheim, California	Honda Center	17,147
	Dallas Stars	Dallas, Texas	American Airlines Center	18,500
	Los Angeles Kings	Los Angeles, California	Staples Center	18,500
	Phoenix Coyotes	Glendale, Arizona	Jobing.com Arena	18,000
	San Jose Sharks	San Jose, California	HP Pavilion	17,483

[uredi] Najpoznatiji Igrači

Najpoznatiji NHL igrači kroz povijest su: Gordie Howe, Bobby Orr, Maurice Richard, Howie Morenz, Newsy Lalonde, Jacques Plante, Eddie Shore i Bobby Hull. U novije doba to su: Wayne Gretzky, Mario Lemieux, Steve Yzerman, Ray Bourque, Mark Messier, Pavel Bure, Jaromir Jagr i Patrick Roy.