Expansion. It’s happening again ... two more in coming years is actually somewhat spread apart given NHL history. Two more ...

Hockey History: In 1999 ... But what the latest news does indicate is that the NHL isn’t turning away potential expansion owners. To the contrary – hockey’s top league is expected by ...

The expansion fee gets them in, but doesn't equip them with anything else. And there's no way around it. The Minnesota Wild paid a steep price to enter the NHL. A couple of years ago, two ...

The ECHL's Nashville Knights played seven seasons at Municipal Auditorium and helped build interest in the Nashville Predators prior to their arrival.

"In speaking to Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly and other sources involved, I can confirm that there was a recent meeting in NYC with a group expressing their interest in bringing an NHL expansion ...

sparked excitement after posting about a meeting in New York about an NHL expansion team in New Orleans. “In speaking to Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly and other sources involved, I can confirm ...

“We just came off our most successful season in our history, we’ve got collective ... Other cities considered for possible NHL expansion include Atlanta, Houston and Quebec City.

But the cultural impact of hockey in Nashville stayed and many fans remained for NHL expansion into Nashville in 1997. One sect of particularly raucous fans, who named their sections with apt ...