Montreal Canadiens
- 1917-18
- Founding Member
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- (Club's founding in 1909 pre-dates the formation of the NHL)
Ottawa Senators
- 1917-18
- Founding Member
-
- (Club's founding in 1883 (as the Ottawa Hockey Club) pre-dates the formation of the NHL.)
Montreal Wanderers
- 1917-18
- Founding Member
-
- (Club's founding in 1903 pre-dates the formation of the NHL)
Toronto Hockey Club
- 1917-18
- Founding Member
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- (Also known as the "Torontos" and the "Toronto Blue Shirts")
Quebec Athletic Club
- 1919-20
- Joins NHL
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- (Team also referred to as the "Quebec Bulldogs")
Hamilton Tigers
- 1920-21
- Relocation and Name Change
New York Americans
- 1925-26
- Relocation & Name Change
Philadelphia Quakers
- 1930-31
- Relocation & Name Change
Ottawa Senators
- 1932-33
- Rejoins League
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- (Returned to the league after a one-year hiatus)
St. Louis Eagles
- 1934-35
- Relocation & Name Change
Brooklyn Americans
- 1941-42
- Name Change
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- (Played only season with this name in Manhattan)
California Seals
- 1967-68
- Joins League
-
- (Name officially changed to Oakland Seals in December of that season)
Cleveland Barons
- 1976-77
- Relocation & Name Change
Colorado Rockies
- 1976-77
- Relocation & Name Change
Minnesota North Stars
- 1978-79
- Merger
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- (Cleveland and Minnesota franchises merge, with new team maintaining the name and location of the North Stars)
Hartford Whalers
- 1979-80
- Joins League
- (Part of WHA merger with NHL (Formerly New England Whalers))
Edmonton Oilers
- 1979-80
- Joins League
- (Part of WHA merger with NHL)
Quebec Nordiques
- 1979-80
- Joins League
- (Part of WHA merger with NHL)
Winnipeg Jets
- 1979-80
- Joins League
- (Part of WHA merger with NHL)
Calgary Flames
- 1980-81
- Relocation & Name Change
New Jersey Devils
- 1982-83
- Relocation & Name Change
Chicago Blackhawks
- 1986-87
- Name Change
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- (Officially changed "Black Hawks" to "Blackhawks")
San Jose Sharks
- 1991-92
- Joins League
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- (Team built, in part, via dispersal draft in which the Sharks selected twenty-four players from the North Stars organization)
Ottawa Senators
- 1992-93
- Joins League
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- (Not affiliated with original franchise of the same name)
Dallas Stars
- 1993-94
- Relocation & Name Change
Colorado Avalanche
- 1995-96
- Relocation and Name Change
Phoenix Coyotes
- 1996-97
- Relocation and Name Change
Carolina Huricanes
- 1997-98
- Relocation and Name Change
Winnipeg Jets
- 2011-12
- Relocation & Name Change
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- (Not affiliated with original franchise of the same name)
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