NHL Original Six?

by JW on Mon Dec 19, 2005 3:51 am

Who were the NHL's original six?

Who were the next six?

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by **mholtz** on Mon Dec 19, 2005 7:15 am

Boston
Detroit
Toronto
Montreal
Chicago
NY Rangers

by **Brent Burns** on Mon Dec 19, 2005 7:38 am

mholtz wrote:NY Rangers

Go NY Rangers! The Blueshirts rock!

by **The Phantom** on Mon Dec 19, 2005 10:49 am

Minnesota North Stars
California Seals
Los Angeles
Philedelphia Flyers
Pittsburgh Penguins
St Louis Blues

MHoltz What was the Detroit's first name?

by **KnoxVegas** on Mon Dec 19, 2005 10:52 am

I will defer to a previous post in another thread for this answer:

Tim Whitehead wrote:The 1968 expansion teams were:

St. Louis Blues
Los Angeles Kings
Minnesota North Stars
Philadelphia Flyers

and I think...

Pitssburgh Penguins
California Golden Seals

by **Maple Leaf** on Tue Dec 20, 2005 7:41 pm

go leafs go

by **lil lady lax fan** on Wed Dec 21, 2005 12:23 am

Yes, I admit I had to look this up. I'm not as savvy on my sports trivia as many of you.

Detroit name changes:

They started out in the 20's as the Detroit Cougars. In 1930 the name was changed to the Falcons for two years before the final change to the Red Wings.
Two interesting bits of Trivia:

The winged wheel has been the team logo since the Red Wings got their name in 1932.

Detroit won their first Stanley Cup in 1936 defeating the Toronto Maple Leafs three games to one.

Go Wings Go!!

by **mholtz** on Wed Dec 21, 2005 10:01 am

on a somewhat related note...

Where did the tradition of throwing octopii onto the ice come from?

by **byualum** on Wed Dec 21, 2005 11:26 am

mholtz wrote:on a somewhat related note...

Where did the tradition of throwing octopii onto the ice come from?

It used to take 8 wins to win the Stanley Cup (a best of 15 if you will - or, two best-of-seven series)...hence the octopus became a symbol of winning the Cup.

by **Brent Burns** on Wed Dec 21, 2005 11:32 am

I believe the tradition of throwing the octopii on the ice was probably started by the Red Wings fans if I recall reading something about that. However, as to why and how it started, I would be beating my chest as if I were to say, "Beats me."

by **Brent Burns** on Wed Dec 21, 2005 2:45 pm

This link is devoted to young adolescents where they can learn about unique (I prefer to call that rather than bizzare, yet it is still an accurate word though) traditions in sports, i.e. throwing octopii on ice after big Detroit Red Wings games:

http://www.kidzworld.com/site/p1909.htm

Speaking of crazy or unique traditions, I am sure there are several USL MDIA teams that have those traditions.

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