Nhl standings wiki. The game is composed of three 20 minute periods with an intermission of either 15 or 17 minutes if nationally televised between periods. The national hockey league nhl. On may 22 2020 the nhl and national hockey league players association nhlpa agreed to a framework for the resumption of play which would see the remainder.
The national hockey league was founded in november 1917 as a successor to the nha. Ligue nationale de hockeylnh is a professional ice hockey league in north america currently comprising 31 teams. The 201819 nhl season was the 102nd season of operation 101st season of play of the national hockey league.
Louis blues winning their first stanley. The 2019 stanley cup playoffs began on april 10 2019 and the stanley cup finals concluded on june 12 2019 with the st. 24 in the united states and 7 in canada.
The nhl is considered to be the premier professional ice hockey league in the world and one of the major professional sports leagues in the united states and canada. A version of the logo features it in the likeness of a hockey puck. 31 teams competed in an 82 game regular seasonthe regular season began on october 3 2018 and ended on april 6 2019.
From the nhls inception until 1920 both nhl and pcha teams were eligible for the stanley cup. Original nhl logo used before 2005. The 201920 nhl season is the 103rd season of operation 102nd season of play of the national hockey leaguethe regular season began on october 2 2019 and was suspended indefinitely on march 12 2020 due to the covid 19 pandemic.
The national hockey league originated in 1917 with six teams and through a sequence of team expansions reductions and relocations currently consists of 30 teams 24 of which are based in the united states and six in canada.