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The expansion era of the National Hockey League (NHL) began when six new teams were added for the 1967–68 season, ending the Original Six era. The six existing teams were grouped into the newly created East Division, and the expansion teams—the Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota North Stars, Oakland Seals, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins and St. Louis Blues—formed the West Division.

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  • The expansion era of the National Hockey League (NHL) began when six new teams were added for the 1967–68 season, ending the Original Six era. The six existing teams were grouped into the newly created East Division, and the expansion teams—the Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota North Stars, Oakland Seals, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins and St. Louis Blues—formed the West Division. The NHL added another six teams by 1974 to bring the league to 18 teams. This continued expansion was partially brought about by the creation of the World Hockey Association (WHA), which operated from 1972 until 1979 and sought to compete with the NHL for markets and players. Bobby Hull was the most famous player to defect to the rival league, signing a $2.75 million contract with the Winnipeg Jets. When the WHA ceased operations in 1979, the NHL absorbed four of the league's teams—the Edmonton Oilers, Hartford Whalers, Quebec Nordiques and Winnipeg Jets. This brought the NHL to 21 teams (the Cleveland Barons had ceased operations in 1978), a figure that remained constant until the San Jose Sharks joined as an expansion franchise in 1991. The NHL became involved in international play, starting with the Summit Series in 1972, which pitted the top Canadian players of the NHL against the top players of the Soviet Union. Canada won the eight-game series four wins to three with one tie. The success of the series led to the creation of the Canada Cup, held five times between 1976 and 1991. NHL teams also faced Soviet League teams that toured North America between 1975 and 1991 in what was known as the Super Series. The fall of the Iron Curtain in 1989 saw many former Soviet-Bloc players stream into the NHL, joining several players who had defected in the 1980s. This was the highest scoring period in NHL history. It was led in the 1980s by the Edmonton Oilers and Wayne Gretzky, who scored 200 points or more four times, including a current league-record 215 in 1985–86. Gretzky's 92 goals in 1981–82 also remains a league record. No other player in NHL history has scored 200 points, although Mario Lemieux came close in 1988–89 with 199. (en)
  • Il periodo di espansione della National Hockey League (NHL) iniziò quando sei nuove squadre furono aggiunte per la stagione , finiva così l'era delle Original Six. Le sei squadre originarie furono raggruppate nella neonata East Division, mentre le squadre aggiuntive, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota North Stars, Oakland Seals, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins e St. Louis Blues, formarono la West Division. La NHL aggiunse altre sei squadre entro il 1974: i Buffalo Sabres e i Vancouver Canucks (nel 1970), gli Atlanta Flames e i New York Islanders (nel 1972) e i Washington Capitals e i Kansas City Scouts (nel 1974). Si arrivò così a 18 partecipanti. Questa espansione progressiva della lega venne interrotta parzialmente a causa della creazione della World Hockey Association (WHA), che operò dal 1972 fino al 1979 cercando di competere con la NHL contendendole i mercati e i giocatori. Bobby Hull fu il giocatore più celebre ad aver accettato di trasferirsi nella nuova lega, firmando un ricchissimo contratto con i Winnipeg Jets. Quando la WHA si sciolse nel 1979 la NHL accettò di assorbire quattro delle franchigie rimaste, Edmonton Oilers, Hartford Whalers, Quebec Nordiques e Winnipeg Jets. Nel frattempo nel 1978 si erano sciolti i Cleveland Barons e così la NHL si stabilizzò per diversi anni a quota 21 squadre, fino a quando nel 1991 ricominciò l'espansione con la creazione dei San Jose Sharks. Durante questo periodo la NHL iniziò ad operare anche a livello internazionale a partire dalla Summit Series del 1972, nella quale i migliori giocatori canadesi sfidarono i campioni dell'Unione Sovietica. Il Canada vinse la serie al meglio delle otto sfide con quattro successi a tre più un pareggio. Il successo della serie portò alla nascita della Canada Cup, competizione svoltasi in cinque occasioni fra il 1976 e il 1991. Le squadre della NHL affrontarono inoltre le formazioni provenienti dall'URSS in diversi tour in giro per il Nordamerica fra il 1975 e 1991 in quella che sarebbe stata nota come . La caduta della cortina di ferro nel 1989 aprì le porte della NHL a diversi giocatori provenienti dall'ex blocco sovietico, i quali si aggiunsero ad alcuni già scappati nel corso degli anni '80. Questo fu il periodo più ricco di reti nella storia della NHL, in particolare grazie agli Edmonton Oilers e a Wayne Gretzky, l'unico giocatore capace in quattro occasioni di superare quota 200 punti in stagione regolare stabilendo il primato assoluto di 215 nella stagione 1985-86 e di 92 reti nel campionato 1981-82. L'unico capace di avvicinarsi alle cifre di Gretzky fu Mario Lemieux, il quale arrivò a quota 199 punti nel 1988-89. (it)
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  • "Here's a shot. Henderson made a wild stab for it and fell. Here's another shot. Right in front. They score! Henderson scores for Canada!" (en)
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  • —Foster Hewitt's account of the "goal heard around the world" as Paul Henderson scored the decisive marker in game eight. (en)
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  • The expansion era of the National Hockey League (NHL) began when six new teams were added for the 1967–68 season, ending the Original Six era. The six existing teams were grouped into the newly created East Division, and the expansion teams—the Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota North Stars, Oakland Seals, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins and St. Louis Blues—formed the West Division. (en)
  • Il periodo di espansione della National Hockey League (NHL) iniziò quando sei nuove squadre furono aggiunte per la stagione , finiva così l'era delle Original Six. Le sei squadre originarie furono raggruppate nella neonata East Division, mentre le squadre aggiuntive, Los Angeles Kings, Minnesota North Stars, Oakland Seals, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins e St. Louis Blues, formarono la West Division. (it)
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  • History of the National Hockey League (1967–1992) (en)
  • Storia della National Hockey League (1967-1992) (it)
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