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Expansion to Seattle, Relocation to Houston and Quebec

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Expansion to Seattle, Relocation to Houston and Quebec

I'm not advocating for this, nor do I feel this is even likely, but let's look at a "might happen" scenario for a few years down the road. In this new NHL the following goes down:

The Three Moves

  • Seattle gets its expansion team.
  • The clock runs out on the Coyotes and their quest for a decent arena deal or arena location in Greater Phoenix, and the team moves into the very-ready Videotron Centre in Quebec City.
  • Once the new Texan owner of the Carolina Hurricanes acquires the other 48% of the team, and either works out a lease buyout or waits out the terms of his have-to-stay-in-Carolina agreements, he moves the team into the Toyota Center in Houston.

The League That Comes Out of It

... and we end up with a league that looks like this:

Old Division Names, Restored

Bonus: I've renamed the divisions to the glory days version we all* loved until 1993.

One Asterisk

*Not based on anything even closely resembling fact.

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