Potential National Hockey League expansion

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The National Hockey League (NHL) has undergone several rounds of expansion and other organizational changes during its history to reach its current 32 active teams: 25 in the United States, and 7 in Canada. The newest additions to the league are the Vegas Golden Knights in 2017, Seattle Kraken in 2021, and the Utah Mammoth in 2024. The league has also relocated several franchises, most recently in 2011 when the Atlanta Thrashers became the second and current incarnation of the Winnipeg Jets. In April 2024, the league established the new Utah Hockey Club (now the Utah Mammoth) under the ownership of the Smith Entertainment Group, with the hockey assets of the Arizona Coyotes franchise, which was simultaneously deactivated with the option to rejoin the league as an expansion team, contingent on constructing a new arena within a five-year period; however, then-owner Alex Meruelo voluntarily relinquished his franchise rights only two months later. During the 2024 All-Star Weekend, commissioner...

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