Every hockey fan knows that in order to watch high-quality hockey, you need to watch the NHL matches. This is no coincidence, because North America was the first continent where professional hockey players appeared. Canada and the United States still hold the bar high for this amazing team sport. This is evident year after year in the world-famous hockey championship - the NHL.
The NHL is the national ice hockey league that connects teams from the United States and Canada as they compete to win the Stanley Cup. Full transcript of the abbreviation NHL - National Hockey League.
The league was created in 1917 and since then the best hockey clubs in the USA and Canada have taken part in the fight for the Stanley Cup, which is the most prestigious trophy for club hockey.
Initially, the league consisted of four teams (two from Montreal, one from Ottawa and one from Toronto), then it gradually began to grow, and by now it is a tournament in which thirty clubs are fighting for the main trophy.
The teams are divided into two conferences, within which there are divisions. The NHL is played in two stages. The first is the regular season, which results in the eight best conference teams making the playoffs for the Stanley Cup winner.
NHL matches are spectacular. This is a real show for the fans. It is in this league that the viewer can see the most outstanding hockey players of our time, and this is the main evidence that the NHL is the most powerful hockey league in the world.
