What is 1967 NHL expansion?
{{nosources|date=July 2010}} The [[National Hockey League]] (NHL) went through an expansion for the [[1967–68 NHL season]]. It added six new teams, which already had six teams in it. This marked the first change in the composition of the league since [[1941–42 NHL season|1942]]. It was the end of the [[Original Six]] era in the NHL, which had happened since 1942. The expansion process began in March 1965, when NHL President [[Clarence Campbell]] announced that the league proposed to expand its operations through the formation of a second six-team division. Before the expansion, there were six teams: *[[Boston Bruins]] *[[Chicago Black Hawks]] *[[Detroit Red Wings]] *[[Montreal Canadiens]] *[[New York Rangers]] *[[Toronto Maple Leafs]] The six teams added in 1967 were: *[[California Seals]] *[[Los Angeles Kings]] *[[Minnesota North Stars]] *[[Philadelphia Flyers]] *[[Pittsburgh Penguins]] *[[St. Louis Blues]] {{NHL}} {{NHL topics}} [[Category:National Hockey League]] [[Category:1967 in ice hockey|NHL Expansion]] [[Category:St. Louis Blues]] [[Category:1967 in North America]]