My boyfriend wants me to go to an NHL game with him in Toronto - I don't even know much about hockey, but I guess I'll go
You should be excited. The National Hockey League is one of the major professional sports leagues in Canada and the US. It is also the premier ice hockey league out there.
He's a big Leafs fan - I do know enough about the sport to know he's probably in for another year of disappointment  LOL
Well currently the National Hockey League consists of 31 teams. There are seven in Canada and the rest spread out through the United States. 
Wow, that's a lot of teams!  My boyfriend told me that at one time there were only six teams - there's been a lot of expansion!
four teams—all in Canada, thus the adjective "National" in the league's name. The league expanded to the United States in 1924, when the Boston Bruins joined, and has since consisted of American and Canadian teams. From 1942 to 1967, the league had only six teams, collectively (if not contemporaneously) nicknamed the "Original Six". The NHL added six new teams to double its size at the 1967 NHL expansion. The league then increased to 18 teams by 1974 and 21 teams in 1979
P. Caylor to give him his nickname of "Alamazoo". About his one game at the major league level, Jennings stated: We were all mixed with our signs...I signed for an outcurve, and got an inshoot which broke a couple of fingers. 'Go ahead' I said, 'I'll stay here all day even if I have to stop them with my elbows! You can't drive me away!'. The 10 passed balls set a record for catchers until Alex Gardner had 12 in a