| Sport |
Ice hockey |
| NHL Founded |
November 22, 1917, Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| NHL Commissioner |
Gary Bettman |
| Inaugural season |
1917–18 |
| NHL No. of teams |
30 |
| NHL Country(ies) |
Canada (7 teams)
United States (23 teams) |
| Continent |
North America |
| NHL Most recent champion(s) |
Boston Bruins (6th title) |
| NHL Most titles |
Montreal Canadiens (25 NHL titles, 24 Stanley Cups) |
| TV partner(s) |
Canada: CBC, NHL Network, RDS, RIS, TSN, TSN2
United States: NBC, NHL Network, Versus |