The NHL is expanding to 32 teams beginning with the 2021-22 season, as the Seattle Kraken will join the Pacific Division. This sets up a natural regional rivalry with the Vancouver Canucksand brings ...

“It’s not a door that we open,” Bettman said recently. “If somebody knocks on the door, we’ll peek around to see who’s knocking and then decide what to do with it.” Bruce Bennett / Getty Images The ...

Gary Bettman really wants to see the NHL get to (at least) 33 teams. There was some development on the subject of potential NHL expansion on Wednesday. At the NHL Governors’ Meeting, Bettman hinted ...

LAS VEGAS -- As expected, the National Hockey League's Board of Governors has authorized NHL commissioner Gary Bettman to formally open the expansion process and the league will now examine bids from ...

The next time the NHL decides to add new teams, the expansion fee is expected to be $2 billion-plus, Sportico reported on Thursday. While expansion isn't imminent, the league updated team owners at ...

Also: Senators checking in with sellers, and clarity on how LTIR and the playoff salary cap will work as we look toward the ...

The arena is under construction. The team has no name, logo or colors, let alone coaches or players. It won't begin play until 2021-22. Yet, since Oct. 30, the first season-ticket depositors have been ...

NHL expansion fees have come a long way since the humble beginnings of the Ottawa Senators. When the Sens entered the league in the early '90s, the cost for an entire franchise was reported at the ...

HOUSTON, Texas -- American billionaire Dan Friedkin has emerged as a strong ownership option to bring the NHL to Houston, sources told ESPN. Attempts to reach The Friedkin Group for comment were ...