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 The Red Wings have won the most Stanley Cups of any United States based franchise.  The "Legend of the Octopus" is a sports tradition during Detroit Red Wings playoff games, in which an Octopus is thrown onto the ice surface for good luck. Top Player For the Red Wings Steve Yzerman Pavel Datsyuk Chris Osgood Nicholas Lidstrom Kris DraperHenrik Zetterberg Gordie Howe Thomas Holmstrom Brain Rafalski

 A professional ice hockey team is based in Boston, Massachusetts.  The unofficial theme song for the Boston Bruins is “Nutty” as a result of the Nutcracker becoming closely related.  There home arena is TD gardens.

 A professional ice hockey team based in New York, New York.  Also known as the Amerks.  There home arena is Madison Square Garden.

 A professional hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois.  They have won 3 Stanley Cups.  There home arena is United Center after playing in Chicago Stadium.

 A professional hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.  There current home arena is Air Canada Centre.

 The Montreal Canadians are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.  Currently play at Bell Centre arena.  Have won 24 Stanley Cup championships.

 This name was a misnomer as there were teams that folded before the start of the 1942 season  Most teams folded due to financial pressure from the Great Depression

 By 1960 it became obvious that if the NHL didn’t expand it would be replaced by the Western Hockey league.  The Original six playoff style was considered two easy as only two teams got eliminated at the end of the season

 National Hockey League National Hockey League  Boston Bruins Boston Bruins  Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings  Montreal Canadians Montreal Canadians  Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs  New York Rangers New York Rangers  Chicago Blackhawks Chicago Blackhawks