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The Original Six is a term for the group of six teams that made up the National Hockey League ( NHL ) for the 25 seasons between the 1942  43 season and the 1967 NHL Expansion . These six teams are the ___MASK48___ , Chicago Black Hawks , ___MASK39___ , Montreal Canadiens , New York Rangers , and the Toronto Maple Leafs , all of which are still active franchises in the league . The New York Americans , colloquially known as the Amerks , were a professional ice hockey team based in New York City , New York from 1925 to 1942 . They were the third expansion team in the history of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) and the second to play in the United States . The team never won the Stanley Cup , but reached the semifinals twice . While it was the first team in New York City , it was eclipsed by the second , the ___MASK88___ , which arrived in 1926 under the ownership of the Amerks ' landlord , Madison Square Garden . The team operated as the Brooklyn Americans during the 1941  42 season before suspending operations in 1942 due to the World War II and long - standing financial difficulties . The demise of the club marked the beginning of the NHL ' s Original Six era from 1942 to 1967 , though the Amerks ' franchise was not formally canceled until 1946 . Shawn M . McCosh ( born June 5 , 1969 ) is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player . He played in 9 NHL games with the ___MASK62___ and New York Rangers over parts of two seasons . After retiring from hockey , Shawn moved to Phoenix , Arizona and became a middle school history teacher at Mountain Sky Junior High . He is married , and has 3 kids . Jack Kent Cooke ( October 25 , 1912  April 6 , 1997 ) was a Canadian entrepreneur and former owner of the Washington Redskins ( NFL ), the ___MASK57___ ( NBA ), the Los Angeles Kings ( NHL ), and the Los Angeles Wolves ( United Soccer Association ). He also developed The Forum in Inglewood , California and FedExField near Landover , Maryland . The ___MASK5___ ( spelled Black Hawks until 1986 , and known colloquially as the Hawks ) are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago , Illinois . They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ( NHL ). They have won six Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926 . The Blackhawks are one of the " Original Six " NHL teams along with the ___MASK39___ , Montreal Canadiens , Toronto Maple Leafs , Boston Bruins and New York Rangers . Since , the club ' s home rink is the United Center . The club had previously played for 65 years at Chicago Stadium . The ___MASK62___ are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles . They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ( NHL ). The team was founded on June 5 , 1967 , after Jack Kent Cooke was awarded an NHL expansion franchise for Los Angeles on February 9 , 1966 , becoming one of the six teams that began play as part of the 1967 NHL expansion . The Kings called The Forum in Inglewood , California ( a suburb of Los Angeles ), their home for thirty - two years until they moved to the Staples Center in Downtown Los Angeles to start the 1999  2000 season . The ___MASK48___ are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston , Massachusetts . They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ( NHL ). The team has been in existence since 1924 , and is the league ' s third - oldest team and is the oldest in the United States . It is also an Original Six franchise , along with the Chicago Blackhawks , ___MASK39___ , Montreal Canadiens , New York Rangers and Toronto Maple Leafs . The Bruins have won six Stanley Cup championships , tied for fourth most of all - time with the Blackhawks and tied second - most of any American NHL team also with the Blackhawks ( behind the Red Wings , who have 11 ). Their home arena is the TD Garden , where they have played since 1995 . The Bruins began play in the NHL on December 1 , 1924 . The first facility to host them was what was then known as the Boston Arena ( today ' s Matthews Arena )  the world ' s oldest ( built 1909  10 ) indoor ice hockey facility still in use for the sport at any level of competition  and following the Bruins ' departure from the Boston Arena , the team played its home games at the Boston Garden for 67 seasons , beginning in 1928 and concluding in 1995 . The ___MASK88___ are a professional ice hockey team based in New York City . They are members of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ( NHL ). The team plays its home games at Madison Square Garden , located in the borough of Manhattan . The Rangers are one of three NHL franchises in the New York metropolitan area , along with the ___MASK9___ and New York Islanders . The club is also one of the oldest teams in the NHL , having joined in 1926 as an expansion franchise . They are part of the group of teams referred to as the Original Six , along with the ___MASK48___ , Chicago Blackhawks , ___MASK39___ , Montreal Canadiens and Toronto Maple Leafs . The Rangers were the first NHL franchise in the United States to win the Stanley Cup , which they have done four times , most recently in 1993  94 . History . Early years . George Lewis " Tex " Rickard , president of Madison Square Garden , was awarded an NHL franchise for the 1926  27 season to compete with the now - defunct New York Americans , who had begun play at the Garden the previous season . The Americans ( also known as the " Amerks ") proved to be an even greater success than expected during their inaugural season , leading Rickard to pursue a second team for the Garden despite promising the Amerks that they would be the only hockey team to play there . The new team was quickly nicknamed " Tex ' s Rangers ". Rickard ' s franchise began play in the 1926  27 season . The first team crest was a horse sketched in blue carrying a cowboy waving a hockey stick aloft , before being changed to the familiar R - A - N - G - E - R - S in diagonal . Rickard managed to get future legendary Toronto Maple Leafs owner Conn Smythe to assemble the team . However , Smythe had a falling - out with Rickard ' s hockey man , Col . John S . Hammond , and was fired as manager - coach on the eve of the first season  he was paid a then - hefty $ 2 , 500 to leave . Smythe was replaced by Pacific Coast Hockey Association co - founder Lester Patrick . The new team Smythe assembled turned out to be a winner . The Rangers won the American Division title their first year but lost to the ___MASK48___ in the playoffs . Curtis Lester " Les , The Silver Fox " Patrick ( December 31 , 1883  June 1 , 1960 ) was a professional ice hockey player and coach associated with the Victoria Aristocrats / Cougars of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association ( Western Hockey League after 1924 ), and the ___MASK88___ of the National Hockey League ( NHL ). Along with his brother Frank Patrick and father Joseph Patrick , he founded the Pacific Coast Hockey Association and helped develop several rules for the game of hockey . Patrick won six Stanley Cups as a player , coach and manager . The ___MASK98___ are a professional ice hockey team based in New York City . They are members of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ( NHL ). The team plays its home games at Barclays Center , located in the borough of Brooklyn . The Islanders are one of three NHL franchises in the New York metropolitan area , along with the ___MASK9___ and New York Rangers , and their primary geographic fan base resides on Long Island . Madison Square Garden ( often called MSG or simply The Garden ) is a multi - purpose indoor arena in the New York City borough of Manhattan . Located in Midtown Manhattan between 7th and 8th Avenues from 31st to 33rd Streets , it is situated atop Pennsylvania Station . It is the fourth venue to bear the name " Madison Square Garden ", the first two ( 1879 and 1890 ) of which were located on Madison Square , on East 26th Street and Madison Avenue , with the third Madison Square Garden further uptown at Eighth Avenue and 50th Street . The Garden is used for professional basketball and ice hockey , as well as boxing , concerts , ice shows , circuses , professional wrestling and other forms of sports and entertainment . It is close to other midtown Manhattan landmarks , including the Empire State Building , Koreatown , and Macy ' s at Herald Square . It is home to the ___MASK88___ of the National Hockey League , the ___MASK8___ of the National Basketball Association , and residency to singer - songwriter Billy Joel . The ___MASK16___ are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal , Quebec . They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ( NHL ). The ___MASK25___ ( officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club ) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto , Ontario . They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ( NHL ). The team is one of the " Original Six " league members . They are owned by Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment , Ltd . and are represented by Chairman Larry Tanenbaum . In February 1999 , they moved to the Air Canada Centre , which replaced Maple Leaf Gardens , the team ' s home since 1931 . The ___MASK9___ are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark , New Jersey . They are members of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ( NHL ). The club was founded as the ___MASK17___ in Kansas City , Missouri , in 1974 . The Scouts moved to Denver , Colorado in 1976 and became the ___MASK53___ . In 1982 , they moved to East Rutherford , New Jersey and took their current name . For their first 25 seasons in New Jersey , the Devils were based at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford and played their home games at Brendan Byrne Arena ( later renamed to Continental Airlines Arena ). Beginning with the 2007  08 season , the Devils relocated to Newark and now play their home games at the Prudential Center . Constantine Falkland Cary Smythe , MC ( February 1 , 1895  November 18 , 1980 ) was a Canadian businessman , soldier and sportsman in ice hockey and horse racing . He is best known as the principal owner of the ___MASK25___ of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) from 1927 to 1961 and as the builder of Maple Leaf Gardens . As owner of the Leafs during numerous championship years , his name appears on the Stanley Cup eight times : 1932 , 1942 , 1945 , 1947 , 1948 , 1949 , 1951 and 1962 . The ___MASK39___ are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit , Michigan . They are members of the Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League ( NHL ) and are one of the Original Six teams of the league . Founded in 1926 , the team was known as the Detroit Cougars from then until 1930 . For the 1930  31 and 1931  32 seasons the team was called the Detroit Falcons , and in 1932 changed their name to the Red Wings .