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Sctvman · 10-31-2024, 01:46 PM

The NHL has decided they will expand to seven teams starting with the 1947-48 season, and they are adding Philadelphia to the league, the 4th largest city in the country, which was 3rd not very long ago.

The team will be named the Flyers, and start a rivalry with the New York Rangers, their rivals less than 2 hours up the road.

Buffalo, Cleveland, and St. Louis were interested in the team but it is going to Philadelphia because a new arena is opening for the 1948-49 season, one of the largest in the league.

An expansion draft will be held in order to help funnel talent in the team. It will be very limited, only one player from each of the 6 NHL teams being drafted.

10-31-2024, 01:46 PM	#1
Sctvman Major Leagues Join Date: Apr 2018 Posts: 401	Flyers become the seventh club The NHL has decided they will expand to seven teams starting with the 1947-48 season, and they are adding Philadelphia to the league, the 4th largest city in the country, which was 3rd not very long ago. The team will be named the Flyers, and start a rivalry with the New York Rangers, their rivals less than 2 hours up the road. Buffalo, Cleveland, and St. Louis were interested in the team but it is going to Philadelphia because a new arena is opening for the 1948-49 season, one of the largest in the league. An expansion draft will be held in order to help funnel talent in the team. It will be very limited, only one player from each of the 6 NHL teams being drafted.