The Diachronic Barber Pole Observations of a Recovering Hockey Exile

Renaming the NHL

July 20, 2009, by Homme De Sept-Iles

The names are all wrong (except St. Louis and Edmonton). What about these?

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Tretiak Conference

Neilson Division
New Jersey Trap
Pittsburgh Marios
Philadelphia Seventy-Fivers
New York Stars
New York Underdogs

Bowman Division
Boston Lunchpails
Montreal Souverainistes
Buffalo Blueshirts
Ottawa Capitals
Toronto Republicans

Day Division
Washington Bullets
Carolina Moderates
Miami Alligators
Atlanta Flames
Tampa Bay Bridesmaids
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Imlach Conference

Ziegler Division
Detroit Red Wheels
Chicago Fedoras
St. Louis Blues
Columbus Displacers
Nashville Strummers

Eagleson Division
Vancouver Granola
Calgary Cowboys
Minnesota Hockey Men
Edmonton Oilers
Colorado Boulders

Shero Division
San Jose Dead Wings
Anaheim Mighty Mice
Dallas Steaks
Phoenix Filibusters
Los Angeles Celebrities
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And just for fun, some expansion teams:

O'Ree Conference

Sauvageau Division
Cleveland Americans
Halifax Historians
Hamilton Hall of Famers (or Jacksons)
Hartford Liuts
Quebec City BelleFleurs
Saskatoon Grasshoppers
Winnipeg Winter Wind
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