SCHEDULED EVENTS

EXPANSION DRAFTS
San Jose expansion draft 1991
Ottawa & Tampa Bay expansion draft 1992
Anaheim & Florida expansion draft 1993
Nashville expansion draft 1998
Atlanta expansion draft 1999
Columbus & Minnesota expansion draft 2000
Vegas expansion draft 2017
Seattle expansion draft 2021

RELOCATIONS/REBRANDINGS
Anaheim Ducks rebrand (new logo and uniform, no longer mighty) 2007
Anaheim Ducks rebrand (new logo) 2014
Anaheim Ducks rebrand (logo update) 2020
Anaheim Ducks rebrand (new logo and uniform) 2025
Winnipeg Jets relocate to Phoenix 1997
Phoenix Coyotes rebrand (new logo and uniform) 2004
Phoenix Coyotes name change to Arizona Coyotes 2015
Arizona Coyotes rebrand (new logo and uniform) 2022
Arizona Coyotes relocate to Utah 2025
Atlanta Thrashers rebrand (new uniform) 2007
Atlanta Thrashers relocate to Winnipeg 2012
Boston Bruins rebrand (logo update) 1996
Boston Bruins rebrand (logo update) 2008
Buffalo Sabres rebrand (new logo and uniform) 1997
Buffalo Sabres rebrand (new logo and uniform) 2007
Buffalo Sabres rebrand (new logo) 2011
Buffalo Sabres rebrand (logo update and new uniform) 2020
Calgary Flames rebrand (logo update) 1995
Calgary Flames rebrand (logo update) 2021
Chicago Blackhawks rebrand (logo and name update) 1987
Chicago Blackhawks rebrand (logo update) 1990
Chicago Blackhawks rebrand (mini-name change and logo update) 1997
Columbus Blue Jackets rebrand (new logo) 2008
New Jersey Devils rebrand (logo update and new uniform) 1993
New Jersey Devils rebrand (logo update) 2000
Minnesota North Stars rebrand (logo and uniform update) 1986
Minnesota North Stars rebrand (new logo and uniform) 1992
Minnesota North Stars relocate to Dallas 1994
Dallas Stars rebrand (new uniform) 2008
Dallas Stars rebrand (new logo and uniform) 2014
Edmonton Oilers rebrand (logo update) 1987
Edmonton Oilers rebrand (logo update and new uniform) 1997
Edmonton Oilers rebrand (logo update and new uniform) 2012
Edmonton Oilers rebrand (logo and uniform update) 2018
Florida Panthers rebrand (new logo and uniform) 2017
Hartford Whalers rebrand (logo update and new uniform) 1993
Hartford Whalers relocate to Carolina 1998
Carolina Hurricanes rebrand (logo update) 2000
Los Angeles Kings rebrand (logo update) 1988
Los Angeles Kings rebrand (logo update and new uniform) 1989
Los Angeles Kings rebrand (new logo and uniform) 1999
Los Angeles Kings rebrand (new logo) 2003
Los Angeles Kings rebrand (new logo and uniform) 2012
Los Angeles Kings rebrand (new logo and uniform) 2025
Montreal Canadiens rebrand (logo update) 2000
Minnesota Wild rebrand (logo update) 2014
Nashville Predators rebrand (logo update and new uniform) 2012
New York Islanders rebrand (new logo and uniform) 1996
New York Islanders rebrand (new logo and uniform) 1998
New York Islanders rebrand (logo and uniform update) 2011
New York Islanders rebrand (logo update) 2018
New York Rangers rebrand (logo update) 2000
Ottawa Senators rebrand (logo update) 1998
Ottawa Senators rebrand (new uniorm update) 2000
Ottawa Senators rebrand (new logo) 2008
Ottawa Senators rebrand (new logo and uniform) 2021
Philadelphia Flyers rebrand (logo update) 2000
Philadelphia Flyers rebrand (uniform update) 2011
Philadelphia Flyers rebrand (uniform update) 2024
Pittsburgh Penguins rebrand (new logo) 1993
Pittsburgh Penguins rebrand (logo update) 2000
Pittsburgh Penguins rebrand (new logo and uniform) 2003
Pittsburgh Penguins rebrand (logo and uniform update) 2017
Quebec Nordiques relocate to Colorado 1996
Colorado Avalanche rebrand (logo update) 2000
San Jose Sharks rebrand (logo update) 1999
San Jose Sharks rebrand (logo update and new uniform) 2008
San Jose Sharks rebrand (logo update) 2009
San Jose Sharks rebrand (uniform update) 2014
St. Louis Blues rebrand (logo update) 1988
St. Louis Blues rebrand (logo update) 1990
St. Louis Blues rebrand (logo update and new uniform) 1999
St. Louis Blues rebrand (logo update) 2009
Tampa Bay Lightning rebrand (logo update) 2002
Tampa Bay Lightning rebrand (logo update and new uniform) 2008
Tampa Bay Lightning rebrand (new logo and new uniform) 2012
Toronto Maple Leafs rebrand (uniform update) 1993
Toronto Maple Leafs rebrand (logo update) 2017
Vancouver Canucks rebrand (uniform update) 1986
Vancouver Canucks rebrand (new logo and uniform) 1998
Vancouver Canucks rebrand (logo update and new uniform) 2008
Vancouver Canucks rebrand (logo update) 2020
Vegas Golden Knights rebrand (new uniform) 2022
Washington Capitals rebrand (new logo and uniform) 1996
Washington Capitals rebrand (logo update) 1998
Washington Capitals rebrand (new logo and uniform) 2008
Winnipeg Jets rebrand (logo update and new uniform) 1991

ARENA CHANGES
Anaheim Ducks arena renovations
Phoenix/Arizona Coyotes arena renovations
Atlanta Thrashers arena renovations
Boston Bruins arena change & arena renovations
Buffalo Sabres arena change & renovations
Calgary Flames arena change & renovations
Hartford Whalers arena change & renovations
Chicago Blackhawks arena change & renovations
New Jersey Devils arena change & renovations
Quebec Nordiques/Colorado Avalanche arena change & renovations
Dallas Stars arena change & renovations
Detroit Red Wings arena changes & renovations
Edmonton Oilers arena change & renovations
Florida Panthers arena change
Los Angeles Kings arena change 
Minnesota Wild arena renovations
Montreal Canadiens arena change & renovations
New York Islanders arena changes & renovations
New York Rangers arena change & renovations
Ottawa Senators arena change & renovations
Philadelphia Flyers arena change & renovations
Pittsburgh Penguins arena change & renovations
San Jose Sharks arena change
St. Louis Blues arena change & renovations
Tampa Bay Lightning arena changes
Toronto Maple Leafs arena change & renovations
Vancouver Canucks arena change & renovations
Washington Capitals arena change

CONFERENCE REALIGNMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES
Implementation of the NHL Draft Lottery 1995
NHL Entry Draft format change 2017
NHL Entry Draft format change 2021
NHL Playoff format update 1987
NHL Playoff format update 1994
NHL Playoff format update 1999
NHL Playoff format update 2014
The league changed the conference names from Wales and Campbell to Eastern and Western, respectively, and changed the division names from Adams, Patrick, Norris, and Smythe to Northeast, Atlantic, Central, and Pacific, respectively 1994
The NHL realigned to a strictly geographic six-division structure, with three per conference 1999
The NHL realigned to a two eight-team divisions per conference structure 2014
NHL schedule length changed to 84 games 1993
NHL schedule length changed to 82 games 1996
NHL Lockouts in 1995 and in 2013