The belt on the move

11 franchises that changed cities

The belt follows the franchise, not the city. Here's every NHL franchise that held it in more than one home, and where it did better.

Ottawa Senators (1917)

Held it longest in Ottawa, ON

City	With the belt	Reigns	Days
Ottawa, ONOttawa Senators	1918–1933	47	1,493
St. Louis, MOSt. Louis Eagles	1935–1935	1	5

Held it longest in Denver, CO

City	With the belt	Reigns	Days
Quebec City, QCQuebec Nordiques	1979–1995	31	152
Denver, COColorado Avalanche	1996–2026	70	786

Held it longest in Minneapolis, MN

City	With the belt	Reigns	Days
Minneapolis, MNMinnesota North Stars	1967–1992	45	438
Dallas, TXDallas Stars	1993–2026	59	359

Held it longest in Calgary, AB

City	With the belt	Reigns	Days
Atlanta, GAAtlanta Flames	1973–1980	12	36
Calgary, ABCalgary Flames	1980–2025	56	738

Held it longest in Newark, NJ

City	With the belt	Reigns	Days
Kansas City, MOKansas City Scouts	1975–1975	2	2
Denver, COColorado Rockies	1977–1981	3	16
Newark, NJNew Jersey Devils	1983–2026	80	752

Held it longest in Winnipeg, MB

City	With the belt	Reigns	Days
Atlanta, GAAtlanta Thrashers	2002–2011	12	52
Winnipeg, MBWinnipeg Jets	2012–2026	18	452

Held it longest in Raleigh, NC

City	With the belt	Reigns	Days
Hartford, CTHartford Whalers	1980–1996	24	115
Raleigh, NCCarolina Hurricanes	1998–2026	38	369

Held it longest in Quebec City, QC

City	With the belt	Reigns	Days
Quebec City, QCQuebec Bulldogs	1920–1920	2	295
Hamilton, ONHamilton Tigers	1921–1925	12	57

Held it longest in Phoenix, AZ

City	With the belt	Reigns	Days
Winnipeg, MBWinnipeg Jets	1980–1993	15	96
Phoenix, AZPhoenix Coyotes, Arizona Coyotes	1996–2023	29	143

Held it longest in Oakland, CA

City	With the belt	Reigns	Days
Oakland, CAOakland Seals, California Golden Seals	1967–1976	14	222
Cleveland, OHCleveland Barons	1976–1977	2	7

Held it longest in New York, NY

City	With the belt	Reigns	Days
New York, NYNew York Americans	1926–1941	32	157
Brooklyn, NYBrooklyn Americans	1941–1941	1	3