<Table> National Hockey League (NHL) Ligue nationale de hockey (French) <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Upcoming season or competition: 2018--19 NHL season </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Sport </Th> <Td> Ice hockey </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Founded </Th> <Td> November 26, 1917 (100 years ago) (1917 - 11 - 26), Montreal, Quebec, Canada </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Inaugural season </Th> <Td> 1917--18 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Commissioner </Th> <Td> Gary Bettman </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> No. of teams </Th> <Td> 31 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Countries </Th> <Td> Canada (7 teams) United States (24 teams) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Headquarters </Th> <Td> New York City, New York, United States </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Continent </Th> <Td> North America </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Most recent champion (s) </Th> <Td> Washington Capitals (1st title) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Most titles </Th> <Td> Montreal Canadiens (25 titles) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> TV partner (s) </Th> <Td> <Ul> <Li> Canada </Li> <Li> Sportsnet </Li> <Li> TVA Sports </Li> <Li> United States </Li> <Li> NBC / NBCSN </Li> <Li> NHL Network </Li> <Li> Univision </Li> </Ul> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Official website </Th> <Td> NHL.com </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Upcoming season or competition: 2018--19 NHL season </Td> </Tr>

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