<P> The following season, another team started play, the Atlanta Thrashers, paying the same expansion fee of $80 million ($117.5 million today) as the Predators paid a year earlier . </P> <P> For its 2000--01 season, the NHL added the Columbus Blue Jackets and the Minnesota Wild, each paying the same expansion fee of $80 million ($113.7 million today) as Nashville and Atlanta paid in the previous two years . The NHL had reached a slate of 30 teams, entering the second longest period (after the Original Six period) of membership stability in its history . While it stayed at 30 teams for eighteen seasons, there were some moves and name changes . The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim changed their name to the Anaheim Ducks in the 2006--07 season . The Atlanta Thrashers moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba, becoming the second version of the Winnipeg Jets in the 2011--12 NHL season . The Phoenix Coyotes changed their name to Arizona Coyotes for the 2014--15 NHL season . </P> <P> On June 22, 2016, the Board of Governors voted 30 - 0 to add an expansion franchise in Las Vegas for the 2017--18 season, charging an expansion fee of $500 million ($509.8 million today). An announcement was made the same day by Gary Bettman in Las Vegas . The Vegas Golden Knights play at T - Mobile Arena on the Las Vegas Strip . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Draft </Th> <Th> Location </Th> <Th> City </Th> <Th> Date </Th> <Th> Expansion team (s) </Th> <Th> Players drafted </Th> <Th> #1 pick (s) </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1967 </Td> <Td> Queen Elizabeth Hotel </Td> <Td> Montreal, Quebec </Td> <Td> 000000001967 - 06 - 06 - 0000 June 6, 1967 </Td> <Td> California Seals Los Angeles Kings Minnesota North Stars Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins St. Louis Blues </Td> <Td> 120 </Td> <Td> Sawchuk, Terry Terry Sawchuk (Toronto Maple Leafs) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1970 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> 000000001970 - 06 - 10 - 0000 June 10, 1970 </Td> <Td> Buffalo Sabres Vancouver Canucks </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> Webster, Tom Tom Webster (Boston Bruins) Gary Doak (Boston Bruins) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1972 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> 000000001972 - 06 - 06 - 0000 June 6, 1972 </Td> <Td> Atlanta Flames New York Islanders </Td> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> Myre, Phil Phil Myre (Montreal Canadiens) Gerry Desjardins (Chicago Black Hawks) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> 000000001974 - 06 - 12 - 0000 June 12, 1974 </Td> <Td> Kansas City Scouts Washington Capitals </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> Plasse, Michel Michel Plasse (Montreal Canadiens) Ron Low (Toronto Maple Leafs) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1978 (dispersal) </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> 000000001978 - 06 - 15 - 0000 June 15, 1978 </Td> <Td> Cleveland Barons Minnesota North Stars </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1979 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> 000000001979 - 06 - 13 - 0000 June 13, 1979 </Td> <Td> Edmonton Oilers Hartford Whalers Quebec Nordiques Winnipeg Jets </Td> <Td> 65 </Td> <Td> Cam Connor (Montreal Canadiens) Alan Hangsleben (Montreal Canadiens) Dave Farrish (New York Rangers) Marsh, Peter Peter Marsh (Montreal Canadiens) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1991 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> 000000001991 - 05 - 30 - 0000 May 30, 1991 </Td> <Td> Minnesota North Stars San Jose Sharks </Td> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> Churla, Shane Shane Churla (Minnesota North Stars; dispersal) Hackett, Jeff Jeff Hackett (New York Islanders) Rob Ramage (Toronto Maple Leafs) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> <Td> 000000001992 - 06 - 18 - 0000 June 18, 1992 </Td> <Td> Ottawa Senators Tampa Bay Lightning </Td> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> Sidorkiewicz, Peter Peter Sidorkiewicz (Hartford Whalers) Wendell Young (Pittsburgh Penguins) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Quebec Coliseum </Td> <Td> Quebec City, Quebec </Td> <Td> June 24--25, 1993 </Td> <Td> Florida Panthers Mighty Ducks of Anaheim </Td> <Td> 51 </Td> <Td> John Vanbiesbrouck (Vancouver Canucks) Guy Hebert (St. Louis Blues) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1998 </Td> <Td> Marine Midland Arena </Td> <Td> Buffalo, New York </Td> <Td> 000000001998 - 06 - 26 - 0000 June 26, 1998 </Td> <Td> Nashville Predators </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 1999 </Td> <Td> FleetCenter </Td> <Td> Boston, Massachusetts </Td> <Td> 000000001999 - 06 - 25 - 0000 June 25, 1999 </Td> <Td> Atlanta Thrashers </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> N / A </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2000 </Td> <Td> Pengrowth Saddledome </Td> <Td> Calgary, Alberta </Td> <Td> 000000002000 - 06 - 23 - 0000 June 23, 2000 </Td> <Td> Columbus Blue Jackets Minnesota Wild </Td> <Td> 52 </Td> <Td> Rick Tabaracci (Colorado Avalanche) Jamie McLennan (Florida Panthers) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2017 </Td> <Td> T - Mobile Arena </Td> <Td> Paradise, Nevada </Td> <Td> 000000002017 - 06 - 21 - 0000 June 21, 2017 </Td> <Td> Vegas Golden Knights </Td> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> Calvin Pickard (Colorado Avalanche) </Td> </Tr> </Table>

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