About Ice Hockey
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Ice Hockey is the fourth biggest sport in the US and every season of the NHL is attended by millions of people. Being one of the biggest sports betting has it natural place.
There are a lot of different betting options if you’re looking to profit from your favorite team’s success. Of course you can place a bet on which team is to win outright and there’s always the draw option. Other popular bets are first team to score, time of first goal, most penalties in minutes and team to score last.
NHL
The NHL was founded in 1917 and is without competition the best hockey league in the world. The 30 teams from major cities in the USA and Canada contain all the best players from North America and Europe.
The League is divided into the Eastern and the Western Conference that both consist of three divisions. The divisions in the Western Conference are: Atlantic Division, Northeast Division and Southeast Division and in the Eastern Conference: Central Division, Northwest Division and Pacific Division.
Stanley Cup
The first winner of the Stanley Cup was Montreal Amateur Athletic Association of Canada in 1893. Since then the quest for the Stanley Cup trophy has been one of the world’s most prestigious sporting competitions.
After each regular season, the 16 best teams qualify for the first round of the Stanley Cup playoff. To reach the next round the team has to beat its opponent four times, so in order to raise the trophy the Stanley Cup Champion has to be victorious in 16 playoff games.
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