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f players for the NHL. The present form of the game also developed at this time under the leadership of the NHL and the Pacific Coast League, and among the key innovations were three twentyminute periods (1910), 6 players (1911), and a gradual relaxation of the stricture against the forward pass, leading to a faster game and more team play (Marsh).

As noted, the New York Rangers came into being in 1926 and the Islanders in 1972. Another New York team is the Buffalo Sabres. Buffalo had attempted to enter the NHL with the expansion of 1967-1968 but was rebuffed because of t

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