In fact, Orr's rookie year of 1966-67 was the final campaign of the remaining teams which came to be known as the Original Six. Then, the NHL was comprised of the Boston Bruins, New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Black Hawks.
A year later, the league grew to 12 teams, as six expansion clubs were added. Now, the league features 30 teams as the Minnesota Wild and Columbus Blue Jackets are the two most-recent expansion clubs added to the mix.
What six teams were added back in 1967 as the NHL's first expansion clubs?
Find the answer here.
For every NESN-televised Bruins home game this season, NESN and The Fours will be teaming up to offer B's fans the chance at winning a $50 gift card to The Four's Restaurant and Sports Bar by simply answering a trivia question found at NESN.com/thefours. Questions will be posted at noon every afternoon on the day of a Bruins home game, unless otherwise noted.
