Original Six era

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era in National Hockey League history historical period

The Original Six era was the period in National Hockey League history from 1942 to 1967 when the league consisted of only six teams, forming the foundation of modern professional ice hockey.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Original Six era canonical	11
Original Six era of the NHL	5
NHL Original Six era	1
Original Six	1
Original Six era of the National Hockey League	1
Original Six period	1
Original Six teams played each other frequently during regular season	1
term “Original Six” remains widely used in NHL culture	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	era in National Hockey League history ⓘ historical period ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Original Six era ⓘ surface form: Original Six era of the NHL Original Six era ⓘ surface form: Original Six period
characterizedBy	high player familiarity and rivalries ⓘ limited geographic footprint in northeastern and midwestern North America ⓘ smaller number of games compared to modern NHL seasons ⓘ stable six-team league membership ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
culturalSignificance	established many enduring NHL traditions ⓘ romanticized as a golden age by many hockey fans ⓘ
economicContext	relatively low player salaries compared to modern NHL ⓘ
endCause	1967 NHL expansion from six to twelve teams ⓘ
endTime	1967 ⓘ
followedBy	NHL expansion era (post-1967) ⓘ
foundationFor	modern professional ice hockey ⓘ subsequent NHL expansion ⓘ
governedBy	NHL Board of Governors ⓘ
hasFeature	Original Six era self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Original Six teams played each other frequently during regular season fewer European players compared to later eras ⓘ limited player movement due to reserve clause ⓘ no franchise relocation during the period ⓘ smaller player rosters than modern NHL ⓘ
includesTeam	Boston Bruins ⓘ Chicago Blackhawks ⓘ surface form: Chicago Black Hawks Detroit Red Wings ⓘ Montreal Canadiens ⓘ New York Rangers ⓘ Toronto Maple Leafs ⓘ
involvesCompetition	Stanley Cup ⓘ
league	National Hockey League ⓘ
legacy	Original Six teams retain strong fan bases and historical prestige ⓘ Original Six era self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: term “Original Six” remains widely used in NHL culture
mediaContext	early television broadcasts of NHL games ⓘ increasing radio coverage of NHL games ⓘ
notableRivalry	Detroit Red Wings–Chicago Black Hawks rivalry ⓘ Montreal Canadiens–Boston Bruins rivalry ⓘ Montreal Canadiens–Toronto Maple Leafs rivalry ⓘ
numberOfTeams	6 ⓘ
partOf	history of the National Hockey League ⓘ
precededBy	early NHL expansion era (pre-1942) ⓘ
ruleContext	introduction and evolution of the red line and offside rules predated and influenced play in this era ⓘ no regular-season overtime for much of the era ⓘ
sport	ice hockey ⓘ
startTime	1942 ⓘ
timePeriod	mid-20th century ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Phil Esposito → playedIn → Original Six era ⓘ

Toronto Maple Leafs → memberOf → Original Six era ⓘ

this entity surface form: Original Six

Original Six era → alsoKnownAs → Original Six era ⓘ

this entity surface form: Original Six period

Original Six era → alsoKnownAs → Original Six era ⓘ

this entity surface form: Original Six era of the NHL

Original Six era → hasFeature → Original Six era self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Original Six teams played each other frequently during regular season

Original Six era → legacy → Original Six era self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: term “Original Six” remains widely used in NHL culture

John → era → Original Six era ⓘ

subject surface form: John Bucyk

MON → teamLeagueEntry → Original Six era ⓘ

this entity surface form: NHL Original Six era

1946–47 NHL season → era → Original Six era ⓘ

Mr. Hockey → era → Original Six era ⓘ

Rocket → era → Original Six era ⓘ

subject surface form: Maurice Richard

this entity surface form: Original Six era of the NHL

Quebec Aces → playedInEra → Original Six era ⓘ

Stanislav Guoth → era → Original Six era ⓘ

Robert Marvin Hull → era → Original Six era ⓘ

Montreal Canadiens–Toronto Maple Leafs rivalry → era → Original Six era ⓘ

Detroit Red Wings–Chicago Black Hawks rivalry → era → Original Six era ⓘ

Edward William Shore → era → Original Six era ⓘ

this entity surface form: Original Six era of the NHL

Frank J. Selke → era → Original Six era ⓘ

this entity surface form: Original Six era of the NHL

Bernie Geoffrion → era → Original Six era ⓘ

this entity surface form: Original Six era of the NHL

Punch Imlach → era → Original Six era ⓘ

this entity surface form: Original Six era of the National Hockey League

1964 Stanley Cup playoffs → era → Original Six era ⓘ

Ted Kennedy → era → Original Six era ⓘ