1993-94 NHL season

The 1993-94 NHL season was the 77th regular season of the National Hockey League. Twenty-six teams each played 84 games. The Stanley Cup winners were the New York Rangers, who won the best of seven series 4?3 against the Vancouver Canucks. The championship would be the first for the Rangers in 54 seasons.

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National Hockey League - Stanley Cup winners - New York Rangers - Vancouver Canucks

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This would be the first season for two expansion teams, the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim and the Florida Panthers.

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Mighty Ducks of Anaheim - Florida Panthers

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This season also draws the ire of some hockey purists in that the names of the conferences were changed from Campbell Conference and Wales Conference to Western and Eastern, respectively. New league commissioner Gary Bettman, who had previously worked in the NBA, thought the old names could be confusing to non-fans and believed if the names were changed that would lead to a greater fan base.

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Gary Bettman - NBA

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