Essay from the year 2014 in the subject Sport - Sport Economics, Sport Management, grade: 2, University of Applied Sciences Kufstein Tirol, language: English, abstract: The national hockey league was formed in 1917 in the United States. "The Original Six", six teams which survived till 1943 in the league and were from that on the only teams until the late 1960s. From 1967 the teams doubled and from that moment new teams joined the league every year. In the 1990s the new teams positioned Hockey as entertainment, especially family entertainment. The teams added among other things cheerleaders and modern music. Furthermore a new management team was in charge of the NHL, including experienced marketing professionals, who worked before for the NBA and should give the hockey sport a new push.