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1841:Kansas City
1672:Draft picks
1610:Founded in
1501:Denver Post
1214:November 1,
1111:Joe Starkey
1087:Chico Resch
1042:Joe Cirella
1012:Mike Gillis
964:Rene Robert
940:Simon Nolet
882:5th, Smythe
845:4th, Smythe
808:6th, Smythe
771:4th, Smythe
730:2nd, Smythe
546:Kölner Haie
538:Joe Cirella
447:, a former
421:Rene Robert
413:Chico Resch
135:Team colors
2934:Categories
2873:Television
2858:Valuations
2717:Since 2017
2531:tied games
1876:New Jersey
1783:1976–1982
1445:January 1,
1420:2019-03-23
1265:2020-01-21
1190:References
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1022:Rob Ramage
1002:Barry Beck
976:Rob Ramage
565:Paul Gagne
445:Don Cherry
425:Rob Ramage
397:Barry Beck
329:Abe Pollin
233:, for the
195:ice hockey
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2818:Rivalries
2712:1992–2017
2707:1967–1992
2702:1942–1967
2697:1917–1942
2548:champions
2514:structure
1996:Relocated
1775:1974–1976
1645:Franchise
1618:Based in
1260:USA TODAY
1115:Don Earle
656:Playoffs
480:petroleum
460:Ray Miron
2901:Category
2868:Lockouts
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1700:Records
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1662:Players
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