In the last 35 years, the four major sports leagues have expanded to adopt 29 new franchises: 6 in the MLB, 8 in the NBA, 6 in the NFL and 9 in the NHL. How many can you name in 8 minutes?
A few groundrules: We're only counting brand new franchises, not teams that were relocated from other cities. Teams that joined the NBA in the 1976 merger with the ABA or joined the NHL in the 1979 merger with the WHA do not count. We're also not counting the Cleveland Browns, since the team that joined in 1999 is part of the original franchise (however, the new team that resulted from the 1995 move out of Cleveland is considered a new franchise and will count here). City and team name or just the team name are acceptable and we'll accept any name the franchise has used since its creation.
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Name All The Expansion Teams Since 1976
Tampa Bay Rays|Tampa Bay Devil Rays|Rays|Devil Rays
Toronto Blue Jays|Blue Jays
Seattle Mariners|Mariners
Florida or Miami Marlins|Florida Marlins|Marlins|Miami Marlins
Arizona Diamondbacks|Diamondbacks
Colorado Rockies|Rockies
Toronto Raptors|Raptors
Charlotte Bobcats|Bobcats
Miami Heat|Heat
Orlando Magic|Magic
Minnesota Timberwolves|Timberwolves
Dallas Mavericks|Mavericks
Vancouver or Memphis Grizzlies|Grizzlies|Vancouver Grizzlies|Memphis Grizzlies
Charlotte or New Orleans Hornets|Charlotte Hornets|Hornets|New Orleans Hornets
Baltimore Ravens|Ravens
Houston Texans|Texans
Jacksonville Jaguars|Jaguars
Carolina Panthers|Panthers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers|Buccaneers
Seattle Seahawks|Seahawks
Ottawa Senators|Senators
Winnipeg Jets or Atlanta Thrashers|Jets|Atlanta Thrashers|Thrashers|Winnipeg Jets
Florida Panthers|Panthers
Tampa Bay Lightning|Lightning
Columbus Blue Jackets|Blue Jackets
Nashville Predators|Predators
Minnesota Wild|Wild
Mighty Ducks of Anaheim|Anaheim Ducks|Mighty Ducks|Ducks
