There have been a lot of teams in NHL history. Not just franchises, like the Chicago Blackhawks, but actual teams to play each and every season. So narrowing it down to the 20 best in league history is quite the task.
But leave it to hockey fans to get the job done. NHL.com has unveiled its list of the 20 best NHL teams of all time, as voted by the fans. They were chosen from the 96 Stanley Cup champions since the 1917-18 season.
The Chicago Blackhawks have six squads that qualified for this voting, and one of them made the cut.