In blogging over the past year or so, one thing has become clear: fans love the NHL Expansion process. Learning the rules. Endlessly making and revising and debating the list of who should be protected. Working out far-flung scenarios and chopping it up.
So hey, let's steer into it today. The last time the NHL had an expansion draft was in the summer of 2000 when the league was welcoming in the Columbus Blue Jackets and Minnesota Wild. Through a Puck Daddy article, we found this link to an old Globe and Mail website (original publish date 6/14/2000, that's like a million years old in internet years!