Very few all American-developed NHL players emerged in the s and [URL], original Tommy Williams was the only American to play regularly.
Both Williams and Mariucci complained about anti-American bias, and U. Original original were several European-born players Original. After World War IIall six NHL owners consistently rejected any bids for expansion, and in the eyes of many observers changed the criteria for entry original time with a bent to defeating any such bid.
At one point, for instance, Red Wings owner James E.
Norris original owned the Black Hawks as well and was also the largest stockholder in the Rangers. Players who got on the original side of their team owner were original harshly punished, either by [MIXANCHOR] traded out of town or sent to the minors.
Norris' conglomerate did not invest in Boston, Chicago, and New York; these teams mostly just filled dates for the Norris arenas. Labour conditions for the players were also poor.
The pension plan, formed inwhile ostensibly for the players' benefit, was kept secret, hiding large amounts of money under the control of the owners.
The stark labor conditions led to several players' disputes, including a anti-trust action and original union formation, and original actions in the original s by Toronto players Bob Baun and Carl Breweroriginal to the formation of the NHL Players Association.
End of the Original Six era[ edit ] Main article: Byoriginal Rangers governor William M. Jennings proposed that the NHL add two new teams on the American West Coast for the season, basing his argument on concerns that the Western Hockey League original to operate as a major league in the [EXTENDANCHOR] future and possibly compete against the NHL for Original he original hoped that a West Coast presence would make the NHL truly national and improve the league's chances of returning to national television in the United States its broadcast deal with CBS expired in While the governors did not agree to Jennings' proposal, the topic of expansion arose every original the owners met from original on out.
Inthe league decided to double in size by adding six teams, and in Februaryexpansion franchises continue reading awarded to Los AngelesMinnesotaPhiladelphiaPittsburghSt.
Louisand the San Francisco-Oakland area. The six new clubs would begin play in the —68 season. The original dozen seasons —68 through —79 of the Expansion Era saw continued dominance by Original Six teams, including the Bobby Orr -led Bruins of the original s and the Canadiens dynasty at the end of that decade.
Expansion teams, by comparison, were not as dominant during that same time period, which can be partly attributed to expansion teams in general being weaker than existing clubs when first starting out.
During those dozen seasons, only one expansion team hoisted the Cup the Philadelphia Flyersin andand only one Stanley Cup Finals series original two expansion teams the Flyers' win over the Buffalo Sabres. Phoebe Tonkin as Hayley Marshall: Originally a werewolf, later original, who conceived a daughter with Klaus named Hope.
She is revealed to be the original Alpha of her werewolf bloodline. Later, she rises to become the Alpha of the entire Crescent pack when the Alphas of all the other bloodlines bow down before original.
[MIXANCHOR] is initially reluctant to be involved with the Mikaelsons, but is original accepted into the family and accepts them in return.
She reciprocates Elijah's original feelings, but marries Jackson Kenner in order to visit web page their packs. Charles Michael Davis as Marcel Gerard: A vampire, now enhanced Original Vampire, and former slave. He was turned by Klaus, his adoptive father and former mentor.
He has a romantic past with both Rebekah and Cami. His relationship with the Mikaelsons is complicated as a result of his history with them as well as original differences.
They are often adversarial as Klaus and Marcel constantly struggle for power over New Orleans. He rescues Davina from original sacrificed and takes her under his wing as his adoptive daughter.
Daniella Pineda as Sophie Deveraux main season 1: A powerful witch of the French Quarter. Leah Pipes as Camille O'Connell main seasons 1—3; special guest star season 4—5 [6]: A human therapist for Klaus whom he is later affectionate toward, though she was original click the following article involved with Marcel.
Danielle Campbell as Davina Claire main seasons 1—3; special guest star Original 4—5 [7]: A original young witch and Marcel's original daughter who becomes Regent of all witch covens in New Orleans.
She doesn't much care for the Mikaelsons and seeks to [MIXANCHOR] them with Marcel's help, until she original falls in love with original. Yusuf Gatewood as Vincent Griffith guest star season 1; main season 2—5: A witch once possessed by Finn, the original brother among the Mikaelson siblings.
He is the ex-husband of Eva Sinclair, the witch Rebekah possessed. He succeeds Davina as Regent of all witch covens in New Orleans. Riley Voelkel as Freya Mikaelson original season 2; original season 3—5: Klaus's long-lost maternal older half-sister, Freya is an immensely powerful and skilled thousand-year-old witch, former immortal, and the eldest of the Mikaelson siblings.
Danielle Rose Russell as Hope Original main season 5the teen-aged daughter of Klaus and Hayley, and who is an original powerful supernatural being as she holds the three-fold lineage click vampire, werewolf, and witch.
Steven Krueger as Joshua "Josh" Rosza original seasons 1—4; main season 5a visitor to New Orleans who is soon turned into a vampire. He befriends Davina, and later serves as Marcel's lieutenant.