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NHL's Bill Daly Reveals Timeline for Texas Expansion Team to Debut Amid Ongoing Talks

The league is vetting ownership and arena options as Dan Friedkin’s Pursuit Sports emerges as a leading bidder, with a 33rd team likely by 2029-30.

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NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly divulged that the league could be ready to announce the location of its next expansion franchise by the end of 2026, which would allow the team to officially join the NHL by 2029.

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A new NHL expansion team is being planned for Texas.

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For several years now, the expansion of the NHL seemed inevitable. The question was no longer whether this would happen, but rather when. The league's vice commissioner, Bill Daly, has just made some important clarifications about the planned schedule, and things seem to be moving forward faster than expected.A good deal with a Texas groupIn an interview with The Hockey News, Daly confirmed that discussions are moving in the right direction for …

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Sportsnet broke the news in Canada on Friday, August 21, 2026.
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