b'\n_START_ARTICLE_\nNHL 1972/1973\n_START_PARAGRAPH_\nSez\xc3\xb3na 1972/1973 byla 56. sezonou NHL. V\xc3\xadt\xc4\x9bzem Stanley Cupu se stal t\xc3\xbdm Montreal Canadiens. V t\xc3\xa9to sezon\xc4\x9b vznikla lize NHL poprv\xc3\xa9 od z\xc3\xa1niku Western Canada Hockey League (1926) v\xc3\xa1\xc5\xben\xc3\xa1 konkurence - WHA. Narychlo tak byly do NHL p\xc5\x99ijaty t\xc3\xbdmy Atlanta Flames a New York Islanders, aby nov\xc4\x9b zbudovan\xc3\xa9 ar\xc3\xa9ny v t\xc4\x9bchto m\xc4\x9bstech nepadly do rukou n\xc4\x9bkter\xc3\xa9ho z klub\xc5\xaf WHA.'