sole possession of the history and records of the Browns prior to 1996. The Browns are retrospectively considered to be a revival of the previous Cleveland Browns franchise, rather than an expansion team. 2002: Houston Texans American Football League Two teams from the AFL of the 1960s were expansion teams in that league. Both joined the AFL after the merger with the NFL was agreed to, but before it was finalized. 1966: Miami Dolphins 1968: Cincinnati Bengals National Hockey League (NHL) The NHL had a six-team lineup established in 1942. This list enumerates the teams added since the "Original Six" era. 1967: Los Angeles Kings; Minnesota North Stars (now Dallas Stars); California Seals (defunct; later Cleveland Barons; merged with Minnesota North Stars in 1978); Philadelphia Flyers; Pittsburgh Penguins; St. Louis Blues 1970: Buffalo Sabres; Vancouver Canucks 1972: Atlanta Flames (now Calgary Flames); New York Islanders 1974: Kansas City Scouts (later Colorado Rockies, now New Jersey Devils); Washington Capitals 1979: Hartford Whalers (now Carolina Hurricanes), Quebec Nordiques (now Colorado Avalanche), Edmonton Oilers, and original Winnipeg Jets (now Arizona Coyotes) — all join NHL after merger with World Hockey Association (WHA). 1991: San Jose Sharks 1992: Ottawa Senators; Tampa Bay Lightning 1993: Mighty Ducks of Anaheim (now Anaheim Ducks); Florida Panthers 1998: Nashville Predators 1999: Atlanta Thrashers (now current Winnipeg Jets) 2000: Columbus Blue Jackets; Minnesota Wild 2017: Vegas Golden Knights 2021: Seattle Kraken Major League Soccer (MLS) 1998: Chicago Fire FC (originally Chicago Fire SC); Miami Fusion (contracted in 2002) 2005: Chivas USA (folded by the league in 2014); Real Salt Lake 2006: Houston Dynamo – In 2005, the San Jose Earthquakes relocated to Houston, considered to be a new expansion team, while the Earthquakes were put on hiatus. A new San Jose Earthquakes team launched in 2007 as an expansion team under new ownership, but maintained the history of the original Earthquakes. 2007: Toronto FC 2009: Seattle Sounders FC 2010: Philadelphia Union 2011: Portland Timbers; Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2012: CF Montréal (formerly Montreal Impact) 2015: New York City FC; Orlando City SC 2017: Atlanta United FC; Minnesota United FC 2018: Los Angeles FC 2019: FC Cincinnati 2020: Inter Miami CF; Nashville SC 2021: Austin FC 2022: Charlotte FC 2023: St. Louis City SC Canadian Football League (CFL) 1993: Sacramento Gold Miners (defunct) – The first entry in the league's failed attempt to expand into the U.S. After the 1994 season,