What team is in their 40th season for the National Hockey League in 2018-19?

The Arizona Coyotes were in their 40th NHL season during 2018–19. The season counted 40 years since the franchise entered the National Hockey League, although the team’s broader history reaches further back.

The franchise began as the Winnipeg Jets in the World Hockey Association in 1972. It joined the NHL for the 1979–80 season, which is why 2018–19 was its 40th NHL campaign. The team relocated to Phoenix after the 1995–96 season and later adopted the Arizona Coyotes name in 2014.

This question can be confusing because the franchise had 47 seasons of overall history by 2018–19 when its WHA years are included. The “40th season” description refers specifically to NHL seasons, not every season played by the organization. The 2018–19 Coyotes finished 39–35–8 with 86 points, placing fourth in the Pacific Division, and missed the playoffs by a narrow margin.