Static reference1 credit

list_teams

All 32 active NHL teams with divisions, conferences, and arenas.

When to use it

You need a reference list of teams -- team abbreviations for other endpoints, arena names for travel planning, or division/conference groupings for analysis.

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
conference	string	no	"Eastern" or "Western"
division	string	no	Division name (e.g. "Atlantic")

Request

bash

curl -X POST https://mcp.puckapi.com/v1/list_teams \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
  "conference": "Eastern",
  "division": "Atlantic"
}'

Over MCP, ask for it in plain English and the client calls list_teams itself. Point any MCP client at https://mcp.puckapi.com/mcp?key=YOUR_API_KEY.

Response

json

{
  "teams": [
    {
      "abbrev": "BUF",
      "name": "Sabres",
      "city": "Buffalo",
      "conference": "Eastern",
      "division": "Atlantic",
      "arena": "KeyBank Center"
    },
    {
      "abbrev": "TOR",
      "name": "Maple Leafs",
      "city": "Toronto",
      "conference": "Eastern",
      "division": "Atlantic",
      "arena": "Scotiabank Arena"
    },
    {
      "abbrev": "FLA",
      "name": "Panthers",
      "city": "Florida",
      "conference": "Eastern",
      "division": "Atlantic",
      "arena": "Amerant Bank Arena"
    }
  ]
}

Response fields

Field	Type	Description
teams[].abbrev	string	3-letter team code (e.g. "BUF")
teams[].name	string	Team name (e.g. "Sabres")
teams[].city	string	City name
teams[].conference	string	Eastern or Western
teams[].division	string	Division name
teams[].arena	string	Home arena name