Northeast Division (NHL)

Summary

The National Hockey League's Northeast Division was formed in 1993 as part of the Eastern Conference in a league realignment. Its predecessor was the Adams Division. The Northeast Division lasted for 19 seasons (not including the cancelled 2004–05 season) until the 2013 league realignment, when all five of its teams were placed into the new Atlantic Division.

Northeast Division
FormerlyAdams Division
ConferenceEastern Conference
LeagueNational Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Founded1993
Ceased2013
Replaced byAtlantic Division (2013–present)
No. of teams5
Most titlesBoston Bruins (5)

Although none of its members won the Stanley Cup following the realignment until the Boston Bruins' title in 2011, its members accounted for a combined 43 Stanley Cup championships (24 by Montreal, 13 by Toronto and 6 by Boston), which was the most championships of any division in the NHL prior to 2013. In 2012, the Boston Bruins became the first team to win consecutive division titles.

Division lineups edit

1993–1995 edit

Changes from the 1992–93 season edit

  • The Northeast Division is formed as a result of NHL realignment
  • The Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Hartford Whalers, Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, and Quebec Nordiques come from the Adams Division
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins come from the Patrick Division

1995–1997 edit

  • Boston Bruins
  • Buffalo Sabres
  • Hartford Whalers
  • Montreal Canadiens
  • Ottawa Senators
  • Pittsburgh Penguins

Changes from the 1994–95 season edit

1997–1998 edit

  • Boston Bruins
  • Buffalo Sabres
  • Carolina Hurricanes
  • Montreal Canadiens
  • Ottawa Senators
  • Pittsburgh Penguins

Changes from the 1996–97 season edit

1998–2013 edit

Changes from the 1997–98 season edit

After the 2012–13 season edit

The Northeast Division was dissolved as the league realigned into two conferences with two divisions each. All five teams were moved into the new Atlantic Division.

Division champions edit

Season results edit

(#) Denotes team that won the Stanley Cup
(#) Denotes team that won the Prince of Wales Trophy, but lost Stanley Cup Finals
(#) Denotes team that qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs
Denotes winner of the Presidents' Trophy
Season 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
1993–94 (2) Pittsburgh (101) (4) Boston (97) (5) Montreal (96) (6) Buffalo (95) Quebec (76) Hartford (63) Ottawa (37)
1994–95[a] (1) Quebec (65) (3) Pittsburgh (61) (4) Boston (57) (7) Buffalo (51) Hartford (43) Montreal (43) Ottawa (23)
1995–96 (2) Pittsburgh (102) (5) Boston (91) (6) Montreal (90) Hartford (77) Buffalo (72) Ottawa (41)
1996–97 (2) Buffalo (92) (6) Pittsburgh (84) (7) Ottawa (77) (8) Montreal (77) Hartford (75) Boston (61)
1997–98 (2) Pittsburgh (98) (5) Boston (91) (6) Buffalo (89) (7) Montreal (87) (8) Ottawa (83) Carolina (74)
1998–99 (2) Ottawa (103) (4) Toronto (97) (6) Boston (91) (7) Buffalo (91) Montreal (75)
1999–2000 (3) Toronto (100) (6) Ottawa (95) (8) Buffalo (85) Montreal (83) Boston (73)
2000–01 (2) Ottawa (109) (5) Buffalo (98) (7) Toronto (90) Boston (88) Montreal (70)
2001–02 (1) Boston (101) (4) Toronto (100) (7) Ottawa (94) (8) Montreal (87) Buffalo (82)
2002–03 (1) Ottawa (113) (5) Toronto (98) (7) Boston (87) Montreal (77) Buffalo (72)
2003–04 (2) Boston (104) (4) Toronto (103) (5) Ottawa (102) (7) Montreal (93) Buffalo (85)
2004–05 No season due to 2004–05 NHL lockout
2005–06 (1) Ottawa (113) (4) Buffalo (110) (7) Montreal (93) Toronto (90) Boston (74)
2006–07 (1) Buffalo (113) (4) Ottawa (105) Toronto (91) Montreal (90) Boston (76)
2007–08 (1) Montreal (104) (7) Ottawa (94) (8) Boston (94) Buffalo (90) Toronto (83)
2008–09 (1) Boston (116) (8) Montreal (93) Buffalo (91) Ottawa (83) Toronto (81)
2009–10 (3) Buffalo (100) (5) Ottawa (94) (6) Boston (91) (8) Montreal (88) Toronto (74)
2010–11 (3) Boston (103) (6) Montreal (96) (7) Buffalo (96) Toronto (85) Ottawa (74)
2011–12 (2) Boston (102) (8) Ottawa (92) Buffalo (89) Toronto (80) Montreal (78)
2012–13[b] (2) Montreal (63) (4) Boston (62) (5) Toronto (57) (7) Ottawa (56) Buffalo (48)
Notes
  • a The 1994–95 NHL season was shortened to 48 games due to the lockout.
  • b The 2012–13 NHL season was shortened to 48 games due to the lockout.

Stanley Cup winners produced edit

Presidents' Trophy winners produced edit

Northeast Division titles won by team edit

Team Wins Last win
Boston Bruins 5 2012
Ottawa Senators 4 2006
Pittsburgh Penguins 3 1998
Buffalo Sabres 3 2010
Montreal Canadiens 2 2013
Quebec Nordiques 1 1995
Toronto Maple Leafs 1 2000
Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes 0

References edit

  • NHL History