Eastern Conference (NHL)

Not to be confused with East Division (NHL).

One of two conferences in the National Hockey League (NHL)

Eastern Conference

Eastern Conference logo (2006–present)

League| National Hockey League
Sport| Ice hockey
Founded| 1974 (as the Prince of Wales Conference),
Suspended for 2020–21
Reactivated in 2021
No. of teams| 16
Most recent
champion(s)| Florida Panthers

The Eastern Conference (French: Conférence de l'Est) is one of two conferences in the National Hockey League (NHL) used to divide teams. Its counterpart is the Western Conference.

## History

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Originally named the Prince of Wales Conference (or Wales Conference for short), it was created in 1974 when the NHL realigned its teams into two conferences and four divisions. Because the new conferences and divisions had little to do with North American geography, geographical references were removed.

The Prince of Wales Trophy dates back to 1925, when it was donated to the League by the Prince of Wales, who later became King Edward VIII and then the Duke of Windsor. It was originally given to the NHL's playoff champion. (Until 1926, the Stanley Cup was presented to the winner of a post-season playoff between the NHL and Western Hockey League champions.) Since 1926–27, the Stanley Cup has gone to the NHL's playoff champion. During the years when the NHL had no divisions, (i.e., 1925-26; 1938 to 1967), the Prince of Wales Trophy was presented to the League's regular season champion (analogous to today's Presidents' Trophy). From 1926 to 1938, the Trophy went to the American Division regular season champion; from 1967 to 1974, it was presented to the East Division regular season champion; and from 1974 to 1981, it was presented to the Wales Conference regular season champion.

The conferences and divisions were re-aligned for the 1981–82 to better reflect the geographical locations of the teams, but the existing names were retained with the Wales Conference becoming the conference primarily for the NHL's eastern teams. The names of conferences and divisions were changed for the 1993–94 season to reflect their geographic locations. Then-new NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman made the change to help non-hockey fans better understand the game, as the National Basketball Association (NBA), National Football League (NFL) and Major League Baseball (MLB) all use geographic-based names for their divisions. However, the trophy awarded to the conference champion, the Prince of Wales Trophy, retains some connection to the heritage of the League. In 2005, following the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Bettman changed the Eastern Conference logo (along with the Western Conference and NHL logos) to its current format.

Along with the Western Conference, the Eastern Conference was temporarily abolished for the 2020–21 NHL season after the COVID-19 pandemic in North America forced a realignment of the League to preclude the need for teams to regularly cross the Canada–United States border. For 2020–21 the three Canadian teams competed in the newly formed North Division while six Metropolitan Division teams and two American teams from the Atlantic Division formed a re-constituted East Division. The five remaining American teams from the Eastern Conference teams joined the Central Division. These changes were reversed, starting in the 2021–22 season.

## Divisions

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The Wales Conference originally consisted of the Adams Division and the Norris Division. The 1981 realignment moved the Norris Division to the Clarence Campbell Conference and added that Conference's Patrick Division instead. When the names of conferences and divisions were changed in 1993, the Eastern Conference's divisions became the Atlantic and Northeast. Realignment in 1998 added a third division, the Southeast. Another realignment in 2013 reorganized the Eastern Conference into two, eight-team divisions: the Atlantic Division name retained, but was reassigned to what had been the Northeast Division, while the old Atlantic Division was renamed the Metropolitan Division; the Southeast Division was dissolved. With this 2013 realignment, all 16 teams in the Eastern Time Zone are situated within the Eastern Conference.

Atlantic Division  | Metropolitan Division

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Boston Bruins | Carolina Hurricanes
Buffalo Sabres | Columbus Blue Jackets
Detroit Red Wings | New Jersey Devils
Florida Panthers | New York Islanders
Montreal Canadiens | New York Rangers
Ottawa Senators | Philadelphia Flyers
Tampa Bay Lightning | Pittsburgh Penguins
Toronto Maple Leafs | Washington Capitals

## Champions and playoffs

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Main articles: Prince of Wales Trophy and Stanley Cup playoffs

The NHL's playoff system has changed over the years. Prior to 1982, the NHL had a unique playoff system relative to the NFL, NBA and MLB. Playoff teams were seeded regardless of conference affiliation.[1] As a result, two teams from the same conference could meet in the Stanley Cup Finals, as happened in 1977, 1978 and 1980. Under this system, the Wales Conference champion, and therefore the winner of the Prince of Wales Trophy, was the team that finished with the best regular season record in the conference.

Ever since the introduction of the Conference finals in 1982, the Prince of Wales Trophy has been presented to the Wales/Eastern Conference playoff champions.

In the playoff system introduced in 1982, the top four teams in each division made the playoffs. The first-round winners met in the Division finals, and the division final winners met in the conference finals. In this format, the division standings tended to be somewhat static, though not quite as static as in the Campbell Conference. In the Adams Division, the Boston Bruins and Montreal Canadiens never missed the playoffs in this format, while the Buffalo Sabres only missed twice. In the Patrick Division, the Washington Capitals only missed the playoffs once, the New York Rangers twice, the New York Islanders three times and the Philadelphia Flyers four. In both cases, this usually left the other two teams to contend for the final playoff spot. This format also raised the possibility of the strongest teams in the regular season being forced to meet in the first or second round rather than the conference finals.

From 1994 to 2013, the top eight teams in each conference made the playoffs, with the division winners being guaranteed the top seeds (top two from 1994 to 1998 and top three from 1999 to 2013) and home ice in the first round regardless of record.

A new playoff format was introduced as part of the 2013 realignment. Under the new post-season system that was first used during the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, the top three teams in each division make the playoffs, with two open wild cards spots in each conference for a total of eight playoff teams from each conference.[2]

## References

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1. ^ "List of Stanley Cup Playoff Formats". NHL.com. Archived from the original on 2010-12-17. Retrieved 2008-04-18.
2. ^ Dan Rosen (March 14, 2013). "Realignment plan approved by Board of Governors". NHL.com.

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Fenway Sports Group (majority)
Ronald Burkle
Mario Lemieux
General manager
Kyle Dubas
Head coach
Dan Muse
Team captain
Sidney Crosby
Current roster

Arenas|

* Civic Arena
* PPG Paints Arena

Rivalries|

* Philadelphia Flyers
* Washington Capitals

Affiliates|

AHL
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins
ECHL
Wheeling Nailers

Media|

SportsNet Pittsburgh
Radio
Pittsburgh Penguins Radio Network

WXDX
WBGG

Culture and lore|

* Penguins lore
* Bob Gessner
* Vince Lascheid
* Jeff Jimerson
* Penguin Pete
* Iceburgh
* Russian Penguins
* YinzCam
* Foundation
* Sudden Death
* She's Out of My League
* "Black and Yellow"
* Penguins–Islanders brawl
* 2008 Winter Classic
* 2011 Winter Classic
* 2014 Stadium Series
* 2017 Stadium Series
* 2019 Stadium Series
* Mullet (haircut)
* 2023 Winter Classic
* 2024 Big City Greens Classic

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* Commons

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Washington Capitals

* Founded in 1974
* Based in Washington, D.C.

Franchise|

* Team
* General managers
* Coaches
* Players
* Captains
* Draft picks
* expansion draft
* Seasons
* Current season

History|

* Records
* Award winners
* Retired numbers
* Broadcasters

Personnel|

Owner(s)
Monumental Sports & Entertainment (Ted Leonsis)
General manager
Chris Patrick
Head coach
Spencer Carbery
Team captain
Alexander Ovechkin
Current roster

Arenas|

* Capital Centre
* Capital One Arena

Rivalries|

* New York Islanders
* Philadelphia Flyers
* Pittsburgh Penguins

Affiliates|

AHL
Hershey Bears
ECHL
South Carolina Stingrays

Media|

Monumental Sports Network
Radio
WFED
WJFK

Culture and lore|

* Abe Pollin
* Easter Epic
* Slapshot
* MedStar Capitals Iceplex
* "Let's Go Caps!"
* 2011 Winter Classic
* 2015 Winter Classic
* 2018 Stadium Series
* 2023 Stadium Series
* 2023 Big City Greens Classic

* Category
* Commons

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