Northeast Division (NHL)

Northeast Division

Conference	Eastern Conference
League	National Hockey League
Sport	Ice Hockey
Formerly	Adams Division
Inaugural season	1993–94 season
No. of teams	5
Most recent champion(s)	Boston Bruins (4th title)
Most titles	Tie: Boston Bruins and Ottawa Senators (4)

The NHL's Northeast Division was formed in 1993 as part of the Eastern Conference in a league realignment, the predecessor of which was the Adams Division. Although none of its members won the Stanley Cup following the realignment until the Boston Bruins' title in 2011, its members account for a combined 43 Stanley Cup championships (24 by Montreal, 13 by Toronto and 6 by Boston), which is the most championships of any division in the NHL. No team has won the Northeast Division in consecutive seasons.

Current lineup

• Boston Bruins
• Buffalo Sabres
• Montreal Canadiens
• Ottawa Senators
• Toronto Maple Leafs

2010–11 Final standings

Northeast Division[1] v · d · e GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts 1 Boston Bruins 82 46 25 11 44 246 195 103 2 Montreal Canadiens 82 44 30 8 41 216 209 96 3 Buffalo Sabres 82 43 29 10 38 245 229 96 4 Toronto Maple Leafs 82 37 34 11 32 218 251 85 5 Ottawa Senators 82 32 40 10 30 192 250 74

Division lineups

1993–1995

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

Changes from the 1992–1993 season

• 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

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

Changes from the 1994–1995 season

• The Quebec Nordiques move to the Pacific Division as the Colorado Avalanche

1997–1998

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

Changes from the 1996–1997 season

• The Hartford Whalers move to Greensboro, North Carolina to become the Carolina Hurricanes

1998–present

• Boston Bruins
• Buffalo Sabres
• Montreal Canadiens
• Ottawa Senators
• Toronto Maple Leafs

Changes from the 1997–1998 season

• The Carolina Hurricanes move to the new Southeast Division
• The Pittsburgh Penguins move to the Atlantic Division
• The Toronto Maple Leafs move in from the Central Division

Division Champions

• 1994 - Pittsburgh Penguins (44–27–13, 101 pts)
• 1995 - Quebec Nordiques (30–13–5, 65 pts)
• 1996 - Pittsburgh Penguins (49–29–4, 102 pts)
• 1997 - Buffalo Sabres (40–30–12, 92 pts)
• 1998 - Pittsburgh Penguins (40–24–18, 98 pts)
• 1999 - Ottawa Senators (44–23–15, 103 pts)
• 2000 - Toronto Maple Leafs (45–27–7–3, 100 pts)
• 2001 - Ottawa Senators (48–21–9–4, 109 pts)
• 2002 - Boston Bruins (43–24–6–9, 101 pts)
• 2003 - Ottawa Senators (52–21–8–1, 113 pts)
• 2004 - Boston Bruins (41–19–15–7, 104 pts)
• 2005 - no season (NHL Lockout)
• 2006 - Ottawa Senators (52–21–9, 113 pts)
• 2007 - Buffalo Sabres (53–22–7, 113 pts)
• 2008 - Montreal Canadiens (47–25–10, 104 pts)
• 2009 - Boston Bruins (53–19–10, 116 pts)
• 2010 - Buffalo Sabres (45–27–10, 100 pts)
• 2011 - Boston Bruins (46–25–11, 103 pts)

Season results

Season	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th
1993–94	Pittsburgh (101)	Boston (97)	Montreal (96)	Buffalo (95)	Quebec (76)	Hartford (63)	Ottawa (37)
1994–95	Quebec (65)	Pittsburgh (61)	Boston (57)	Buffalo (51)	Hartford (43)	Montreal (43)	Ottawa (23)
1995–96	Pittsburgh (102)	Boston (91)	Montreal (90)	Hartford (77)	Buffalo (72)	Ottawa (41)
1996–97	Buffalo (92)	Pittsburgh (84)	Ottawa (77)	Montreal (77)	Hartford (75)	Boston (61)
1997–98	Pittsburgh (98)	Boston (91)	Buffalo (89)	Montreal (87)	Ottawa (83)	Carolina (74)
1998–99	Ottawa (103)	Toronto (97)	Boston (91)	Buffalo (91)	Montreal (75)
1999–2000	Toronto (100)	Ottawa (95)	Buffalo (85)	Montreal (83)	Boston (73)
2000–01	Ottawa (109)	Buffalo (98)	Toronto (90)	Boston (88)	Montreal (70)
2001–02	Boston (101)	Toronto (100)	Ottawa (94)	Montreal (87)	Buffalo (82)
2002–03	Ottawa (113)	Toronto (98)	Boston (87)	Montreal (77)	Buffalo (72)
2003–04	Boston (104)	Toronto (103)	Ottawa (102)	Montreal (93)	Buffalo (85)
2004–05	No season due to 2004–05 NHL lockout
2005–06	Ottawa (113)	Buffalo (110)	Montreal (93)	Toronto (90)	Boston (74)
2006–07	Buffalo (113)	Ottawa (105)	Toronto (91)	Montreal (90)	Boston (76)
2007–08	Montreal (104)	Ottawa (94)	Boston (94)	Buffalo (90)	Toronto (83)
2008–09	Boston (116)	Montreal (93)	Buffalo (91)	Ottawa (83)	Toronto (81)
2009–10	Buffalo (100)	Ottawa (94)	Boston (91)	Montreal (88)	Toronto (74)
2010–11	Boston (103)	Montreal (96)	Buffalo (96)	Toronto (85)	Ottawa (74)

• Green background denotes qualified for playoffs

Stanley Cup winners produced

1. 2011 - Boston Bruins

Presidents' Trophy winners produced

1. 2003 - Ottawa Senators
2. 2007 - Buffalo Sabres

Northeast Division titles won by team

Team	Number of Championships Won	Last Year Won
Boston Bruins	4	2011
Ottawa Senators	4	2006
Pittsburgh Penguins	3	1998
Buffalo Sabres	3	2010
Montreal Canadiens	1	2008
Quebec Nordiques	1	1995
Toronto Maple Leafs	1	2000

Teams in bold are currently in the division.

See also

• Adams Division
• Norris Division
• Patrick Division
• Smythe Division
• Atlantic Division (NHL)
• Central Division (NHL)
• Northwest Division (NHL)
• Pacific Division (NHL)
• Southeast Division (NHL)

References

1. ^ "2010–2011 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. http://www.nhl.com/ice/standings.htm?season=20102011&type=CON. 

• NHL History