- Northeast Division (NHL)
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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.
Contents
Current lineup
2010–11 Final standings
Northeast Division[1] 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
- 2011 - Boston Bruins
Presidents' Trophy winners produced
- 2003 - Ottawa Senators
- 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
- ^ "2010–2011 Standings by Conference". National Hockey League. http://www.nhl.com/ice/standings.htm?season=20102011&type=CON.
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