Division lineups
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1974–1976
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1974-76 Adams Division Teams
Changes from the 1973–74 season
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The Adams Division is formed as a result of NHL realignment
The Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, and Toronto Maple Leafs come from the East Division
The California Golden Seals come from the West Division 1976–1978
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1976-78 Adams Division Teams
Changes from the 1975–76 season
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The California Golden Seals moved to Richfield, Ohio, to become the Cleveland Barons 1978–1979
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1978-79 Adams Division Teams
Changes from the 1977–78 season
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The Cleveland Barons merge with the Minnesota North Stars. The merged franchise continues as the Minnesota North Stars, but leaves the Smythe Division to assume the Barons' place in the Adams Division to prevent the Adams from dropping to only three teams. 1979–1981
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1979-81 Adams Division Teams
Boston Bruins
Buffalo Sabres
Minnesota North Stars
Quebec Nordiques
Toronto Maple Leafs Changes from the 1978–79 season
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1981–1992
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1981-92 Adams Division Teams
Changes from the 1980–81 season
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The Minnesota North Stars and Toronto Maple Leafs move to the Norris Division
The Hartford Whalers and Montreal Canadiens come from the Norris Division 1992–1993
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1992-93 Adams Division Teams
Boston Bruins
Buffalo Sabres
Hartford Whalers
Montreal Canadiens
Ottawa Senators
Quebec Nordiques Changes from the 1991–92 season
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The Ottawa Senators are added as an expansion team After the 1992–93 season
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The league was reformatted into two conferences with two divisions each:
Eastern Conference
Western Conference
Regular season Division champions
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1975 – Buffalo Sabres (49–16–15, 113 pts)
1976 – Boston Bruins (48–15–17, 113 pts)
1977 – Boston Bruins (49–23–8, 106 pts)
1978 – Boston Bruins (51–18–11, 113 pts)
1979 – Boston Bruins (43–23–14, 100 pts)
1980 – Buffalo Sabres (47–17–16, 110 pts)
1981 – Buffalo Sabres (39–20–21, 99 pts)
1982 – Montreal Canadiens (46–17–17, 109 pts)
1983 – Boston Bruins (50–20–10, 110 pts)
1984 – Boston Bruins (49–25–6, 104 pts)
1985 – Montreal Canadiens (41–27–12, 94 pts)
1986 – Quebec Nordiques (43–31–6, 92 pts)
1987 – Hartford Whalers (43–30–7, 93 pts)
1988 – Montreal Canadiens (45–22–13, 103 pts)
1989 – Montreal Canadiens (53–18–9, 115 pts)
1990 – Boston Bruins (46–25–9, 101 pts)
1991 – Boston Bruins (44–24–12, 100 pts)
1992 – Montreal Canadiens (41–28–11, 93 pts)
1993 – Boston Bruins (51–26–7, 109 pts) Season results
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Season
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
1974–75
(DC) Buffalo (113)
(2) Boston (94)
(8) Toronto (78)
California (51)
1975–76
(DC) Boston (113)
(1) Buffalo (105)
(4) Toronto (83)
California (65)
1976–77
(DC) Boston (106)
(2) Buffalo (104)
(5) Toronto (81)
Cleveland (63)
1977–78
(DC) Boston (113)
(2) Buffalo (105)
(3) Toronto (92)
Cleveland (57)
1978–79
(DC) Boston (100)
(4) Buffalo (88)
(6) Toronto (81)
Minnesota (68)
1979–80
(2) Buffalo (110)
(4) Boston (105)
(6) Minnesota (88)
(11) Toronto (75)
Quebec (61)
1980–81
(5) Buffalo (99)
(8) Boston (87)
(9) Minnesota (87)
(11) Quebec (78)
(16) Toronto (71)
1981–82
Montreal (109)
Boston (96)
Buffalo (93)
Quebec (82)
Hartford (60)
1982–83
Boston (110)‡
Montreal (98)
Buffalo (89)
(8) Quebec (80)
Hartford (45)
1983–84
Boston (104)
Buffalo (103)
Quebec (94)
Montreal (75)
Hartford (66)
1984–85
Montreal (94)
Quebec (91)
Buffalo (90)
Boston (82)
Hartford (69)
1985–86
Quebec (92)
Montreal (87)
Boston (86)
Hartford (84)
Buffalo (80)
1986–87
Hartford (93)
Montreal (92)
Boston (85)
Quebec (72)
Buffalo (64)
1987–88
Montreal (103)
Boston (94)
Buffalo (85)
Hartford (77)
Quebec (69)
1988–89
Montreal (115)
Boston (88)
Buffalo (83)
Hartford (79)
Quebec (61)
1989–90
Boston (101)‡
Buffalo (98)
Montreal (93)
Hartford (85)
Quebec (31)
1990–91
Boston (100)
Montreal (89)
Buffalo (81)
Hartford (73)
Quebec (46)
1991–92
Montreal (93)
Boston (84)
Buffalo (74)
Hartford (65)
Quebec (52)
1992–93
Boston (109)
Quebec (104)
Montreal (102)
Buffalo (86)
Hartford (58)
Ottawa (24)
Playoff Division champions
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Stanley Cup winners produced
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Presidents' Trophy winners produced
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Adams Division titles won by team
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References
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