Division lineupsEdit
1974–1976Edit
Changes from the 1973–74 seasonEdit
- 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
1976–1978Edit
Changes from the 1975–76 seasonEdit
- The California Golden Seals moved to Richfield, Ohio, to become the Cleveland Barons
1978–1979Edit
Changes from the 1977–78 seasonEdit
- 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.
1979–1981Edit
- Boston Bruins
- Buffalo Sabres
- Minnesota North Stars
- Quebec Nordiques
- Toronto Maple Leafs
Changes from the 1978–79 seasonEdit
1981–1992Edit
Changes from the 1980–81 seasonEdit
- The Minnesota North Stars and Toronto Maple Leafs move to the Norris Division
- The Hartford Whalers and Montreal Canadiens come from the Norris Division
1992–1993Edit
- Boston Bruins
- Buffalo Sabres
- Hartford Whalers
- Montreal Canadiens
- Ottawa Senators
- Quebec Nordiques
Changes from the 1991–92 seasonEdit
- The Ottawa Senators are added as an expansion team
After the 1992–93 seasonEdit
The league was reformatted into two conferences with two divisions each:
- Eastern Conference
- Western Conference
Regular season Division championsEdit
- 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 resultsEdit
Season
|
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
4th
|
5th
|
6th
|
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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 championsEditStanley Cup winners producedEditPresidents' Trophy winners producedEditAdams Division titles won by teamEditReferencesEdit