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. As of April 1, 2012, the Boston Bruins became the first team to win consecutive division titles after beating the New York Rangers 2-1.
Current lineup [edit]
Current standings [edit]
Division lineups [edit]
Changes from the 1992–1993 season [edit]
- 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
1993–1995 [edit]
Changes starting 1995–1996 season [edit]
1995–1997 [edit]
- Boston Bruins
- Buffalo Sabres
- Hartford Whalers
- Montreal Canadiens
- Ottawa Senators
- Pittsburgh Penguins
Changes starting 1997–1998 season [edit]
1997–1998 [edit]
- Boston Bruins
- Buffalo Sabres
- Carolina Hurricanes
- Montreal Canadiens
- Ottawa Senators
- Pittsburgh Penguins
Changes starting 1998–1999 season [edit]
1998–2013 [edit]
- Boston Bruins
- Buffalo Sabres
- Montreal Canadiens
- Ottawa Senators
- Toronto Maple Leafs
2013 realignment [edit]
Prior to the 2013-14 season, the NHL will realign into a 4 Division, 2 Conference system. The divisions will be temporarily referred to as Division A, Division B, Division C and Division D, and will be renamed in the future; it is still undetermined if league will keep the "Northeast Division" name.[2] Under the realignment plan, the current Northeast Division teams will join with the Detroit Red Wings, Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning.
Division Champions [edit]
- 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)
- 2012 - Boston Bruins (49-29-4, 102 pts)
- 2013 - Montreal Canadiens (29-14-5, 63 pts)
Season results [edit]
| 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) |
|
| 2011–12 |
Boston (102) |
Ottawa (92) |
Buffalo (89) |
Toronto (80) |
Montreal (78) |
|
| 2012–13 |
Montreal (63) |
Boston (62) |
Toronto (57) |
Ottawa (56) |
Buffalo (48) |
|
- Green background denotes qualified for playoffs
Stanley Cup winners produced [edit]
- 2011 - Boston Bruins
Presidents' Trophy winners produced [edit]
- 2003 - Ottawa Senators
- 2007 - Buffalo Sabres
Northeast Division titles won by team [edit]
Teams in bold are currently in the division.
See also [edit]
References [edit]
