The NHL's Southeast Division was formed in 1998 as part of the Eastern Conference due to expansion.
Current lineup [edit]
Current standings [edit]
Division lineups [edit]
1998–1999 [edit]
- Carolina Hurricanes
- Florida Panthers
- Tampa Bay Lightning
- Washington Capitals
Changes from the 1997–1998 season [edit]
- The Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Washington Capitals move from the Atlantic Division
- The Carolina Hurricanes move from the Northeast Division
1999–2011 [edit]
- Atlanta Thrashers
- Carolina Hurricanes
- Florida Panthers
- Tampa Bay Lightning
- Washington Capitals
Changes from the 1998-1999 season [edit]
- The Atlanta Thrashers are added as an expansion team.
2011–2013 [edit]
- Carolina Hurricanes
- Florida Panthers
- Tampa Bay Lightning
- Washington Capitals
- Winnipeg Jets
Changes from the 2010–2011 season [edit]
- The Atlanta Thrashers announce a move to Winnipeg, Manitoba and to be renamed the Jets. Winnipeg will take Atlanta's place in the Southeast for 2011-12 and 2012-13.
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 "Southeast Division" name.[2] Under the realignment plan, the Winnipeg Jets will move to the Western Conference. The Carolina Hurricanes and Washington Capitals will join the current Atlantic Division teams; and the Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning will then join with the current Northeast Division clubs.
Division Champions [edit]
- 1998–99 - Carolina Hurricanes (34–30–18, 86 pts)
- 1999–00 - Washington Capitals (44–24–12–2, 102 pts)
- 2000–01 - Washington Capitals (41–27–10–4, 96 pts)
- 2001–02 - Carolina Hurricanes (35–26–16–5, 91 pts)
- 2002–03 - Tampa Bay Lightning (36–25–16–5, 93 pts)
- 2003–04 - Tampa Bay Lightning (46–22–8–6, 106 pts)
- 2004–05 - no season (NHL Lockout)
- 2005–06 - Carolina Hurricanes (52–22–8, 112 pts)
- 2006–07 - Atlanta Thrashers (43–28–11, 97 pts)
- 2007–08 - Washington Capitals (43–31–8, 94 pts)
- 2008–09 - Washington Capitals (50–24–8, 108 pts)
- 2009–10 - Washington Capitals (54–15–13, 121 pts)
- 2010–11 - Washington Capitals (48–23–11, 107 pts)
- 2011–12 - Florida Panthers (38–26–18, 94 pts)
- 2012–13 - Washington Capitals (26–18–2, 54 pts)
Season results [edit]
| Season |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
| 1998–99 |
Carolina (86) |
Florida (78) |
Washington (68) |
Tampa Bay (47) |
|
| 1999–2000 |
Washington (102) |
Florida (98) |
Carolina (84) |
Tampa Bay (54) |
Atlanta (39) |
| 2000–01 |
Washington (96) |
Carolina (88) |
Florida (66) |
Atlanta (60) |
Tampa Bay (59) |
| 2001–02 |
Carolina (91) |
Washington (85) |
Tampa Bay (69) |
Florida (60) |
Atlanta (54) |
| 2002–03 |
Tampa Bay (93) |
Washington (92) |
Atlanta (74) |
Florida (70) |
Carolina (61) |
| 2003–04 |
Tampa Bay (106) |
Atlanta (78) |
Carolina (76) |
Florida (75) |
Washington (59) |
| 2004–05 |
No season due to 2004–05 NHL lockout |
| 2005–06 |
Carolina (112) |
Tampa Bay (92) |
Atlanta (90) |
Florida (85) |
Washington (70) |
| 2006–07 |
Atlanta (97) |
Tampa Bay (93) |
Carolina (88) |
Florida (86) |
Washington (70) |
| 2007–08 |
Washington (94) |
Carolina (92) |
Florida (85) |
Atlanta (76) |
Tampa Bay (71) |
| 2008–09 |
Washington (108) |
Carolina (97) |
Florida (93) |
Atlanta (76) |
Tampa Bay (66) |
| 2009–10 |
Washington (121) |
Atlanta (83) |
Carolina (80) |
Tampa Bay (80) |
Florida (77) |
| 2010–11 |
Washington (107) |
Tampa Bay (103) |
Carolina (91) |
Atlanta (80) |
Florida (72) |
| 2011–12 |
Florida (94) |
Washington (92) |
Tampa Bay (84) |
Winnipeg (84) |
Carolina (82) |
| 2012–13 |
Washington (57) |
Winnipeg (51) |
Carolina (42) |
Tampa Bay (40) |
Florida (36) |
- 2004 - Tampa Bay Lightning
- 2006 - Carolina Hurricanes
- 2010 - Washington Capitals
Southeast Division titles won by team [edit]
See also [edit]
References [edit]
