Clarence S. Campbell Bowl
Template:NHL award The Clarence S. Campbell Bowl, or the Campbell Trophy, is a National Hockey League trophy awarded to the Western Conference playoff champions.[1] It is named after Clarence S. Campbell, the former President of the NHL from 1946-47 to 1976-77. The trophy itself is constructed of sterling silver, crafted in 1878.[1] The Anaheim Ducks are the current holders of the trophy after winning the 2007 Western Conference playoffs.
History
The Clarence S. Campbell Bowl was donated by the NHL's clubs in recognition of the contributions and services of its namesake, the League President at the start of the Modern Era expansion. Throughout its history it has been a parallel to the Prince of Wales Trophy, using the same criteria in the opposite competitive grouping. From its inception in the 1967-68 season through to 1973-74 it was awarded to the first-place finisher in the West Division during the regular season.[1] With NHL realignment in 1974-75, it was given to the team with the best regular-season record in the Campbell Conference (the successor to the West Division) through the 1980-81 season.[1] Beginning with the 1981-82 season, it switched to the Campbell Conference playoff champions, and since the 1993-94 season, when the Campbell Conference became the Western Conference, has gone to the Western Conference playoff champions.[1]
A traditional superstition that is prevalent among many of today's NHL players is that no player should either touch or hoist the Campbell or the Prince of Wales trophies when they have won the conference playoffs; the players feel that the Stanley Cup is the true championship trophy and thus it should be the only trophy that they should be hoisting.[2] Traditionally, the captain of the winning team poses with the trophy, and sometimes, the entire team poses as well.
Winners
- Key
- ^ = Year clinched to lead years won
- ¤ = Year clinched to consecutively lead years won
West Division regular season champions (1967-74)
| Season | Winner | Win # |
|---|---|---|
| 1967-68 | Philadelphia Flyers | 1 |
| 1968-69 | St. Louis Blues | 1 |
| 1969-70 | St. Louis Blues | 2 |
| 1970-71 | Chicago Blackhawks | 1 |
| 1971-72 | Chicago Blackhawks | 2 |
| 1972-73 | Chicago Blackhawks | 3 |
| 1973-74 | Philadelphia Flyers | 2 |
Campbell Conference regular season champions (1974-81)
| Season | Winner | Win # |
|---|---|---|
| 1974-75 | Philadelphia Flyers | 3 |
| 1975-76 | Philadelphia Flyers | 4 |
| 1976-77 | Philadelphia Flyers ¤ | 5 |
| 1977-78 | New York Islanders | 1 |
| 1978-79 | New York Islanders | 2 |
| 1979-80 | Philadelphia Flyers | 6 |
| 1980-81 | New York Islanders | 3 |
Campbell Conference playoffs champions (1981-93)
Western Conference playoffs champions (1993-present)
| Season | Winner | Win # |
|---|---|---|
| 1993-94 | Vancouver Canucks | 2 |
| 1994-95 | Detroit Red Wings | 1 |
| 1995-96 | Colorado Avalanche | 1 |
| 1996-97 | Detroit Red Wings | 2 |
| 1997-98 | Detroit Red Wings | 3 |
| 1998-99 | Dallas Stars | 1 |
| 1999-00 | Dallas Stars | 2 |
| 2000-01 | Colorado Avalanche | 2 |
| 2001-02 | Detroit Red Wings | 4 |
| 2002-03 | Mighty Ducks of Anaheim | 1 |
| 2003-04 | Calgary Flames | 3 |
| 2004-05 | No winner due to the 2004-05 NHL lockout | - |
| 2005-06 | Edmonton Oilers ^ | 7 |
| 2006-07 | Anaheim Ducks | 2 |
References
- ^ a b c d e "Clarence S. Campbell Bowl". NHL. Retrieved 2007-08-31.
- ^ Coffey, Phil (2006-06-02). "NHL.com - Ice Age: Having another trophy in mind". Retrieved 2006-07-25.
External links
- Clarence S. Campbell Bowl history at NHL.com
- Clarence S. Campbell Bowl profile at Legends of Hockey.net
