The National Hockey League's Northeast Division was formed in 1993 as part of the Eastern Conference in a league realignment. Its predecessor was the Adams Division. The Northeast Division lasted for 19 seasons (not including the cancelled 2004–05 season) until the 2013 league realignment, when all five of its teams were placed into the new Atlantic Division.
Although none of its members won the Stanley Cup following the realignment until the Boston Bruins' title in 2011, its members accounted for a combined 43 Stanley Cup championships (24 by Montreal, 13 by Toronto and 6 by Boston), which was the most championships of any division in the NHL prior to 2013. In 2012, the Boston Bruins became the first team to win consecutive division titles.
Division lineups 1993–1995
Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Hartford Whalers Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Pittsburgh Penguins Quebec Nordiques
Changes from the 1992–93 season 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
1995–1997
Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Hartford Whalers Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Pittsburgh Penguins
Changes from the 1994–95 season The Quebec Nordiques relocate to Denver, Colorado, and become the Colorado Avalanche The Colorado Avalanche move to the Pacific Division
1997–1998
Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Carolina Hurricanes Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Pittsburgh Penguins
Changes from the 1996–97 season The Hartford Whalers relocate to Greensboro, North Carolina, and become the Carolina Hurricanes
1998–2013
Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Toronto Maple Leafs
Changes from the 1997–98 season The Carolina Hurricanes move to the Southeast Division The Pittsburgh Penguins move to the Atlantic Division The Toronto Maple Leafs come from the Central Division
After the 2012–13 season The Northeast Division was dissolved as the league realigned into two conferences with two divisions each. All five teams were moved into the new Atlantic Division.
Season results (#) Denotes team that won the Stanley Cup (#) Denotes team that won the Prince of Wales Trophy, but lost Stanley Cup Final (#) Denotes team that qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs‡ Denotes winner of the Presidents' Trophy Season 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 1993–94 (2) Pittsburgh (101) (4) Boston (97) (5) Montreal (96) (6) Buffalo (95) Quebec (76) Hartford (63) Ottawa (37) 1994–95 (1) Quebec (65) (3) Pittsburgh (61) (4) Boston (57) (7) Buffalo (51) Hartford (43) Montreal (43) Ottawa (23) 1995–96 (2) Pittsburgh (102) (5) Boston (91) (6) Montreal (90) Hartford (77) Buffalo (72) Ottawa (41) 1996–97 (2) Buffalo (92) (6) Pittsburgh (84) (7) Ottawa (77) (8) Montreal (77) Hartford (75) Boston (61) 1997–98 (2) Pittsburgh (98) (5) Boston (91) (6) Buffalo (89) (7) Montreal (87) (8) Ottawa (83) Carolina (74) 1998–99 (2) Ottawa (103) (4) Toronto (97) (6) Boston (91) (7) Buffalo (91) Montreal (75) 1999–2000 (3) Toronto (100) (6) Ottawa (95) (8) Buffalo (85) Montreal (83) Boston (73) 2000–01 (2) Ottawa (109) (5) Buffalo (98) (7) Toronto (90) Boston (88) Montreal (70) 2001–02 (1) Boston (101) (4) Toronto (100) (7) Ottawa (94) (8) Montreal (87) Buffalo (82) 2002–03 (1) Ottawa (113)‡ (5) Toronto (98) (7) Boston (87) Montreal (77) Buffalo (72) 2003–04 (2) Boston (104) (4) Toronto (103) (5) Ottawa (102) (7) Montreal (93) Buffalo (85) 2004–05 No season due to 2004–05 NHL lockout 2005–06 (1) Ottawa (113) (4) Buffalo (110) (7) Montreal (93) Toronto (90) Boston (74) 2006–07 (1) Buffalo (113)‡ (4) Ottawa (105) Toronto (91) Montreal (90) Boston (76) 2007–08 (1) Montreal (104) (7) Ottawa (94) (8) Boston (94) Buffalo (90) Toronto (83) 2008–09 (1) Boston (116) (8) Montreal (93) Buffalo (91) Ottawa (83) Toronto (81) 2009–10 (3) Buffalo (100) (5) Ottawa (94) (6) Boston (91) (8) Montreal (88) Toronto (74) 2010–11 (3) Boston (103) (6) Montreal (96) (7) Buffalo (96) Toronto (85) Ottawa (74) 2011–12 (2) Boston (102) (8) Ottawa (92) Buffalo (89) Toronto (80) Montreal (78) 2012–13 (2) Montreal (63) (4) Boston (62) (5) Toronto (57) (7) Ottawa (56) Buffalo (48) Notes The 1994–95 NHL season was shortened to 48 games due to the lockout. The 2012–13 NHL season was shortened to 48 games due to the lockout.
Northeast Division titles won by team Team Wins Last win Boston Bruins 5 2012 Ottawa Senators 4 2006 Pittsburgh Penguins 3 1998 Buffalo Sabres 3 2010 Montreal Canadiens 2 2013 Quebec Nordiques 1 1995 Toronto Maple Leafs 1 2000 Hartford Whalers/Carolina Hurricanes 0 —
References
NHL History