Northeast Division (NHL)

Northeast Division

Conference	Eastern Conference
League	National Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Formerly	Adams Division
Inaugural season	1993–94 season
Ceased	2013
Replaced by	Atlantic Division
Teams
No. of teams	5
Championships
Most Northeast Division titles	Boston Bruins (5)

The NHL'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 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

2013 realignment

The Northeast Division was dissolved as the league realigned into two conferences with two divisions each. All five teams were moved into the Atlantic Division.

Division Champions

• 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

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

1. 2011—Boston Bruins

Presidents' Trophy winners produced

1. 2003—Ottawa Senators
2. 2007—Buffalo Sabres

Northeast Division titles won by team

Team	Number of Championships Won	Last Year Won
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	0	—

References

• NHL History