The National Hockey League's Patrick Division was formed in 1974 as part of the Clarence Campbell Conference. The division moved to the Prince of Wales Conference in 1981. The division existed for 19 seasons until 1993. It was named in honor of Lester Patrick, player and longtime coach of the New York Rangers, who was a developer of ice hockey. It is the forerunner of the original Atlantic Division, which later became the Metropolitan Division in 2013.
Conference | Campbell Conference (1974–1981) Wales Conference (1981–1993) |
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League | National Hockey League |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Founded | 1974 |
Ceased | 1993 |
Replaced by | 1993–2013 Atlantic Division |
Most titles | Philadelphia Flyers (8) |
The league was reformatted into two conferences with two divisions each:
(#) | Denotes team that won the Stanley Cup |
(#) | Denotes team that lost Stanley Cup Finals (and since 1981–82 won the Prince of Wales Trophy) |
(#) | Denotes team that qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs |
‡ | Denotes team with most points in the regular season (winner of the Presidents' Trophy since 1985–86) |
Season | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
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1974–75 | (DC) Philadelphia (113)‡ | (4) NY Rangers (88) | (5) NY Islanders (88) | Atlanta (83) | ||
1975–76 | (DC) Philadelphia (118) | (2) NY Islanders (101) | (6) Atlanta (82) | NY Rangers (67) | ||
1976–77 | (DC) Philadelphia (112) | (1) NY Islanders (106) | (6) Atlanta (80) | NY Rangers (72) | ||
1977–78 | (DC) NY Islanders (111) | (1) Philadelphia (105) | (4) Atlanta (87) | (7) NY Rangers (73) | ||
1978–79 | (DC) NY Islanders (116)‡ | (1) Philadelphia (95) | (2) NY Rangers (91) | (3) Atlanta (90) | ||
1979–80 | (1) Philadelphia (116)‡ | (5) NY Islanders (91) | (8) NY Rangers (86) | (9) Atlanta (83) | Washington (67) | |
1980–81 | (1) NY Islanders (110)‡ | (6) Philadelphia (97) | (7) Calgary (92) | (13) NY Rangers (74) | Washington (70) | |
1981–82 | NY Islanders (118)‡ | NY Rangers (92) | Philadelphia (87) | Pittsburgh (75) | Washington (65) | |
1982–83 | Philadelphia (106) | NY Islanders (96) | Washington (94) | NY Rangers (80) | New Jersey (48) | Pittsburgh (45) |
1983–84 | NY Islanders (104) | Washington (101) | Philadelphia (98) | NY Rangers (93) | New Jersey (41) | Pittsburgh (38) |
1984–85 | Philadelphia (113)‡ | Washington (101) | NY Islanders (86) | NY Rangers (62) | New Jersey (54) | Pittsburgh (53) |
1985–86 | Philadelphia (110) | Washington (107) | NY Islanders (90) | NY Rangers (78) | Pittsburgh (76) | New Jersey (59) |
1986–87 | Philadelphia (100) | Washington (86) | NY Islanders (82) | NY Rangers (76) | Pittsburgh (72) | New Jersey (64) |
1987–88 | NY Islanders (88) | Philadelphia (85) | Washington (85) | New Jersey (82) | NY Rangers (82) | Pittsburgh (81) |
1988–89 | Washington (92) | Pittsburgh (87) | NY Rangers (82) | Philadelphia (80) | New Jersey (66) | NY Islanders (61) |
1989–90 | NY Rangers (85) | New Jersey (83) | Washington (78) | NY Islanders (73) | Pittsburgh (72) | Philadelphia (71) |
1990–91 | Pittsburgh (88) | NY Rangers (85) | Washington (81) | New Jersey (79) | Philadelphia (76) | NY Islanders (60) |
1991–92 | NY Rangers (105)‡ | Washington (98) | Pittsburgh (87) | New Jersey (87) | NY Islanders (79) | Philadelphia (75) |
1992–93 | Pittsburgh (119)‡ | Washington (93) | NY Islanders (87) | New Jersey (87) | Philadelphia (83) | NY Rangers (79) |
Team | Wins | Last win |
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Philadelphia Flyers | 8 | 1987 |
New York Islanders | 6 | 1988 |
New York Rangers | 2 | 1992 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 2 | 1993 |
Washington Capitals | 1 | 1989 |
Atlanta/Calgary Flames | 0 | — |
New Jersey Devils | 0 | — |