Metropolitan Division

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National Hockey League division sports division

The Metropolitan Division is a National Hockey League division in the Eastern Conference that includes teams such as the Washington Capitals, Pittsburgh Penguins, and New York Rangers.

Aliases (1)

Metro Division ×2

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	National Hockey League division → sports division →
abbreviation	MET →
alsoKnownAs	Metro Division →
competitionType	professional sports league division →
conference	Eastern Conference →
containsCity	Columbus → New York City → Newark → Philadelphia → Pittsburgh → Raleigh → Washington, D.C. →
country	Canada → United States →
divisionalAlignmentChangeYear	2013–14 NHL season →
gender	male →
geographicRegion	Mid-Atlantic United States → Northeastern United States →
governingBody	National Hockey League →
hasLanguage	English →
hasRivalry	New York Rangers–New Jersey Devils rivalry → New York Rangers–New York Islanders rivalry → Philadelphia Flyers–Pittsburgh Penguins rivalry → Washington Capitals–Pittsburgh Penguins rivalry →
hasTeam	Carolina Hurricanes → Columbus Blue Jackets → New Jersey Devils → New York Islanders → New York Rangers → Philadelphia Flyers → Pittsburgh Penguins → Washington Capitals →
inception	2013 →
league	National Hockey League →
level	top-tier professional →
numberOfTeams	8 →
partOf	Eastern Conference →
playoffQualification	top teams qualify for Stanley Cup playoffs →
regionLeague	Eastern Conference of NHL →
replaced	Atlantic Division (NHL, 1993–2013) → Southeast Division (NHL) →
seasonStructure	regular season and playoffs →
sport	ice hockey →
teamCountType	fixed membership →
trophyCompetedFor	Stanley Cup →

Referenced by (24)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Caps → Carolina Hurricanes → Columbus Blue Jackets → New Jersey Devils → New York Islanders → New York Islanders → New York Rangers → New York Rangers–New Jersey Devils rivalry → PIT → Philadelphia Flyers → Philadelphia Flyers–Pittsburgh Penguins rivalry → Pittsburgh Penguins → Washington Capitals–Pittsburgh Penguins rivalry →	division
Metropolitan Division ("Metro Division") → NHL Metropolitan Division ("Metro Division") →	alsoKnownAs
Eastern Conference (NHL) → NHL Eastern Conference →	hasDivision
Iceburgh → Slapshot →	teamDivision
New York Rangers–New York Islanders rivalry →	divisionContext
Washington Capitals →	divisionTitle
New York Islanders →	playsIn
MET →	refersTo
Southeast Division →	successorDivision