NHL Metropolitan Division

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NHL division sports division

The NHL Metropolitan Division is a grouping of Eastern Conference teams in the National Hockey League known for its intense rivalries and consistently competitive franchises.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
NHL Metropolitan Division canonical 5
Metropolitan Division (NHL) 2
Atlantic Division (NHL, 1993–2013) 1

Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf NHL division ⓘ
sports division ⓘ
abbreviation MET ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Metropolitan Division ⓘ
surface form: Metro Division
competitionLevel major professional ⓘ
conference Eastern Conference ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
geographicRegion Mid-Atlantic states ⓘ
surface form: Mid-Atlantic United States

Northeastern United States ⓘ
Southern United States ⓘ
surface form: Southeastern United States
governingBody National Hockey League ⓘ
hasColorAssociation varied team colors ⓘ
hasTeam Carolina Hurricanes ⓘ
Columbus Blue Jackets ⓘ
New Jersey Devils ⓘ
New York Islanders ⓘ
New York Rangers ⓘ
Philadelphia Flyers ⓘ
Pittsburgh Penguins ⓘ
Washington Capitals ⓘ
inception 2013 ⓘ
knownFor competitive balance ⓘ
intense rivalries ⓘ
large media markets ⓘ
league National Hockey League ⓘ
mediaCoverage national NHL broadcasters in U.S. and Canada ⓘ
regional sports networks in U.S. ⓘ
numberOfTeams 8 ⓘ
partOf Eastern Conference ⓘ
National Hockey League ⓘ
playoffQualification top three teams qualify automatically for Stanley Cup playoffs (under current format) ⓘ
playoffTrophyCompetedFor Stanley Cup ⓘ
realignment created during 2013–14 NHL realignment ⓘ
replaced Atlantic Division ⓘ
surface form: Atlantic Division (NHL, pre-2013 realignment)

Southeast Division (NHL) ⓘ
rivalryIncludes New York Rangers–New Jersey Devils rivalry ⓘ
New York Rangers–New York Islanders rivalry ⓘ
Philadelphia Flyers–Pittsburgh Penguins rivalry ⓘ
Washington Capitals–Pittsburgh Penguins rivalry ⓘ
surface form: Pittsburgh Penguins–Washington Capitals rivalry
seasonStructure regular season ⓘ
seasonType annual ⓘ
sport ice hockey ⓘ
timeZoneCoverage Eastern Time Zone ⓘ
wildCardEligibility eligible for Eastern Conference wild-card spots ⓘ

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Alex Ovechkin → playsIn → NHL Metropolitan Division ⓘ
John Carlson → playsIn → NHL Metropolitan Division ⓘ
Southeast Division → reasonForDissolution → NHL Metropolitan Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: NHL realignment in 2013–14 season
Metropolitan Division → replaced → NHL Metropolitan Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: Atlantic Division (NHL, 1993–2013)
Southeast Division (NHL) → successor → NHL Metropolitan Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metropolitan Division (NHL)
MET → abbreviationFor → NHL Metropolitan Division ⓘ
Caniacs → supportsDivision → NHL Metropolitan Division ⓘ
Northeast Division → realignedInto → NHL Metropolitan Division ⓘ
this entity surface form: Metropolitan Division (NHL)
NHL Atlantic Division → hasRivalLeagueDivision → NHL Metropolitan Division ⓘ