Western Conference
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The Western Conference is one of the two primary conferences in major North American sports leagues, typically comprising teams from the western regions that compete for a spot in the league’s championship series.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Western Conference canonical | 8 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sports conference
ⓘ
sports division ⓘ |
| competesFor | berth in league championship series ⓘ |
| competitionLevel | top-tier professional ⓘ |
| comprises | teams from western regions of North America ⓘ |
| conferenceChampionReceives | conference championship trophy ⓘ |
| conferenceSystem | two-conference league structure ⓘ |
| establishedInContext |
NBA realignment of 1970
ⓘ
NHL conference realignment of 1993 ⓘ |
| fanBaseRegion | western North America ⓘ |
| formerlyKnownAs |
Campbell Conference
ⓘ
surface form:
Campbell Conference (NHL)
Western Division of NBA ⓘ
surface form:
Western Division (NBA)
|
| geographicalOrientation | western ⓘ |
| governingBody |
NBA Board of Governors
ⓘ
NHL Board of Governors ⓘ |
| hasGenderCategory | men's professional leagues ⓘ |
| hasPlayoffSeeding | based on regular-season record ⓘ |
| hasRivalryWith | Eastern Conference ⓘ |
| hasRole | determine conference champion ⓘ |
| hasSeasonFormat | regular season followed by conference playoffs ⓘ |
| hasSubdivision |
Central Division
ⓘ
Central Division (NHL) ⓘ Northwest Division ⓘ Pacific Division ⓘ NHL Pacific Division ⓘ
surface form:
Pacific Division (NHL)
Southwest Division ⓘ |
| includesCountry |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedIn | North America ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage | national sports broadcasters in North America ⓘ |
| NBAConferenceChampionReceives | Oscar Robertson Trophy ⓘ |
| NHLConferenceChampionReceives | Clarence S. Campbell Bowl ⓘ |
| numberOfTeams |
15 (NBA)
ⓘ
16 (NHL, after 2021 realignment) ⓘ |
| partOf |
National Basketball Association
ⓘ
National Hockey League ⓘ |
| playoffStructure | top teams qualify for conference playoffs ⓘ |
| primaryObjective | qualify teams for league championship series ⓘ |
| seasonTiming | annual ⓘ |
| selectionCriterion | primarily geographic location ⓘ |
| sport |
basketball
ⓘ
ice hockey ⓘ |
| typeOfMemberGrouping | grouping of franchises by geography ⓘ |
| usedInLeague |
National Basketball Association
ⓘ
surface form:
NBA
National Hockey League ⓘ
surface form:
NHL
|
| usesTiebreakers | league-defined tiebreaker rules ⓘ |
| winnerAdvancesTo |
NBA Finals games
ⓘ
surface form:
NBA Finals
NHL playoffs ⓘ
surface form:
Stanley Cup Finals
|
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.