West Division
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West Division was a former National Hockey League division that grouped teams primarily from the western regions of North America during the league’s early expansion era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| West Division canonical | 4 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Hockey League division
ⓘ
former sports division ⓘ |
| competitionFormat | divisional standings ⓘ |
| concurrentWith | East Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1974 ⓘ |
| era | Original Six expansion era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicFocus | western North America ⓘ |
| hasChampion |
Chicago Black Hawks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Philadelphia Flyers NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Louis Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTeam |
Atlanta Flames
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
California Golden Seals NERFINISHED ⓘ California Seals NERFINISHED ⓘ Chicago Black Hawks NERFINISHED ⓘ Kansas City Scouts NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Angeles Kings NERFINISHED ⓘ Minnesota North Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ Oakland Seals NERFINISHED ⓘ Philadelphia Flyers NERFINISHED ⓘ Pittsburgh Penguins NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Louis Blues NERFINISHED ⓘ Vancouver Canucks NERFINISHED ⓘ Washington Capitals NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1967 ⓘ |
| league | National Hockey League ⓘ |
| notableSeason |
1967–68 NHL season
ⓘ
1968–69 NHL season ⓘ 1969–70 NHL season ⓘ 1970–71 NHL season ⓘ 1971–72 NHL season ⓘ 1972–73 NHL season NERFINISHED ⓘ 1973–74 NHL season ⓘ |
| numberOfTeamsAtCreation | 6 ⓘ |
| partOf | NHL expansion era ⓘ |
| playoffPath | West Division champion advanced to Stanley Cup Finals in early years NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postseasonQualification | top teams qualified for Stanley Cup playoffs ⓘ |
| purpose | to group NHL expansion teams ⓘ |
| reorganizedInto |
Campbell Conference
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Clarence Campbell Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ Norris Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Patrick Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Smythe Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonStructure | regular season ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Western Division (NHL)