East Division (NHL)
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The East Division was one of the National Hockey League’s early post-expansion groupings, comprising teams from the league’s more established eastern markets during the late 1960s and early 1970s.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| East Division contained the Original Six teams | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Hockey League division
ⓘ
sports league division ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | NHL East Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conferenceAlignment | no formal conference (1967–1974) ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ |
| createdInContextOf | 1967 NHL expansion ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1974 ⓘ |
| divisionType | post-expansion division ⓘ |
| era |
early 1970s
ⓘ
late 1960s ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Adams Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Norris Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Prince of Wales Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalFocus | eastern North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfTeamsAtCreation | 6 ⓘ |
| hasTeam |
Boston Bruins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chicago Black Hawks NERFINISHED ⓘ Detroit Red Wings NERFINISHED ⓘ Montreal Canadiens NERFINISHED ⓘ New York Rangers NERFINISHED ⓘ Toronto Maple Leafs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1967 ⓘ |
| notableChampionTeam |
Boston Bruins
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Montreal Canadiens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parallelDivision | West Division (NHL) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | National Hockey League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| playoffFormat | top four teams qualified for Stanley Cup playoffs ⓘ |
| precededBy | Original Six era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | grouped the NHL’s pre‑1967 franchises ⓘ |
| seasonStructure | regular season divisional standings determined playoff qualification ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Western Division (NHL)
this entity surface form:
East Division contained the Original Six teams