Eastern Conference
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The Eastern Conference is one of the primary competitive groupings in various North American sports leagues, typically comprising teams from the eastern regions that compete for conference titles and playoff positions.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | sports conference ⓘ |
| commonAbbreviation |
EC
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| competesFor |
conference title
ⓘ
playoff positions ⓘ |
| competitionLevel |
major league
ⓘ
minor league ⓘ professional ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Central Conference
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | eastern regions of North America ⓘ |
| governingBodyType | league office ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | conference champion advances in playoffs ⓘ |
| hasRole |
determines conference champions
ⓘ
determines playoff qualification ⓘ organizes regular season competition ⓘ |
| memberType |
club teams
ⓘ
franchise teams ⓘ |
| organizationalPurpose |
balance competition
ⓘ
create regional rivalries ⓘ reduce travel distances ⓘ |
| partOfStructure | two‑conference league format ⓘ |
| regionCriterion |
team home location
ⓘ
time zone alignment ⓘ |
| selectionBasis |
geographic location
ⓘ
league alignment rules ⓘ |
| typicalSport |
American football
ⓘ
basketball ⓘ ice hockey ⓘ indoor soccer ⓘ minor league hockey ⓘ soccer ⓘ women’s professional basketball ⓘ |
| usedForScheduling | regular season games ⓘ |
| usedForSeeding | playoff brackets ⓘ |
| usedInLeague |
American Hockey League
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ECHL NERFINISHED ⓘ Major Arena Soccer League NERFINISHED ⓘ Major League Soccer NERFINISHED ⓘ NBA G League NERFINISHED ⓘ National Basketball Association NERFINISHED ⓘ National Football League NERFINISHED ⓘ National Hockey League NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Hockey League NERFINISHED ⓘ Women’s National Basketball Association NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (9)
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