NHL Eastern Conference

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NHL conference sports conference

The NHL Eastern Conference is one of the two conferences in the National Hockey League, comprising teams primarily based in the eastern regions of North America that compete for a spot in the Stanley Cup Finals.

Aliases (2)

Eastern Conference (NHL) ×1
Eastern Conference of NHL ×1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	NHL conference → sports conference →
competition	Stanley Cup playoffs →
conferenceCounterpart	NHL Western Conference →
continent	North America →
country	Canada → United States →
finalSeriesQualifierFor	Stanley Cup Finals →
foundedAsCurrentFormat	2013 →
genderCategory	men's →
governingBody	National Hockey League →
hasDivision	Atlantic Division → Metropolitan Division →
hasNumberOfTeams	16 →
hasTeam	Boston Bruins → Buffalo Sabres → Carolina Hurricanes → Columbus Blue Jackets → Detroit Red Wings → Florida Panthers → Montreal Canadiens → New Jersey Devils → New York Islanders → New York Rangers → Ottawa Senators → Philadelphia Flyers → Pittsburgh Penguins → Tampa Bay Lightning → Toronto Maple Leafs → Washington Capitals →
includesCanadianRegions	Ontario → Quebec →
includesUSRegions	Mid-Atlantic → Northeast → Southeast →
levelOnPyramid	top tier →
partOf	National Hockey League →
playoffFormat	best-of-seven series →
playoffTrophy	Prince of Wales Trophy →
previousName	Prince of Wales Conference →
professionalStatus	professional →
region	Eastern North America →
renamedToEasternConference	1993 →
seasonStructure	regular season and playoffs →
sport	ice hockey →
winnerAdvancesTo	Stanley Cup Finals →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
The Blue and White →	associatedWithLeagueDivision
New York Rangers–New York Islanders rivalry →	divisionContext
Western Conference (NHL) ("Eastern Conference (NHL)") →	hasRivalConference
John Carlson →	playsIn
Metropolitan Division ("Eastern Conference of NHL") →	regionLeague