The National Hockey League's Patrick Division was formed in 1974 as part of the Clarence Campbell Conference. The division moved to the Prince of Wales Conference in 1981. The division existed for 19 seasons until 1993. It was named in honor of Lester Patrick, player and longtime coach of the New York Rangers, who was a developer of ice hockey. It is the forerunner of the original Atlantic Division, which later became the Metropolitan Division in 2013.

Patrick Division
ConferenceCampbell Conference (1974–1981)
Wales Conference (1981–1993)
LeagueNational Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Founded1974
Ceased1993
Replaced by1993–2013 Atlantic Division
Most titlesPhiladelphia Flyers (8)

Division lineups

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1974–1979

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  1974-79 Patrick Division Teams

Changes from the 1973–74 season

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  • The Patrick Division is formed as a result of NHL realignment
  • The New York Islanders and New York Rangers come from the East Division
  • The Atlanta Flames and Philadelphia Flyers come from the West Division

1979–1980

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  1979-80 Patrick Division Teams

Changes from the 1978–79 season

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1980–1981

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  1980-81 Patrick Division Teams
  • Calgary Flames
  • New York Islanders
  • New York Rangers
  • Philadelphia Flyers
  • Washington Capitals

Changes from the 1979–80 season

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  • The Atlanta Flames move to Calgary, Alberta, to become the Calgary Flames

1981–1982

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  1981-82 Patrick Division Teams
  • New York Islanders
  • New York Rangers
  • Philadelphia Flyers
  • Pittsburgh Penguins
  • Washington Capitals

Changes from the 1980–81 season

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  • The Patrick Division switches from the Clarence Campbell Conference to the Prince of Wales Conference
  • The Calgary Flames move to the Smythe Division
  • The Pittsburgh Penguins come from the Norris Division

1982–1993

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  1982-93 Patrick Division Teams
  • New Jersey Devils
  • New York Islanders
  • New York Rangers
  • Philadelphia Flyers
  • Pittsburgh Penguins
  • Washington Capitals

Changes from the 1981–82 season

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  • The Colorado Rockies move to East Rutherford, New Jersey, to become the New Jersey Devils
  • The New Jersey Devils come from the Smythe Division

After the 1992–93 season

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The league was reformatted into two conferences with two divisions each:

Regular season Division champions

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Season results

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(#) Denotes team that won the Stanley Cup
(#) Denotes team that lost Stanley Cup Finals (and since 1981–82 won the Prince of Wales Trophy)
(#) Denotes team that qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs
Denotes team with most points in the regular season (winner of the Presidents' Trophy since 1985–86)
Season 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
1974–75 (DC) Philadelphia (113) (4) NY Rangers (88) (5) NY Islanders (88) Atlanta (83)
1975–76 (DC) Philadelphia (118) (2) NY Islanders (101) (6) Atlanta (82) NY Rangers (67)
1976–77 (DC) Philadelphia (112) (1) NY Islanders (106) (6) Atlanta (80) NY Rangers (72)
1977–78 (DC) NY Islanders (111) (1) Philadelphia (105) (4) Atlanta (87) (7) NY Rangers (73)
1978–79 (DC) NY Islanders (116) (1) Philadelphia (95) (2) NY Rangers (91) (3) Atlanta (90)
1979–80 (1) Philadelphia (116) (5) NY Islanders (91) (8) NY Rangers (86) (9) Atlanta (83) Washington (67)
1980–81 (1) NY Islanders (110) (6) Philadelphia (97) (7) Calgary (92) (13) NY Rangers (74) Washington (70)
1981–82 NY Islanders (118) NY Rangers (92) Philadelphia (87) Pittsburgh (75) Washington (65)
1982–83 Philadelphia (106) NY Islanders (96) Washington (94) NY Rangers (80) New Jersey (48) Pittsburgh (45)
1983–84 NY Islanders (104) Washington (101) Philadelphia (98) NY Rangers (93) New Jersey (41) Pittsburgh (38)
1984–85 Philadelphia (113) Washington (101) NY Islanders (86) NY Rangers (62) New Jersey (54) Pittsburgh (53)
1985–86 Philadelphia (110) Washington (107) NY Islanders (90) NY Rangers (78) Pittsburgh (76) New Jersey (59)
1986–87 Philadelphia (100) Washington (86) NY Islanders (82) NY Rangers (76) Pittsburgh (72) New Jersey (64)
1987–88 NY Islanders (88) Philadelphia (85) Washington (85) New Jersey (82) NY Rangers (82) Pittsburgh (81)
1988–89 Washington (92) Pittsburgh (87) NY Rangers (82) Philadelphia (80) New Jersey (66) NY Islanders (61)
1989–90 NY Rangers (85) New Jersey (83) Washington (78) NY Islanders (73) Pittsburgh (72) Philadelphia (71)
1990–91 Pittsburgh (88) NY Rangers (85) Washington (81) New Jersey (79) Philadelphia (76) NY Islanders (60)
1991–92 NY Rangers (105) Washington (98) Pittsburgh (87) New Jersey (87) NY Islanders (79) Philadelphia (75)
1992–93 Pittsburgh (119) Washington (93) NY Islanders (87) New Jersey (87) Philadelphia (83) NY Rangers (79)

Playoff Division champions

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Stanley Cup winners produced

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Presidents' Trophy winners produced

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Patrick Division titles won by team

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Team Wins Last win
Philadelphia Flyers 8 1987
New York Islanders 6 1988
New York Rangers 2 1992
Pittsburgh Penguins 2 1993
Washington Capitals 1 1989
Atlanta/Calgary Flames 0
New Jersey Devils 0

References

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