Division of the National Hockey League before 1993
TheNational Hockey League 'sSmythe Division was formed in 1974 as part of theClarence Campbell Conference . The division existed for 19 seasons until 1993. It was named in honour ofConn Smythe , who was a longtime owner, general manager, and head coach in the league. It is the forerunner of the NHL'sNorthwest Division andPacific Division .
1974–76 Smythe Division
[ edit ] The Smythe Division is formed as a result of NHL realignment The Vancouver Canucks come from the East Division The Chicago Black Hawks, Minnesota North Stars, and St. Louis Blues come from the West Division The Kansas City Scouts are added as an expansion team 1976–78 Smythe Division
Chicago Black Hawks Colorado Rockies Minnesota North Stars St. Louis Blues Vancouver Canucks [ edit ] The Kansas City Scouts move to Denver, Colorado, to become the Colorado Rockies 1978–79 Smythe Division
Chicago Black Hawks Colorado Rockies St. Louis Blues Vancouver Canucks [ edit ] The Minnesota North Stars merge with theCleveland Barons . The new franchise continues as the Minnesota North Stars but assumes the Barons' place in theAdams Division 1979–81 Smythe Division
[ edit ] 1981–82 Smythe Division
[ edit ] The Chicago Black Hawks, St. Louis Blues, and Winnipeg Jets move to theNorris Division The Calgary Flames come from thePatrick Division The Los Angeles Kings come from the Norris Division 1982–91 Smythe Division
Calgary Flames Edmonton Oilers Los Angeles Kings Vancouver Canucks Winnipeg Jets [ edit ] The Colorado Rockies move to the Patrick Division as the New Jersey Devils The Winnipeg Jets come from the Norris Division 1991–93 Smythe Division
Calgary Flames Edmonton Oilers Los Angeles Kings San Jose Sharks Vancouver Canucks Winnipeg Jets [ edit ] The San Jose Sharks are added as an expansion team [ edit ] The league was reformatted into two conferences with two divisions each:
Eastern Conference Western Conference Regular season Division champions [ edit ] 1975 –Vancouver Canucks (38–32–10, 86 pts) 1976 –Chicago Black Hawks (32–30–18, 82 pts) 1977 –St. Louis Blues (32–39–9, 73 pts) 1978 –Chicago Black Hawks (32–29–19, 83 pts) 1979 –Chicago Black Hawks (29–36–15, 73 pts) 1980 –Chicago Black Hawks (34–27–19, 87 pts) 1981 –St. Louis Blues (45–18–17, 107 pts) 1982 –Edmonton Oilers (48–17–15, 111 pts) 1983 –Edmonton Oilers (47–21–12, 106 pts) 1984 –Edmonton Oilers (57–18–5, 119 pts) 1985 –Edmonton Oilers (49–20–11, 109 pts) 1986 –Edmonton Oilers (56–17–7, 119 pts) 1987 –Edmonton Oilers (50–24–6, 106 pts) 1988 –Calgary Flames (48–23–9, 105 pts) 1989 –Calgary Flames (54–17–9, 117 pts) 1990 –Calgary Flames (42–23–15, 99 pts) 1991 –Los Angeles Kings (46–24–10, 102 pts) 1992 –Vancouver Canucks (42–26–12, 96 pts) 1993 –Vancouver Canucks (46–29–9, 101 pts) Season 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 1974–75 (DC) Vancouver (86)(6) St. Louis (84)(7) Chicago (82)Minnesota (53) Kansas City (41) 1975–76 (DC) Chicago (82)(7) Vancouver (81)(8) St. Louis (72)Minnesota (47) Kansas City (36) 1976–77 (DC) St. Louis (73)(7) Minnesota (64)(8) Chicago (63)Vancouver (63) Colorado (54) 1977–78 (DC) Chicago (83)(8) Colorado (59)Vancouver (57) St. Louis (53) Minnesota (45) 1978–79 (DC) Chicago (73)(8) Vancouver (63)St. Louis (48) Colorado (42) 1979–80 (7) Chicago (87)(10) St. Louis (80)(15) Vancouver (70)(16) Edmonton (69)Winnipeg (51) Colorado (51) 1980–81 (2) St. Louis (107)(10) Chicago (78)(12) Vancouver (76)(14) Edmonton (74)Colorado (57) Winnipeg (32) 1981–82 Edmonton (111) Vancouver (77) Calgary (75) Los Angeles (63) Colorado (49) 1982–83 Edmonton (106) Calgary (78) Vancouver (75) Winnipeg (74) Los Angeles (66) 1983–84 Edmonton (119)‡ Calgary (82) Vancouver (73) Winnipeg (73) Los Angeles (59) 1984–85 Edmonton (109) Winnipeg (96) Calgary (94) Los Angeles (82) Vancouver (59) 1985–86 Edmonton (119)‡ Calgary (89) Winnipeg (59) Vancouver (59) Los Angeles (54) 1986–87 Edmonton (106)‡ Calgary (95) Winnipeg (88) Los Angeles (70) Vancouver (66) 1987–88 Calgary (105)‡ Edmonton (99) Winnipeg (77) Los Angeles (68) Vancouver (59) 1988–89 Calgary (117)‡ Los Angeles (91) Edmonton (84) Vancouver (74) Winnipeg (64) 1989–90 Calgary (99) Edmonton (90) Winnipeg (85) Los Angeles (75) Vancouver (64) 1990–91 Los Angeles (102) Calgary (100) Edmonton (80) Vancouver (65) Winnipeg (63) 1991–92 Vancouver (96) Los Angeles (84) Edmonton (82) Winnipeg (81) Calgary (74) San Jose (39) 1992–93 Vancouver (101) Calgary (97) Los Angeles (88) Winnipeg (87) Edmonton (60) San Jose (24)
Playoff Division champions [ edit ] Stanley Cup winners produced [ edit ] [ edit ] Smythe Division titles won by team [ edit ]
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