Atlantic Division (NHL)

Atlantic Division
Conference	Eastern Conference
League	National Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Formerly	Patrick Division
Inaugural season	1993–94 season
No. of teams	Boston Bruins Buffalo Sabres Detroit Red Wings Florida Panthers Montreal Canadiens Ottawa Senators Tampa Bay Lightning Toronto Maple Leafs
Most recent champion(s)	Florida Panthers (1st title)
Most titles	New Jersey Devils (9)

The National Hockey League has used the name Atlantic Division for two distinct groups of teams.

The original Atlantic Division, the predecessor of which was the Patrick Division, was formed in 1993 as part of the Eastern Conference in a league realignment.

As part of a 2013 realignment, the entirety of the former Atlantic Division was realigned into the Metropolitan Division. The Atlantic Division name was assigned to a new division comprising the entirety of the former Northeast Division plus the Florida Panthers and the Tampa Bay Lightning from the now-dissolved Southeast Division, and the Detroit Red Wings, who moved from the Central Division of the Western Conference.

Division lineups

1993–1998

Changes from the 1992–93 season

The Atlantic Division is formed as a result of NHL realignment
The New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, and Washington Capitals come from the Patrick Division
The Tampa Bay Lightning come from the Norris Division
The Florida Panthers are added as an expansion team

1998–2013

New Jersey Devils
New York Islanders
New York Rangers
Philadelphia Flyers
Pittsburgh Penguins

Changes from the 1997–98 season

The Florida Panthers, Tampa Bay Lightning, and Washington Capitals move to the new Southeast Division
The Pittsburgh Penguins come from the Northeast Division

2013–Present

Boston Bruins
Buffalo Sabres
Detroit Red Wings
Florida Panthers
Montreal Canadiens
Ottawa Senators
Tampa Bay Lightning
Toronto Maple Leafs

Changes from the 2012–13 season

The Northeast and Southeast Divisions are dissolved due to NHL realignment
The New Jersey Devils, New York Islanders, New York Rangers, Philadelphia Flyers, and Pittsburgh Penguins move to the Metropolitan Division
The Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres, Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators, and Toronto Maple Leafs come from the Northeast Division
The Florida Panthers and Tampa Bay Lightning come from the Southeast Division
The Detroit Red Wings come from the Central Division

Division champions

Atlantic Division (1993–2013)

1994—New York Rangers (52–24–8, 112 pts)
1995—Philadelphia Flyers (28–16–4, 60 pts)
1996—Philadelphia Flyers (45–24–13, 103 pts)
1997—New Jersey Devils (45–23–14, 104 pts)
1998—New Jersey Devils (48–23–11, 107 pts)
1999—New Jersey Devils (47–24–11, 105 pts)
2000—Philadelphia Flyers (45–22–12–3, 105 pts)
2001—New Jersey Devils (48–19–12–3, 111 pts)
2002—Philadelphia Flyers (42–27–10–3, 97 pts)
2003—New Jersey Devils (46–20–10–6, 108 pts)
2004—Philadelphia Flyers (40–21–15–6, 101 pts)
2005—no season (NHL Lockout)
2006—New Jersey Devils (46–27–9, 101 pts)
2007—New Jersey Devils (49–24–9, 107 pts)
2008—Pittsburgh Penguins (47–27–8, 102 pts)
2009—New Jersey Devils (51–27–4, 106 pts)
2010—New Jersey Devils (48–27–7, 103 pts)
2011—Philadelphia Flyers (47–23–12, 106 pts)
2012—New York Rangers (51–24–7, 109 pts)
2013—Pittsburgh Penguins (36–12–0, 72 pts)

Atlantic Division (2013–present)

2014—Boston Bruins (54–19–9, 117 pts)
2015—Montreal Canadiens (50–22–10, 110 pts)
2016—Florida Panthers (47–26–9, 103 pts)

Season results

Season	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th
1993–94	NY Rangers (112)	New Jersey (106)	Washington (88)	NY Islanders (84)	Florida (83)	Philadelphia (80)	Tampa Bay (71)
1994–95	Philadelphia (60)	New Jersey (52)	Washington (52)	NY Rangers (47)	Florida (46)	Tampa Bay (37)	NY Islanders (35)
1995–96	Philadelphia (103)	NY Rangers (96)	Florida (92)	Washington (89)	Tampa Bay (88)	New Jersey (86)	NY Islanders (54)
1996–97	New Jersey (104)	Philadelphia (103)	Florida (89)	NY Rangers (86)	Washington (75)	Tampa Bay (74)	NY Islanders (70)
1997–98	New Jersey (107)	Philadelphia (95)	Washington (92)	NY Islanders (71)	NY Rangers (68)	Florida (63)	Tampa Bay (44)
1998–99	New Jersey (105)	Philadelphia (93)	Pittsburgh (90)	NY Rangers (77)	NY Islanders (58)
1999–2000	Philadelphia (105)	New Jersey (103)	Pittsburgh (88)	NY Rangers (73)	NY Islanders (58)
2000–01	New Jersey (111)	Philadelphia (100)	Pittsburgh (96)	NY Rangers (72)	NY Islanders (52)
2001–02	Philadelphia (97)	NY Islanders (96)	New Jersey (95)	NY Rangers (80)	Pittsburgh (69)
2002–03	New Jersey (108)	Philadelphia (107)	NY Islanders (83)	NY Rangers (78)	Pittsburgh (65)
2003–04	Philadelphia (101)	New Jersey (100)	NY Islanders (91)	NY Rangers (69)	Pittsburgh (58)
2004–05	No season due to 2004–05 NHL lockout
2005–06	New Jersey (101)	Philadelphia (101)	NY Rangers (100)	NY Islanders (78)	Pittsburgh (58)
2006–07	New Jersey (107)	Pittsburgh (105)	NY Rangers (94)	NY Islanders (92)	Philadelphia (56)
2007–08	Pittsburgh (102)	New Jersey (99)	NY Rangers (97)	Philadelphia (95)	NY Islanders (79)
2008–09	New Jersey (106)	Pittsburgh (99)	Philadelphia (99)	NY Rangers (95)	NY Islanders (61)
2009–10	New Jersey (103)	Pittsburgh (101)	Philadelphia (88)	NY Rangers (87)	NY Islanders (79)
2010–11	Philadelphia (106)	Pittsburgh (106)	NY Rangers (93)	New Jersey (81)	NY Islanders (73)
2011–12	NY Rangers (109)	Pittsburgh (108)	Philadelphia (103)	New Jersey (102)	NY Islanders (79)
2012–13	Pittsburgh (72)	NY Rangers (56)	NY Islanders (55)	Philadelphia (49)	New Jersey (48)
Realignment
2013–14	Boston (117)	Tampa Bay (101)	Montreal (100)	Detroit (93)	Ottawa (88)	Toronto (84)	Florida (66)	Buffalo (52)
2014–15	Montreal (110)	Tampa Bay (108)	Detroit (100)	Ottawa (99)	Boston (96)	Florida (91)	Toronto (68)	Buffalo (54)
2015–16	Florida (103)	Tampa Bay (97)	Detroit (93)	Boston (93)	Ottawa (85)	Montreal (82)	Buffalo (81)	Toronto (69)

Green background denotes qualified for playoffs

Stanley Cup winners produced

Presidents' Trophy winners produced

1994—New York Rangers
2014—Boston Bruins

Atlantic Division titles won by team

Team	Number of championships won	Last year won
New Jersey Devils	9	2010
Philadelphia Flyers	6	2011
New York Rangers	2	2012
Pittsburgh Penguins	2	2013
Boston Bruins	1	2014
Florida Panthers	1	2016
Montreal Canadiens	1	2015
Buffalo Sabres	0	–
Detroit Red Wings	0	–
Ottawa Senators	0	–
Tampa Bay Lightning	0	–
Toronto Maple Leafs	0	–
New York Islanders	0	–
Washington Capitals	0	–

Teams in bold are currently in the division.

References

NHL History

National Hockey League divisions

Current	Eastern Conference: Atlantic (since 2013) Metropolitan (since 2013) Western Conference: Central (since 1993) Pacific (since 1993)

Historic	American (1926–1938) Canadian (1926–1938) East (1967–1974) West (1967–1974) Adams (1974–1993) Norris (1974–1993) Patrick (1974–1993) Smythe (1974–1993) Atlantic (1993–2013) Northeast (1993–2013) Northwest (1998–2013) Southeast (1998–2013)

National Hockey League

Western Conference

Eastern Conference

Pacific Division

Anaheim Ducks

Arizona Coyotes

Calgary Flames

Edmonton Oilers

Los Angeles Kings

San Jose Sharks

Vancouver Canucks

Central Division

Chicago Blackhawks

Colorado Avalanche

Dallas Stars

Minnesota Wild

Nashville Predators

St. Louis Blues

Winnipeg Jets

Atlantic Division

Boston Bruins

Buffalo Sabres

Detroit Red Wings

Florida Panthers

Montreal Canadiens

Ottawa Senators

Tampa Bay Lightning

Toronto Maple Leafs

Metropolitan Division

Carolina Hurricanes

Columbus Blue Jackets

New Jersey Devils

New York Islanders

New York Rangers

Philadelphia Flyers

Pittsburgh Penguins

Washington Capitals

Category
Portal
2015–16 season

Boston Bruins

Founded in 1924 Based in Boston, Massachusetts

Franchise	Team General Managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Seasons Current season

History	All-time roster Records Award Winners 1956 exhibition game in Newfoundland

Personnel	Owner Jeremy Jacobs President Cam Neely General manager Don Sweeney Head coach Claude Julien Team captain Zdeno Chára Current roster

Arenas	Boston Arena Boston Garden TD Garden

Rivalries	Montreal Canadiens

Retired numbers	2 3 4 5 7 8 9 15 24 77

Affiliates	AHL Providence Bruins ECHL Atlanta Gladiators

General managers	Ross Patrick Emms Schmidt Sinden O'Connell Gorton Chiarelli Sweeney

Head coaches	Ross Denneny Ross Patrick Ross Weiland Ross Clapper Boucher Patrick Schmidt Watson Schmidt Sinden Johnson Guidolin Cherry Creighton Sinden Cheevers Sinden Goring O'Reilly Milbury Bowness Sutter Kasper Burns Keenan Ftorek O'Connell Sullivan Lewis Julien

Media	NESN WBZ-FM/Radio Network Broadcasters

Culture	Rene Rancourt The Goal Willie O'Ree North Station The Sports Museum of New England Original Six The Big Bad Bruins The Kraut Line "Time to Go"

Buffalo Sabres

Founded in 1970 Based in Buffalo, New York

Franchise	Team General Managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Seasons Current season

History	Expansion Draft Records Award winners

Personnel	Owner Terrence Pegula President Russ Brandon General Manager Tim Murray Head coach Dan Bylsma Team captain Brian Gionta Current roster

Arenas	Buffalo Memorial Auditorium HarborCenter (practice) First Niagara Center

Affiliates	AHL Rochester Americans ECHL Elmira Jackals

Owners	Knox/Knox/Swados/Strawbridge Rigas Golisano/Quinn Pegula

General managers	Imlach Anderson Bowman Meehan Muckler Regier LaFontaine (de facto) Murray

Head coaches	Imlach Smith Crozier Smith Pronovost Inglis Bowman Neilson Roberts Bowman Schoenfeld Bowman Ramsay Sator Dudley Muckler Nolan Ruff Rolston Nolan Bylsma

Media	Sabres Hockey Network WGR 550 MSG Network Broadcasters

Culture and lore	"The French Connection" Ted Darling Rick Jeanneret The Fog Game No Goal 2008 NHL Winter Classic 2011 NHL Premiere Taro Tsujimoto Ronan Tynan Ryan Vinz Hockey Night Live! HarborCenter Buffalo Sabres Alumni Hockey Team Buffalo Jr. Sabres Buffalo Bandits Sabretooth Sabre Dance

Detroit Red Wings

Founded in 1926 Based in Detroit, Michigan

Franchise	Team General Managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Seasons Current season

History	History Original Six Records Award Winners

Personnel	Owner Ilitch Holdings (Mike Ilitch, chairman) General manager Ken Holland Head coach Jeff Blashill Team captain Henrik Zetterberg Current roster

Arenas	Windsor Arena Olympia Stadium Joe Louis Arena Little Caesars Arena

Rivalries	Chicago Blackhawks

Culture and lore	Victoria Cougars 2009 NHL Winter Classic 2014 NHL Winter Classic 2016 NHL Stadium Series NHL Centennial Classic Al the Octopus Grind Line Hockeytown Legend of the Octopus Production Line Red Wings–Avalanche brawl Hakan Andersson "Stanley's Cup" (South Park) Russian Five Karen Newman Budd Lynch London Lions 1938 European tour 1954 prison game

Stanley Cup championships	1936 1937 1943 1950 1952 1954 1955 1997 1998 2002 2008

Retired numbers	1 5 7 9 10 12 19

General managers	Duncan Adams Abel Harkness Delvecchio Lindsay Skinner Devellano Murray Devellano and Bowman Holland

Head coaches	Duncan Keats Adams Ivan Skinner Abel Gadsby Harkness Barkley J. Wilson Garvin Delvecchio L. Wilson Kromm Lindsay Maxner Dea Polano Neale Park Demers Murray Bowman Lewis Babcock Blashill

Affiliates	AHL Grand Rapids Griffins ECHL Toledo Walleye

Media	TV Fox Sports Detroit Ken Daniels Mickey Redmond Radio WXYT-FM WXYT-AM Ken Kal Paul Woods

Florida Panthers

Founded in 1993 Based in Sunrise, Florida

Franchise	Team General Managers Coaches Players Draft picks Seasons Current season

History	Expansion Draft Records Award winners

Personnel	Owner Sunrise Sports and Entertainment (Vincent Viola, chairman) General manager Dale Tallon Head coach Gerard Gallant Team captain Willie Mitchell Current roster

Arenas	Miami Arena BB&T Center

Affiliates	AHL Portland Pirates

General Managers	Clarke Murray Torrey Fletcher Dudley Keenan Martin Sexton Tallon

Head Coaches	Neilson MacLean B. Murray T. Murray Sutter Keenan Dudley Torchetti Martin DeBoer Dineen Horachek Gallant

Media	TV FSFlorida Radio WQAM

Culture	Rat trick

Montreal Canadiens

Founded in 1909
Based in Montreal, Quebec

Franchise

History

Personnel

Owners: Molson family (Geoff Molson, chairman)
General manager: Marc Bergevin
Head coach: Michel Therrien
Team captain: Max Pacioretty
Current roster

Arenas

Rivalries

Affiliates

AHL: St. John's IceCaps

ECHL: Brampton Beast

General managers

Head coaches

Media

TV	City TV (English) Sportsnet East (English) Réseau des sports (French) TVA Sports (French)

Radio	English TSN Radio 990 French 98,5 FM

Culture and lore

Ottawa Senators

Founded in 1990 Based in Ottawa, Ontario

Franchise	Team General managers Head coaches Players Captains Draft picks Seasons Current season

History	Expansion Draft History Records Award winners

Personnel	Owner Eugene Melnyk General manager Pierre Dorion Head coach Vacant Team captain Erik Karlsson Current roster

Arenas	Ottawa Civic Centre Bell Sensplex (practice) Canadian Tire Centre

Rivalries	Toronto Maple Leafs

Affiliates	AHL Binghamton Senators ECHL Evansville IceMen

General managers	Bridgman Sexton Gauthier Dudley Johnston Muckler Murray

Head coaches	Bowness Allison Martin Neilson Martin Murray Paddock Murray Hartsburg Clouston MacLean Cameron

Media	TSN5 RDS RDS2 TVA Sports TVA Sports 2 Team 1200 CJFO 94,5

Culture/Lore	Spartacat Lyndon Slewidge Flyers–Senators brawl 2014 Heritage Classic

Tampa Bay Lightning

Founded in 1992 Based in Tampa, Florida

Franchise	Team General managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Seasons Current season

History	Expansion Draft Records Awards

Personnel	Owners Tampa Bay Sports and Entertainment (Jeffrey Vinik, chairman) General manager Steve Yzerman Head coach Jon Cooper Team captain Steven Stamkos Current roster

Arenas	Expo Hall Thunderdome Amalie Arena

Affiliates	AHL Syracuse Crunch

General managers	Esposito Demers Dudley Feaster Lawton Kurvers Yzerman

Head coaches	Crisp Paterson Demers Ludzik Tortorella Melrose Tocchet Boucher Cooper

Media	TV Fox Sports Sun CW 44 Radio 620 WDAE

Culture/lore	Thunderbug

Toronto Maple Leafs

Founded in 1917 Based in Toronto, Ontario

Franchise	Franchise GMs Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Seasons Current season

History	History Original Six All-time roster Records Award winners Broadcasters

Personnel	Owners The Arena Gardens of Toronto, Limited Charles Querrie 1919-1927 Conn Smythe 1927-1961 Harold Ballard (with Stafford Smythe and John Bassett until 1970-1971) 1961-1990 Steve Stavro 1991-1996 Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (Larry Tanenbaum, chairman) 1996-present President Brendan Shanahan General manager Lou Lamoriello Head coach Mike Babcock Team captain Vacant Current roster

Arenas	Arena Gardens Maple Leaf Gardens MasterCard Centre (practice) Air Canada Centre

Rivalries	Ottawa Senators Montreal Canadiens

Affiliates	AHL Toronto Marlies ECHL Orlando Solar Bears

General managers	Querrie C. Smythe S. Smythe Imlach Gregory Imlach McNamara Stellick Smith Fletcher Dryden Quinn Ferguson Fletcher Burke Nonis Lamoriello

Head coaches	Romeril Smythe Duncan Irvin Day Primeau Clancy Meeker Reay Imlach McLellan Kelly Neilson Smith Duff Crozier Nykoluk Maloney Brophy Armstrong Carpenter Watt Burns Beverley Murphy Quinn Maurice Wilson Carlyle Horachek Babcock

Media	TV Leafs TV Sportsnet Ontario TSN4 Radio Sportsnet 590 The Fan TSN Radio 1050

Championships	1918 1922 1932 1942 1945 1947 1948 1949 1951 1962 1963 1964 1967

Culture/Lore	Toronto Blueshirts Toronto Arenas Toronto St. Patricks Maple Leaf Square 2014 NHL Winter Classic NHL Centennial Classic Fifty Mission Cap J. P. Bickell Memorial Award Carlton the Bear The Kid Line The Love Guru

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