From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Division of the National Hockey League before 1993
The National Hockey League 's Smythe Division was formed in 1974 as part of the Clarence Campbell Conference . The division existed for 19 seasons until 1993. It was named in honour of Conn Smythe , who was a longtime owner, general manager, and head coach in the league. It is the forerunner of the NHL's Northwest Division and Pacific 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 the Cleveland Barons . The new franchise continues as the Minnesota North Stars but assumes the Barons' place in the Adams Division
1979-81 Smythe Division
[ edit ]
1981-82 Smythe Division
[ edit ] The Chicago Black Hawks, St. Louis Blues, and Winnipeg Jets move to the Norris Division
The Calgary Flames come from the Patrick 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 ]
Current Historic
1926–1938 1967–1974 1974–1981 1981–1993 1993–1998 1998–2013 2020–21
