Patrick Division

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

Conference	Campbell Conference (1974–1981) Wales Conference (1981–1993)
League	National Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Founded	1974
Ceased	1993
Replaced by	1993–2013 Atlantic Division
Most titles	Philadelphia Flyers (8)

Division lineups

1974–1979

Flames

Islanders

Rangers

Flyers

1974-79 Patrick Division Teams

• Atlanta Flames
• New York Islanders
• New York Rangers
• Philadelphia Flyers

Changes from the 1973–74 season

• 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

Flames

Islanders

Rangers

Flyers

Capitals

1979-80 Patrick Division Teams

• Atlanta Flames
• New York Islanders
• New York Rangers
• Philadelphia Flyers
• Washington Capitals

Changes from the 1978–79 season

• The Washington Capitals come from the Norris Division

1980–1981

Flames

Islanders

Rangers

Flyers

Capitals

1980-81 Patrick Division Teams

• Calgary Flames
• New York Islanders
• New York Rangers
• Philadelphia Flyers
• Washington Capitals

Changes from the 1979–80 season

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

1981–1982

Islanders

Rangers

Flyers

Penguins

Capitals

1981-82 Patrick Division Teams

• New York Islanders
• New York Rangers
• Philadelphia Flyers
• Pittsburgh Penguins
• Washington Capitals

Changes from the 1980–81 season

• 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

Devils

Islanders

Rangers

Flyers

Penguins

Capitals

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

• 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

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

• Eastern Conference
  • Atlantic Division
  • Northeast Division
• Western Conference
  • Central Division
  • Pacific Division

Regular season Division champions

• 1975 – Philadelphia Flyers (51–18–11, 113 pts)
• 1976 – Philadelphia Flyers (51–13–16, 118 pts)
• 1977 – Philadelphia Flyers (48–16–16, 112 pts)
• 1978 – New York Islanders (48–17–15, 111 pts)
• 1979 – New York Islanders (51–15–14, 116 pts)
• 1980 – Philadelphia Flyers (48–12–20, 116 pts)
• 1981 – New York Islanders (48–18–14, 110 pts)
• 1982 – New York Islanders (54–16–10, 118 pts)
• 1983 – Philadelphia Flyers (49–23–8, 106 pts)
• 1984 – New York Islanders (50–26–4, 104 pts)
• 1985 – Philadelphia Flyers (53–20–7, 113 pts)
• 1986 – Philadelphia Flyers (53–23–4, 110 pts)
• 1987 – Philadelphia Flyers (46–26–8, 100 pts)
• 1988 – New York Islanders (39–31–10, 88 pts)
• 1989 – Washington Capitals (41–29–10, 92 pts)
• 1990 – New York Rangers (36–31–13, 85 pts)
• 1991 – Pittsburgh Penguins (41–33–6, 88 pts)
• 1992 – New York Rangers (50–25–5, 105 pts)
• 1993 – Pittsburgh Penguins (56–21–7, 119 pts)

Season results

(#)	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

• 1982 – New York Islanders
• 1983 – New York Islanders
• 1984 – New York Islanders
• 1985 – Philadelphia Flyers
• 1986 – New York Rangers
• 1987 – Philadelphia Flyers
• 1988 – New Jersey Devils
• 1989 – Philadelphia Flyers
• 1990 – Washington Capitals
• 1991 – Pittsburgh Penguins
• 1992 – Pittsburgh Penguins
• 1993 – New York Islanders

Stanley Cup winners produced

• 1975 – Philadelphia Flyers
• 1980 – New York Islanders
• 1981 – New York Islanders
• 1982 – New York Islanders
• 1983 – New York Islanders
• 1991 – Pittsburgh Penguins
• 1992 – Pittsburgh Penguins

Presidents' Trophy winners produced

• 1992 – New York Rangers
• 1993 – Pittsburgh Penguins

Patrick Division titles won by team

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

• NHL History