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NHL realignment scenarios: Naming conferences and divisions
Back in the day, the NHL's conferences and divisions were named after people and/or trophies. The Eastern Conference was once the Prince of Wales Conference, for instance. It was named after the trophy awarded to the Eastern Conference champions - which is the same trophy that's still awarded...
"East vs. West" is not the best -- NHL Re-Alignment
In 1967, with the expansion of the National Hockey League from the fabled Original Six to 12 teams, the league had to split divisions... And the resulting alignment was in an east-west format. That split was done in the most thoughtless manner as the powers-that-be refused to break up the...
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