Patrick Division
The Patrick Division is a former division of the National Hockey League. It 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 old Atlantic Division, which later became the Metropolitan Division in 2013.Division lineups
1974–1979
The league was reformatted into two conferences with two divisions each:
- Eastern Conference
- * Atlantic Division
- * Northeast Division
- Western Conference
- * Central Division
- * Pacific Division
- 1975 – Philadelphia Flyers
- 1976 – Philadelphia Flyers
- 1977 – Philadelphia Flyers
- 1978 – New York Islanders
- 1979 – New York Islanders
- 1980 – Philadelphia Flyers
- 1981 – New York Islanders
- 1982 – New York Islanders
- 1983 – Philadelphia Flyers
- 1984 – New York Islanders
- 1985 – Philadelphia Flyers
- 1986 – Philadelphia Flyers
- 1987 – Philadelphia Flyers
- 1988 – New York Islanders
- 1989 – Washington Capitals
- 1990 – New York Rangers
- 1991 – Pittsburgh Penguins
- 1992 – New York Rangers
- 1993 – Pittsburgh Penguins
Season results
- Green background denotes qualified for playoffs
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
- 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
- 1992 – New York Rangers
- 1993 – Pittsburgh Penguins
Patrick Division titles won by team
