1993 NHL conference and division realignment
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The 1993 NHL conference and division realignment was a major restructuring of the league’s conferences and divisions that introduced new geographic groupings and naming conventions, replacing traditional divisions like the Norris Division.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| 1993 NHL conference and division realignment canonical | 1 |
| NHL realignment of 1993 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3157109 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: 1993 NHL conference and division realignment Context triple: [Norris Division, typeOfRealignment, 1993 NHL conference and division realignment]
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A.
1993–94 NHL season
The 1993–94 NHL season was the National Hockey League campaign during which the New York Rangers ended a 54-year championship drought by winning the Stanley Cup.
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B.
1992–93 NHL season
The 1992–93 NHL season was the 76th season of the National Hockey League, notable for major expansion, high-scoring play, and Mario Lemieux’s remarkable scoring pace despite a mid-season cancer diagnosis.
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C.
Realignment of MLB divisions and leagues
The realignment of MLB divisions and leagues was a major restructuring of Major League Baseball’s organizational format that reshaped team groupings, competitive balance, and scheduling in the modern era.
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NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement
The NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement is the labor contract between the National Hockey League and the players’ union that sets the rules for player employment, salaries, free agency, and league economics.
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E.
NHL Board of Governors
The NHL Board of Governors is the league’s top decision-making body, composed primarily of team owners and executives who set policies, approve major changes, and oversee the overall direction of the National Hockey League.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: 1993 NHL conference and division realignment Target entity description: The 1993 NHL conference and division realignment was a major restructuring of the league’s conferences and divisions that introduced new geographic groupings and naming conventions, replacing traditional divisions like the Norris Division.
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A.
1993–94 NHL season
The 1993–94 NHL season was the National Hockey League campaign during which the New York Rangers ended a 54-year championship drought by winning the Stanley Cup.
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B.
1992–93 NHL season
The 1992–93 NHL season was the 76th season of the National Hockey League, notable for major expansion, high-scoring play, and Mario Lemieux’s remarkable scoring pace despite a mid-season cancer diagnosis.
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C.
Realignment of MLB divisions and leagues
The realignment of MLB divisions and leagues was a major restructuring of Major League Baseball’s organizational format that reshaped team groupings, competitive balance, and scheduling in the modern era.
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D.
NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement
The NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement is the labor contract between the National Hockey League and the players’ union that sets the rules for player employment, salaries, free agency, and league economics.
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E.
NHL Board of Governors
The NHL Board of Governors is the league’s top decision-making body, composed primarily of team owners and executives who set policies, approve major changes, and oversee the overall direction of the National Hockey League.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
NHL realignment
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sports league realignment ⓘ |
| appliesTo | National Hockey League ⓘ |
| category |
1993 in ice hockey
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National Hockey League history ⓘ |
| changed |
distribution of teams between conferences
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distribution of teams between divisions ⓘ |
| effectiveSeason | 1993–94 NHL season ⓘ |
| followedBy | subsequent NHL realignments including 1998 and 2013 changes ⓘ |
| governingBody |
National Hockey League Board of Governors
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linked to:
NHL Board of Governors
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| impact |
altered traditional rivalries
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changed playoff qualification structure ⓘ created new divisional rivalries ⓘ |
| introduced |
Atlantic Division
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Central Division ⓘ Eastern Conference ⓘ Northeast Division ⓘ Northwest Division ⓘ Pacific Division ⓘ Southeast Division ⓘ Western Conference ⓘ |
| introducedNamingConvention |
NHL conferences named by geography
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NHL divisions named by geography ⓘ |
| leagueSizeContext | NHL with 26 teams ⓘ |
| motivation |
creation of more logical travel groupings
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geographic alignment of teams ⓘ modernization of conference and division names ⓘ |
| precededBy | NHL divisional structure used from 1981 to 1993 ⓘ |
| reason | expansion and relocation of NHL franchises ⓘ |
| region | North America ⓘ |
| replaced |
Adams Division
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Norris Division ⓘ Patrick Division ⓘ Smythe Division ⓘ |
| replacedNamingConvention | NHL divisions named after individuals ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1990s ⓘ |
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