East Division (NHL)

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The East Division was one of the National Hockey League’s early post-expansion groupings, comprising teams from the league’s more established eastern markets during the late 1960s and early 1970s.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf National Hockey League division ⓘ
sports league division ⓘ
alsoKnownAs NHL East Division ⓘ
conferenceAlignment no formal conference (1967–1974) ⓘ
country Canada ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
createdInContextOf 1967 NHL expansion ⓘ
dissolved 1974 ⓘ
divisionType post-expansion division ⓘ
era early 1970s ⓘ
late 1960s ⓘ
followedBy Adams Division ⓘ
Norris Division ⓘ
Prince of Wales Conference ⓘ
geographicalFocus eastern North America ⓘ
hasNumberOfTeamsAtCreation 6 ⓘ
hasTeam Boston Bruins ⓘ
Chicago Black Hawks ⓘ
linked to: Chicago Blackhawks

Detroit Red Wings ⓘ
Montreal Canadiens ⓘ
New York Rangers ⓘ
Toronto Maple Leafs ⓘ
inception 1967 ⓘ
notableChampionTeam Boston Bruins ⓘ
Montreal Canadiens ⓘ
parallelDivision West Division (NHL) ⓘ
partOf National Hockey League ⓘ
playoffFormat top four teams qualified for Stanley Cup playoffs ⓘ
precededBy Original Six era ⓘ
role grouped the NHL’s pre‑1967 franchises ⓘ
seasonStructure regular season divisional standings determined playoff qualification ⓘ
sport ice hockey ⓘ

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Western Division (NHL) → concurrentDivision → East Division (NHL) ⓘ
subject linked to: Western Division
NHL expansion of 1967 → divisionComposition → East Division contained the Original Six teams ⓘ
linked to: East Division (NHL)