NHL Approves New 4 Conference Realignment

Conference A
Anaheim
Calgary
Colorado
Edmonton
Los Angeles
Phoenix
San Jose
Vancouver

Conference B
Chicago
Columbus
Dallas
Detroit
Minnesota
Nashville
St. Louis
Winnipeg

Conference C
Boston
Buffalo
Florida
Montreal
Ottawa
Tampa Bay
Toronto

Conference D
Carolina
New Jersey
NY Islanders
NY Rangers
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Washington




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Should cut down on travel for the Canucks.

You have to think for the next 5 years or whatnot SJ, Van, and LA will be locks for the playoffs with the others battling it out for the last spot.

There's a lot to take in here.

Loving this. A Canucks vs. Blackhawks final? That could be EPIC

I like this throwback to the 80s. They should take the old names too. I am concerned with how two divisions have eight teams and two have seven. That doesn't seem fair to me. Is this for expansion?

Well there's a good chance Phoenix relocates to Quebec and joins the Northeast(?).
They're talking about cross-overs too.
Really, if you need math to make the playoffs, you're probably not going far.

Real_ESPNLeBrun Pierre LeBrun
Re: re-alignent announcement from League. Deputy commish Bill Daly says they got final "thumbs down" from NHLPA today...


Well that was fun while it lasted.