The National Hockey League's Pacific Division was formed in 1993 as part of the Western Conference in a league realignment. It is also one of the two successors of the Smythe Division (the other one was the Northwest Division), though of the current teams, only the Anaheim Ducks and Vegas Golden Knights did not play in the Smythe Division (the Arizona Coyotes played in the Smythe as the original Winnipeg Jets). Due to subsequent realignments, three of the Pacific Division's original teams (the Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, and Vancouver Canucks) left the division in 1998 but returned in 2013. The division is the only one in the NHL without any Original Six teams.
With the addition of the expansion Seattle Kraken to the division in the 2021–22 NHL season and bringing up the NHL to 32 teams, the Coyotes will move to the Central Division to balance out the divisional alignment of 8 teams per division.[1]
Division lineups[]
1993–1995[]
- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
- Calgary Flames
- Edmonton Oilers
- Los Angeles Kings
- San Jose Sharks
- Vancouver Canucks
Changes from the 1992–93 season[]
- The Pacific Division is formed as a result of NHL realignment
- The Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks, and Vancouver Canucks come from the Smythe Division
- The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim are added as an expansion team
1995–1998[]
- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
- Calgary Flames
- Colorado Avalanche
- Edmonton Oilers
- Los Angeles Kings
- San Jose Sharks
- Vancouver Canucks
Changes from the 1994–95 season[]
- The Quebec Nordiques relocate to Denver, Colorado, and become the Colorado Avalanche
- The Colorado Avalanche come from the Northeast Division
1998–2006[]
- Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
- Dallas Stars
- Los Angeles Kings
- Phoenix Coyotes
- San Jose Sharks
Changes from the 1997–98 season[]
- The Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, Edmonton Oilers, and Vancouver Canucks move to the Northwest Division
- The Dallas Stars and Phoenix Coyotes come from the Central Division
2006–2013[]
- Anaheim Ducks
- Dallas Stars
- Los Angeles Kings
- Phoenix Coyotes
- San Jose Sharks
Changes from the 2005–06 season[]
- The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim changed their name to the Anaheim Ducks
2013–2014[]
- Anaheim Ducks
- Calgary Flames
- Edmonton Oilers
- Los Angeles Kings
- Phoenix Coyotes
- San Jose Sharks
- Vancouver Canucks
Changes from the 2012–13 season[]
- The Northwest Division is dissolved due to NHL realignment
- The Dallas Stars move to the Central Division
- The Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, and Vancouver Canucks come from the Northwest Division
2014–2017[]
- Anaheim Ducks
- Arizona Coyotes
- Calgary Flames
- Edmonton Oilers
- Los Angeles Kings
- San Jose Sharks
- Vancouver Canucks
Changes from the 2013–14 season[]
- The Phoenix Coyotes changed their name to the Arizona Coyotes
2017–2021[]
- Anaheim Ducks
- Arizona Coyotes
- Calgary Flames
- Edmonton Oilers
- Los Angeles Kings
- San Jose Sharks
- Vancouver Canucks
- Vegas Golden Knights
Changes from the 2016–17 season[]
- The Vegas Golden Knights are added as an expansion team
2021–present[]
- Anaheim Ducks
- Calgary Flames
- Edmonton Oilers
- Los Angeles Kings
- San Jose Sharks
- Seattle Kraken
- Vancouver Canucks
- Vegas Golden Knights
Changes from the 2020–21 season[]
- The Arizona Coyotes move to the Central Division
- The Seattle Kraken are added as an expansion team
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Division champions[]
- 1994 – Calgary Flames (42–29–13, 97 pts)
- 1995 – Calgary Flames (24–17–7, 55 pts)
- 1996 – Colorado Avalanche (47–25–10, 104 pts)
- 1997 – Colorado Avalanche (49–24–9, 107 pts)
- 1998 – Colorado Avalanche (39–26–17, 95 pts)
- 1999 – Dallas Stars (51–19–12, 114 pts)
- 2000 – Dallas Stars (43–23–10–6, 102 pts)
- 2001 – Dallas Stars (48–24–8–2, 106 pts)
- 2002 – San Jose Sharks (44–27–8–3, 99 pts)
- 2003 – Dallas Stars (46–17–15–4, 111 pts)
- 2004 – San Jose Sharks (43–21–12–6, 104 pts)
- 2005 – no season (NHL Lockout)
- 2006 – Dallas Stars (53–23–6, 112 pts)
- 2007 – Anaheim Ducks (48–20–14, 110 pts)
- 2008 – San Jose Sharks (49–23–10, 108 pts)
- 2009 – San Jose Sharks (53–18–11, 117 pts)
- 2010 – San Jose Sharks (51–20–11, 113 pts)
- 2011 – San Jose Sharks (48–25–9, 105 pts)
- 2012 – Phoenix Coyotes (42–27–13, 97 pts)
- 2013 – Anaheim Ducks (30–12–6, 66 pts)
- 2014 – Anaheim Ducks (54–20–8, 116 pts)
- 2015 – Anaheim Ducks (51–24–7, 109 pts)
- 2016 – Anaheim Ducks (46–25–11, 103 pts)
- 2017 – Anaheim Ducks (46–23–13, 105 pts)
- 2018 – Vegas Golden Knights (51–24–7, 109 pts)
- 2019 – Calgary Flames (50–25–7, 107 pts)
Alignment history[]
1993-1995[]
When the Pacific Division was formed in 1993, it was identical to the Smythe Division, except that the Winnipeg Jets moved to the Central Division, and the expansion Mighty Ducks of Anaheim joined.
In addition to the Ducks, the Pacific featured the Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings, San Jose Sharks and Vancouver Canucks.
The Flames were the first team to win a Pacific Division title, capturing it in both 1993-94 and 1994-95.
1995-1998[]
The Pacific was expanded to seven teams in 1995 with the relocation of the Quebec Nordiques to Denver, Colorado as the Colorado Avalanche. The Avs won the division title all three years they were in the Pacific, along with becoming the first Stanley Cup champion to represent the Pacific in 1996.
1998-present[]
In 1998, the NHL once again realigned, moving to a six division format. As a result, the Flames, Avalanche, Oilers and Canucks were split off into their own division, the Northwest Division. At the same time, the Winnipeg Jets relocated to Phoenix, Arizona to become the Phoenix Coyotes. Finally, the Dallas Stars moved in from the Central Division, giving the Pacific the alignment it retains to this day.
Season results[]
| Season | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–94 | Calgary (97) | Vancouver (85) | San Jose (82) | Anaheim (71) | Los Angeles (66) | Edmonton (64) | ||
| 1994–95 | Calgary (55) | Vancouver (48) | San Jose (42) | Los Angeles (41) | Edmonton (38) | |||
| 1995–96 | Colorado (104)† | Calgary (79) | Vancouver (79) | Anaheim (78) | Edmonton (68) | Los Angeles (66) | San Jose (47) | |
| 1996–97 | Colorado (107)‡ | Anaheim (85) | Edmonton (81) | Vancouver (77) | Calgary (73) | Los Angeles (67) | San Jose (62) | |
| 1997–98 | Colorado (95) | Los Angeles (87) | Edmonton (80) | San Jose (78) | Calgary (67) | Anaheim (65) | Vancouver (64) | |
| 1998–99 | Dallas (114)‡† | Phoenix (90) | Anaheim (83) | San Jose (80) | Los Angeles (69) | |||
| 1999–2000 | Dallas (102) | Los Angeles (94) | Phoenix (90) | San Jose (87) | Anaheim (83) | |||
| 2000–01 | Dallas (106) | San Jose (95) | Los Angeles (92) | Phoenix (90) | Anaheim (66) | |||
| 2001–02 | San Jose (99) | Phoenix (95) | Los Angeles (95) | Dallas (90) | Anaheim (69) | |||
| 2002–03 | Dallas (111) | Anaheim (95) | Los Angeles (78) | Phoenix (78) | San Jose (73) | |||
| 2003–04 | San Jose (104) | Dallas (97) | Los Angeles (81) | Anaheim (76) | Phoenix (68) | |||
| 2004–05 | No season due to 2004–05 NHL lockout | |||||||
| 2005–06 | Dallas (112) | San Jose (99) | Anaheim (98) | Los Angeles (89) | Phoenix (81) | |||
| 2006–07 | Anaheim (110)† | San Jose (107) | Dallas (107) | Los Angeles (68) | Phoenix (67) | |||
| 2007–08 | San Jose (108) | Anaheim (102) | Dallas (97) | Phoenix (83) | Los Angeles (71) | |||
| 2008–09 | San Jose (117)‡ | Anaheim (91) | Dallas (83) | Phoenix (79) | Los Angeles (79) | |||
| 2009–10 | San Jose (113) | Phoenix (107) | Los Angeles (101) | Anaheim (89) | Dallas (88) | |||
| 2010–11 | San Jose (105) | Anaheim (99) | Phoenix (99) | Los Angeles (98) | Dallas (95) | |||
| 2011–12 | Phoenix (97) | San Jose (96) | Los Angeles (95)† | Dallas (89) | Anaheim (80) | |||
| 2012–13 | Anaheim (66) | Los Angeles (59) | San Jose (57) | Phoenix (51) | Dallas (48) | |||
| 2013–14 | Anaheim (116) | San Jose (111) | Los Angeles (100)† | Phoenix (89) | Vancouver (83) | Calgary (77) | Edmonton (67) | |
| 2014–15 | Anaheim (109) | Vancouver (101) | Calgary (97) | Los Angeles (95) | San Jose (89) | Edmonton (62) | Arizona (56) | |
| 2015–16 | Anaheim (103) | Los Angeles (102) | San Jose (98) | Arizona (78) | Calgary (77) | Vancouver (75) | Edmonton (70) | |
| 2016–17 | Anaheim (105) | Edmonton (103) | San Jose (99) | Calgary (94) | Los Angeles (86) | Arizona (70) | Vancouver (69) | |
| 2017–18 | Vegas (109) | Anaheim (101) | San Jose (100) | Los Angeles (98) | Calgary (84) | Edmonton (78) | Vancouver (73) | Arizona (70) |
| 2018–19 | Calgary (107) | San Jose (101) | Vegas (93) | Arizona (86) | Vancouver (81) | Anaheim (80) | Edmonton (79) | Los Angeles (71) |
Stanley Cup winners produced[]
- 1996 – Colorado Avalanche
- 1999 – Dallas Stars
- 2007 – Anaheim Ducks
- 2012 – Los Angeles Kings
- 2014 – Los Angeles Kings
Presidents' Trophy winners produced[]
- 1997 – Colorado Avalanche
- 1999 – Dallas Stars
- 2009 – San Jose Sharks
Pacific Division titles won by team[]
Teams in bold are currently in the division.
| Team | Wins | Last win |
|---|---|---|
| Anaheim Ducks | 6 | 2017 |
| San Jose Sharks | 6 | 2011 |
| Dallas Stars | 5 | 2006 |
| Calgary Flames | 3 | 2019 |
| Colorado Avalanche | 3 | 1998 |
| Arizona Coyotes | 1 | 2012 |
| Vegas Golden Knights | 1 | 2018 |
| Edmonton Oilers | 0 | — |
| Los Angeles Kings | 0 | — |
| Vancouver Canucks | 0 | — |
See also[]
- NHL Eastern Division
- NHL Western Division
- Adams Division
- Norris Division
- Patrick Division
- Smythe Division
- Atlantic Division (NHL)
- Central Division (NHL)
- Northeast Division (NHL)
- Northwest Division (NHL)
- Southeast Division (NHL)
References[]
- ↑ Seattle gets NHL expansion team, to debut in 2021-22 season (December 4, 2018). Retrieved on December 12, 2018.