The West Division of the National Hockey League existed from 1967, when the NHL was made up of a single division, until 1974 when the league realigned its format into two conferences of two divisions each.
In 1967 the NHL doubled in size, going from six teams to twelve. The Original Six, as the pre-1967 teams were known, were grouped into the East Division, while the expansion teams were placed into the new West Division. This was done in order to keep teams of similar strength in the same division, regardless of geographic distance.[1]
When the NHL expanded again in 1970, the two new teams, the Vancouver Canucks and Buffalo Sabres, were placed into the stronger East Division. To create a more balanced alignment, the Chicago Black Hawks were transferred into the West Division. The NHL expanded again in 1972; each division was given one of the expansion clubs, with the New York Islanders joining the East Division.
By 1974, another two teams entered the league, and the league underwent a major overhaul. The East and West Divisions were renamed the Prince of Wales and Clarence Campbell Conferences, respectively, composed of nine teams each. The conferences were further divided into two divisions: the Norris and Adams Divisions for the Wales Conference; the Patrick and Smythe Divisions for the Campbell Conference. Because the Conferences were not composed based on geography, the league opted to name the conferences and divisions after historical figures associated with the NHL.
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Composition of the West Division[edit | edit source]
- Philadelphia Flyers (1967–74)
- Los Angeles Kings (1967–74)
- St. Louis Blues (1967–74)
- Minnesota North Stars (1967–74)
- Pittsburgh Penguins (1967–74)
- California Seals (1967), Oakland Seals (1967–70), California Golden Seals (1970–74)
- Chicago Black Hawks (1970–74)
- Atlanta Flames (1972–74)
Final Standings, 1968–74[edit | edit source]
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold
1967–68[edit | edit source]
1967–68 | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
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Philadelphia Flyers | 74 | 31 | 32 | 11 | 73 | 173 | 179 | 987 |
Los Angeles Kings | 74 | 31 | 33 | 10 | 72 | 200 | 224 | 810 |
St. Louis Blues | 74 | 27 | 31 | 16 | 70 | 177 | 191 | 792 |
Minnesota North Stars | 74 | 27 | 32 | 15 | 69 | 191 | 226 | 738 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 74 | 27 | 34 | 13 | 67 | 195 | 216 | 554 |
Oakland Seals [2] | 74 | 15 | 42 | 17 | 47 | 153 | 219 | 787 |
1968–69[edit | edit source]
1968–69 | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
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St. Louis Blues | 76 | 37 | 25 | 14 | 88 | 204 | 157 | 838 |
Oakland Seals | 76 | 29 | 36 | 11 | 69 | 219 | 251 | 811 |
Philadelphia Flyers | 76 | 20 | 35 | 21 | 61 | 174 | 225 | 964 |
Los Angeles Kings | 76 | 24 | 42 | 10 | 58 | 185 | 260 | 698 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 76 | 20 | 45 | 11 | 51 | 189 | 252 | 677 |
Minnesota North Stars | 76 | 18 | 43 | 15 | 51 | 189 | 270 | 862 |
1969–70[edit | edit source]
1969–70 | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
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St. Louis Blues | 76 | 37 | 27 | 12 | 86 | 224 | 179 | 876 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 76 | 26 | 38 | 12 | 64 | 182 | 238 | 1038 |
Minnesota North Stars | 76 | 19 | 35 | 22 | 60 | 224 | 257 | 1008 |
Oakland Seals | 76 | 22 | 40 | 14 | 58 | 169 | 243 | 845 |
Philadelphia Flyers | 76 | 17 | 35 | 24 | 58 | 197 | 225 | 1123 |
Los Angeles Kings | 76 | 14 | 52 | 10 | 38 | 168 | 290 | 969 |
1970–71[edit | edit source]
1970–71 NHL season | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
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Chicago Black Hawks | 78 | 49 | 20 | 9 | 107 | 277 | 184 | 1280 |
St. Louis Blues | 78 | 34 | 25 | 19 | 87 | 223 | 208 | 1092 |
Philadelphia Flyers | 78 | 28 | 33 | 17 | 73 | 207 | 225 | 1060 |
Minnesota North Stars | 78 | 28 | 34 | 16 | 72 | 191 | 223 | 898 |
Los Angeles Kings | 78 | 25 | 40 | 13 | 63 | 239 | 303 | 775 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 78 | 21 | 37 | 20 | 62 | 221 | 240 | 1079 |
California Golden Seals | 78 | 20 | 53 | 5 | 45 | 199 | 320 | 937 |
1971–72[edit | edit source]
1971–72 | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
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Chicago Black Hawks | 78 | 46 | 17 | 15 | 107 | 256 | 166 | 844 |
Minnesota North Stars | 78 | 37 | 29 | 12 | 86 | 212 | 191 | 853 |
St. Louis Blues | 78 | 28 | 39 | 11 | 67 | 208 | 247 | 1150 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 78 | 26 | 38 | 14 | 66 | 220 | 258 | 978 |
Philadelphia Flyers | 78 | 26 | 38 | 14 | 66 | 200 | 236 | 1233 |
California Golden Seals | 78 | 21 | 39 | 18 | 60 | 216 | 288 | 1007 |
Los Angeles Kings | 78 | 20 | 49 | 9 | 49 | 206 | 305 | 719 |
1972–73[edit | edit source]
1972–73 | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
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Chicago Black Hawks | 78 | 42 | 27 | 9 | 93 | 284 | 225 | 864 |
Philadelphia Flyers | 78 | 37 | 30 | 11 | 85 | 296 | 256 | 1756 |
Minnesota North Stars | 78 | 37 | 30 | 11 | 85 | 254 | 230 | 881 |
St. Louis Blues | 78 | 32 | 34 | 12 | 76 | 233 | 251 | 1195 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 78 | 32 | 37 | 9 | 73 | 257 | 265 | 866 |
Los Angeles Kings | 78 | 31 | 36 | 11 | 73 | 232 | 245 | 888 |
Atlanta Flames | 78 | 25 | 38 | 15 | 65 | 191 | 239 | 852 |
California Golden Seals | 78 | 16 | 46 | 16 | 48 | 213 | 323 | 840 |
1973–74[edit | edit source]
1973–74 | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA | PIM |
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Philadelphia Flyers | 78 | 50 | 16 | 12 | 112 | 273 | 164 | 1750 |
Chicago Black Hawks | 78 | 41 | 14 | 23 | 105 | 272 | 164 | 877 |
Los Angeles Kings | 78 | 33 | 33 | 12 | 78 | 233 | 231 | 1055 |
Atlanta Flames | 78 | 30 | 34 | 14 | 74 | 214 | 238 | 841 |
Pittsburgh Penguins | 78 | 28 | 41 | 9 | 65 | 242 | 273 | 950 |
St. Louis Blues | 78 | 26 | 40 | 12 | 64 | 206 | 248 | 1147 |
Minnesota North Stars | 78 | 23 | 38 | 17 | 63 | 235 | 275 | 821 |
California Golden Seals | 78 | 13 | 55 | 10 | 36 | 195 | 342 | 651 |
West Division Champions[edit | edit source]
Stanley Cup champions produced[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
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