American Division
NHL division formed in 1926, champion awarded Prince of Wales Trophy.
The American Division was one of two divisions in the National Hockey League, created after the league expanded in 1926. It operated for twelve seasons, until 1938, and its champion received the Prince of Wales Trophy. Over that period, American Division teams won seven Stanley Cup championships, while Canadian Division teams won five.
Quick Facts
- League
- National Hockey League
- Sport
- Ice hockey
- Founded
- 1926
- Folded
- 1938
- Most titles
- Boston Bruins (7)
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Division lineups
The American Division was formed as a result of NHL realignment. The Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Pirates joined the division, while the Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Cougars and New York Rangers were admitted as expansion teams. The Black Hawks and Cougars acquired the contracts of the Portland Rosebuds and Victoria Cougars from the disbanding Western Hockey League, though the league did not consider these franchises continuations of the defunct WHL teams. Later, the Detroit Cougars changed their name to the Detroit Falcons, and the Pittsburgh Pirates moved to Philadelphia to become the Philadelphia Quakers. The Philadelphia Quakers folded due to financial problems, and the Detroit Falcons changed their name to the Detroit Red Wings. The division ended when the league collapsed into a single table after the Montreal Maroons folded in 1938.
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