North Division (NHL)

The National Hockey League's North Division (branded as Scotia NHL North Division for sponsorship reasons)[1] was one of the four divisions used by the NHL for the 2020–21 NHL season.[2] This division was organized in 2020 as the result of the travel restrictions that had been in place since March 2020 between the Canada–United States border due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3][4][5] The entirety of the 2020–21 regular season and first two rounds of the playoffs were played between these seven teams.[6]

This is about the 2020–21 NHL division and is not to be confused with the Canadian Division that existed from 1926 to 1938, the Northeast Division that existed from 1993 to 2013 or the Northwest Division that existed from 1998 to 2013.

North Division
LeagueNational Hockey League
SportIce hockey
Founded2020
Ceased2021
Teams
No. of teams7
Last champion(s)Toronto Maple Leafs (1st title)

Of the four divisions in 2020–21, the North Division was the only one with a name not previously used by the NHL. It was also the first all-Canadian NHL division to play since the league first expanded into the United States in 1924.

Current standings
North Division
Pos Team GP W L OTL RW GF GA GD Pts
1 y – Toronto Maple Leafs 56 35 14 7 29 187 148 +39 77
2 x – Edmonton Oilers 56 35 19 2 31 183 154 +29 72
3 x – Winnipeg Jets 56 30 23 3 24 170 154 +16 63
4 x – Montreal Canadiens 56 24 21 11 20 159 168 −9 59
5 e – Calgary Flames 56 26 27 3 22 156 161 −5 55
6 e – Ottawa Senators 56 23 28 5 18 157 190 −33 51
7 e – Vancouver Canucks 56 23 29 4 17 151 188 −37 50
Source: National Hockey League[7]
Rules for classification: 1) Fewer number of games played (GP, only during regular season); 2) Greater number of regulation wins (RW); 3) Greater number of wins in regulation and overtime, excluding shootout wins (ROW); 4) Greater number of total wins, including shootouts (W); 5) Greater number of points earned in head-to-head play; if teams played an uneven number of head-to-head games, the result of the first game on the home ice of the team with the extra home game is discarded; 6) Greater goal differential (GD); 7) Greater number of goals scored (GF)
e – Eliminated from playoff contention; x – Clinched playoff spot; y – Clinched division

Division lineups

2020–21

Changes from the 2019–20 season
  • The North Division is formed due to COVID-19 restrictions
  • The Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks come from the Pacific Division
  • The Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs come from the Atlantic Division
  • The Winnipeg Jets come from the Central Division

Changes from the 2020–21 season
  • The division was dissolved with all teams returning to the divisions they were part of in 2019–20.

Division champions

Season results
(#) Denotes team that won the Stanley Cup
(#) Denotes team that won the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl, but lost Stanley Cup Finals
(#) Denotes team that qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs
‡ Denotes winner of the Presidents' Trophy
Season1st2nd3rd4th5th6th7th
2020–21Toronto (77)Edmonton (72)Winnipeg (63)Montreal (59)Calgary (55)Ottawa (51)Vancouver (50)

References
  1. "NHL announces four sponsors for new re-aligned divisions". Sportsnet.ca. Retrieved 2021-01-05.
  2. "NHL teams in new divisions for 2020-21 season". NHL.com. December 20, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  3. Office of the Prime Minister (March 20, 2020). "U.S.-Canada joint initiative: Temporary restriction of travellers crossing the U.S.-Canada border for non-essential purposes". Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  4. McCarten, James (October 19, 2020). "Non-essential travel restrictions at Canada-U. S. border extended to at least Nov. 21". The Canadian Press. Toronto. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  5. "NHL outlines proposed division realignment for 2020-21 season". December 9, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  6. "NHL announces 56-game 2021 season will start Jan. 13 and realignment with Canadian division". CBSSports.com. December 20, 2020. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
  7. "NHL Hockey Standings". www.nhl.com. National Hockey League.
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