Clarence S. Campbell Bowl
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The Clarence S. Campbell Bowl, or the Campbell Trophy, is a National Hockey League trophy awarded to the Western Conference playoff champions. It is named after Clarence S. Campbell, the former President of the NHL from 1946-47 to 1976-77. The Edmonton Oilers have won the trophy seven times, followed by the Philadelphia Flyers (who are now ineligible for further wins) with six wins, and the Detroit Red Wings and Chicago Blackhawks tied with four wins each. The trophy itself is constructed of sterling silver, crafted in 1878. The current holders of the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl are the Edmonton Oilers.
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[edit] History
The Campbell Trophy was donated by the NHL's clubs in recognition of the contributions and services of its President at the start of the Modern Era expansion. Throughout its history it has been a parallel to the Prince of Wales Trophy, using the same criteria in the opposite competitive grouping. From its inception in the 1967-68 season through to 1973-74 it was awarded to the first-place finisher in the West Division during the regular season. With NHL realignment in 1974-75, it was given to the team with the best regular-season record in the Campbell Conference (the successor to the West Division) through the 1980-81 season. Beginning with the 1981-82 season, it switched to the Campbell Conference playoff champions, and since the 1993-94 season, when the Campbell Conference became the Western Conference, has gone to the Western Conference playoff champions.
A tradition (or rather superstition) that is prevalent among many of today's NHL players is that no player should either touch or hoist the Campbell or the Prince of Wales trophies when they have won the conference playoffs; the players feel that the Stanley Cup is the true championship trophy and thus it should be the only trophy that they should be hoisting. Steve Yzerman, however, having previously captained the Detroit Red Wings to two Stanley Cup championships, famously carried the Campbell Trophy into the locker room following their 7-0 victory in Game 7 of the Western Conference Finals against the Colorado Avalanche in 2002. Joe Sakic also hoisted the trophy after the Avalanche beat the Red Wings in the 1996 Western Conference Finals in 6 games; The Avalanche would go on to sweep the Florida Panthers and win the Stanley Cup. Trevor Linden of the Vancouver Canucks hoisted the cup over his head after the beating Toronto Maple Leafs in the conference finals, when he lifted the trophy, the lid fell off top. The Canucks went on to lose in the Stanley Cup Finals to the New York Rangers.
[edit] Clarence S. Campbell Bowl Winners
[edit] Western Conference playoffs champions
- 2005-06 - Edmonton Oilers
- 2004-05 - No winner due to the 2004-05 NHL lockout
- 2003-04 - Calgary Flames
- 2002-03 - Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
- 2001-02 - Detroit Red Wings
- 2000-01 - Colorado Avalanche
- 1999-00 - Dallas Stars
- 1998-99 - Dallas Stars
- 1997-98 - Detroit Red Wings
- 1996-97 - Detroit Red Wings
- 1995-96 - Colorado Avalanche
- 1994-95 - Detroit Red Wings
- 1993-94 - Vancouver Canucks
[edit] Campbell Conference playoffs champions
- 1992-93 - Los Angeles Kings
- 1991-92 - Chicago Blackhawks
- 1990-91 - Minnesota North Stars
- 1989-90 - Edmonton Oilers
- 1988-89 - Calgary Flames
- 1987-88 - Edmonton Oilers
- 1986-87 - Edmonton Oilers
- 1985-86 - Calgary Flames
- 1984-85 - Edmonton Oilers
- 1983-84 - Edmonton Oilers
- 1982-83 - Edmonton Oilers
- 1981-82 - Vancouver Canucks
[edit] Campbell Conference regular season champions
- 1980-81 - New York Islanders
- 1979-80 - Philadelphia Flyers
- 1978-79 - New York Islanders
- 1977-78 - New York Islanders
- 1976-77 - Philadelphia Flyers
- 1975-76 - Philadelphia Flyers
- 1974-75 - Philadelphia Flyers
[edit] West Division regular season champions
- 1973-74 - Philadelphia Flyers
- 1972-73 - Chicago Blackhawks
- 1971-72 - Chicago Blackhawks
- 1970-71 - Chicago Blackhawks
- 1969-70 - St. Louis Blues
- 1968-69 - St. Louis Blues
- 1967-68 - Philadelphia Flyers
