American Division

American Division
Championships
League	National Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Founded	1926
Ceased	1938
Most American Division titles	Boston Bruins (7)

The NHL's American Division was formed after expansion in 1926. The division existed for 12 seasons until 1938.

Division lineups

The American Division is formed as the result of NHL realignment
The Chicago Black Hawks (formerly the Portland Rosebuds) and the Detroit Cougars (formerly the Victoria Cougars) were admitted from the Western Hockey League
The New York Rangers are added as an expansion team

The Detroit Cougars change their name to the Detroit Falcons
The Pittsburgh Pirates moved to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to become the Philadelphia Quakers

The league collapsed into one single table, reverting to the format of the 1925–26 season, after the Montreal Maroons folded in 1938.

National Hockey League divisions
Current	Eastern Conference: Atlantic (since 2013) Metropolitan (since 2013) Western Conference: Central (since 1993) Pacific (since 1993)
Historic	American (1926–1938) Canadian (1926–1938) East (1967–1974) West (1967–1974) Adams (1974–1993) Norris (1974–1993) Patrick (1974–1993) Smythe (1974–1993) Atlantic (1993–2013) Northeast (1993–2013) Northwest (1998–2013) Southeast (1998–2013)

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