North Division (NHL)

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
No. of teams7
Last
champion(s)		Toronto Maple Leafs (1st title)

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 seven Canadian-based teams in the NHL.[6]

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.

  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.