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's North Division (branded as

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NHL North Division for sponsorship reasons) was one of the four divisions used by the NHL for the 2020–21 NHL season. This division was organized in 2020 as the result of the travel restrictions that had been in place since March 2020 between the

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due to the

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. The entirety of the 2020–21 regular season and first two rounds of the

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were played between these seven teams. 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.

Division lineups

2020–21

Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary. The Flames compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference, and ...

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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 is dissolved as the league returned to previous two conference and four division alignment * The Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks return to the Pacific Division * The Montreal Canadiens, Ottawa Senators and Toronto Maple Leafs return to the Atlantic Division * The Winnipeg Jets return to the Central Division

Division champions

* 2021 –

(35–14–7, 77 pts)

Season results

References

External links

NHL History
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