Eastern Conference
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one of two conferences in the National Hockey League (NHL)
Key facts
- League
- National Hockey League
- Sport
- Ice hockey
- Founded
- 1974 (as the Prince of Wales Conference) Renamed as the Eastern Conference in 1993 Suspended for 2020–21 Reactivated in 2021
- Most recent champion
- Carolina Hurricanes (3rd title) , (2025–26)
via Wikipedia infobox
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Encyclopedic overview
The Eastern Conference (French: Conférence de l'Est), originally the Prince of Wales Conference (or Wales Conference for short), is one of two conferences in the National Hockey League (NHL) used to divide teams. It and its counterpart, the Western Conference, each have 16 teams organized into two divisions. The Prince of Wales Trophy is awarded annually to the Eastern Conference champion.
History
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