The NHL's Smythe Division was formed in 1974 as part of the Clarence Campbell Conference. The division existed for 19 seasons until 1993. It was named in honour of Conn Smythe, who was a longtime owner, general manager, and head coach in the league. It is the forerunner of the NHL's Northwest Division and Pacific Division.
Division lineups
1974–1976
Changes from the 1973–74 season
- The Smythe Division is formed as a result of NHL realignment
- The Vancouver Canucks come from the East Division
- The Chicago Black Hawks, Minnesota North Stars, and St. Louis Blues come from the West Division
- The Kansas City Scouts are added as an expansion team
1976–1978
- Chicago Black Hawks
- Colorado Rockies
- Minnesota North Stars
- St. Louis Blues
- Vancouver Canucks
Changes from the 1975–76 season
- The Kansas City Scouts move to Denver, Colorado, to become the Colorado Rockies
1978–1979
- Chicago Black Hawks
- Colorado Rockies
- St. Louis Blues
- Vancouver Canucks
Changes from the 1977–78 season
- The Minnesota North Stars merge with the Cleveland Barons. The new franchise continues as the Minnesota North Stars but assumes the Barons' place in the Adams Division
1979–1981
- Chicago Black Hawks
- Colorado Rockies
- Edmonton Oilers
- St. Louis Blues
- Vancouver Canucks
- Winnipeg Jets
Changes from the 1978–79 season
1981–1982
Changes from the 1980–81 season
- The Chicago Black Hawks, St. Louis Blues, and Winnipeg Jets move to the Norris Division
- The Calgary Flames come from the Patrick Division
- The Los Angeles Kings come from the Norris Division
1982–1991
- Calgary Flames
- Edmonton Oilers
- Los Angeles Kings
- Vancouver Canucks
- Winnipeg Jets
Changes from the 1981–82 season
- The Colorado Rockies move to the Patrick Division as the New Jersey Devils
- The Winnipeg Jets come from the Norris Division
1991–1993
- Calgary Flames
- Edmonton Oilers
- Los Angeles Kings
- San Jose Sharks
- Vancouver Canucks
- Winnipeg Jets
Changes from the 1990–91 season
- The San Jose Sharks are added as an expansion team
After the 1992–93 season
The league was reformatted into two conferences with two divisions each:
- Eastern Conference
- Western Conference
Regular season Division champions
- 1975 – Vancouver Canucks (38–32–10, 86 pts)
- 1976 – Chicago Black Hawks (32–30–18, 82 pts)
- 1977 – St. Louis Blues (32–39–9, 73 pts)
- 1978 – Chicago Black Hawks (32–29–19, 83 pts)
- 1979 – Chicago Black Hawks (29–36–15, 73 pts)
- 1980 – Chicago Black Hawks (34–27–19, 87 pts)
- 1981 – St. Louis Blues (45–18–17, 107 pts)
- 1982 – Edmonton Oilers (48–17–15, 111 pts)
- 1983 – Edmonton Oilers (47–21–12, 106 pts)
- 1984 – Edmonton Oilers (57–18–5, 119 pts)
- 1985 – Edmonton Oilers (49–20–11, 109 pts)
- 1986 – Edmonton Oilers (56–17–7, 119 pts)
- 1987 – Edmonton Oilers (50–24–6, 106 pts)
- 1988 – Calgary Flames (48–23–9, 105 pts)
- 1989 – Calgary Flames (54–17–9, 117 pts)
- 1990 – Calgary Flames (42–23–15, 99 pts)
- 1991 – Los Angeles Kings (46–24–10, 102 pts)
- 1992 – Vancouver Canucks (42–26–12, 96 pts)
- 1993 – Vancouver Canucks (46–29–9, 101 pts)
Season results
| Season | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th |
| 1974–75 | Vancouver (86) | St. Louis (84) | Chicago (82) | Minnesota (53) | Kansas City (41) | |
| 1975–76 | Chicago (82) | Vancouver (81) | St. Louis (72) | Minnesota (47) | Kansas City (36) | |
| 1976–77 | St. Louis (73) | Minnesota (64) | Chicago (63) | Vancouver (63) | Colorado (54) | |
| 1977–78 | Chicago (83) | Colorado (59) | Vancouver (57) | St. Louis (53) | Minnesota (45) | |
| 1978–79 | Chicago (73) | Vancouver (63) | St. Louis (48) | Colorado (42) | |
| 1979–80 | Chicago (87) | St. Louis (80) | Vancouver (70) | Edmonton (69) | Winnipeg (51) | Colorado (51) |
| 1980–81 | St. Louis (107) | Chicago (78) | Vancouver (76) | Edmonton (74) | Colorado (57) | Winnipeg (32) |
| 1981–82 | Edmonton (111) | Vancouver (77) | Calgary (75) | Los Angeles (63) | Colorado (49) | |
| 1982–83 | Edmonton (106) | Calgary (78) | Vancouver (75) | Winnipeg (74) | Los Angeles (66) | |
| 1983–84 | Edmonton (119) | Calgary (82) | Vancouver (73) | Winnipeg (73) | Los Angeles (59) | |
| 1984–85 | Edmonton (109) | Winnipeg (96) | Calgary (94) | Los Angeles (82) | Vancouver (59) | |
| 1985–86 | Edmonton (119) | Calgary (89) | Winnipeg (59) | Vancouver (59) | Los Angeles (54) | |
| 1986–87 | Edmonton (106) | Calgary (95) | Winnipeg (88) | Los Angeles (70) | Vancouver (66) | |
| 1987–88 | Calgary (105) | Edmonton (99) | Winnipeg (77) | Los Angeles (68) | Vancouver (59) | |
| 1988–89 | Calgary (117) | Los Angeles (91) | Edmonton (84) | Vancouver (74) | Winnipeg (64) | |
| 1989–90 | Calgary (99) | Edmonton (90) | Winnipeg (85) | Los Angeles (75) | Vancouver (64) | |
| 1990–91 | Los Angeles (102) | Calgary (100) | Edmonton (80) | Vancouver (65) | Winnipeg (63) | |
| 1991–92 | Vancouver (96) | Los Angeles (84) | Edmonton (82) | Winnipeg (81) | Calgary (74) | San Jose (39) |
| 1992–93 | Vancouver (101) | Calgary (97) | Los Angeles (88) | Winnipeg (87) | Edmonton (60) | San Jose (24) |
- Green background denotes qualified for playoffs
Playoff Division champions
- 1982 – Vancouver Canucks
- 1983 – Edmonton Oilers
- 1984 – Edmonton Oilers
- 1985 – Edmonton Oilers
- 1986 – Calgary Flames
- 1987 – Edmonton Oilers
- 1988 – Edmonton Oilers
- 1989 – Calgary Flames
- 1990 – Edmonton Oilers
- 1991 – Edmonton Oilers
- 1992 – Edmonton Oilers
- 1993 – Los Angeles Kings
Stanley Cup winners produced
- 1984 – Edmonton Oilers
- 1985 – Edmonton Oilers
- 1987 – Edmonton Oilers
- 1988 – Edmonton Oilers
- 1989 – Calgary Flames
- 1990 – Edmonton Oilers
Presidents' Trophy winners produced
- 1986 – Edmonton Oilers
- 1987 – Edmonton Oilers
- 1988 – Calgary Flames
- 1989 – Calgary Flames
Smythe Division titles won by team
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