The Patrick Division is a former division of the National Hockey League (NHL). It was formed in 1974 as part of the Clarence Campbell Conference. The division moved to the Prince of Wales Conference in 1981. The division existed for 19 seasons until 1993. It was named in honor of Lester Patrick, player and longtime coach of the New York Rangers, who was a developer of ice hockey. It is the forerunner of the original Atlantic Division, which later became the Metropolitan Division in 2013. Division lineups 1974–1979 Atlanta Flames New York Islanders New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Changes from the 1973–74 season The Patrick Division is formed as a result of NHL realignment The New York Islanders and New York Rangers come from the East Division The Atlanta Flames and Philadelphia Flyers come from the West Division 1979–1980 Atlanta Flames New York Islanders New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Washington Capitals Changes from the 1978–79 season The Washington Capitals come from the Norris Division 1980–1981 Calgary Flames New York Islanders New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Washington Capitals Changes from the 1979–80 season The Atlanta Flames move to Calgary, Alberta, to become the Calgary Flames 1981–1982 New York Islanders New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Washington Capitals Changes from the 1980–81 season The Patrick Division switches from the Clarence Campbell Conference to the Prince of Wales Conference The Calgary Flames move to the Smythe Division The Pittsburgh Penguins come from the Norris Division 1982–1993 New Jersey Devils New York Islanders New York Rangers Philadelphia Flyers Pittsburgh Penguins Washington Capitals Changes from the 1981–82 season The Colorado Rockies move to East Rutherford, New Jersey, to become the New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils come from the Smythe Division After the 1992–93 season The league was reformatted into two conferences with two divisions each: Eastern Conference Atlantic Division Northeast Division Western Conference Central Division Pacific Division Regular season Division champions 1975 – Philadelphia Flyers (51–18–11, 113 pts) 1976 – Philadelphia Flyers (51–13–16, 118 pts) 1977 – Philadelphia Flyers (48–16–16, 112 pts) 1978 – New York Islanders (48–17–15, 111 pts) 1979 – New York Islanders (51–15–14, 116 pts) 1980 – Philadelphia Flyers (48–12–20, 116 pts) 1981 – New York Islanders (48–18–14, 110 pts) 1982 – New York Islanders (54–16–10, 118 pts) 1983 – Philadelphia Flyers (49–23–8, 106 pts) 1984 – New York Islanders (50–26–4, 104 pts) 1985 – Philadelphia Flyers (53–20–7, 113