NHL realignment:
Far West Conference
Pacific Division
Los Angeles Kings
San Jose Sharks
Seattle Emeralds (1)
Vancouver Canucks
Rockies Division
Salt Lake City Rockies (2)
Colorado Avalanche
Calgary Flames
Edmonton Oilers
Central Conference
Great Plains Division
Winnipeg Jets
Minnesota North Stars (3)
Saint Louis Blues
San Antonio Bulls (4)
Great Lakes Division
Milwaukee Brewers (5)
Chicago Blackhawks
Detroit Red Wings
Columbus Blue Jackets
Northeast Conference
Near Northeast Division
Toronto Maple Leafs
Buffalo Sabres
Hartford Whalers (6)
Boston Bruins
Far Northeast Division
Ottawa Senators
Montreal Canadiens
Quebec Nordiques (7)
Halifax Mariners (8)
Atlantic Conference
Metropolitan Division
New York Islanders
New York Rangers
New Jersey Devils
Miami Panthers (9)
Mid-Atlantic Division
Philadelphia Flyers
Pittsburgh Penguins
Washington Capitals
Virginia Hurricanes (10)
(1) The Anaheim Ducks are relocated to Seattle and become the Seattle Emeralds
(2) The Arizona Coyotes are relocated to Salt Lake City and become the Salt Lake City Rockies
(3) Because of the relocation of the Dallas Stars, the Minnesota Wild change their name to Minnesota North Stars
(4) The Dallas Stars are relocated to San Antonio and become the San Antonio Bulls
(5) The Nashville Predators are relocated to Milwaukee and become the Milwaukee Brewers
(6) New expansion team
(7) The Tampa Bay Lightning are relocated to Quebec City and become the Quebec Nordiques
(8) New expansion team
(9) The Florida Panthers change their name to Miami Panthers
(10) The Carolina Hurricanes are relocated to Virginia Beach and become the Virginia Hurricanes
How it works the schedule? Easy. Each team plays six times with the division rivals (18 games), four times with the other four teams of the conference (16 games) and two times with the rest of the teams of the league (48 games). 18+16+48=82 games!
