The four realigned NHL divisions will be sponsored for the 2020-21 season. New divisions, roster rules in effect for Sharks, NHL in 2021 originally appeared on NBC Sports Bayarea. Just the maps. To put all of this into perspective, hereâs a map of what these divisions would look like: The NHL realigned its divisions for the 2020-21 season, which will start Jan. 13, 2021, and have each team playing a condensed 56-game intradivisional schedule. 1974 saw the beginning of the current conference-division league structure: In the east, the Prince of Wales Conference, or Wales Conference, was comprised of the Adams Division and Norris Division. NHL Realignment Maps. As a companion to my NHL Realignment Project, this page will act as a compendium of the maps. The NHL's Board of Governors on Tuesday approved a realignment plan that will move the Arizona Coyotes into the Central Division, making way ⦠The Arizona Coyotes will relocate to the Central Division in the 2021-22 season. The 56-game schedule beginning Jan. 13 will see divisional naming rights for the first time in league history.. Proposed NHL Division Realignment for 2020-21 Season December 10, 2020, 8:21 AM | baggedmilk As we finally approach the start of the 2021 NHL season, we knew that the divisions would have to be temporarily realigned in order to make this work, and now weâre starting to get a better idea of what those divisions will look like. The 2021 NHL season will be unlike any other in ⦠â Dan Rosen (@drosennhl) December 4, 2018 Polls ⦠For those of you who donât want to wade through my rambling rationales for each realignment, this is the place for you. The NHL is gearing up for a Jan. 13 start to a 56-game season and will have a new, temporary look with altered divisions. The official schedule of the NHL including date, Eastern Time, access to tickets, TV network, and video highlights. Brand's ð ad playbook ð's best, via ð§ ⦠Between 1974 and 1993, the NHL ballooned from 18 teams to 24. A closed Canadian border is going to force the NHL to re-align its divisions for the 2021 season By Tom Hunter @PuckDontLie Oct 16, 2020, 9:36am MDT Share this story NHL may realign divisions for 2021 season. Click each map to â¦