Category talk:Patrick Division champion seasons

Division champs from 1981–82 to 1992–93
"From the 1981–82 season until 1992–93, the division champion was based on the playoffs." This isn't the case.

"In the spring of 1993, the Islanders defeated Washington in the first round of the playoffs and stunned Mario Lemieux and the Penguins in the second to be the conference representative for the division formerly known as the Patrick. To honor the occasion, as many teams did, the franchise ordered a banner. But the N.H.L. did not officially recognize division titles won in the playoffs. In the eyes of the league, only the first-place team from the six-month regular season earned the right to have a banner. The N.H.L. told the Islanders they could keep the banner above the Coliseum ice for one year only." --Parkfly20 (talk) 22:21, 29 March 2017 (UTC)