Prince of Wales Trophy
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Beginning with the 1993-94 season, the club which advances to the Stanley Cup
Finals as the winner of the Eastern Conference Championship is presented with the
Prince of Wales Trophy.
 History
His Royal Highness, the Prince of Wales, donated this trophy to the National Hockey
League in 1924. From 1927-28 through 1937-38, the award was presented to the team
finishing first in the American Division of the NHL. From 1938-39, when the NHL reverted
to one section, until 1966-67, it was presented to the team winning the NHL regular season
championship. With expansion in 1967-68, it again became the divisional trophy, awarded
to the regular-season champions of the East Division through the end of the 1973-74
season. Beginning in 1974-75, it was awarded to the regular-season winner of the
conference bearing the name of the trophy. From 1981-82 to 1992-93 the trophy was
presented to the playoff champion in the Wales Conference. Since 1993-94, the trophy has
been presented to the playoff champion in the Eastern Conference.
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