The Clarence S. Campbell Bowl,

Due to a modified playoff format held in 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Campbell Bowl was awarded to the Montreal Canadiens, normally an Eastern Conference team, after they defeated the Vegas Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup semifinals.

History

thumb|left|[[Henrik Sedin of the 2011 Western Conference champion Vancouver Canucks accepts the Campbell Bowl.]]

The Clarence S. Campbell Bowl was donated by the NHL's clubs in recognition of the contributions and services of its namesake, the League President at the start of the Modern Era expansion. Throughout its history it has been a parallel to the Prince of Wales Trophy, using the same criteria in the opposite competitive grouping. From its inception in the season through to it was awarded to the first-place finisher in the West Division during the regular season.

The NHL temporarily suspended the conferences and re-aligned the league into four temporary divisions for the 2020–21 NHL season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As a result, the semifinal round of the 2021 Stanley Cup playoffs was contested between the winners of the divisional playoffs and they were seeded according to their regular season record. Initially the trophy was not going to be awarded, but it was later decided that the Campbell Bowl would be awarded to the winner of the Stanley Cup semifinals between the North and West divisions. Eventually, Montreal Canadiens defeated the Vegas Golden Knights to win their first and (barring a further change in the playoff format) only Campbell Bowl in their history.

Winners

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|+ Total awards won

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! width="55"|Wins

! width="145"|Team

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| 9

| Edmonton Oilers

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| 7

| Chicago Blackhawks

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| rowspan="2"|6

| Detroit Red Wings

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| Philadelphia Flyers

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| 4

| Minnesota/Dallas (North) Stars

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| rowspan="7"|3

| Calgary Flames

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| Colorado Avalanche

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| Los Angeles Kings

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| New York Islanders

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| St. Louis Blues

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| Vancouver Canucks

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| Vegas Golden Knights

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| 2

| Anaheim (Mighty) Ducks

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| rowspan="3"|1

| Montreal Canadiens

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| Nashville Predators

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| San Jose Sharks

|}

;Key

  • – Eventual Stanley Cup champions

West Division regular season champions (1967–1974)

{| class="wikitable"

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! Season

! Winner

! Win #

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|

| Philadelphia Flyers

| 1

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| St. Louis Blues

| 1

|-

|

| St. Louis Blues

| 2

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|

| Chicago Black Hawks

| 1

|-

|

| Chicago Black Hawks

| 2

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|

| Chicago Black Hawks

| 3

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|

| Philadelphia Flyers

| 2

|}

Campbell Conference regular season champions (1974–1981)

{| class="wikitable"

|-

! Season

! Winner

! Win #

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|

| Philadelphia Flyers

| 3

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|

| Philadelphia Flyers

| 4

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|

| Philadelphia Flyers

| 5

|-

|

| New York Islanders

| 1

|-

|

| New York Islanders

| 2

|-

|

| Philadelphia Flyers

| 6

|-

|

| New York Islanders

| 3

|}

Campbell Conference playoffs champions (1981–1993)

{| class="wikitable"

|-

! Season

! Winner

! Win #

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|

| Vancouver Canucks

| 1

|-

|

| Edmonton Oilers

| 1

|-

|

| Edmonton Oilers

| 2

|-

|

| Edmonton Oilers

| 3

|-

|

| Calgary Flames

| 1

|-

|

| Edmonton Oilers

| 4

|-

|

| Edmonton Oilers

| 5

|-

|

| Calgary Flames

| 2

|-

|

| Edmonton Oilers

| 6

|-

|

| Minnesota North Stars

| 1

|-

|

| Chicago Blackhawks

| 4

|-

|

| Los Angeles Kings

| 1

|}

Western Conference playoffs champions (1993–2020)

{| class="wikitable"

|-

! Season

! Winner

! Win #

|-

|

| Vancouver Canucks

| 2

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|

| Detroit Red Wings

| 1

|-

|

| Colorado Avalanche

| 1

|-

|

| Detroit Red Wings

| 2

|-

|

| Detroit Red Wings

| 3

|-

|

| Dallas Stars

| 2

|-

|

| Dallas Stars

| 3

|-

|

| Colorado Avalanche

| 2

|-

|

| Detroit Red Wings

| 4

|-

|

| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim

| 1

|-

|

| Calgary Flames

| 3

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|

| colspan=2 align="center" |Season cancelled due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout

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|

| Edmonton Oilers

| 7

|-

|

| Anaheim Ducks

| 2

|-

|

| Detroit Red Wings

| 5

|-

|

| Detroit Red Wings

| 6

|-

|

| Chicago Blackhawks

| 5

|-

|

| Vancouver Canucks

| 3

|-

|

| Los Angeles Kings

| 2

|-

|

| Chicago Blackhawks

| 6

|-

|

| Los Angeles Kings

| 3

|-

|

| Chicago Blackhawks

| 7

|-

|

| San Jose Sharks

| 1

|-

|

| Nashville Predators

| 1

|-

|

| Vegas Golden Knights

| 1

|-

|

| St. Louis Blues

| 3

|-

|

| Dallas Stars

| 4

|}

Stanley Cup semifinals (2020–2021)

{| class="wikitable"

|-

! Season

! Winner

! Win #

|-

|

| Montreal Canadiens

| 1

|}

Western Conference playoffs champions (2021–present)

{| class="wikitable"

|-

! Season

! Winner

! Win #

|-

|

| Colorado Avalanche

| 3

|-

|

| Vegas Golden Knights

| 2

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|

| Edmonton Oilers

| 8

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|

| Edmonton Oilers

| 9

|-

|

| Vegas Golden Knights

| 3

|}

See also

  • List of National Hockey League awards
  • NHL conference finals
  • Prince of Wales Trophy

References

  • Clarence S. Campbell Bowl history at NHL.com
  • Clarence S. Campbell Bowl profile at Legends of Hockey.net