Eastern Conference and Western Conference issue?
How come in the NBA the Chicago Bulls are in the Eastern Conference but in the NHL the Chicago Blackhawks are in the Western Conference?
How come in the NBA the Chicago Bulls are in the Eastern Conference but in the NHL the Chicago Blackhawks are in the Western Conference?
someguy_with_an_opinion
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Same goes for the Detroit Red Wings (Western Conference) and Detroit Pistons (Eastern Conference)
It's just the way it worked out with the teams. Hopefully when Atlanta moves, the new team can be put in the West and either Chicago or Detroit come back East.
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You can say the same thing for the Pistons and Red Wings along with Columbus and Cleavland. The NHL has Pittsburg, Montreal, Ottowa, Buffalo, and a third new york team so someones got to go
Anonymous
Because the NHL has fewer western teams than the NBA.
tfoley5000
Simple the Majority of NHL Teams are in the Northeast, and the Majority of NBA Teams are in the southwest Depends upon where the sports are the most popular.
Expat Mike
Same reason the Cubs and White Sox are both play in the Central and the Bears are in the North division..... sports geography is crazy