NHL teams by division alignment

What you’ll practice

Division recognition across the NHL, including quick recall of where each franchise belongs within its conference structure.

You’ll also sharpen “near-miss” discrimination—separating teams that feel like they belong together due to rivals, geography, or recent memories.

Format and difficulty controls

Each question is multiple-choice with 4 options and there’s no timer, so accuracy comes first. Before you start, pick the question count and select an easier or tougher difficulty to match how confident you feel.

Difficulty is balanced by mixing obvious division staples with less automatic teams, so you’ll get both momentum-building questions and a few that force a second look.

Common pitfalls (and how to avoid them)

• Mixing up teams from neighboring markets that sit in different divisions
• Relying on rivalry history instead of current alignment
• Confusing conference with division when scanning options quickly
• Overthinking “easy” teams and changing correct first instincts
• Forgetting that realignment knowledge matters more than jersey colors or travel assumptions

Tips to improve your score

If you miss one, pause and mentally group the rest of that division—building mini-maps helps you answer faster and more consistently on the next run.