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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.
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Maple Leafs co-owner Harold Ballard (1962-63 season)
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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.
NEW JERSEY DEVILS
 For the third time in franchise history and the second consecutive season, the New Jersey Devils captured the Prince of Wales Trophy as Eastern Conference Champions. After finishing the regular season third overall in the NHL and first in the Eastern Conference with 111 points, the Devils embarked on their defence of the Stanley Cup. After disposing of the Carolina Hurricanes and the Toronto Maple Leafs in six and seven games respectively, the defending champions, easily handled the Pittsburgh Penguins in five games to win the East.
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