A history of laughable geographical blips in divisional misplacement; aka, the 'Arizona in the NFC East' problem
by Jesse Spector from Deadspin > Sports News Without Fear, Favor or Compromise on (#5CSGB)
The NHL realigned its divisions for the 2021 season, a move necessitated by teams' inability to cross the Canadian border in the time of COVID-19. Generally, it wouldn't make a ton of sense for Vancouver and Ottawa to be in the same division, but they're both in Canada, so, fine, they're in the North.