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The Official Tom Fulery 2013-14 Realignment Map

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The Official Tom Fulery 2013-14 Realignment Map

Now that it has been approved, here is "The Official Tom Fulery Version" of the 2013-14 NHL realignment (click image to enlarge):

Approved, Then Drawn

The alignment had already been approved when this went up, so the map shows the shape the league actually approved rather than one of the proposals.

The Official Version, in Quotes

It is labelled The Official Tom Fulery Version of the 2013-14 NHL realignment, and the post invites you to click the image to enlarge it.

Where It Sits in the Series

After a year of alternatives, this is the version that stopped being hypothetical.

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