Northwest Division (NHL)

The NHL's Northwest Division was formed in 1998 as part of the Western Conference due to expansion.

Current Lineup

• Calgary Flames
• Colorado Avalanche
• Edmonton Oilers
• Minnesota Wild
• Vancouver Canucks

Division Lineups

1998–2000

• Calgary Flames
• Colorado Avalanche
• Edmonton Oilers
• Vancouver Canucks

Changes from the 1997–1998 season

• All teams move in from the Pacific Division

2000-Present

• Calgary Flames
• Colorado Avalanche
• Edmonton Oilers
• Minnesota Wild
• Vancouver Canucks

Changes from the 1998–1999 season

• The Minnesota Wild were announced as an expansion team to play their first game in the 2000–2001 season.

Northwest Division champions by year

Year	Winner	Points	Seed	Playoffs
1999	Colorado Avalanche	98	#2	Lost Western Conference Final to Dallas, 4–3
2000	Colorado Avalanche	96	#3	Lost Western Conference Final to Dallas, 4–3
2001	Colorado Avalanche	118	#1	Won Stanley Cup Final vs. New Jersey, 4–3
2002	Colorado Avalanche	99	#2	Lost Western Conference Final to Detroit. 4–3
2003	Colorado Avalanche	105	#3	Lost Western Conf. Quarter Final to Minnesota, 4–3
2004	Vancouver Canucks	101	#3	Lost Western Conf. Quarter Final to Calgary, 4–3
2005	None
2006	Calgary Flames	103	#3	Lost Western Conf. Quarter Final to Anaheim, 4–3
2007	Vancouver Canucks	105	#3	Lost Western Conf. Semifinals to Anaheim, 4–1
2008	Minnesota Wild	98	#3	Lost Western Conf. Quarter Final to Colorado, 4–2
2009	Vancouver Canucks	100	#3	Lost Western Conf. Semifinals to Chicago, 4-2
2010	Vancouver Canucks	103	#3

Other Playoff Teams produced

Year	Winner	Points	Points Back	Seed	Playoffs
1999	Edmonton Oilers	78 points	20	#8	Lost Western Conf. Quarter Final to Dallas, 4–0
2000	Edmonton Oilers	88 points	8	#7	Lost Western Conf. Quarter Final to Dallas, 4–1
2001	Edmonton Oilers	93 points	25	#6	Lost Western Conf. Quarter Final to Dallas, 4–2
2001	Vancouver Canucks	94 points	5	#8	Lost Western Conf. Quarter Final to Colorado, 4–0
2002	Vancouver Canucks	90 points	28	#8	Lost Western Conf. Quarter Final to Detroit, 4–2
2003	Vancouver Canucks	104 points	1	#4	Lost Western Conference Semi-Final to Minnesota, 4–3
2003	Edmonton Oilers	92 points	13	#8	Lost Western Conf. Quarter Final to Dallas, 4–2
2003	Minnesota Wild	95 points	10	#6	Lost Western Conference Final to Anaheim, 4–0
2004	Colorado Avalanche	100 points	1	#4	Lost Western Conference Semi-Final to San Jose, 4–2
2004	Calgary Flames	94 points	8	#6	Lost Stanley Cup Final 4–3 to Tampa Bay
2006	Colorado Avalanche	95 points	8	#7	Lost Western Conference Semi-Final to Anaheim, 4–0
2006	Edmonton Oilers	95 points	8	#8	Lost Stanley Cup Final to Carolina, 4–3
2007	Minnesota Wild	104 points	1	#7	Lost Western Conference Quarter-Final to Anaheim, 4–1
2007	Calgary Flames	96 points	9	#8	Lost Western Conference Quarter-Final to Detroit, 4–2
2008	Colorado Avalanche	95 points	3	#6	Lost Western Conference Semi-Final to Detroit, 4–0
2008	Calgary Flames	94 points	4	#7	Lost Western Conference Quarter-Final to San Jose, 4–3
2009	Calgary Flames	98 points	2	#5	Lost Western Conference Quarter-Final to Chicago, 4–2
2010	Colorado Avalanche	95 points	8	#8

Stanley Cup Winners produced

• 2001 - Colorado Avalanche

Northwest Division Titles Won By Team

Team	Number of Championships Won	Last Year Won
Colorado Avalanche	5	2003
Vancouver Canucks	2	2007
Calgary Flames	1	2006
Minnesota Wild	1	2008

Other pages

• Adams Division
• Norris Division
• Patrick Division
• Smythe Division
• Atlantic Division (NHL)
• Central Division (NHL)
• Northeast Division (NHL)
• Pacific Division (NHL)
• Southeast Division (NHL)

References

• NHL History