Northwest Division (NHL)

The NHL's Northwest Division was formed in 1998 as part of the Western Conference due to expansion. The Northwest Division was split off from the Pacific Division, which provided all four of the initial teams in the Northwest Division. The division is also a descendant of the former Smythe Division, as three of its teams played in that division from 1981-1993.

1 Current lineup 2 Current standings 3 Division lineups 3.1 1998–2000 3.1.1 Changes from the 1997–1998 season 3.2 2000-present 3.2.1 Changes from the 1998–1999 season 4 Northwest Division champions by year 5 Other playoff teams produced 6 Stanley Cup Winners produced 7 Northwest Division titles won by team 8 See also 9 References

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

Northwest Division	GP	W	L	OTL	GF	GA	Pts
Minnesota Wild	14	9	4	1	37	28	19
Vancouver Canucks	16	9	6	1	49	40	19
Calgary Flames	18	9	8	1	52	62	19
Edmonton Oilers	16	8	7	1	41	49	17
Colorado Avalanche	15	7	8	0	41	46	14

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

[edit] Changes from the 1997–1998 season

• All teams move in from the Pacific Division

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

[edit] 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.

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	97	#3	Lost Western Conf. Quarter Final to Colorado, 4–2

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

• 2001 - Colorado Avalanche

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

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