Title: Central Division (NHL) Content: The NHL's Central Division was formed in 1993 as part of the Western Conference in a league realignment, the predecessor of which was the Norris Division. It is the only division with 7 teams, the other 3 in the league having 8. ==Division lineups== ===1993–1996=== *Chicago Blackhawks *Dallas Stars *Detroit Red Wings *St. Louis Blues *Toronto Maple Leafs *Winnipeg Jets ====Changes from the 1992–93 season==== *The Central Division is formed as the result of NHL realignment *The Minnesota North Stars move to Dallas, Texas, and become the Dallas Stars *The Chicago Blackhawks, Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues, and Toronto Maple Leafs come from the Norris Division *The Winnipeg Jets come from the Smythe Division ===1996–1998=== *Chicago Blackhawks *Dallas Stars *Detroit Red Wings *Phoenix Coyotes *St. Louis Blues *Toronto Maple Leafs ====Changes from the 1995–96 season==== *The Winnipeg Jets move to Phoenix, Arizona, to become the Phoenix Coyotes ===1998–2000=== *Chicago Blackhawks *Detroit Red Wings *Nashville Predators *St. Louis Blues ====Changes from the 1997–98 season==== *The Dallas Stars and Phoenix Coyotes move to the Pacific Division *The Toronto Maple Leafs move to the Northeast Division *The Nashville Predators are added as an expansion team ===2000–2013=== *Chicago Blackhawks *Columbus Blue Jackets *Detroit Red Wings *Nashville Predators *St. Louis Blues ====Changes from the 1999–2000 season==== *The Columbus Blue Jackets are added as an expansion team ===2013–Present=== * Chicago Blackhawks * Colorado Avalanche * Dallas Stars * Minnesota Wild * Nashville Predators * St. Louis Blues * Winnipeg Jets ====Changes from the 2012–13 season==== * The Northwest Division is dissolved due to NHL realignment * The Columbus Blue Jackets move to the Metropolitan Division * The Detroit Red Wings move to the Atlantic Division * The Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild come from the Northwest Division * The Dallas Stars come from the Pacific Division * The Winnipeg Jets come from the Southeast Division ==Division Champions== *1994—Detroit Red Wings (46–30–8, 100 pts) *1995—Detroit Red Wings (33–11–4, 70 pts) *1996—Detroit Red Wings (62–13–7, 131 pts) *1997—Dallas Stars (48–26–8, 104 pts) *1998—Dallas Stars (49–22–11, 109 pts) *1999—Detroit Red Wings (43–32–7, 93 pts) *2000—St. Louis Blues (51–19–11–1, 114 pts) *2001—Detroit Red Wings (49–20–9–4, 111 pts) *2002—Detroit Red Wings (51–17–10–4, 116 pts) *2003—Detroit Red Wings (48–20–10–4, 110 pts) *2004—Detroit Red Wings (48–21–11–2, 109 pts) *2005—no season (NHL Lockout) *2006—Detroit Red Wings (58–16–8, 124 pts) *2007—Detroit Red Wings (50–19–13, 113 pts) *2008—Detroit Red Wings (54–21–7, 115 pts) *2009—Detroit Red Wings (51–21–10, 112 pts) *2010—Chicago Blackhawks (52–22–8, 112 pts) *2011—Detroit Red Wings (47–25–10, 104 pts) *2012—St. Louis Blues (49–22–11, 109 pts) *2013—Chicago Blackhawks (36–7–5, 77 pts) *2014—Colorado Avalanche (52–22–8, 112 pts) *2015—St. Louis Blues (51–24–7, 109 pts) *2016—Dallas Stars (50–23–9, 109 pts) *2017—Chicago Blackhawks (50–23–9, 109 pts) *2018—Nashville Predators (53–18–11, 117 pts) ===Season results===  Teams in bold are currently in the division.