Northwest Division

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
===2000-2013===
*Calgary Flames
*Colorado Avalanche
*Edmonton Oilers
*Minnesota Wild
*Vancouver Canucks
====Changes from the 1999-2000 season====
*The Minnesota Wild were added as an expansion team
====Changes from the 2012-2013 season====
* The Northwest Division was dissolved due to league realignment
* The Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, and Vancouver Canucks move back to the Pacific Division
* The Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild move to the Central Division
==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
==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
==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
==Trivia==
*The Northwest has, in recent years, typically been known as one of the most competitive divisions in the NHL. For the last two seasons, the fifth-place team in the Northwest (the Minnesota Wild) has finished with a winning record, a feat which no other last-place team in a division has accomplished even once during the same time span.
==See also==
*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
Category:NHL Divisions