Northwest Division

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

Current Lineup[]

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

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

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

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.