Northwest Division (NHL)

Northwest Division
Conference Western Conference
League National Hockey League
Sport Ice hockey
Formerly Smythe Division
Inaugural season 1998–99 season
Ceased 2013
Replaced by Central Division and Pacific Division
Teams
No. of teams 5
Championships
Most Northwest Division titles Vancouver Canucks (7)

The NHL's Northwest Division was formed in 1998 as part of the Western Conference due to expansion. The teams in the Pacific Division were split up, with the Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, Edmonton Oilers, and the Vancouver Canucks becoming the newly formed Northwest Division. The Minnesota Wild joined the division in 2000 as an expansion team. Like the Pacific Division, the Northwest Division is also a descendant of the former Smythe Division, as three of its Canadian teams played in that division from 19811993.

The Northwest Division existed for 14 seasons (not including the cancelled 2004–05 season) until 2013. During that time, it had the greatest distances between teams in the entire NHL.

Division lineups

1998–2000

Changes from the 1997–98 season

2000–2013

Changes from the 1999–2000 season

2013 realignment

The Northwest Division was dissolved as the league realigned into two conferences with two divisions each. The division's Canadian teams (the Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, and Vancouver Canucks) were moved back to the Pacific Division, while the division's American teams (the Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild) joined the Central Division.

Division Champions

Season results

Season 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
1998–99 Colorado (98) Edmonton (78) Calgary (72) Vancouver (58)
1999–2000 Colorado (96) Edmonton (88) Vancouver (83) Calgary (77)
2000–01 Colorado (118) Edmonton (93) Vancouver (90) Calgary (73) Minnesota (68)
2001–02 Colorado (99) Vancouver (94) Edmonton (92) Calgary (79) Minnesota (73)
2002–03 Colorado (105) Vancouver (104) Minnesota (95) Edmonton (92) Calgary (75)
2003–04 Vancouver (101) Colorado (100) Calgary (94) Edmonton (89) Minnesota (83)
2004–05 No season due to 2004–05 NHL lockout
2005–06 Calgary (103) Colorado (95) Edmonton (95) Vancouver (92) Minnesota (84)
2006–07 Vancouver (105) Minnesota (104) Calgary (96) Colorado (95) Edmonton (71)
2007–08 Minnesota (98) Colorado (95) Calgary (94) Edmonton (88) Vancouver (88)
2008–09 Vancouver (100) Calgary (98) Minnesota (89) Edmonton (85) Colorado (69)
2009–10 Vancouver (103) Colorado (95) Calgary (90) Minnesota (84) Edmonton (62)
2010–11 Vancouver (117) Calgary (94) Minnesota (86) Colorado (68) Edmonton (62)
2011–12 Vancouver (111) Calgary (90) Colorado (88) Minnesota (81) Edmonton (74)
2012–13 Vancouver (59) Minnesota (55) Edmonton (45) Calgary (42) Colorado (39)

Stanley Cup winners produced

  1. 2001 – Colorado Avalanche

Presidents' Trophy winners produced

  1. 2001 – Colorado Avalanche
  2. 2011 – Vancouver Canucks
  3. 2012 – Vancouver Canucks

Northwest Division titles won by team

Team Number of Championships Won Last Year Won
Vancouver Canucks 7 2013
Colorado Avalanche 5 2003
Calgary Flames 1 2006
Minnesota Wild 1 2008
Edmonton Oilers 0

References

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