Northwest Division (NHL)

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Northwest Division
Conference Western Conference
League National Hockey League
Sport Ice Hockey
Formerly Smythe Division
Inaugural season 1998–99 season
No. of teams 5
Most recent champion(s) Vancouver Canucks (5th title)
Most titles Tie: Vancouver Canucks and Colorado Avalanche (5)

The NHL's Northwest Division was formed in 1998 as part of the Western Conference due to expansion. 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 1981–1993. The Northwest Division has the greatest distances between teams in the entire NHL.

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[edit] Current lineup

[edit] Current standings

Northwest Division[1]
GP W L OTL ROW GF GA Pts
1 Vancouver Canucks 62 40 16 6 33 201 151 86
2 Calgary Flames 61 28 23 10 25 146 165 66
3 Colorado Avalanche 62 31 27 4 24 160 169 66
4 Minnesota Wild 61 27 25 9 21 135 160 63
5 Edmonton Oilers 60 24 30 6 21 161 178 54

After games of February 24, 2012


[edit] Division lineups

[edit] 1998–2000

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

[edit] Changes from the 1997–1998 season

  • All teams move in from the Pacific Division

[edit] 2000–present

  • 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.

[edit] Division Champions

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 Conference Quarter Final to Minnesota, 4–3
2004 Vancouver Canucks 101 #3 Lost Western Conference Quarter Final to Calgary, 4–3
2005 None
2006 Calgary Flames 103 #3 Lost Western Conference Quarter Final to Anaheim, 4–3
2007 Vancouver Canucks 105 #3 Lost Western Conference Semifinals to Anaheim, 4–1
2008 Minnesota Wild 97 #3 Lost Western Conference Quarter Final to Colorado, 4–2
2009 Vancouver Canucks 100 #3 Lost Western Conference Semifinals to Chicago, 4–2
2010 Vancouver Canucks 103 #3 Lost Western Conference Semifinals to Chicago, 4–2
2011 Vancouver Canucks 117 #1 Lost Stanley Cup Final to Boston, 4–3

[edit] Other playoff teams produced

Year Winner Points Points Back Seed Playoffs
1999 Edmonton Oilers 78 points 20 #8 Lost Western Conference Quarter Final to Dallas, 4–0
2000 Edmonton Oilers 88 points 8 #7 Lost Western Conference Quarter Final to Dallas, 4–1
2001 Edmonton Oilers 93 points 25 #6 Lost Western Conference Quarter Final to Dallas, 4–2
- - - - Vancouver Canucks 90 points 28 #8 Lost Western Conference Quarter Final to Colorado, 4–0
2002 Vancouver Canucks 94 points 5 #8 Lost Western Conference Quarter Final to Detroit, 4–2
2003 Vancouver Canucks 104 points 1 #4 Lost Western Conference Semi-Final to Minnesota, 4–3
- - - - Minnesota Wild 95 points 10 #6 Lost Western Conference Final to Anaheim, 4–0
- - - - Edmonton Oilers 92 points 13 #8 Lost Western Conference Quarter Final to Dallas, 4–2
2004 Colorado Avalanche 100 points 1 #4 Lost Western Conference Semi-Final to San Jose, 4–2
- - - - Calgary Flames 94 points 8 #6 Lost Stanley Cup Final to Tampa Bay, 4–3
2006 Colorado Avalanche 95 points 8 #7 Lost Western Conference Semi-Final to Anaheim, 4–0
- - - - 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
- - - - Calgary Flames 96 points 9 #8 Lost Western Conference Quarter-Final to Detroit, 4–2
2008 Colorado Avalanche 95 points 3 #6 Lost Western Conference Semi-Final to Detroit, 4–0
- - - - Calgary Flames 94 points 4 #7 Lost Western Conference Quarter-Final to San Jose, 4–3
2009 Calgary Flames 98 points 2 #5 Lost Western Conference Quarter-Final to Chicago, 4–2
2010 Colorado Avalanche 95 points 8 #8 Lost Western Conference Quarter-Final to San Jose, 4–2
2011 None None

[edit] Stanley Cup winners produced

  1. 2001 - Colorado Avalanche

[edit] Presidents' Trophy winners produced

  1. 2001 - Colorado Avalanche
  2. 2011 - Vancouver Canucks

[edit] Northwest Division titles won by team

Team Number of Championships Won Last Year Won
Colorado Avalanche 5 2003
Vancouver Canucks 5 2011
Calgary Flames 1 2006
Minnesota Wild 1 2008
Edmonton Oilers 0 –

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "2011–2012 Standings by Division". National Hockey League. http://www.nhl.com/ice/standings.htm?season=20112012&type=DIV. Retrieved February 10, 2012. 
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