Northwest Division (NHL)

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

[edit] Current Lineup

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

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

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. As of February 2007, the fifth-place team (the Colorado Avalanche) is currently on track to accomplish this for a third straight season.