What is Northwest Division (NHL)?
The [[National Hockey League|NHL]]'s '''Northwest Division''' was formed in 1998 as part of the Western Conference due to expansion. ==Division lineups== ===1998–2000=== *[[Calgary Flames]] *[[Colorado Avalanche]] *[[Edmonton Oilers]] *[[Vancouver Canucks]] ====Changes from the 1997–98 season==== *The Northwest Division is formed as a result of NHL realignment *The Calgary Flames, Colorado Avalanche, Edmonton Oilers and Vancouver Canucks come from the [[Pacific Division (NHL)|Pacific Division]] ===2000–2013=== *Calgary Flames *Colorado Avalanche *Edmonton Oilers *[[Minnesota Wild]] *Vancouver Canucks ====Changes from the 1999–2000 season==== *The Minnesota Wild are added as an expansion team ===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 (NHL)|Central Division]]. ==Division Champions== *1999—[[1998-99 Colorado Avalanche season|Colorado Avalanche]] (44–28–10, 98 pts) *2000—[[1999-2000 Colorado Avalanche season|Colorado Avalanche]] (42–28–11–1, 96 pts) *2001—[[2000-01 Colorado Avalanche season|Colorado Avalanche]] (52–16–10–4, 118 pts) *2002—[[2001–02 Colorado Avalanche season|Colorado Avalanche]] (45–28–8–1, 99 pts) *2003—[[2002–03 Colorado Avalanche season|Colorado Avalanche]] (42–19–13–8, 105 pts) *2004—[[2003–04 Vancouver Canucks season|Vancouver Canucks]] (43–24–10–5, 101 pts) *2005—no season ([[2004–05 NHL lockout|NHL Lockout]]) *2006—[[2005–06 Calgary Flames season|Calgary Flames]] (46–25–11, 103 pts) *2007—[[2006–07 Vancouver Canucks season|Vancouver Canucks]] (49–26–7, 105 pts) *2008—[[2007–08 Minnesota Wild season|Minnesota Wild]] (44–28–10, 98 pts) *2009—[[2008–09 Vancouver Canucks season|Vancouver Canucks]] (45–27–10, 100 pts) *2010—[[2009–10 Vancouver Canucks season|Vancouver C