Division lineups
1998–2000
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
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
After the 2012–13 season
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
- 1999—Colorado Avalanche (44–28–10, 98 pts)
- 2000—Colorado Avalanche (42–28–11–1, 96 pts)
- 2001—Colorado Avalanche (52–16–10–4, 118 pts)
- 2002—Colorado Avalanche (45–28–8–1, 99 pts)
- 2003—Colorado Avalanche (42–19–13–8, 105 pts)
- 2004—Vancouver Canucks (43–24–10–5, 101 pts)
- 2005—no season (NHL Lockout)
- 2006—Calgary Flames (46–25–11, 103 pts)
- 2007—Vancouver Canucks (49–26–7, 105 pts)
- 2008—Minnesota Wild (44–28–10, 98 pts)
- 2009—Vancouver Canucks (45–27–10, 100 pts)
- 2010—Vancouver Canucks (49–28–5, 103 pts)
- 2011—Vancouver Canucks (54–19–9, 117 pts)
- 2012—Vancouver Canucks (51–22–9, 111 pts)
- 2013—Vancouver Canucks (26–15–7, 59 pts)
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) |
Northwest Division titles won by team
