Northwest Division
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The Northwest Division was a former National Hockey League division in the Western Conference that grouped several teams from the northwestern regions of North America before league realignment.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Hockey League division
ⓘ
former sports division ⓘ |
| abbreviation | NORTH ⓘ |
| competitionType | professional sports division ⓘ |
| conference | Western Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdByRealignment | 1998 NHL realignment ⓘ |
| dissolution | 2013 ⓘ |
| divisionLevel | top tier of NHL ⓘ |
| divisionRankContext | one of three divisions in Western Conference (pre-2013) ⓘ |
| divisionTitle |
won by Calgary Flames
ⓘ
won by Colorado Avalanche ⓘ won by Minnesota Wild ⓘ won by Vancouver Canucks ⓘ |
| formerTeam |
Calgary Flames
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Colorado Avalanche NERFINISHED ⓘ Edmonton Oilers NERFINISHED ⓘ Minnesota Wild NERFINISHED ⓘ Vancouver Canucks NERFINISHED ⓘ Winnipeg Jets NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | Northwestern North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingBody | National Hockey League NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hadRivalry |
Calgary Flames–Edmonton Oilers rivalry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vancouver Canucks–Calgary Flames rivalry NERFINISHED ⓘ Vancouver Canucks–Colorado Avalanche rivalry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
early 21st century
ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ |
| inception | 1998 ⓘ |
| league | National Hockey League ⓘ |
| locationFocus |
American Northwest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Mountain states ⓘ Western Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostDivisionTitlesTeam |
Colorado Avalanche
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vancouver Canucks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTeamsAtCreation | 5 ⓘ |
| numberOfTeamsAtDissolution | 5 ⓘ |
| partOfSeasonStructure | NHL regular season ⓘ |
| playoffQualificationRule |
division winner guaranteed playoff spot
ⓘ
division winner seeded among top three in conference (pre-realignment) ⓘ |
| precededBy | Smythe Division (in regional sense) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| realignmentEvent | 2013 NHL realignment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution | NHL realignment ⓘ |
| sport | ice hockey ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successorDivision |
Central Division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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