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.

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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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