Central Division (NHL)

The NHL's Central Division was formed in 1993 as part of the Western Conference in a league realignment, the predecessor of which was the Norris Division. It is the only division with 7 teams, the other 3 in the league having 8.

Division lineups

1993–1996

Changes from the 1992–93 season

The Central Division is formed as the result of NHL realignment
The Minnesota North Stars move to Dallas, Texas, and become the Dallas Stars
The Chicago Blackhawks, Dallas Stars, Detroit Red Wings, St. Louis Blues, and Toronto Maple Leafs come from the Norris Division
The Winnipeg Jets come from the Smythe Division

1996–1998

Chicago Blackhawks
Dallas Stars
Detroit Red Wings
Phoenix Coyotes
St. Louis Blues
Toronto Maple Leafs

Changes from the 1995–96 season

The Winnipeg Jets move to Phoenix, Arizona, to become the Phoenix Coyotes

1998–2000

Chicago Blackhawks
Detroit Red Wings
Nashville Predators
St. Louis Blues

Changes from the 1997–98 season

The Dallas Stars and Phoenix Coyotes move to the Pacific Division
The Toronto Maple Leafs move to the Northeast Division
The Nashville Predators are added as an expansion team

2000–2013

Chicago Blackhawks
Columbus Blue Jackets
Detroit Red Wings
Nashville Predators
St. Louis Blues

Changes from the 1999–2000 season

The Columbus Blue Jackets are added as an expansion team

2013–Present

Chicago Blackhawks
Colorado Avalanche
Dallas Stars
Minnesota Wild
Nashville Predators
St. Louis Blues
Winnipeg Jets

Changes from the 2012–13 season

The Northwest Division is dissolved due to NHL realignment
The Columbus Blue Jackets move to the Metropolitan Division
The Detroit Red Wings move to the Atlantic Division
The Colorado Avalanche and Minnesota Wild come from the Northwest Division
The Dallas Stars come from the Pacific Division
The Winnipeg Jets come from the Southeast Division

Division Champions

1994—Detroit Red Wings (46–30–8, 100 pts)
1995—Detroit Red Wings (33–11–4, 70 pts)
1996—Detroit Red Wings (62–13–7, 131 pts)
1997—Dallas Stars (48–26–8, 104 pts)
1998—Dallas Stars (49–22–11, 109 pts)
1999—Detroit Red Wings (43–32–7, 93 pts)
2000—St. Louis Blues (51–19–11–1, 114 pts)
2001—Detroit Red Wings (49–20–9–4, 111 pts)
2002—Detroit Red Wings (51–17–10–4, 116 pts)
2003—Detroit Red Wings (48–20–10–4, 110 pts)
2004—Detroit Red Wings (48–21–11–2, 109 pts)
2005—no season (NHL Lockout)
2006—Detroit Red Wings (58–16–8, 124 pts)
2007—Detroit Red Wings (50–19–13, 113 pts)
2008—Detroit Red Wings (54–21–7, 115 pts)
2009—Detroit Red Wings (51–21–10, 112 pts)
2010—Chicago Blackhawks (52–22–8, 112 pts)
2011—Detroit Red Wings (47–25–10, 104 pts)
2012—St. Louis Blues (49–22–11, 109 pts)
2013—Chicago Blackhawks (36–7–5, 77 pts)
2014—Colorado Avalanche (52–22–8, 112 pts)
2015—St. Louis Blues (51–24–7, 109 pts)
2016—Dallas Stars (50–23–9, 109 pts)
2017—Chicago Blackhawks (50–23–9, 109 pts)
2018—Nashville Predators (53–18–11, 117 pts)

Season results

Season	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th
1993–94	Detroit (100)	Toronto (98)	Dallas (97)	St. Louis (91)	Chicago (87)	Winnipeg (57)
1994–95	Detroit (70)	St. Louis (61)	Chicago (53)	Toronto (50)	Dallas (42)	Winnipeg (39)
1995–96	Detroit (131)	Chicago (94)	Toronto (80)	St. Louis (80)	Winnipeg (78)	Dallas (66)
1996–97	Dallas (104)	Detroit (94)	Phoenix (83)	St. Louis (83)	Chicago (81)	Toronto (68)
1997–98	Dallas (109)	Detroit (103)	St. Louis (98)	Phoenix (82)	Chicago (73)	Toronto (69)
1998–99	Detroit (93)	St. Louis (87)	Chicago (70)	Nashville (63)
1999–2000	St. Louis (114)	Detroit (108)	Chicago (78)	Nashville (70)
2000–01	Detroit (111)	St. Louis (103)	Nashville (80)	Chicago (71)	Columbus (71)
2001–02	Detroit (116)	St. Louis (98)	Chicago (96)	Nashville (69)	Columbus (57)
2002–03	Detroit (110)	St. Louis (99)	Chicago (79)	Nashville (74)	Columbus (69)
2003–04	Detroit (109)	St. Louis (91)	Nashville (91)	Columbus (62)	Chicago (59)
2004–05	No season due to 2004–05 NHL lockout
2005–06	Detroit (124)	Nashville (106)	Columbus (74)	Chicago (65)	St. Louis (57)
2006–07	Detroit (113)	Nashville (110)	St. Louis (81)	Columbus (73)	Chicago (71)
2007–08	Detroit (115)	Nashville (91)	Chicago (88)	Columbus (80)	St. Louis (79)
2008–09	Detroit (112)	Chicago (104)	St. Louis (92)	Columbus (92)	Nashville (88)
2009–10	Chicago (112)	Detroit (102)	Nashville (100)	St. Louis (90)	Columbus (79)
2010–11	Detroit (104)	Nashville (99)	Chicago (97)	St. Louis (87)	Columbus (81)
2011–12	St. Louis (109)	Nashville (104)	Detroit (102)	Chicago (101)	Columbus (65)
2012–13	Chicago (77)	St. Louis (60)	Detroit (56)	Columbus (55)	Nashville (41)
2013–14	Colorado (112)	St. Louis (111)	Chicago (107)	Minnesota (98)	Dallas (91)	Nashville (88)	Winnipeg (84)
2014–15	St. Louis (109)	Nashville (104)	Chicago (102)	Minnesota (100)	Winnipeg (99)	Dallas (92)	Colorado (90)
2015–16	Dallas (109)	St. Louis (107)	Chicago (103)	Nashville (96)	Minnesota (87)	Colorado (82)	Winnipeg (78)
2016–17	Chicago (109)	Minnesota (106)	St. Louis (99)	Nashville (94)	Winnipeg (87)	Dallas (79)	Colorado (48)
2017–18	Nashville (117)	Winnipeg (114)	Minnesota (101)	Colorado (95)	St. Louis (94)	Dallas (92)	Chicago (78)

Green background denotes qualified for playoffs

Stanley Cup winners produced

Presidents' Trophy winners produced

Central Division titles won by team

Team	Number of Championships Won	Last Year Won
Detroit Red Wings	13	2011
Chicago Blackhawks	3	2017
Dallas Stars	3	2016
St. Louis Blues	3	2015
Colorado Avalanche	1	2014
Nashville Predators	1	2018
Minnesota Wild	0	–
Winnipeg Jets	0	–
Columbus Blue Jackets	0	–
Toronto Maple Leafs	0	–
Winnipeg Jets/Phoenix Coyotes	0	–

Teams in bold are currently in the division.

References

NHL History