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1983–84 Quebec Nordiques season

1983–84 Quebec Nordiques season

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The 1983–84 Quebec Nordiques season was the Nordiques fifth season in the National Hockey League. In the 1982–83 season, Quebec won a club record 34 games, and finished fourth in the Adams Division earning 80 points, making the post-season for the third consecutive season. The Nordiques would fall to the Montreal Canadiens in six games in the Adams Division Finals.

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Off-season

During the off-season, Quebec named defenseman Mario Marois as their new team captain. The club played the 1982–83 season with no captain. Marois, an eight-year NHL veteran, had been with the Nordiques since the 1980–81 season. In early June, the Nordiques and Buffalo Sabres pulled off a blockbuster deal, with Quebec sending Real Cloutier and their first round draft pick in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft to Buffalo in exchange for Tony McKegney, Andre Savard, Jean-Francois Sauve, and the Sabres third round draft pick in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft.

Regular season

The Nordiques would get off to a fast start, earning a 7-2-1 record in their first ten games. The team fell into a slump though, and found themselves under .500 with a 10-11-3 record. Quebec would snap out of the slump, and end the season with a club record 42 victories and 94 points, finishing in third place in the Adams Division, their highest final standing position in club history, and making the post-season for the fourth straight season. Quebec scored a club record 360 goals, and allowed a franchise low 278 goals.

Offensively, the Nordiques were led by Michel Goulet, who scored a team high 56 goals, which was the second highest total in the NHL, while adding 65 assists, recording 121 points, the third highest total in the league. Peter Stastny was right behind Goulet, as he scored 46 goals and 73 assists for 119 points, finishing fourth in the league scoring race. Dale Hunter had a solid season, scoring 24 goals and 79 points, as he recorded a team high 232 penalty minutes, while Wilf Paiement had 39 goals and 76 points. Newly appointed team captain Mario Marois led the Nordiques blueline, scoring 13 goals and 49 points.

In goal, Dan Bouchard had a very solid season, winning a franchise record 29 games, while posting a team low 3.20 GAA, and earning a shutout in 57 games.

Season standings

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[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

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Schedule and results

#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordPtsAttendance
1October 4New York Islanders3–7Quebec Nordiques1–0–0214,917
2October 6Quebec Nordiques3–9Boston Bruins1–1–0214,451
3October 8Buffalo Sabres2–9Quebec Nordiques2–1–0414,849
4October 10Montreal Canadiens6–4Quebec Nordiques2–2–0415,321
5October 13Quebec Nordiques4–4Hartford Whalers2–2–158,353
6October 14Quebec Nordiques6–4New Jersey Devils3–2–179,961
7October 16Quebec Nordiques4–2Washington Capitals4-2–197,270
8October 18Boston Bruins3–5Quebec Nordiques5–2–11115,125
9October 19Quebec Nordiques8–1Toronto Maple Leafs6–2–11316,382
10October 22Minnesota North Stars2–11Quebec Nordiques7–2–11515,017
11October 25Philadelphia Flyers4–2Quebec Nordiques7–3–11515,025
12October 27Quebec Nordiques3–4Philadelphia Flyers7–4–11516,024
13October 29Quebec Nordiques3–4Detroit Red Wings7–5–11518,455
14November 1Los Angeles Kings4–8Quebec Nordiques8–5–11715,291
15November 3Quebec Nordiques2–3Montreal Canadiens8–6–11717,148
16November 5New York Rangers4–4Quebec Nordiques8–6–21815,075
17November 6Quebec Nordiques7–1Buffalo Sabres9–6–22012,204
18November 8Edmonton Oilers7–4Quebec Nordiques9–7–22015,272
19November 12Boston Bruins6–4Quebec Nordiques9–8–22015,300
20November 15Detroit Red Wings3–1Quebec Nordiques9–9–22014,669
21November 17Quebec Nordiques4–2Hartford Whalers10–9–22210,644
22November 19Hartford Whalers4–4Quebec Nordiques10–9–32314,879
23November 20Quebec Nordiques5–6New York Rangers10–10–32317,421
24November 22Quebec Nordiques2–3New York Islanders10–11–32315,351
25November 24Quebec Nordiques6–3Boston Bruins11–11-32514,451
26November 26Buffalo Sabres2–3Quebec Nordiques12–11–32715,263
27November 29Washington Capitals3–6Quebec Nordiques13–11–32914,937
28December 1Quebec Nordiques6–3Montreal Canadiens14–11–33117,248
29December 3Chicago Black Hawks2–3Quebec Nordiques15–11–33315,173
30December 6Calgary Flames1–8Quebec Nordiques16–11–33514,435
31December 10Quebec Nordiques6–4Los Angeles Kings17–11–33710,563
32December 13Quebec Nordiques2–6Vancouver Canucks17–12–33713,973
33December 14Quebec Nordiques2–4Calgary Flames17–13–33717,754
34December 17Quebec Nordiques1–8Edmonton Oilers17–14–33717,498
35December 20Vancouver Canucks4–6Quebec Nordiques18–14–33915,061
36December 22Montreal Canadiens1–4Quebec Nordiques19–14–34115,304
37December 27Hartford Whalers3–7Quebec Nordiques20–14–34315,281
38December 29Quebec Nordiques5–8Buffalo Sabres20–15–34316,433
39December 31Quebec Nordiques2–4Montreal Canadiens20–16–34317,866
40January 3Montreal Canadiens5–9Quebec Nordiques21–16–34515,315
41January 5Quebec Nordiques8–3Boston Bruins22–16-34714,451
42January 7Toronto Maple Leafs2–4Quebec Nordiques23–16–34915,279
43January 10Pittsburgh Penguins1–7Quebec Nordiques24–16–35115,014
44January 12Quebec Nordiques4–1New Jersey Devils25–16–3539,050
45January 14Philadelphia Flyers3–3Quebec Nordiques25–16–45415,294
46January 17Boston Bruins3–7Quebec Nordiques26-16–45615,317
47January 19Quebec Nordiques3–4Boston Bruins26–17–45614,451
48January 21Chicago Black Hawks4–4Quebec Nordiques26–17–55715,273
49January 24Winnipeg Jets5–3Quebec Nordiques26–18–55715,077
50January 26Quebec Nordiques5–1New York Islanders27–18–55915,660
51January 28Hartford Whalers0–3Quebec Nordiques28–18–56115,074
52January 29Quebec Nordiques5–5Hartford Whalers28–18–66210,067
53February 4New Jersey Devils5–3Quebec Nordiques28–19–662N/A
54February 5Quebec Nordiques2–1Buffalo Sabres29–19–66416,233
55February 7Vancouver Canucks4-2Quebec Nordiques29–20–66414,830
56February 11Quebec Nordiques2–5Toronto Maple Leafs29–21–66416,382
57February 13Pittsburgh Penguins1–6Quebec Nordiques30–21–66614,757
58February 15Quebec Nordiques2–5Chicago Black Hawks30–22–66616,528
59February 17Quebec Nordiques6–3Winnipeg Jets31–22–66811,680
60February 18Quebec Nordiques7–2Minnesota North Stars32–22–67015,294
61February 21Montreal Canadiens2–3Quebec Nordiques33–22–67215,365
62February 23Quebec Nordiques2–4New York Rangers33–23–67217,404
63February 25St. Louis Blues3–3Quebec Nordiques33–23–77315,292
64February 26St. Louis Blues0-5Quebec Nordiques34–23–77515,289
65February 28Detroit Red Wings2–6Quebec Nordiques35–23–77714,952
66March 3Buffalo Sabres2–4Quebec Nordiques36–23-77915,311
67March 4Quebec Nordiques1–1Buffalo Sabres36–23–88016,433
68March 6Calgary Flames3–4Quebec Nordiques37–23–88215,287
69March 8Quebec Nordiques8–6Pittsburgh Penguins38–23–8843,812
70March 9Quebec Nordiques3–5Washington Capitals38–24–88416,793
71March 11Quebec Nordiques5-6Winnipeg Jets38–25-88413,172
72March 13Edmonton Oilers6–5Quebec Nordiques38–26–88415,326
73March 17Quebec Nordiques6–4St. Louis Blues39–26–88614,460
74March 18Quebec Nordiques5–5Minnesota North Stars39–26–98715,784
75March 20Quebec Nordiques3–1Los Angeles Kings40–26–9898,535
76March 24Hartford Whalers3–2Quebec Nordiques40–27–98915,346
77March 25Quebec Nordiques6–6Hartford Whalers40–27–109010,058
78March 27Boston Bruins6–4Quebec Nordiques40–28–109015,337
79March 29Quebec Nordiques5–2Montreal Canadiens41–28–109218,089
80March 31Buffalo Sabres1–4Quebec Nordiques42–28–109415,353

Playoffs

The Nordiques opened the 1984 Stanley Cup playoffs with a best of five Adams Division semi-final series against the Buffalo Sabres. The Sabres finished the season in second place in the Adams Division, earning a record of 48-25-7 for 103 points. The series opened with two games at the Buffalo Memorial Auditorium; however, Quebec struck first, holding off the Sabres for a 3–2 victory in the first game, followed by a 6–2 thrashing in the second game to take a 2–0 series lead. The series moved back to Le Colisée, and the Nordiques made short work of the Sabres, defeating them 4–1 in the third game, to record their first ever series sweep in team history, advancing to the Adams Division finals.

Quebec would face the Montreal Canadiens in the best of seven Division finals. The Canadiens had a 35-40-5 record in the regular season, earning 75 points and a fourth-place finish. Montreal upset the powerful Boston Bruins in their first round series, as the Canadiens swept the Bruins in three games. The series opened with two games at Le Colisée, and the Nordiques took the first game with a 4–2 victory, however, the Canadiens evened the series up in the second game, beating Quebec 4–1. The series shifted to the Montreal Forum for the next two games, and the Canadiens took their first series lead, defeating Quebec 2–1 in the third game. The Nordiques rebounded in the fourth game with a 4–3 overtime victory in the fourth game to even the series up once again. The fifth game was played back in Quebec City, but it was the Canadiens who took control of the series, shutting out the Nordiques 4–0. With the Nordiques on the brink of elimination in the sixth game, back in Montreal, the team stormed out to a 2-0[3] lead before a bench clearing brawl broke out, in which Dale Hunter and Peter Stastny of the Nordiques were ejected from the game. The Canadiens took advantage of the situation, and scored five unanswered goals in the third period, to win the game 5-3 and eliminate the Nordiques from the playoffs.

Quebec Nordiques 3, Buffalo Sabres 0

#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordAttendance
1April 4Quebec Nordiques3–2Buffalo Sabres1-016,800
2April 5Quebec Nordiques6–2Buffalo Sabres2-015,730
3April 7Buffalo Sabres1–4Quebec Nordiques3-015,334

Montreal Canadiens 4, Quebec Nordiques 2

#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecordAttendance
1April 12Montreal Canadiens2–4Quebec Nordiques1-015,390
2April 13Montreal Canadiens4–1Quebec Nordiques1-115,397
3April 15Quebec Nordiques1–2Montreal Canadiens1-218,076
4April 16Quebec Nordiques4–3Montreal Canadiens2-217,276
5April 18Montreal Canadiens4–0Quebec Nordiques2-315,382
6April 20Quebec Nordiques3–5Montreal Canadiens2-418,090

Player statistics

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Note:
Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;

Awards

Transactions

The Nordiques were involved in the following transactions during the 1983–84 season.

Trades

June 29, 1983 To Minnesota North Stars
Jay Miller		 To Quebec Nordiques
Jim Dobson
August 12, 1983 To Toronto Maple Leafs
Basil McRae		 To Quebec Nordiques
Richard Turmel
August 19, 1983 To St. Louis Blues
Head Coach Jacques Demers		 To Quebec Nordiques
Gord Donnelly
Claude Julien
January 1, 1984 To St. Louis Blues
Cash		 To Quebec Nordiques
Roger Haegglund
February 6, 1984 To Winnipeg Jets
5th round pick in 1984 – Brent Severyn		 To Quebec Nordiques
Jimmy Mann
February 10, 1984 To St. Louis Blues
Dave Pichette		 To Quebec Nordiques
Andre Dore
February 29, 1984 To Detroit Red Wings
Pierre Aubry		 To Quebec Nordiques
Cash

Waivers

October 3, 1983 To Montreal Canadiens
Jean Hamel
October 3, 1983 To St. Louis Blues
Terry Johnson
October 3, 1983 From Montreal Canadiens
Jeff Brubaker
October 3, 1983 To Calgary Flames
Jeff Brubaker
October 3, 1983 From Buffalo Sabres
John Van Boxmeer

Draft picks

Quebec's draft picks from the 1983 NHL Entry Draft which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.

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References

  1. [1]
    Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. [2]
    "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Montreal fights to win the Battle of Quebec". Daily News by Google. Retrieved July 1, 2016.
  4. [4]
    "1983-84 Quebec Nordiques Statistics – Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved July 27, 2009.
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