1983–84 Quebec Nordiques season

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.

1983–84 Quebec Nordiques
Division3rd Adams
Conference6th Wales
1983–84 record42–28–10
Home record24–11–5
Road record18–17–5
Goals for360
Goals against278
Team information
General managerMaurice Filion
CoachMichel Bergeron
CaptainMario Marois
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaColisée de Québec
Team leaders
GoalsMichel Goulet (56)
AssistsPeter Šťastný (73)
PointsMichel Goulet (121)
Penalty minutesDale Hunter (232)
Plus/minusMichel Goulet (+62)
WinsDan Bouchard (29)
Goals against averageDan Bouchard (3.20)

Off-season

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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

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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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Adams Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Boston Bruins 80 49 25 6 336 261 104
Buffalo Sabres 80 48 25 7 315 257 103
Quebec Nordiques 80 42 28 10 360 278 94
Montreal Canadiens 80 35 40 5 286 295 75
Hartford Whalers 80 28 42 10 288 320 66

[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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Adams Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference

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Vs. Campbell Conference

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Schedule and results

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# Date Visitor Score Home Record Pts Attendance
1 October 4 New York Islanders 3–7 Quebec Nordiques 1–0–0 2 14,917
2 October 6 Quebec Nordiques 3–9 Boston Bruins 1–1–0 2 14,451
3 October 8 Buffalo Sabres 2–9 Quebec Nordiques 2–1–0 4 14,849
4 October 10 Montreal Canadiens 6–4 Quebec Nordiques 2–2–0 4 15,321
5 October 13 Quebec Nordiques 4–4 Hartford Whalers 2–2–1 5 8,353
6 October 14 Quebec Nordiques 6–4 New Jersey Devils 3–2–1 7 9,961
7 October 16 Quebec Nordiques 4–2 Washington Capitals 4-2–1 9 7,270
8 October 18 Boston Bruins 3–5 Quebec Nordiques 5–2–1 11 15,125
9 October 19 Quebec Nordiques 8–1 Toronto Maple Leafs 6–2–1 13 16,382
10 October 22 Minnesota North Stars 2–11 Quebec Nordiques 7–2–1 15 15,017
11 October 25 Philadelphia Flyers 4–2 Quebec Nordiques 7–3–1 15 15,025
12 October 27 Quebec Nordiques 3–4 Philadelphia Flyers 7–4–1 15 16,024
13 October 29 Quebec Nordiques 3–4 Detroit Red Wings 7–5–1 15 18,455
14 November 1 Los Angeles Kings 4–8 Quebec Nordiques 8–5–1 17 15,291
15 November 3 Quebec Nordiques 2–3 Montreal Canadiens 8–6–1 17 17,148
16 November 5 New York Rangers 4–4 Quebec Nordiques 8–6–2 18 15,075
17 November 6 Quebec Nordiques 7–1 Buffalo Sabres 9–6–2 20 12,204
18 November 8 Edmonton Oilers 7–4 Quebec Nordiques 9–7–2 20 15,272
19 November 12 Boston Bruins 6–4 Quebec Nordiques 9–8–2 20 15,300
20 November 15 Detroit Red Wings 3–1 Quebec Nordiques 9–9–2 20 14,669
21 November 17 Quebec Nordiques 4–2 Hartford Whalers 10–9–2 22 10,644
22 November 19 Hartford Whalers 4–4 Quebec Nordiques 10–9–3 23 14,879
23 November 20 Quebec Nordiques 5–6 New York Rangers 10–10–3 23 17,421
24 November 22 Quebec Nordiques 2–3 New York Islanders 10–11–3 23 15,351
25 November 24 Quebec Nordiques 6–3 Boston Bruins 11–11-3 25 14,451
26 November 26 Buffalo Sabres 2–3 Quebec Nordiques 12–11–3 27 15,263
27 November 29 Washington Capitals 3–6 Quebec Nordiques 13–11–3 29 14,937
28 December 1 Quebec Nordiques 6–3 Montreal Canadiens 14–11–3 31 17,248
29 December 3 Chicago Black Hawks 2–3 Quebec Nordiques 15–11–3 33 15,173
30 December 6 Calgary Flames 1–8 Quebec Nordiques 16–11–3 35 14,435
31 December 10 Quebec Nordiques 6–4 Los Angeles Kings 17–11–3 37 10,563
32 December 13 Quebec Nordiques 2–6 Vancouver Canucks 17–12–3 37 13,973
33 December 14 Quebec Nordiques 2–4 Calgary Flames 17–13–3 37 17,754
34 December 17 Quebec Nordiques 1–8 Edmonton Oilers 17–14–3 37 17,498
35 December 20 Vancouver Canucks 4–6 Quebec Nordiques 18–14–3 39 15,061
36 December 22 Montreal Canadiens 1–4 Quebec Nordiques 19–14–3 41 15,304
37 December 27 Hartford Whalers 3–7 Quebec Nordiques 20–14–3 43 15,281
38 December 29 Quebec Nordiques 5–8 Buffalo Sabres 20–15–3 43 16,433
39 December 31 Quebec Nordiques 2–4 Montreal Canadiens 20–16–3 43 17,866
40 January 3 Montreal Canadiens 5–9 Quebec Nordiques 21–16–3 45 15,315
41 January 5 Quebec Nordiques 8–3 Boston Bruins 22–16-3 47 14,451
42 January 7 Toronto Maple Leafs 2–4 Quebec Nordiques 23–16–3 49 15,279
43 January 10 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–7 Quebec Nordiques 24–16–3 51 15,014
44 January 12 Quebec Nordiques 4–1 New Jersey Devils 25–16–3 53 9,050
45 January 14 Philadelphia Flyers 3–3 Quebec Nordiques 25–16–4 54 15,294
46 January 17 Boston Bruins 3–7 Quebec Nordiques 26-16–4 56 15,317
47 January 19 Quebec Nordiques 3–4 Boston Bruins 26–17–4 56 14,451
48 January 21 Chicago Black Hawks 4–4 Quebec Nordiques 26–17–5 57 15,273
49 January 24 Winnipeg Jets 5–3 Quebec Nordiques 26–18–5 57 15,077
50 January 26 Quebec Nordiques 5–1 New York Islanders 27–18–5 59 15,660
51 January 28 Hartford Whalers 0–3 Quebec Nordiques 28–18–5 61 15,074
52 January 29 Quebec Nordiques 5–5 Hartford Whalers 28–18–6 62 10,067
53 February 4 New Jersey Devils 5–3 Quebec Nordiques 28–19–6 62 N/A
54 February 5 Quebec Nordiques 2–1 Buffalo Sabres 29–19–6 64 16,233
55 February 7 Vancouver Canucks 4-2 Quebec Nordiques 29–20–6 64 14,830
56 February 11 Quebec Nordiques 2–5 Toronto Maple Leafs 29–21–6 64 16,382
57 February 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 1–6 Quebec Nordiques 30–21–6 66 14,757
58 February 15 Quebec Nordiques 2–5 Chicago Black Hawks 30–22–6 66 16,528
59 February 17 Quebec Nordiques 6–3 Winnipeg Jets 31–22–6 68 11,680
60 February 18 Quebec Nordiques 7–2 Minnesota North Stars 32–22–6 70 15,294
61 February 21 Montreal Canadiens 2–3 Quebec Nordiques 33–22–6 72 15,365
62 February 23 Quebec Nordiques 2–4 New York Rangers 33–23–6 72 17,404
63 February 25 St. Louis Blues 3–3 Quebec Nordiques 33–23–7 73 15,292
64 February 26 St. Louis Blues 0-5 Quebec Nordiques 34–23–7 75 15,289
65 February 28 Detroit Red Wings 2–6 Quebec Nordiques 35–23–7 77 14,952
66 March 3 Buffalo Sabres 2–4 Quebec Nordiques 36–23-7 79 15,311
67 March 4 Quebec Nordiques 1–1 Buffalo Sabres 36–23–8 80 16,433
68 March 6 Calgary Flames 3–4 Quebec Nordiques 37–23–8 82 15,287
69 March 8 Quebec Nordiques 8–6 Pittsburgh Penguins 38–23–8 84 3,812
70 March 9 Quebec Nordiques 3–5 Washington Capitals 38–24–8 84 16,793
71 March 11 Quebec Nordiques 5-6 Winnipeg Jets 38–25-8 84 13,172
72 March 13 Edmonton Oilers 6–5 Quebec Nordiques 38–26–8 84 15,326
73 March 17 Quebec Nordiques 6–4 St. Louis Blues 39–26–8 86 14,460
74 March 18 Quebec Nordiques 5–5 Minnesota North Stars 39–26–9 87 15,784
75 March 20 Quebec Nordiques 3–1 Los Angeles Kings 40–26–9 89 8,535
76 March 24 Hartford Whalers 3–2 Quebec Nordiques 40–27–9 89 15,346
77 March 25 Quebec Nordiques 6–6 Hartford Whalers 40–27–10 90 10,058
78 March 27 Boston Bruins 6–4 Quebec Nordiques 40–28–10 90 15,337
79 March 29 Quebec Nordiques 5–2 Montreal Canadiens 41–28–10 92 18,089
80 March 31 Buffalo Sabres 1–4 Quebec Nordiques 42–28–10 94 15,353

Playoffs

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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

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# Date Visitor Score Home Record Attendance
1 April 4 Quebec Nordiques 3–2 Buffalo Sabres 1-0 16,800
2 April 5 Quebec Nordiques 6–2 Buffalo Sabres 2-0 15,730
3 April 7 Buffalo Sabres 1–4 Quebec Nordiques 3-0 15,334

Montreal Canadiens 4, Quebec Nordiques 2

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# Date Visitor Score Home Record Attendance
1 April 12 Montreal Canadiens 2–4 Quebec Nordiques 1-0 15,390
2 April 13 Montreal Canadiens 4–1 Quebec Nordiques 1-1 15,397
3 April 15 Quebec Nordiques 1–2 Montreal Canadiens 1-2 18,076
4 April 16 Quebec Nordiques 4–3 Montreal Canadiens 2-2 17,276
5 April 18 Montreal Canadiens 4–0 Quebec Nordiques 2-3 15,382
6 April 20 Quebec Nordiques 3–5 Montreal Canadiens 2-4 18,090

Player statistics

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Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Michel Goulet LW 75 56 65 121 76 62 11 2 16
Peter Stastny C 80 46 73 119 73 22 11 0 4
Dale Hunter C 77 24 55 79 232 35 7 2 1
Wilf Paiement RW 80 39 37 76 121 28 8 3 3
Anton Stastny LW 69 25 37 62 14 12 7 0 0
Marian Stastny RW 68 20 32 52 26 1 4 0 5
Tony McKegney LW 75 24 27 51 23 4 4 0 2
Mario Marois D 80 13 36 49 151 51 4 0 0
Andre Savard C 60 20 24 44 38 17 0 2 2
Alain Cote LW 77 19 24 43 41 21 0 1 1
Bo Berglund RW 75 16 27 43 20 6 1 0 1
Louis Sleigher RW 44 15 19 34 32 23 3 1 1
Pat Price D 72 3 25 28 188 20 0 0 2
Jean-Francois Sauve C 39 10 17 27 2 4 5 0 0
Normand Rochefort D 75 2 22 24 47 41 0 0 1
Randy Moller D 74 4 14 18 147 26 0 0 1
Paul Gillis C 57 8 9 17 59 10 0 0 1
Andre Dore D 25 1 16 17 25 1 0 0 0
Rick Lapointe D 22 2 10 12 12 9 0 0 0
Blake Wesley D 46 2 8 10 75 14 0 0 0
Dave Pichette D 23 2 7 9 12 2 0 0 0
John Van Boxmeer D 18 5 3 8 12 -1 4 0 0
Wally Weir D 25 2 3 5 17 5 0 0 1
Gord Donnelly D 38 0 5 5 60 -1 0 0 0
Dan Bouchard G 57 0 3 3 19 0 0 0 0
Pierre Aubry LW 23 1 1 2 17 -3 0 0 0
Jimmy Mann RW 22 1 1 2 42 -3 0 0 0
Clint Malarchuk G 23 0 1 1 9 0 0 0 0
Jim Dobson RW 1 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
Brian Ford G 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jean-Marc Gaulin RW 2 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0
Mario Gosselin G 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0
David Shaw D 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Dan Bouchard 3373 57 29 18 8 180 3.20 1
Clint Malarchuk 1215 23 10 9 2 80 3.95 0
Mario Gosselin 148 3 2 0 0 3 1.22 1
Brian Ford 123 3 1 1 0 13 6.34 0
Team: 4859 80 42 28 10 276 3.41 2
Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Peter Stastny C 9 2 7 9 31 2 0 0
Jean-Francois Sauve C 9 2 5 7 2 2 0 1
Anton Stastny LW 9 2 5 7 7 0 0 0
Michel Goulet LW 9 2 4 6 17 0 0 0
Dale Hunter C 9 2 3 5 41 0 0 0
Marian Stastny RW 9 2 3 5 2 0 0 1
Mario Marois D 9 1 4 5 6 0 0 0
Wilf Paiement RW 9 3 1 4 24 0 0 0
Andre Savard C 9 3 0 3 2 0 2 1
Blake Wesley D 9 1 2 3 20 0 0 1
Bo Berglund RW 7 2 0 2 4 0 0 1
Louis Sleigher RW 7 1 1 2 42 0 0 0
Alain Cote LW 9 0 2 2 17 0 0 0
Randy Moller D 9 1 0 1 45 0 0 0
Pat Price D 9 1 0 1 10 0 0 0
Normand Rochefort D 6 1 0 1 6 0 0 0
Dan Bouchard G 9 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Andre Dore D 9 0 0 0 8 0 0 0
Paul Gillis C 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Rick Lapointe D 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jimmy Mann RW 3 0 0 0 22 0 0 0
Tony McKegney LW 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Wally Weir D 1 0 0 0 17 0 0 0
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Dan Bouchard 543 9 5 4 25 2.76 0
Team: 543 9 5 4 25 2.76 0

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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

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Transactions

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

Trades

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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 1984Brent 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

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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

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

Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team (league)
2 32 Yves Heroux   Canada Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)
3 52 Bruce Bell   Canada Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
3 54 Iiro Jarvi   Finland HIFK (Finland)
5 92 Luc Guenette   Canada Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)
6 112 Brad Walcot   Canada Kingston Canadians (OHL)
7 132 Craig Mack   United States East Grand Forks High School (USHS)
8 152 Tommy Albelin   Sweden Djurgardens IF (Sweden)
9 172 Wayne Groulx   Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)
10 192 Scott Shaunessy   United States St. John's Preparatory School (USHS)
12 232 Bo Berglund   Sweden Djurgardens IF (Sweden)
12 239 Jindrich Kokrment   Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team (National)

References

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