1983–84 Quebec Nordiques season

1983–84 Quebec Nordiques
Division	3rd Adams
Conference	6th Wales
1983–84 record	42–28–10
Home record	24–11–5
Road record	18–17–5
Goals for	360
Goals against	278
Team information
General manager	Maurice Filion
Coach	Michel Bergeron
Captain	Mario Marois
Alternate captains	None
Arena	Colisée de Québec
Team leaders
Goals	Michel Goulet (56)
Assists	Peter Stastny (73)
Points	Michel Goulet (121)
Penalty minutes	Dale Hunter (232)
Plus/minus	Michel Goulet (+62)
Wins	Dan Bouchard (29)
Goals against average	Dan Bouchard (3.20)

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.

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

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

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

Adams Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference Vs. Adams Division 1983–84 NHL records Team BOS BUF HFD MTL QUE Total Boston — 4–4 5–2–1 6–2 4–4 19–12–1 Buffalo 4–4 — 5–3 8–0 1–6–1 18–13–1 Hartford 2–5–1 3–5 — 0–7−1 1–3−4 6–20–6 Montreal 2–6 0–8 7–0−1 — 3–5 12–19–1 Quebec 4–4 6–1–1 3–1−4 5–3 — 18–9–5 Vs. Patrick Division 1983–84 NHL records Team NJD NYI NYR PHI PIT WSH Total Boston 2−1 2−0−1 2−0–1 1−1−1 3−0 2−1 12−3−3 Buffalo 2−0−1 0−3 1−1−1 3−0 3−0 2−0−1 11−4−3 Hartford 1−1–1 2–1 2–1 2–1 1–2 1−2 9−8−1 Montreal 2−1 0−3 2–1 0−2−1 2−0−1 0−3 6−10−2 Quebec 2−1 2−1 0−2–1 0−2−1 3−0 2−1 9−7−2 Vs. Campbell Conference Vs. Norris Division 1983–84 NHL records Team CHI DET MIN STL TOR Total Boston 1–2 2–1 1–2 3–0 1–2 8–7–0 Buffalo 1−2 1−1−1 1−2 2−1 2−0−1 7−6−2 Hartford 2–1 1–1−1 3−0 2–1 2–1 10–4–1 Montreal 2−0–1 3−0 1–2 3–0 2−1 11–3–1 Quebec 1–1−1 1–2 2–0−1 2–0–1 2–1 8–4–3 Vs. Smythe Division 1983–84 NHL records Team CGY EDM LAK VAN WIN Total Boston 2−0−1 1−2 3−0 2−0−1 2−1 10−3−2 Buffalo 3−0 1–2 2−0−1 3−0 3−0 12−2−1 Hartford 0−2–1 1–2 2–1 0–3 0–2–1 3–10–2 Montreal 2−1 1−2 1−2 1–2 1−1−1 6−8−1 Quebec 2−1 0−3 3−0 1−2 1−2 7−8−0

Schedule and results

1983–84 regular season
October Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Points 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
November Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Attendance 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
December Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Attendance 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
January Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Attendance 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
February Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Attendance 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
March Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Attendance 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
Legend:   Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

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 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.

1984 Stanley Cup playoffs
Adams Division Semifinals vs. (A2) Buffalo Sabres – Nordiques win 3–0 Game Date Visitor Score Home Series 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
Adams Division Finals vs. (A4) Montreal Canadiens – Canadiens win 4–2 Game Date Visitor Score Home Series 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
Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

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

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

• First NHL All-Star team: Michel Goulet

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.

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)