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1984–85 NHL season

The 1984–85 NHL season was the 68th season of the National Hockey League. The Edmonton Oilers won their second straight Stanley Cup by beating the Philadelphia Flyers four games to one in the final series.

1984–85 NHL season
LeagueNational Hockey League
SportIce hockey
DurationOctober 11, 1984 – May 30, 1985
Games80
Teams21
TV partner(s)CBC, CTV, SRC (Canada)
USA (United States)
Draft
Top draft pickMario Lemieux
Picked byPittsburgh Penguins
Regular season
Season championsPhiladelphia Flyers
Season MVPWayne Gretzky (Oilers)
Top scorerWayne Gretzky (Oilers)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVPWayne Gretzky (Oilers)
Stanley Cup
ChampionsEdmonton Oilers
  Runners-upPhiladelphia Flyers
NHL seasons

League business

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Entry draft

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The 1984 NHL entry draft was held on June 9, at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. Mario Lemieux was selected first overall by the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Ice officials begin wearing helmets

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Referee Andy Van Hellemond becomes the first on ice official in league history to wear a helmet. Soon, several officials would follow his lead and wear helmets before it became mandatory for all officials for the 2006–07 season.

Regular season

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The Philadelphia Flyers had the best record in the NHL, four points ahead of second place Edmonton Oilers. Flyers goaltender Pelle Lindbergh went on to become the first European to win the Vezina Trophy. Oilers' star Wayne Gretzky once again won the Art Ross Trophy by reaching the 200 point plateau for the third time in four years. He also set a new record for assists in a season with 135 and won his sixth straight Hart Memorial Trophy. Mario Lemieux made his NHL debut by scoring 100 points and winning the Calder Trophy for rookie of the year. On October 26, 1984, Paul Coffey of the Edmonton Oilers would be the last defenceman in the 20th century to score four goals in one game. It occurred in a game versus the Detroit Red Wings.[1]

The last two players active in the 1960s, Butch Goring and Brad Park, retired after the playoffs. Goring was the last active, playing his last playoff game three days after Park's last game.

Final standings

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Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes. Teams qualifying for the playoffs shown in bold.

Prince of Wales Conference

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Adams Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Montreal Canadiens8041271230926294
Quebec Nordiques804130932327591
Buffalo Sabres8038281429023790
Boston Bruins8036341030328782
Hartford Whalers803041926831869

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Patrick Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Philadelphia Flyers8053207348241113
Washington Capitals8046259322240101
New York Islanders804034634531286
New York Rangers8026441029534562
New Jersey Devils8022481026434654
Pittsburgh Penguins802451527638553

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Clarence Campbell Conference

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Norris Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
St. Louis Blues8037311229928886
Chicago Black Hawks803835730929983
Detroit Red Wings8027411231335766
Minnesota North Stars8025431226832162
Toronto Maple Leafs802052825335848

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Smythe Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Edmonton Oilers80492011401298109
Winnipeg Jets8043271035833296
Calgary Flames8041271236330294
Los Angeles Kings8034321433932682
Vancouver Canucks802546928440159

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Playoffs

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Bracket

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The top four teams in each division qualified for the playoffs. In the division semifinals, the fourth seeded team in each division played against the division winner from their division. The other series matched the second and third place teams from the divisions. The two winning teams from each division's semifinals then met in the division finals. The two division winners of each conference then played in the conference finals. The two conference winners then advanced to the Stanley Cup Finals.

In the division semifinals, teams competed in a best-of-five series. In the other three rounds, teams competed in a best-of-seven series (scores in the bracket indicate the number of games won in each series).

Division semifinals Division finals Conference finals Stanley Cup Finals
            
A1 Montreal 3
A4 Boston 2
A1 Montreal 3
A2 Quebec 4
A2 Quebec 3
A3 Buffalo 2
A2 Quebec 2
Prince of Wales Conference
P1 Philadelphia 4
P1 Philadelphia 3
P4 NY Rangers 0
P1 Philadelphia 4
P3 NY Islanders 1
P2 Washington 2
P3 NY Islanders 3
P1 Philadelphia 1
S1 Edmonton 4
N1 St. Louis 0
N4 Minnesota 3
N4 Minnesota 2
N2 Chicago 4
N2 Chicago 3
N3 Detroit 0
N2 Chicago 2
Clarence Campbell Conference
S1 Edmonton 4
S1 Edmonton 3
S4 Los Angeles 0
S1 Edmonton 4
S2 Winnipeg 0
S2 Winnipeg 3
S3 Calgary 1

Awards

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1985 NHL awards
Prince of Wales Trophy:
(Wales Conference playoff champion)		Philadelphia Flyers
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl:
(Campbell Conference playoff champion)		Edmonton Oilers
Art Ross Trophy:
(Top scorer, regular season)		Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:
(Perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication)		Anders Hedberg, New York Rangers
Calder Memorial Trophy:
(Best first-year player)		Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
Conn Smythe Trophy:
(Most valuable player, playoffs)		Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
Frank J. Selke Trophy:
(Best defensive forward)		Craig Ramsay, Buffalo Sabres
Hart Memorial Trophy:
(Most valuable player, regular season)		Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
Jack Adams Award:
(Best coach)		Mike Keenan, Philadelphia Flyers
James Norris Memorial Trophy:
(Best defenceman)		Paul Coffey, Edmonton Oilers
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:
(Excellence and sportsmanship)		Jari Kurri, Edmonton Oilers
Lester B. Pearson Award:
(Outstanding player, regular season)		Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
NHL Plus/Minus Award:
(Player with best plus/minus record)		Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
William M. Jennings Trophy:
(Goaltender(s) of team(s) with best goaltending record)		Tom Barrasso/Bob Sauve, Buffalo Sabres
Vezina Trophy:
(Best goaltender)		Pelle Lindbergh, Philadelphia Flyers

All-Star teams

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Player statistics

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Scoring leaders

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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Wayne GretzkyEdmonton Oilers807313520852
Jari KurriEdmonton Oilers73716413530
Dale HawerchukWinnipeg Jets80537713074
Marcel DionneLos Angeles Kings80468012646
Paul CoffeyEdmonton Oilers80378412197
Mike BossyNew York Islanders76585911738
John OgrodnickDetroit Red Wings79555010530
Denis SavardChicago Black Hawks79386710556
Bernie FederkoSt. Louis Blues76307310327
Mike GartnerWashington Capitals80505210271

Source: NHL.[3]

Leading goaltenders

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Note: GP = Games played; W = Won; L = Lost; T = Tied; GA = Goals allowed; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage

Player Team GP W L T GA GAA SO SV%
Tom BarrassoBuffalo Sabres542518101442.665.887
Pat RigginWashington Capitals57282071682.982.886
Pelle LindberghPhiladelphia Flyers65401771943.022.899
Steve PenneyMontreal Canadiens54261881673.081.876
Rick WamsleySt. Louis Blues40231251263.260.885
Mario GosselinQuebec Nordiques36191131113.301.877
Rejean LemelinCalgary Flames563012101833.461.888
Pete PeetersBoston Bruins51192641723.471.868
Dan BouchardQuebec Nordiques29121341013.490.877
Kelly HrudeyNew York Islanders41191731413.622.886

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Coaches

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Patrick Division

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Adams Division

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Norris Division

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Smythe Division

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Milestones

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Debuts

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The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1984–85 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):

Last games

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The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1984–85 (listed with their last team):

Note: Goring and Park were the last two players to have played in the NHL in the 1960s.

Broadcasting

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This was the first season in more than a decade that CBC was not the lone Canadian national broadcaster. While Molson continued to present Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday nights, rival brewery Carling O'Keefe began airing Friday night games on CTV. The two networks also split the playoffs and finals.[5] CTV had previously aired HNIC-produced telecasts in the 1960s.

This was the third and final season of the league's U.S. national broadcast rights deal with USA, covering a slate of regular season games and selected playoff games. ESPN then signed a three-year agreement with the league after bidding about twice as much as USA had been paying.[6][7] USA would not televise the NHL again until after the network was acquired by NBCUniversal in the early 2000s, airing selected playoff games as part of NBC Sports' overall NHL coverage between 2015 and 2021.

See also

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References

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Notes
  1. ↑ Hockey's Book of Firsts, p. 27, James Duplacey, JG Press, ISBN 978-1-57215-037-9.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
  3. ↑ Dinger 2011, p. 152.
  4. ↑ DataBase Hockey Archived 2008-09-13 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ↑ Warren, Kelly (September 25, 1984). "Great hockey/beer war takes to the ice in Chicago". Chicago Tribune. p. B1.
  6. ↑ Strachan, Al (July 30, 1985). "ESPN acquires NHL games Backroom bickering in TV deal". The Globe and Mail.
  7. ↑ Mulligan, Kevin (July 26, 1985). "NHL Finds a Home at ESPN". Philadelphia Daily News.
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