National Hockey League season From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 1984–85 NHL season was the 68th season of the National Hockey League. Twenty-one teams each played 80 games. 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 | |
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League | National Hockey League |
Sport | Ice hockey |
Duration | October 11, 1984 – May 30, 1985 |
Number of games | 80 |
Number of teams | 21 |
Draft | |
Top draft pick | Mario Lemieux |
Picked by | Pittsburgh Penguins |
Regular season | |
Season champions | Philadelphia Flyers |
Season MVP | Wayne Gretzky (Oilers) |
Top scorer | Wayne Gretzky (Oilers) |
Playoffs | |
Playoffs MVP | Wayne Gretzky (Oilers) |
Stanley Cup | |
Champions | Edmonton Oilers |
Runners-up | Philadelphia Flyers |
This was the first year since they began broadcasting that CBC was not the lone network broadcaster in Canada. 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 split the playoffs and finals.
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.
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Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points
Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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Wayne Gretzky | Edmonton Oilers | 80 | 73 | 135 | 208 | 52 |
Jari Kurri | Edmonton Oilers | 73 | 71 | 64 | 135 | 30 |
Dale Hawerchuk | Winnipeg Jets | 80 | 53 | 77 | 130 | 74 |
Marcel Dionne | Los Angeles Kings | 80 | 46 | 80 | 126 | 46 |
Paul Coffey | Edmonton Oilers | 80 | 37 | 84 | 121 | 97 |
Mike Bossy | New York Islanders | 76 | 58 | 59 | 117 | 38 |
John Ogrodnick | Detroit Red Wings | 79 | 55 | 50 | 105 | 30 |
Denis Savard | Chicago Black Hawks | 79 | 38 | 67 | 105 | 56 |
Bernie Federko | St. Louis Blues | 76 | 30 | 73 | 103 | 27 |
Mike Gartner | Washington Capitals | 80 | 50 | 52 | 102 | 71 |
Source: NHL.[2]
Note: GP = Games played; W = Won; L = Lost; T = Tied; GA = Goals allowed; GAA = Goals against average; SO = Shutouts
Player | Team | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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Tom Barrasso | Buffalo Sabres | 54 | 25 | 18 | 10 | 144 | 2.66 | 5 |
Pat Riggin | Washington Capitals | 57 | 28 | 20 | 7 | 168 | 2.98 | 2 |
Pelle Lindbergh | Philadelphia Flyers | 65 | 40 | 17 | 7 | 194 | 3.02 | 2 |
Steve Penney | Montreal Canadiens | 54 | 26 | 18 | 8 | 167 | 3.08 | 1 |
Rick Wamsley | St. Louis Blues | 40 | 23 | 12 | 5 | 126 | 3.26 | 0 |
Mario Gosselin | Quebec Nordiques | 36 | 19 | 11 | 3 | 111 | 3.30 | 1 |
Rejean Lemelin | Calgary Flames | 56 | 30 | 12 | 10 | 183 | 3.46 | 1 |
Pete Peeters | Boston Bruins | 51 | 19 | 26 | 4 | 172 | 3.47 | 1 |
Dan Bouchard | Quebec Nordiques | 29 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 101 | 3.49 | 0 |
Kelly Hrudey | New York Islanders | 41 | 19 | 17 | 3 | 141 | 3.62 | 2 |
The defending champion Edmonton Oilers returned to the Final, meeting the overall regular season champion Philadelphia Flyers. In the Final, Edmonton would lose the first game to the Flyers but would then take the next four to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup.
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 |
May 21 | Edmonton Oilers | 1–4 | Philadelphia Flyers | Spectrum |
May 23 | Edmonton Oilers | 3–1 | Philadelphia Flyers | Spectrum |
May 25 | Philadelphia Flyers | 3–4 | Edmonton Oilers | Northlands Coliseum |
May 28 | Philadelphia Flyers | 3–5 | Edmonton Oilers | Northlands Coliseum |
May 30 | Philadelphia Flyers | 3–8 | Edmonton Oilers | Northlands Coliseum |
Edmonton won series 4–1 | |
1985 NHL awards | |
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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 |
Lester Patrick Trophy: (Service to hockey in the U.S.) | Jack Butterfield, Arthur M. Wirtz |
First team | Position | Second team |
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Pelle Lindbergh, Philadelphia Flyers | Goaltender | Tom Barrasso, Buffalo Sabres |
Paul Coffey, Edmonton Oilers | Defence | Rod Langway, Washington Capitals |
Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins | Defence | Doug Wilson, Chicago Black Hawks |
Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers | Centre | Dale Hawerchuk, Winnipeg Jets |
Jari Kurri, Edmonton Oilers | Right Wing | Mike Bossy, New York Islanders |
John Ogrodnick, Detroit Red Wings | Left Wing | John Tonelli, New York Islanders |
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):
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.
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