1983–84 Winnipeg Jets season

The 1983–84 Winnipeg Jets season was the 12th season of the Winnipeg Jets, their fifth season in the National Hockey League. The Jets placed fourth in the Smythe to qualify for the playoffs. The Jets lost to the Edmonton Oilers in the first round.

1983–84 Winnipeg Jets (1972–96)
Division4th Smythe
1983–84 record31–38–11
Goals for340
Goals against374
Team information
General managerJohn Ferguson
CoachTom Watt
CaptainLucien DeBlois
Alternate captainsNone

Offseason

On June 8, 1983, the Jets traded former team captain Dave Christian to the Washington Capitals for the Capitals first round draft pick in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft. Christian, who lost his captaincy midway through the 1982-83 season, had 79 goals and 209 points in 230 games with Winnipeg since breaking into the NHL one week after winning the gold medal with the 1980 US Olympic Team.

At the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, the Jets first selection was with the eighth overall pick, and the team drafted winger Andrew McBain from the North Bay Centennials of the OHL. McBain had 33 goals and 120 points with the Centennials in the 1982-83 season. Six picks later, at 14th overall, which the Jets had acquired from the Washington Capitals in the Dave Christian trade, Winnipeg selected defenseman Bobby Dollas from the Laval Voisins of the QMJHL. Dollas had 16 goals and 61 points with Laval during the 1982-83 season. Later, in the fourth round, the Jets selected goaltender Bob Essensa from the Henry Carr Crusaders Jr. B team.

The Jets made a few minor transactions during the off-season, trading Norm Dupont to the Hartford Whalers for the Whalers fourth round draft pick in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft, and releasing Bryan Maxwell and Larry Hopkins. The Jets biggest trade was acquiring Tim Young from the Minnesota North Stars for Craig Levie and Tom Ward. Young spent eight seasons with the North Stars, and had 18 goals and 53 points in 70 games with Minnesota during the 1982-83 season.

Regular season

Final standings

Smythe Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Edmonton Oilers8057185446314119
Calgary Flames8034321431131482
Vancouver Canucks803239930632873
Winnipeg Jets8031381134037473
Los Angeles Kings8023441330937659

[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.

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1TOctober 5, 19836–6 OTDetroit Red Wings (1983–84)0–0–1
2LOctober 7, 19836–8Edmonton Oilers (1983–84)0–1–1
3TOctober 9, 19831–1 OTCalgary Flames (1983–84)0–1–2
4WOctober 12, 19834–3 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84)1–1–2
5LOctober 13, 19833–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84)1–2–2
6LOctober 15, 19831–2@ Minnesota North Stars (1983–84)1–3–2
7LOctober 19, 19832–12Montreal Canadiens (1983–84)1–4–2
8LOctober 23, 19832–5@ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84)1–5–2
9WOctober 25, 19834–2@ New York Islanders (1983–84)2–5–2
10WOctober 26, 19837–5@ New York Rangers (1983–84)3–5–2
11LOctober 28, 19831–7@ Calgary Flames (1983–84)3–6–2
12LOctober 30, 19833–7Washington Capitals (1983–84)3–7–2
13LNovember 2, 19833–6Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84)3–8–2
14WNovember 4, 19838–2Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84)4–8–2
15LNovember 6, 19835–8Edmonton Oilers (1983–84)4–9–2
16WNovember 9, 19837–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84)5–9–2
17LNovember 11, 19832–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84)5–10–2
18WNovember 13, 19833–2Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84)6–10–2
19LNovember 16, 19835–6 OTBuffalo Sabres (1983–84)6–11–2
20LNovember 19, 19837–8 OT@ Minnesota North Stars (1983–84)6–12–2
21LNovember 21, 19836–7@ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84)6–13–2
22LNovember 23, 19831–4Vancouver Canucks (1983–84)6–14–2
23TNovember 24, 19834–4 OT@ Calgary Flames (1983–84)6–14–3
24WNovember 29, 19836–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1983–84)7–14–3
25WDecember 1, 19836–5 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (1983–84)8–14–3
26WDecember 4, 19837–5Los Angeles Kings (1983–84)9–14–3
27LDecember 7, 19833–6@ New Jersey Devils (1983–84)9–15–3
28TDecember 10, 19835–5 OT@ Hartford Whalers (1983–84)9–15–4
29LDecember 11, 19832–4@ Boston Bruins (1983–84)9–16–4
30WDecember 14, 19838–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84)10–16–4
31WDecember 16, 19834–1New Jersey Devils (1983–84)11–16–4
32LDecember 18, 19835–7Edmonton Oilers (1983–84)11–17–4
33LDecember 19, 19836–7@ Calgary Flames (1983–84)11–18–4
34LDecember 21, 19834–7@ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84)11–19–4
35WDecember 23, 19836–3St. Louis Blues (1983–84)12–19–4
36WDecember 26, 19835–1Minnesota North Stars (1983–84)13–19–4
37WDecember 30, 19834–3 OTNew York Islanders (1983–84)14–19–4
38TJanuary 1, 19843–3 OTCalgary Flames (1983–84)14–19–5
39LJanuary 4, 19844–9@ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84)14–20–5
40LJanuary 5, 19846–7 OT@ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84)14–21–5
41WJanuary 8, 19844–3Hartford Whalers (1983–84)15–21–5
42LJanuary 11, 19845–9@ Calgary Flames (1983–84)15–22–5
43TJanuary 13, 19847–7 OTLos Angeles Kings (1983–84)15–22–6
44TJanuary 15, 19844–4 OTLos Angeles Kings (1983–84)15–22–7
45LJanuary 17, 19843–8@ Washington Capitals (1983–84)15–23–7
46WJanuary 18, 19845–4 OT@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84)16–23–7
47TJanuary 20, 19846–6 OTVancouver Canucks (1983–84)16–23–8
48WJanuary 22, 19846–4Vancouver Canucks (1983–84)17–23–8
49WJanuary 24, 19845–3@ Quebec Nordiques (1983–84)18–23–8
50WJanuary 26, 19846–2@ Hartford Whalers (1983–84)19–23–8
51LJanuary 28, 19842–5@ Boston Bruins (1983–84)19–24–8
52WFebruary 3, 19847–3Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84)20–24–8
53TFebruary 5, 19842–2 OTMontreal Canadiens (1983–84)20–24–9
54LFebruary 8, 19841–3New York Rangers (1983–84)20–25–9
55TFebruary 12, 19842–2 OTDetroit Red Wings (1983–84)20–25–10
56LFebruary 15, 19844–7@ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84)20–26–10
57LFebruary 17, 19843–6Quebec Nordiques (1983–84)20–27–10
58WFebruary 19, 19844–3 OTWashington Capitals (1983–84)21–27–10
59WFebruary 22, 19848–5@ New Jersey Devils (1983–84)22–27–10
60WFebruary 23, 19845–3@ Montreal Canadiens (1983–84)23–27–10
61WFebruary 25, 19845–2Boston Bruins (1983–84)24–27–10
62LFebruary 27, 19845–6 OTEdmonton Oilers (1983–84)24–28–10
63LFebruary 29, 19843–4New York Islanders (1983–84)24–29–10
64LMarch 3, 19841–6@ Detroit Red Wings (1983–84)24–30–10
65WMarch 6, 19847–3@ Los Angeles Kings (1983–84)25–30–10
66LMarch 7, 19843–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84)25–31–10
67LMarch 9, 19845–6 OTNew York Rangers (1983–84)25–32–10
68WMarch 11, 19846–5 OTQuebec Nordiques (1983–84)26–32–10
69WMarch 12, 19848–7 OT@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84)27–32–10
70WMarch 14, 19846–4Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84)28–32–10
71WMarch 16, 19845–4Los Angeles Kings (1983–84)29–32–10
72LMarch 18, 19843–4Calgary Flames (1983–84)29–33–10
73LMarch 20, 19843–9@ St. Louis Blues (1983–84)29–34–10
74LMarch 21, 19842–6@ Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84)29–35–10
75LMarch 23, 19843–4 OTVancouver Canucks (1983–84)29–36–10
76LMarch 25, 19842–3@ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84)29–37–10
77TMarch 27, 19843–3 OT@ Los Angeles Kings (1983–84)29–37–11
78LMarch 28, 19841–5@ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84)29–38–11
79WMarch 30, 19842–1St. Louis Blues (1983–84)30–38–11
80WApril 1, 19843–2Calgary Flames (1983–84)31–38–11

Playoffs

For the second year in a row, the Jets were swept in 3 games by the Edmonton Oilers, in the Division semi-finals.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Dale HawerchukC80376510273-141004
Lucien DeBloisC8034457950-15812
Laurie BoschmanC61284674234-4903
Paul MacLeanRW76403171155-151305
Thomas SteenC7820456569-5532
Brian MullenRW7521416228-12441
Dave BabychD6618395762-311004
Scott ArnielLW8021355668-10602
Morris LukowichLW803025557110401
Moe ManthaD7216385467-14301
Doug SmailLW6620173762-5142
Tim YoungC4415193425-11300
Andrew McBainRW7811193037-6000
Tim WattersD74320231697101
Robert PicardD6261622349111
Wade CampbellD7971421147-2000
Bengt LundholmLW575141920-7100
Ron WilsonC513121512-3001
Jordy DouglasLW174268-9101
Don SpringD210444-5000
Jim KyteD5812355-7000
Randy CarlyleD503324000
Bryan MaxwellD3033271000
Doug SoetaertG47033140000
Jyrki SeppaD130226-9000
Brian HaywardG2801120000
Mike LauenRW401100000
Jimmy MannRW16011540000
Ed StaniowskiG101100000
Marc BehrendG600000000
Bobby DollasD10000-2000
Murray EavesC200000000
John GibsonD11000142000
Tim TrimperLW500001000
Mike VeisorG800000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Doug Soetaert253947181571824.300
Brian Hayward15302871821244.860
Mike Veisor4208412263.710
Marc Behrend3516240325.470
Ed Staniowski401000812.000
Team:4880803138113724.570

Playoffs

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Brian MullenRW30336000
Andrew McBainRW32020000
Dave BabychD31120100
Dale HawerchukC31120100
Randy CarlyleD30224000
Paul MacLeanRW31010000
Moe ManthaD31010010
Tim WattersD31012000
Laurie BoschmanC30115000
Lucien DeBloisC30114000
Doug SmailLW30117000
Thomas SteenC30119000
Tim YoungC10110000
Scott ArnielLW20005000
Marc BehrendG20000000
Wade CampbellD30007000
Jordy DouglasLW10002000
Murray EavesC20002000
Jim KyteD300011000
Morris LukowichLW30000000
Robert PicardD300012000
Doug SoetaertG10000000
Mike VeisorG10000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Marc Behrend12120294.460
Doug Soetaert20101515.000
Mike Veisor4010046.000
Team:181303185.970

[2]

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;

Transactions

Trades

August 3, 1983 To Minnesota North Stars
Craig Levie
Tom Ward
To Winnipeg Jets
Tim Young
April 28, 1983 To Montreal Canadiens
Serge Savard
To Winnipeg Jets
3rd round pick in 1983 - Peter Taglianetti
November 4, 1983 To Montreal Canadiens
3rd round pick in 1984 - Patrick Roy
To Winnipeg Jets
Robert Picard
November 10, 1983 To Hartford Whalers
Ed Staniowski
To Winnipeg Jets
Mike Veisor
January 12, 1984 To Minnesota North Stars
Tim Trimper
To Winnipeg Jets
Jordy Douglas
February 6, 1984 To Quebec Nordiques
Jimmy Mann
To Winnipeg Jets
5th round pick in 1984 - Brent Severyn
March 5, 1984 To Pittsburgh Penguins
1st round pick in 1984 - Doug Bodger
Moe Mantha, Jr.
To Winnipeg Jets
Randy Carlyle
June 13, 1984 To Montreal Canadiens
Lucien DeBlois
To Winnipeg Jets
Perry Turnbull

Waivers

October 10, 1983 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Bryan Maxwell

Free agents

PlayerFormer Team
Kelly ElcombeUndrafted Free Agent
Doug GibsonToronto Maple Leafs
Perry PooleyUndrafted Free Agent

Roster

1983-84 Winnipeg Jets
Goaltenders

Defensemen

Wingers

Centres

Draft picks

Winnipeg selected the following players at the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec on June 8, 1983.[3]

NHL Amateur Draft

Round Pick Player Nationality College/Junior/Club Team
18Andrew McBain (RW) CanadaNorth Bay Centennials (OHL)
114Bobby Dollas (D) CanadaLaval Voisins (QMJHL)
229Brad Berry (D) CanadaSt. Albert Saints (AJHL)
343Peter Taglianetti (D) United StatesProvidence College (NCAA)
469Bob Essensa (G) CanadaFather Henry Carr Catholic Secondary School
589Harry Armstrong (D) United StatesDubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
6109Joel Baillargeon (LW) CanadaHull Olympiques (QMJHL)
7129Iain Duncan (LW) CanadaNorth York Rangers (OJHL)
8149Ron Pesetti (D) United StatesWestern Michigan University (NCAA)
9169Todd Flichel (D) CanadaGloucester (OPJHL)
10189Kory Wright (FWD) United StatesDubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
11209Eric Cormier (LW) CanadaSt. George's (Que.) School
12229Jamie Husgen (D) United StatesDes Moines Buccaneers (USHL)

Farm teams

Sherbrooke Jets

See also

References

  1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. "1983-84 Winnipeg Jets Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-05.
  3. "1983 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved November 23, 2016.
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