1983–84 Winnipeg Jets season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1983–84 1983 Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996)Winnipeg Jets 31–38–11 17–15–8 14–23–3 Campbell 5th Smythe 4th 340 374 John Ferguson Tom Watt Lucien DeBlois None Winnipeg Arena Paul MacLean (40) Dale Hawerchuk (65) Dale Hawerchuk (102) Laurie Boschman (234) Doug Soetaert (18) Doug Soetaert (4.29) 1982–83 1984–85 The 1983–84 Winnipeg Jets season was the 12th season of the Winnipeg Jets, their fifth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Jets placed fourth in the Smythe to qualify for the playoffs. The Jets lost to the Edmonton Oilers in the first round. 2 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 WIN Record vs. opponents WIN Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#012169 5px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 5px solid; 1983–84 regular season1983-84 Winnipeg Jets Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/WIN/1984_games.html Hockey-Reference.com March 20, 20251983-84 Winnipeg Jets Results and Schedule https://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/team_results.php?tid=42&sid=1984 HockeyDB 27 December 2022 y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance |- |1||T||October 5, 1983||6–6 OT|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) ||0–0–1 ||11,348 |- |2||L||October 7, 1983||6–8 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) ||0–1–1 ||11,073 |- |3||T||October 9, 1983||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Calgary Flames (1983–84) ||0–1–2 ||11,108 |- |4||W||October 12, 1983||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) ||1–1–2 ||4,095 |- |5||L||October 13, 1983||3–4 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) ||1–2–2 ||15,694 |- |6||L||October 15, 1983||1–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) ||1–3–2 ||13,974 |- |7||L||October 19, 1983||2–12 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1983–84) ||1–4–2 ||12,632 |- |8||L||October 23, 1983||2–5 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) ||1–5–2 ||10,455 |- |9||W||October 25, 1983||4–2 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1983–84) ||2–5–2 ||14,928 |- |10||W||October 26, 1983||7–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1983–84) ||3–5–2 ||17,416 |- |11||L||October 28, 1983||1–7 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1983–84) ||3–6–2 ||16,764 |- |12||L||October 30, 1983||3–7 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1983–84) ||3–7–2 ||10,803 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance |- |13||L||November 2, 1983||3–6 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) ||3–8–2 ||10,106 |- |14||W||November 4, 1983||8–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) ||4–8–2 ||12,994 |- |15||L||November 6, 1983||5–8 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) ||4–9–2 ||13,376 |- |16||W||November 9, 1983||7–2 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) ||5–9–2 ||11,676 |- |17||L||November 11, 1983||2–4 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) ||5–10–2 ||14,755 |- |18||W||November 13, 1983||3–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) ||6–10–2 ||14,294 |- |19||L||November 16, 1983||5–6 OT|| align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) ||6–11–2 ||10,312 |- |20||L||November 19, 1983||7–8 OT|| align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) ||6–12–2 ||14,298 |- |21||L||November 21, 1983||6–7 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) ||6–13–2 ||17,498 |- |22||L||November 23, 1983||1–4 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) ||6–14–2 ||11,220 |- |23||T||November 24, 1983||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1983–84) ||6–14–3 ||16,764 |- |24||W||November 29, 1983||6–5 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) ||7–14–3 ||7,699 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance |- |25||W||December 1, 1983||6–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) ||8–14–3 ||7,646 |- |26||W||December 4, 1983||7–5 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) ||9–14–3 ||9,989 |- |27||L||December 7, 1983||3–6 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1983–84) ||9–15–3 ||8,221 |- |28||T||December 10, 1983||5–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1983–84) ||9–15–4 ||10,355 |- |29||L||December 11, 1983||2–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1983–84) ||9–16–4 ||12,093 |- |30||W||December 14, 1983||8–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) ||10–16–4 ||16,298 |- |31||W||December 16, 1983||4–1 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1983–84) ||11–16–4 ||9,845 |- |32||L||December 18, 1983||5–7 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) ||11–17–4 ||15,107 |- |33||L||December 19, 1983||6–7 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1983–84) ||11–18–4 ||16,764 |- |34||L||December 21, 1983||4–7 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) ||11–19–4 ||17,498 |- |35||W||December 23, 1983||6–3 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1983–84) ||12–19–4 ||10,689 |- |36||W||December 26, 1983||5–1 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) ||13–19–4 ||13,573 |- |37||W||December 30, 1983||4–3 OT|| align="left"| New York Islanders (1983–84) ||14–19–4 ||15,294 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance |- |38||T||January 1, 1984||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Calgary Flames (1983–84) ||14–19–5 ||12,279 |- |39||L||January 4, 1984||4–9 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) ||14–20–5 ||12,206 |- |40||L||January 5, 1984||6–7 OT|| align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) ||14–21–5 ||17,068 |- |41||W||January 8, 1984||4–3 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1983–84) ||15–21–5 ||11,037 |- |42||L||January 11, 1984||5–9 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1983–84) ||15–22–5 ||16,764 |- |43||T||January 13, 1984||7–7 OT|| align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) ||15–22–6 ||11,354 |- |44||T||January 15, 1984||4–4 OT|| align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) ||15–22–7 ||11,559 |- |45||L||January 17, 1984||3–8 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1983–84) ||15–23–7 ||9,878 |- |46||W||January 18, 1984||5–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) ||16–23–7 ||3,849 |- |47||T||January 20, 1984||6–6 OT|| align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) ||16–23–8 ||12,826 |- |48||W||January 22, 1984||6–4 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) ||17–23–8 ||11,713 |- |49||W||January 24, 1984||5–3 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) ||18–23–8 ||15,077 |- |50||W||January 26, 1984||6–2 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1983–84) ||19–23–8 ||9,651 |- |51||L||January 28, 1984||2–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1983–84) ||19–24–8 ||13,840 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance |- |52||W||February 3, 1984||7–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) ||20–24–8 ||12,796 |- |53||T||February 5, 1984||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1983–84) ||20–24–9 ||15,579 |- |54||L||February 8, 1984||1–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1983–84) ||20–25–9 ||11,876 |- |55||T||February 12, 1984||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) ||20–25–10 ||11,194 |- |56||L||February 15, 1984||4–7 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) ||20–26–10 ||17,498 |- |57||L||February 17, 1984||3–6 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) ||20–27–10 ||11,680 |- |58||W||February 19, 1984||4–3 OT|| align="left"| Washington Capitals (1983–84) ||21–27–10 ||11,406 |- |59||W||February 22, 1984||8–5 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1983–84) ||22–27–10 ||8,889 |- |60||W||February 23, 1984||5–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1983–84) ||23–27–10 ||15,525 |- |61||W||February 25, 1984||5–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1983–84) ||24–27–10 ||14,489 |- |62||L||February 27, 1984||5–6 OT|| align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) ||24–28–10 ||15,736 |- |63||L||February 29, 1984||3–4 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1983–84) ||24–29–10 ||13,874 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance |- |64||L||March 3, 1984||1–6 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) ||24–30–10 ||14,649 |- |65||W||March 6, 1984||7–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) ||25–30–10 ||8,392 |- |66||L||March 7, 1984||3–4 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) ||25–31–10 ||13,767 |- |67||L||March 9, 1984||5–6 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers (1983–84) ||25–32–10 ||12,816 |- |68||W||March 11, 1984||6–5 OT|| align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) ||26–32–10 ||13,172 |- |69||W||March 12, 1984||8–7 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) ||27–32–10 ||16,382 |- |70||W||March 14, 1984||6–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) ||28–32–10 ||11,638 |- |71||W||March 16, 1984||5–4 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) ||29–32–10 ||11,975 |- |72||L||March 18, 1984||3–4 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1983–84) ||29–33–10 ||14,874 |- |73||L||March 20, 1984||3–9 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1983–84) ||29–34–10 ||14,276 |- |74||L||March 21, 1984||2–6 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) ||29–35–10 ||16,133 |- |75||L||March 23, 1984||3–4 OT|| align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) ||29–36–10 ||14,067 |- |76||L||March 25, 1984||2–3 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) ||29–37–10 ||17,498 |- |77||T||March 27, 1984||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) ||29–37–11 ||7,367 |- |78||L||March 28, 1984||1–5 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) ||29–38–11 ||13,200 |- |79||W||March 30, 1984||2–1 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1983–84) ||30–38–11 ||12,609 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#012169 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record Attendance |- |80||W||April 1, 1984||3–2 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1983–84) ||31–38–11 ||11,410 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black 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 Hawerchuk C 80 37 65 102 73-141004 Lucien DeBlois C 80 34 45 79 50-15812 Laurie Boschman C 61 28 46 74 234-4903 Paul MacLean Paul MacLean (ice hockey) RW 76 40 31 71 155-151305 Thomas Steen C 78 20 45 65 69-5532 Brian Mullen RW 75 21 41 62 28-12441 Dave Babych D 66 18 39 57 62-311004 Scott Arniel LW 80 21 35 56 68-10602 Morris Lukowich LW 80 30 25 55 7110401 Moe Mantha Moe Mantha Jr. D 72 16 38 54 67-14301 Doug Smail LW 66 20 17 37 62-5142 Tim Young Tim Young (ice hockey) C 44 15 19 34 25-11300 Andrew McBain RW 78 11 19 30 37-6000 Tim Watters D 74 3 20 23 1697101 Robert Picard D 62 6 16 22 349111 Wade Campbell D 79 7 14 21 147-2000 Bengt Lundholm LW 57 5 14 19 20-7100 Ron Wilson Ron Wilson (ice hockey, born 1956) C 51 3 12 15 12-3001 Jordy Douglas LW 17 4 2 6 8-9101 Don Spring D 21 0 4 4 4-5000 Jim Kyte D 58 1 2 3 55-7000 Randy Carlyle D 5 0 3 3 24000 Bryan Maxwell D 3 0 3 3 271000 Doug Soetaert G 47 0 3 3 140000 Jyrki Seppa D 13 0 2 2 6-9000 Brian Hayward G 28 0 1 1 20000 Mike Lauen Michael Lauen RW 4 0 1 1 00000 Jimmy Mann Jimmy Mann (ice hockey) RW 16 0 1 1 540000 Ed Staniowski G 1 0 1 1 00000 Marc Behrend G 6 0 0 0 00000 Bobby Dollas D 1 0 0 0 0-2000 Murray Eaves C 2 0 0 0 00000 John Gibson John Gibson (ice hockey, born 1959) D 11 0 0 0 142000 Tim Trimper LW 5 0 0 0 01000 Mike Veisor G 8 0 0 0 00000 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAA SO Doug Soetaert 2539 47 18 15 7 182 4.30 0 Brian Hayward 1530 28 7 18 2 124 4.86 0 Mike Veisor 420 8 4 1 2 26 3.71 0 Marc Behrend 351 6 2 4 0 32 5.47 0 Ed Staniowski 40 1 0 0 0 8 12.00 0 Team: 4880 80 31 38 11 372 4.57 0 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG Brian Mullen RW 3 0 3 3 6000 Andrew McBain RW 3 2 0 2 0000 Dave Babych D 3 1 1 2 0100 Dale Hawerchuk C 3 1 1 2 0100 Randy Carlyle D 3 0 2 2 4000 Paul MacLean Paul MacLean (ice hockey) RW 3 1 0 1 0000 Moe Mantha Moe Mantha Jr. D 3 1 0 1 0010 Tim Watters D 3 1 0 1 2000 Laurie Boschman C 3 0 1 1 5000 Lucien DeBlois C 3 0 1 1 4000 Doug Smail LW 3 0 1 1 7000 Thomas Steen C 3 0 1 1 9000 Tim Young Tim Young (ice hockey) C 1 0 1 1 0000 Scott Arniel LW 2 0 0 0 5000 Marc Behrend G 2 0 0 0 0000 Wade Campbell D 3 0 0 0 7000 Jordy Douglas LW 1 0 0 0 2000 Murray Eaves C 2 0 0 0 2000 Jim Kyte D 3 0 0 0 11000 Morris Lukowich LW 3 0 0 0 0000 Robert Picard D 3 0 0 0 12000 Doug Soetaert G 1 0 0 0 0000 Mike Veisor G 1 0 0 0 0000 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LGAGAA SO Marc Behrend 121 2 0 2 9 4.46 0 Doug Soetaert 20 1 0 1 5 15.00 0 Mike Veisor 40 1 0 0 4 6.00 0 Team: 181 3 0 3 18 5.97 0 hockey-reference.com 2009-06-05 1983-84 Winnipeg Jets Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/WPG/1984.html Transactions Trades August 3, 1983To Minnesota North StarsCraig Levie Tom WardTo Winnipeg JetsTim Young April 28, 1983To Montreal CanadiensSerge SavardTo Winnipeg Jets3rd round pick in 1983 – Peter Taglianetti November 4, 1983To Montreal Canadiens3rd round pick in 1984 – Patrick RoyTo Winnipeg JetsRobert Picard November 10, 1983To Hartford WhalersEd StaniowskiTo Winnipeg JetsMike Veisor January 12, 1984To Minnesota North StarsTim TrimperTo Winnipeg JetsJordy Douglas February 6, 1984To Quebec NordiquesJimmy MannTo Winnipeg Jets5th round pick in 1984 – Brent Severyn March 5, 1984To Pittsburgh Penguins1st round pick in 1984 – Doug Bodger Moe Mantha Jr.To Winnipeg JetsRandy Carlyle June 13, 1984To Montreal CanadiensLucien DeBloisTo Winnipeg JetsPerry Turnbull Waivers October 10, 1983To Pittsburgh PenguinsBryan Maxwell Free agents Player Former team Kelly Elcombe Undrafted Free Agent Doug Gibson Toronto Maple Leafs Perry Pooley Undrafted Free Agent Draft picks Winnipeg selected the following players at the 1983 NHL entry draft, which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal on June 8, 1983. http://hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/nhl1983e.html 1983 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com hockeyDB.com November 23, 2016 NHL amateur draft Round Pick Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team1 8 Andrew McBain (RW) Canada North Bay Centennials (OHL)1 14 Bobby Dollas (D) Canada Laval Voisins (QMJHL)2 29 Brad Berry (D) Canada St. Albert Saints (AJHL)3 43 Peter Taglianetti (D) United States Providence College (NCAA)4 69 Bob Essensa (G) Canada Father Henry Carr Catholic Secondary School5 89 Harry Armstrong (D) United States Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)6 109 Joel Baillargeon (LW) Canada Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)7 129 Iain Duncan (LW) Canada North York Rangers (OJHL)8 149 Ron Pesetti (D) United States Western Michigan University (NCAA)9 169 Todd Flichel (D) Canada Gloucester (OPJHL)10 189 Kory Wright (FWD) United States Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)11 209 Eric Cormier (LW) Canada St. George's (Que.) School12 229 Jamie Husgen (D) United States Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) Farm teams Sherbrooke Jets See also 1983–84 NHL season References Winnipeg Jets season, 1983-84 Category:Winnipeg Jets (1972–1996) seasons Winn Category:1983 in sports in Manitoba Category:1984 in sports in Manitoba Category:1980s in Winnipeg