1983–84 Quebec Nordiques season

National Hockey League team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1983–84 1983 Quebec Nordiques Wales 6th Adams 3rd 42–28–10 24–11–5 18–17–5 360 278 Maurice Filion Michel Bergeron Mario Marois None Colisée de Québec Michel Goulet (56) Peter Stastny (73) Michel Goulet (121) Michel Goulet (+62) Dale Hunter (232) Dan Bouchard (29) Dan Bouchard (3.20) The 1983–84 Quebec Nordiques season was the Nordiques fifth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). 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. 2 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 QUE Record vs. opponents QUE Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#0072CE 5px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 5px solid; 1983–84 regular season1983-84 Quebec Nordiques Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/QUE/1984_games.html Hockey-Reference.com March 19, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#0072CE 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; 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 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0072CE 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; 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 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0072CE 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; 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 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0072CE 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; 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 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0072CE 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; 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 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0072CE 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; 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: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black 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 2-0Montreal fights to win the Battle of Quebec https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=uv4hAAAAIBAJ&pg=5192,5020653&dq=quebec+nordiques+1984+stanley+cup+playoffs&hl=en Daily News by Google 1 July 2016 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. background:#fff; border-top:#0072CE 5px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 5px solid; 1984 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#0072CE 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; 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 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0072CE 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; 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: #cfc Win 1px solid black #fcc Loss 1px solid black Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Michel Goulet LW 75 56 65 121 766211216 Peter Stastny Peter Šťastný C 80 46 73 119 73221104 Dale Hunter C 77 24 55 79 23235721 Wilf Paiement RW 80 39 37 76 12128833 Anton Stastny Anton Šťastný LW 69 25 37 62 1412700 Marian Stastny Marián Šťastný RW 68 20 32 52 261405 Tony McKegney LW 75 24 27 51 234402 Mario Marois D 80 13 36 49 15151400 Andre Savard André Savard C 60 20 24 44 3817022 Alain Cote Alain Côté (ice hockey b. 1957) LW 77 19 24 43 4121011 Bo Berglund RW 75 16 27 43 206101 Louis Sleigher RW 44 15 19 34 3223311 Pat Price Pat Price (ice hockey) D 72 3 25 28 18820002 Jean-Francois Sauve Jean-François Sauvé C 39 10 17 27 24500 Normand Rochefort D 75 2 22 24 4741001 Randy Moller D 74 4 14 18 14726001 Paul Gillis C 57 8 9 17 5910001 Andre Dore André Doré D 25 1 16 17 251000 Rick Lapointe D 22 2 10 12 129000 Blake Wesley ice hockey D 46 2 8 10 7514000 Dave Pichette D 23 2 7 9 122000 John Van Boxmeer D 18 5 3 8 12-1400 Wally Weir D 25 2 3 5 175001 Gord Donnelly D 38 0 5 5 60-1000 Dan Bouchard G 57 0 3 3 190000 Pierre Aubry LW 23 1 1 2 17-3000 Jimmy Mann Jimmy Mann (ice hockey) RW 22 1 1 2 42-3000 Clint Malarchuk G 23 0 1 1 90000 Jim Dobson Jim Dobson (ice hockey) RW 1 0 0 0 0-1000 Brian Ford Brian Ford (ice hockey) G 3 0 0 0 00000 Jean-Marc Gaulin RW 2 0 0 0 0-1000 Mario Gosselin Mario Gosselin (ice hockey) G 3 0 0 0 20000 David Shaw David Shaw (ice hockey) D 3 0 0 0 02000Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA 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 Mario Gosselin (ice hockey) 148 3 2 0 0 3 1.22 1 Brian Ford Brian Ford (ice hockey) 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 Peter Šťastný C 9 2 7 9 31200 Jean-Francois Sauve Jean-François Sauvé C 9 2 5 7 2201 Anton Stastny Anton Šťastný LW 9 2 5 7 7000 Michel Goulet LW 9 2 4 6 17000 Dale Hunter C 9 2 3 5 41000 Marian Stastny Marián Šťastný RW 9 2 3 5 2001 Mario Marois D 9 1 4 5 6000 Wilf Paiement RW 9 3 1 4 24000 Andre Savard André Savard C 9 3 0 3 2021 Blake Wesley ice hockey D 9 1 2 3 20001 Bo Berglund RW 7 2 0 2 4001 Louis Sleigher RW 7 1 1 2 42000 Alain Cote Alain Côté (ice hockey b. 1957) LW 9 0 2 2 17000 Randy Moller D 9 1 0 1 45000 Pat Price Pat Price (ice hockey) D 9 1 0 1 10000 Normand Rochefort D 6 1 0 1 6000 Dan Bouchard G 9 0 0 0 2000 Andre Dore André Doré D 9 0 0 0 8000 Paul Gillis C 1 0 0 0 2000 Rick Lapointe D 3 0 0 0 0000 Jimmy Mann Jimmy Mann (ice hockey) RW 3 0 0 0 22000 Tony McKegney LW 7 0 0 0 0000 Wally Weir D 1 0 0 0 17000 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO Dan Bouchard 543 9 5 4 25 2.76 0 Team: 543 9 5 4 25 2.76 0 hockey-reference.com 2009-07-27 1983-84 Quebec Nordiques Statistics – Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/QUE/1984.html 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, 1983To Minnesota North StarsJay MillerTo Quebec NordiquesJim Dobson August 12, 1983To Toronto Maple LeafsBasil McRaeTo Quebec NordiquesRichard Turmel August 19, 1983To St. Louis BluesHead Coach Jacques DemersTo Quebec NordiquesGord Donnelly Claude Julien January 1, 1984To St. Louis BluesCashTo Quebec NordiquesRoger Haegglund February 6, 1984To Winnipeg Jets5th-round pick in 1984 – Brent SeverynTo Quebec NordiquesJimmy Mann February 10, 1984To St. Louis BluesDave PichetteTo Quebec NordiquesAndre Dore February 29, 1984To Detroit Red WingsPierre AubryTo Quebec NordiquesCash Waivers October 3, 1983To Montreal CanadiensJean Hamel October 3, 1983To St. Louis BluesTerry Johnson October 3, 1983From Montreal CanadiensJeff Brubaker October 3, 1983To Calgary FlamesJeff Brubaker October 3, 1983From Buffalo SabresJohn 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)232 Yves Heroux Canada Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL)352 Bruce Bell Canada Windsor Spitfires (OHL)354 Iiro Jarvi HIFK (Finland)592 Luc Guenette Canada Quebec Remparts (QMJHL)6112 Brad Walcot Canada Kingston Canadians (OHL)7132 Craig Mack United States East Grand Forks High School (USHS)8152 Tommy Albelin Sweden Djurgardens IF (Sweden)9172 Wayne Groulx Canada Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL)10192 Scott Shaunessy United States St. John's Preparatory School (USHS)12232 Bo Berglund Sweden Djurgardens IF (Sweden)12239 Jindrich Kokrment Czechoslovakia men's national ice hockey team (National) References Quebec Nordiques season, 1983-84 Category:Quebec Nordiques seasons Que Category:1980s in Quebec City Category:1983 in sports in Quebec Category:1984 in sports in Quebec