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1983–84 Detroit Red Wings season
National Hockey League team season
National Hockey League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1983–84 |
| year | 1983 |
| Team | Detroit Red Wings |
| Conference | Campbell |
| ConferenceRank | 7th |
| Division | Norris |
| DivisionRank | 3rd |
| Record | 31–42–7 |
| HomeRecord | 18–20–2 |
| RoadRecord | 13–22–5 |
| GoalsFor | 298 |
| GoalsAgainst | 323 |
| GeneralManager | Jim Devellano |
| Coach | Nick Polano |
| Captain | Danny Gare |
| AltCaptain | None |
| Arena | Joe Louis Arena |
| Attendance | 16,727 |
| GoalsLeader | Steve Yzerman (39) |
| AssistsLeader | Ivan Boldirev and Steve Yzerman (48) |
| PointsLeader | Steve Yzerman (87) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Kelly Kisio (16) |
| PIMLeader | Joe Paterson (148) |
| WinsLeader | Greg Stefan (19) |
| GAALeader | Greg Stefan (3.51) |
The 1983–84 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 52nd season, the franchise's 58th.
Offseason
The Red Wings drafted Steve Yzerman in the first round, fourth overall.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||T||October 5, 1983||6–6 OT|| align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1983–84) ||0–0–1 |- |2||L||October 8, 1983||3–6 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1983–84) ||0–1–1 |- |3||L||October 9, 1983||4–6 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) ||0–2–1 |- |4||L||October 12, 1983||3–8 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) ||0–3–1 |- |5||T||October 15, 1983||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) ||0–3–2 |- |6||W||October 19, 1983||4–2 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1983–84) ||1–3–2 |- |7||W||October 22, 1983||4–1 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1983–84) ||2–3–2 |- |8||W||October 26, 1983||6–5 OT|| align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) ||3–3–2 |- |9||W||October 29, 1983||4–3 OT|| align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) ||4–3–2
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| Legend:
Playoffs
Since they last made it into the playoffs in 1978, they made it again this season but lost in the first round in a best of five series by St. Louis in 4 games, or 1–3.
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 80 | 39 | 48 | 87 | 33 | -17 | 13 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 75 | 35 | 48 | 83 | 20 | 3 | 12 | 0 | 4 | |
| C/RW | 80 | 33 | 47 | 80 | 34 | -26 | 13 | 1 | 1 | |
| LW | 64 | 42 | 36 | 78 | 14 | -16 | 19 | 3 | 5 | |
| D | 78 | 23 | 39 | 62 | 122 | -10 | 10 | 0 | 5 | |
| C | 70 | 23 | 37 | 60 | 34 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 80 | 5 | 53 | 58 | 85 | -29 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 73 | 20 | 15 | 35 | 115 | -5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 63 | 13 | 13 | 26 | 147 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 46 | 12 | 11 | 23 | 54 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 75 | 3 | 20 | 23 | 108 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 62 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 60 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
| RW | 52 | 9 | 12 | 21 | 50 | -4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| C | 57 | 6 | 14 | 20 | 20 | -13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| D | 71 | 3 | 17 | 20 | 58 | -12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 28 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 78 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 25 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 68 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 108 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 41 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 148 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 57 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 18 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 14 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 19 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| LW | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 36 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 19 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 26 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| G | 50 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 21 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 74 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 24 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2600 | 50 | 19 | 22 | 2 | 152 | 3.51 | 2 | |
| 1295 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 95 | 4.40 | 1 | |
| 808 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 52 | 3.86 | 0 | |
| 146 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 4.11 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 4849 | 80 | 31 | 42 | 7 | 309 | 3.82 | 3 |
Playoffs
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 4 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| C/RW | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 210 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 2.29 | 0 | |
| 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 17.14 | 0 | |
| 63 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2.86 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 280 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 2.79 | 0 |
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = Plus-minus PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals;
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;
Awards and records
- Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: || Brad Park
Draft picks
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Steve Yzerman | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
| 2 | 25 | Lane Lambert | Canada | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) |
| 3 | 46 | Bob Probert | Canada | Brantford Alexanders (OHL) |
| 4 | 68 | Dave Korol | Canada | Winnipeg Warriors (WHL) |
| 5 | 86 | Petr Klíma | Litvinov (Czechoslovakia) | |
| 5 | 88 | Joey Kocur | Canada | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) |
| 6 | 106 | Chris Pusey | Canada | Brantford Alexanders (OHL) |
| 7 | 126 | Bob Pierson | Canada | London Knights (OHL) |
| 8 | 146 | Craig Butz | Canada | Kelowna Wings (WHL) |
| 9 | 166 | Dave Sikorski | United States | Cornwall Royals (OHL) |
| 10 | 186 | Stu Grimson | Canada | Regina Pats (WHL) |
| 11 | 206 | Jeff Frank | Canada/ | |
| United States | Regina Pats (WHL) | |||
| 12 | 226 | Chuck Chiatto | United States | Cranbrook High School (USHS-MI) |
References
References
- "1983-84 Detroit Red Wings Schedule".
- "1983-84 Detroit Red Wings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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