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1983–84 Los Angeles Kings season
National Hockey League team season
National Hockey League team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1983–84 |
| year | 1983 |
| Team | Los Angeles Kings |
| Record | 23–44–13 |
| HomeRecord | 13–19–8 |
| RoadRecord | 10–25–5 |
| Conference | Campbell |
| ConferenceRank | 10th |
| Division | Smythe |
| DivisionRank | 5th |
| GoalsFor | 309 |
| GoalsAgainst | 376 |
| GeneralManager | George Maguire (Oct-Jan) |
| Rogatien Vachon (Jan-Apr) | |
| Coach | Don Perry |
| Captain | Terry Ruskowski |
| AltCaptain | None |
| Arena | The Forum |
| Attendance | 10,495 |
| GoalsLeader | Charlie Simmer (44) |
| AssistsLeader | Bernie Nicholls (54) |
| PointsLeader | Bernie Nicholls (95) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Marcel Dionne |
| Charlie Simmer (+7) | |
| PIMLeader | Jay Wells (141) |
| WinsLeader | Mike Blake (9) |
| GAALeader | Mike Blake (4.34) |
Rogatien Vachon (Jan-Apr) Charlie Simmer (+7) The 1983–84 Los Angeles Kings season, was the Kings' 17th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). It saw the Kings miss the playoffs, finishing fifth in the Smythe Division. It was the last season of the Triple Crown line of Marcel Dionne, Charlie Simmer and Dave Taylor as Simmer would be traded before the next season. All three would be named to the NHL All-Star game.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||T||October 5, 1983||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) ||0–0–1 |- |2||L||October 8, 1983||3–6 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) ||0–1–1 |- |3||L||October 10, 1983||1–2 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1983–84) ||0–2–1 |- |4||L||October 11, 1983||2–5 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1983–84) ||0–3–1 |- |5||L||October 13, 1983||4–7 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1983–84) ||0–4–1 |- |6||T||October 15, 1983||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) ||0–4–2 |- |7||W||October 20, 1983||7–2 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) ||1–4–2 |- |8||W||October 22, 1983||8–3 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1983–84) ||2–4–2 |- |9||L||October 25, 1983||5–8 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1983–84) ||2–5–2 |- |10||T||October 28, 1983||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) ||2–5–3 |- |11||T||October 29, 1983||5–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) ||2–5–4
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Player statistics
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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| C | 78 | 41 | 54 | 95 | 83 | -21 | 8 | 4 | 2 | |
| LW | 79 | 44 | 48 | 92 | 78 | 7 | 13 | 1 | 4 | |
| C | 66 | 39 | 53 | 92 | 28 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 80 | 30 | 42 | 72 | 26 | -12 | 10 | 0 | 5 | |
| RW | 63 | 20 | 49 | 69 | 91 | -3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 72 | 25 | 29 | 54 | 45 | -21 | 3 | 1 | 1 | |
| D | 79 | 8 | 41 | 49 | 122 | -30 | 5 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 72 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 28 | -33 | 6 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 47 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 14 | -12 | 7 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 80 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 41 | -7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| C | 77 | 7 | 25 | 32 | 89 | -24 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| D | 74 | 2 | 27 | 29 | 59 | -9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 61 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 36 | -7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| LW | 72 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 73 | -34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 69 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 141 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 70 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 126 | -30 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 33 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 11 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 58 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 13 | -19 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 71 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 58 | -24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 19 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 21 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 37 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 50 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 15 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 21 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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| 1634 | 29 | 9 | 11 | 5 | 118 | 4.33 | 0 | |
| 1101 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 79 | 4.31 | 1 | |
| 665 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 55 | 4.96 | 0 | |
| 1211 | 21 | 3 | 14 | 4 | 87 | 4.31 | 0 | |
| 266 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 5.86 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 4877 | 80 | 23 | 44 | 13 | 365 | 4.49 | 1 |
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Transactions
The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1983–84 season.
Trades
| February 15, 1984 | To Los Angeles KingsBilly Harris | To Toronto Maple LeafsCash |
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Free agent signings
| September 2, 1983 | From Hartford WhalersRuss Anderson |
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Free agents lost
| October 17, 1983 | To Minnesota North StarsJerry Korab |
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Waivers
| October 3, 1983 | From Edmonton OilersDon Nachbaur |
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Draft picks
Los Angeles's draft picks at the 1983 NHL entry draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
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| 3 | 47 | Bruce Shoebottom | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
| 4 | 67 | Guy Benoit | Canada | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) |
| 5 | 87 | Bob LaForest | Canada | North Bay Centennials (OHL) |
| 5 | 100 | Garry Galley | Canada | Bowling Green University (CCHA) |
| 6 | 107 | Dave Lundmark | United States | Virginia High School (USHS-MN) |
| 6 | 108 | Kevin Stevens | United States | Silver Lake High School (USHS-MA) |
| 7 | 127 | Tim Burgess | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
| 8 | 147 | Ken Hammond | Canada | Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (ECAC) |
| 9 | 167 | Bruce Fishback | United States | White Bear Lake High School (USHS-MN) |
| 10 | 187 | Thomas Ahlen | Sweden | Skelleftea AIK (Sweden) |
| 11 | 207 | Jan Blaha | České Budějovice (Czechoslovakia) | |
| 12 | 227 | Chad Johnson | United States | Roseau High School (USHS-MN) |
References
References
- "1983-84 Los Angeles Kings Schedule".
- "1983-84 Los Angeles Kings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
- "Hockey Transactions Search Results".
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