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1984–85 New Jersey Devils season
National Hockey League season
National Hockey League season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1984–85 |
| year | 1984 |
| Team | New Jersey Devils |
| Record | 22–48–10 |
| HomeRecord | 13–21–6 |
| RoadRecord | 9–27–4 |
| Conference | Wales |
| ConferenceRank | 10th |
| Division | Patrick |
| DivisionRank | 5th |
| GoalsFor | 264 |
| GoalsAgainst | 346 |
| GeneralManager | Max McNab |
| Coach | Doug Carpenter |
| Captain | Mel Bridgman |
| AltCaptain | None |
| Arena | Brendan Byrne Arena |
| GoalsLeader | Mel Bridgman |
| Aaron Broten (22) | |
| AssistsLeader | Dave Pichette (40) |
| PointsLeader | Mel Bridgman (61) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Bob Lorimer (+6) |
| PIMLeader | Pat Verbeek (162) |
| WinsLeader | Chico Resch (15) |
| GAALeader | Ron Low (3.85) |
Aaron Broten (22) The 1984–85 New Jersey Devils season was the 11th season for the National Hockey League (NHL) franchise that was established on June 11, 1974, and third season since the franchise relocated from Colorado prior to the 1982–83 NHL season. For the seventh consecutive season the team did not qualify for the playoffs.
Offseason
Lou Vairo joined the team as an assistant coach to Carpenter.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 12, 1984||7–2 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1984–85) ||1–0–0 |- |2||L||October 13, 1984||1–4 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1984–85) ||1–1–0 |- |3||L||October 16, 1984||4–6 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1984–85) ||1–2–0 |- |4||W||October 19, 1984||4–1 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1984–85) ||2–2–0 |- |5||L||October 20, 1984||3–8 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1984–85) ||2–3–0 |- |6||W||October 24, 1984||5–2 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1984–85) ||3–3–0 |- |7||L||October 25, 1984||2–11 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1984–85) ||3–4–0 |- |8||L||October 27, 1984||2–4 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1984–85) ||3–5–0 |- |9||L||October 31, 1984||6–7 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1984–85) ||3–6–0
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| Legend:
Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C | 80 | 22 | 39 | 61 | 105 | -16 | 5 | 3 | 3 | |
| LW/C | 80 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 38 | -18 | 10 | 0 | 2 | |
| D | 71 | 17 | 40 | 57 | 41 | -20 | 8 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 80 | 17 | 37 | 54 | 69 | -31 | 9 | 1 | 0 | |
| RW | 71 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 30 | -10 | 5 | 0 | 2 | |
| LW | 79 | 24 | 19 | 43 | 28 | -11 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 57 | 22 | 16 | 38 | 4 | -11 | 6 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW | 78 | 15 | 18 | 33 | 162 | -24 | 5 | 1 | 1 | |
| RW | 61 | 13 | 20 | 33 | 44 | -11 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
| D | 67 | 9 | 23 | 32 | 36 | -22 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| RW | 74 | 12 | 19 | 31 | 53 | -19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 71 | 11 | 20 | 31 | 22 | -13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| D | 53 | 5 | 24 | 29 | 70 | -14 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 75 | 12 | 15 | 27 | 26 | -24 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 66 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 141 | -45 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 36 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 14 | -14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 66 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 110 | -14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| LW | 67 | 10 | 8 | 18 | 31 | -29 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| D | 74 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 78 | -29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 33 | 5 | 3 | 8 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 46 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 37 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 65 | -15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 51 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2884 | 51 | 15 | 27 | 5 | 200 | 4.16 | 0 | |
| 1326 | 26 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 85 | 3.85 | 1 | |
| 645 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 54 | 5.02 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 4855 | 80 | 22 | 48 | 10 | 339 | 4.19 | 1 |
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;
Draft picks
New Jersey's draft picks at the 1984 NHL entry draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.
| Round | # | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Kirk Muller | Canada | Laval Voisins (QMJHL) |
| 2 | 23 | Craig Billington | Canada | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
| 3 | 44 | Neil Davey | Canada | Michigan State (CCHA) |
| 4 | 74 | Paul Ysebaert | Canada | Petrolia Jets (WOJBHL) |
| 5 | 86 | Jon Morris | United States | Chelmsford High School (USHS-MA) |
| 6 | 107 | Kirk McLean | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
| 7 | 128 | Ian Ferguson | United States | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
| 8 | 149 | Vladimir Kames | HC Dukla Jihlava (Czechoslovakia) | |
| 9 | 170 | Mike Roth | United States | Hill-Murray High School (USHS-MN) |
| 10 | 190 | Mike Peluso | United States | Greenway High School (USHS-MN) |
| 11 | 211 | Jarkko Piiparinen | Kiekko-Reipas (Finland) | |
| 12 | 231 | Chris Kiene | United States | Springfield Olympics (NEJHL) |
References
References
- National Hockey League. (2010). "The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book/2011". Triumph Books.
- "Lou Vairo Team Staff Profile".
- "1984-85 New Jersey Devils Schedule".
- "1984-85 New Jersey Devils Statistics – Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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