From Surf Wiki (app.surf) — the open knowledge base
1984–85 New York Rangers season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1984–85 |
| year | 1984 |
| Team | New York Rangers |
| Conference | Wales |
| ConferenceRank | 9th |
| Division | Patrick |
| DivisionRank | 4th |
| Record | 26–44–10 |
| HomeRecord | 16–18–6 |
| RoadRecord | 10–26–4 |
| GoalsFor | 295 |
| GoalsAgainst | 345 |
| GeneralManager | Craig Patrick |
| Coach | Herb Brooks |
| Craig Patrick | |
| Captain | Barry Beck |
| AltCaptain | None |
| Arena | Madison Square Garden |
| GoalsLeader | Tomas Sandstrom (29) |
| AssistsLeader | Reijo Ruotsalainen (45) |
| PointsLeader | Reijo Ruotsalainen (73) |
| PIMLeader | George McPhee (139) |
| WinsLeader | Glen Hanlon (14) |
| GAALeader | Glen Hanlon (4.18) |
Craig Patrick
The 1984–85 New York Rangers season was the franchise's 59th season. In the regular season, New York had a 26–44–10 record and finished fourth in the Patrick Division. The Rangers made the NHL playoffs, where they lost to the Philadelphia Flyers in the first round, three games to none.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- | 1 || 11 || Hartford Whalers || 4 – 4 OT || 0–0–1 |- | 2 || 13 || @ Minnesota North Stars || 3 – 1 || 0–1–1 |- | 3 || 14 || Minnesota North Stars || 3 – 1 || 0–2–1 |- | 4 || 20 || @ Washington Capitals || 6 – 5 || 1–2–1 |- | 5 || 21 || New York Islanders || 6 – 5 || 2–2–1 |- | 6 || 25 || @ New Jersey Devils || 11 – 2 || 3–2–1 |- | 7 || 27 || @ Quebec Nordiques || 5 – 2 || 4–2–1 |- | 8 || 28 || Boston Bruins || 6 – 4 || 4–3–1 |- | 9 || 30 || @ New York Islanders || 7 – 3 || 4–4–1
| - |
|---|
| 10 |
| - |
| 11 |
| - |
| 12 |
| - |
| 13 |
| - |
| 14 |
| - |
| 15 |
| - |
| 16 |
| - |
| 17 |
| - |
| 18 |
| - |
| 19 |
| - |
| 20 |
| - |
| 21 |
| - |
| - |
| 22 |
| - |
| 23 |
| - |
| 24 |
| - |
| 25 |
| - |
| 26 |
| - |
| 27 |
| - |
| 28 |
| - |
| 29 |
| - |
| 30 |
| - |
| 31 |
| - |
| 32 |
| - |
| 33 |
| - |
| 34 |
| - |
| 35 |
| - |
| 36 |
| - |
| - |
| 37 |
| - |
| 38 |
| - |
| 39 |
| - |
| 40 |
| - |
| 41 |
| - |
| 42 |
| - |
| 43 |
| - |
| 44 |
| - |
| 45 |
| - |
| 46 |
| - |
| 47 |
| - |
| 48 |
| - |
| 49 |
| - |
| 50 |
| - |
| - |
| 51 |
| - |
| 52 |
| - |
| 53 |
| - |
| 54 |
| - |
| 55 |
| - |
| 56 |
| - |
| 57 |
| - |
| 58 |
| - |
| 59 |
| - |
| 60 |
| - |
| 61 |
| - |
| 62 |
| - |
| - |
| 63 |
| - |
| 64 |
| - |
| 65 |
| - |
| 66 |
| - |
| 67 |
| - |
| 68 |
| - |
| 69 |
| - |
| 70 |
| - |
| 71 |
| - |
| 72 |
| - |
| 73 |
| - |
| 74 |
| - |
| 75 |
| - |
| 76 |
| - |
| 77 |
| - |
| - |
| 78 |
| - |
| 79 |
| - |
| 80 |
| - |
| - |
| Legend:
Playoffs
Main article: 1985 Stanley Cup playoffs
|- | 1 || April 10 || New York Rangers || 4 – 5 || Philadelphia Flyers || OT || Philadelphia leads series 1-0 |- | 2 || April 11 || New York Rangers || 1 – 3 || Philadelphia Flyers || || Philadelphia leads series 2-0 |- | 3 || April 13 || Philadelphia Flyers || 6 – 5 || New York Rangers || || Philadelphia wins series 3-0
| - |
|---|
| Legend:
Player statistics
;Skaters
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 28 | 45 | 73 | -27 | 32 | |
| 78 | 26 | 38 | 64 | -25 | 24 | |
| 65 | 24 | 36 | 60 | -17 | 8 | |
| 74 | 29 | 30 | 59 | 3 | 51 | |
| 64 | 20 | 31 | 51 | -15 | 10 | |
| 48 | 16 | 29 | 45 | -19 | 42 | |
| 48 | 14 | 31 | 45 | 1 | 29 | |
| 76 | 18 | 26 | 44 | -26 | 34 | |
| 75 | 8 | 28 | 36 | -17 | 71 | |
| † | 43 | 11 | 18 | 29 | -5 | 63 |
| 66 | 7 | 22 | 29 | -11 | 33 | |
| 49 | 12 | 15 | 27 | -9 | 139 | |
| 37 | 11 | 16 | 27 | -9 | 32 | |
| 56 | 7 | 19 | 26 | -11 | 65 | |
| 31 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 0 | 17 | |
| 42 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 8 | 53 | |
| 48 | 9 | 10 | 19 | -7 | 35 | |
| 72 | 7 | 9 | 16 | -18 | 79 | |
| 49 | 3 | 11 | 14 | -20 | 55 | |
| 38 | 6 | 6 | 12 | -16 | 16 | |
| 28 | 4 | 8 | 12 | -12 | 24 | |
| 61 | 1 | 11 | 12 | -12 | 52 | |
| 46 | 4 | 7 | 11 | -7 | 54 | |
| 23 | 4 | 4 | 8 | -2 | 33 | |
| † | 22 | 4 | 3 | 7 | -10 | 30 |
| 25 | 0 | 7 | 7 | -2 | 35 | |
| 12 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -1 | 15 | |
| 34 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -16 | 90 | |
| ‡ | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -2 | 2 | |
| 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 11 | |
| 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -6 | 12 | |
| 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 8 |
| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 11 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltenders
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 44 | 2510 | 14 | 20 | 7 | 175 | 4.18 | 1614 | .878 | 0 | |
| 42 | 2358 | 12 | 24 | 3 | 166 | 4.22 | 1512 | .877 | 1 |
| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | GAA | SA | SV% | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 168 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 5.00 | 99 | .859 | 0 | |
| 1 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 12 | 1.000 | 0 |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Rangers. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
‡Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Rangers only.
Draft picks
New York's picks at the 1984 NHL entry draft in Montreal, Canada at the Montreal Forum.
| Round | # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team (League) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 | Terry Carkner | D | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OHL) |
| 2 | 35 | Raimo Helminen | C | Finland | Ilves Tampere (FNL) |
| 4 | 77 | Paul Broten | C | United States | Roseau H.S. (Minnesota) |
| 5 | 98 | Clark Donatelli | LW | United States | Stratford Jr. A (OHA) |
| 6 | 119 | Kjell Samuelsson | D | Sweden | Leksands IF (Allsvenskan) |
| 7 | 140 | Thomas Hussey | LW | Canada | St. Andrew's College (Ontario) |
| 8 | 161 | Brian Nelson | C | United States | Willmar H.S. (Minnesota) |
| 9 | 182 | Ville Kentala | LW | Finland | HIFK (FNL) |
| 9 | 188 | Heinz Ehlers | C | Denmark | Leksands IF (Allsvenskan) |
| 10 | 202 | Kevin Miller | C | United States | Redford Royals (NAJHL) |
| 11 | 223 | Tom Lorentz | C | United States | Brady H.S. (Minnesota) |
| 12 | 243 | Scott Brower | G | Canada | Lloydminster Lancers (SJHL) |
Farm teams
- New Haven Nighthawks – American Hockey League
References
References
- "1984–85 New York Rangers Roster and Statistics". Hockey-Reference.
- "1984–85 New York Rangers Schedule".
- "1984-85 New York Rangers". hockeydb.com.
- "1984 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey-Reference.
- "NHL Draft History". National Hockey League.
- "New Haven Nighthawks Statistics and History". hockeydb.com.
This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page.
Ask Mako anything about 1984–85 New York Rangers season — get instant answers, deeper analysis, and related topics.
Research with MakoFree with your Surf account
Create a free account to save articles, ask Mako questions, and organize your research.
Sign up freeThis content may have been generated or modified by AI. CloudSurf Software LLC is not responsible for the accuracy, completeness, or reliability of AI-generated content. Always verify important information from primary sources.
Report