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1983–84 Minnesota North Stars
Norris Division champions
Division1st Norris
ConferenceClarence Campbell
1983–84 record39–31–10
Home record22–14–4
Road record17–17–6
Goals for345
Goals against344
Team information
General managerLou Nanne
CoachBill Mahoney
CaptainCraig Hartsburg
Brian Bellows (interim)
Alternate captainsNone
Team leaders
GoalsBrian Bellows (41)
AssistsNeal Broten (61)
PointsNeal Broten (89)
Penalty minutesWilli Plett (316)
Plus/minusTom McCarthy (+17)
WinsGilles Meloche (21)
Goals against averageDon Beaupre (4.12)
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The 1983–84 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' 17th season.

Coached by Bill Mahoney, the team compiled a record of 39–31–10 for 88 points, to finish the regular season 1st in the Norris Division for the second time in three seasons, doing so as the only team in their division to have a winning record that season. In the playoffs, they won their Norris Division Semifinal series 3 games to 2 over the Chicago Black Hawks and followed that with a seven-game win over the St. Louis Blues in the Norris Division Final. In the Campbell Conference Final, the North Stars ran out of magic as they were swept in four straight games by the eventual Stanley Cup champion Edmonton Oilers.

Offseason

NHL Draft

Round Pick Player Nationality College/junior/club team
1 1 Brian Lawton  United States Mount St. Charles Academy (USHS-RI)
2 36 Malcolm Parks  Canada St. Alberts Saints (AJHL)
2 38 Frank Musil  Czechoslovakia Pardubice (Czechoslovakia)
3 56 Mitch Messier  Canada Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL)
4 76 Brian Durand  United States Cloquet High School (USHS-MN)
5 96 Rich Geist  United States St. Paul Academy (USHS-MN)
6 116 Tom McComb  United States Mount St. Charles Academy (USHS-RI)
7 136 Sean Toomey  United States Cretin-Derham Hall High School (USHS-MN)
8 156 Don Biggs  Canada Oshawa Generals (OHL)
9 176 Paul Pulis  United States Hibbing High School (USHS-MN)
10 196 Milos Riha  Czechoslovakia Vitkovice (Czechoslovakia)
11 212 Oldrich Valek  Czechoslovakia Jihlava (Czechoslovakia)
12 236 Paul Roff  United States Edina High School (USHS-MN)

Regular season

Bob Rouse, Brian Lawton, and Dirk Graham all made their NHL debuts.

Final standings

Norris Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Minnesota North Stars 80 39 31 10 345 344 88
St. Louis Blues 80 32 41 7 293 316 71
Detroit Red Wings 80 31 42 7 298 323 69
Chicago Black Hawks 80 30 42 8 277 311 68
Toronto Maple Leafs 80 26 45 9 303 387 61

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

Norris Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Norris Division

1983–84 NHL records
Team CHI DET MIN STL TOR Total
Chicago — 4−4 2−6 4−3−1 5−2−1 15−15−2
Detroit 4−4 — 2−6 5−3 3−5 14−18−0
Minnesota 6−2 6−2 — 5−2−1 5−2−1 22−8−2
St. Louis 3−4−1 3−5 2−5−1 — 6−2 14−16−2
Toronto 2−5−1 5−3 2−5−1 2−6 — 11−19−2

Vs. Smythe Division

1983–84 NHL records
Team CGY EDM LAK VAN WIN Total
Chicago 1−2 1−2 0−3 2−1 1−2 5−10−0
Detroit 2−1 0−3 0−2−1 1−2 1−0−2 4−8−3
Minnesota 1−2 0−2−1 1−1−1 1−1−1 2−1 5−7−3
St. Louis 0−2−1 2−1 1−1−1 2−1 1−2 6−7−2
Toronto 0−1−2 1−2 2−0−1 0−1−2 0−3 3−7−5

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Adams Division

1983–84 NHL records
Team BOS BUF HFD MTL QUE Total
Chicago 2−1 2−1 1−2 0−2−1 1−1−1 6−7−2
Detroit 1−2 1−1−1 1−1−1 0−3 2−1 5−8−2
Minnesota 2−1 2−1 0−3 2−1 0−2−1 6−8−1
St. Louis 0−3 1−2 1−2 0−3 0−2−1 2−12−1
Toronto 2−1 0−2−1 1−2 1−2 1−2 5−9−1

Vs. Patrick Division

1983–84 NHL records
Team NJD NYI NYR PHI PIT WSH Total
Chicago 1−2 0−3 1−2 0−1−2 1−1−1 1−1−1 4−10−4
Detroit 1−2 2−1 0−3 0−1−2 3−0 2−1 8−8−2
Minnesota 2−1 0−2−1 1−1−1 1−0−2 2−1 0−3 6−8−4
St. Louis 3−0 1−1−1 1−2 2−1 2−0−1 1−2 10−6−2
Toronto 3−0 1−2 2−1 0−3 1−1−1 0−3 7−10−1


Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 T October 5, 1983 3–3 OT @ Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) 0–0–1
2 L October 7, 1983 9–10 @ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) 0–1–1
3 L October 9, 1983 3–4 OT @ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) 0–2–1
4 W October 12, 1983 7–5 Calgary Flames (1983–84) 1–2–1
5 W October 15, 1983 2–1 Winnipeg Jets (1983–84) 2–2–1
6 L October 16, 1983 3–4 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) 2–3–1
7 L October 20, 1983 4–5 OT Montreal Canadiens (1983–84) 2–4–1
8 L October 22, 1983 2–11 @ Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) 2–5–1
9 W October 25, 1983 4–3 @ Montreal Canadiens (1983–84) 3–5–1
10 L October 27, 1983 1–8 Boston Bruins (1983–84) 3–6–1
11 L October 29, 1983 1–6 Washington Capitals (1983–84) 3–7–1
12 W November 2, 1983 8–5 Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) 4–7–1
13 W November 5, 1983 10–5 Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) 5–7–1
14 L November 8, 1983 4–6 @ Hartford Whalers (1983–84) 5–8–1
15 W November 9, 1983 5–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) 6–8–1
16 W November 12, 1983 5–2 St. Louis Blues (1983–84) 7–8–1
17 W November 15, 1983 6–0 New Jersey Devils (1983–84) 8–8–1
18 T November 17, 1983 5–5 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) 8–8–2
19 W November 19, 1983 8–7 OT Winnipeg Jets (1983–84) 9–8–2
20 W November 20, 1983 4–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) 10–8–2
21 L November 23, 1983 4–6 Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) 10–9–2
22 T November 25, 1983 2–2 OT Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) 10–9–3
23 W November 26, 1983 7–6 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) 11–9–3
24 W November 29, 1983 6–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) 12–9–3
25 W December 1, 1983 6–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) 13–9–3
26 W December 3, 1983 6–2 @ Boston Bruins (1983–84) 14–9–3
27 L December 4, 1983 4–6 @ New York Rangers (1983–84) 14–10–3
28 W December 7, 1983 7–2 Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) 15–10–3
29 L December 10, 1983 2–4 New York Islanders (1983–84) 15–11–3
30 T December 14, 1983 4–4 OT St. Louis Blues (1983–84) 15–11–4
31 L December 17, 1983 0–2 New Jersey Devils (1983–84) 15–12–4
32 W December 20, 1983 5–2 @ St. Louis Blues (1983–84) 16–12–4
33 W December 22, 1983 4–2 @ Boston Bruins (1983–84) 17–12–4
34 L December 23, 1983 3–5 @ Hartford Whalers (1983–84) 17–13–4
35 L December 26, 1983 1–5 @ Winnipeg Jets (1983–84) 17–14–4
36 W December 28, 1983 8–6 Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) 18–14–4
37 L December 31, 1983 3–7 New York Islanders (1983–84) 18–15–4
38 W January 2, 1984 6–5 Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) 19–15–4
39 L January 4, 1984 8–12 @ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) 19–16–4
40 L January 5, 1984 4–5 @ Calgary Flames (1983–84) 19–17–4
41 W January 7, 1984 2–0 Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) 20–17–4
42 L January 10, 1984 3–6 Hartford Whalers (1983–84) 20–18–4
43 W January 12, 1984 5–4 OT Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) 21–18–4
44 W January 14, 1984 4–2 @ St. Louis Blues (1983–84) 22–18–4
45 W January 16, 1984 9–3 Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) 23–18–4
46 L January 18, 1984 4–9 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) 23–19–4
47 W January 20, 1984 8–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) 24–19–4
48 W January 21, 1984 5–1 Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) 25–19–4
49 W January 25, 1984 5–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) 26–19–4
50 W January 27, 1984 10–8 @ St. Louis Blues (1983–84) 27–19–4
51 L January 28, 1984 2–4 Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) 27–20–4
52 L February 1, 1984 0–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) 27–21–4
53 W February 3, 1984 4–1 @ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) 28–21–4
54 W February 5, 1984 3–1 @ New Jersey Devils (1983–84) 29–21–4
55 T February 9, 1984 4–4 OT New York Rangers (1983–84) 29–21–5
56 L February 11, 1984 4–6 Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) 29–22–5
57 L February 13, 1984 0–4 Washington Capitals (1983–84) 29–23–5
58 W February 15, 1984 3–1 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) 30–23–5
59 L February 17, 1984 4–5 OT @ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) 30–24–5
60 L February 18, 1984 2–7 Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) 30–25–5
61 L February 20, 1984 2–3 Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) 30–26–5
62 L February 22, 1984 2–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) 30–27–5
63 T February 23, 1984 3–3 OT @ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) 30–27–6
64 W February 25, 1984 5–1 Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) 31–27–6
65 L February 28, 1984 2–5 @ St. Louis Blues (1983–84) 31–28–6
66 L February 29, 1984 5–7 St. Louis Blues (1983–84) 31–29–6
67 W March 3, 1984 6–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) 32–29–6
68 W March 5, 1984 5–1 Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) 33–29–6
69 W March 7, 1984 6–3 New York Rangers (1983–84) 34–29–6
70 W March 10, 1984 4–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) 35–29–6
71 W March 12, 1984 7–6 OT Montreal Canadiens (1983–84) 36–29–6
72 T March 14, 1984 3–3 OT @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) 36–29–7
73 W March 17, 1984 4–3 @ Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) 37–29–7
74 T March 18, 1984 5–5 OT Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) 37–29–8
75 L March 21, 1984 1–5 @ Washington Capitals (1983–84) 37–30–8
76 T March 24, 1984 4–4 OT @ New York Islanders (1983–84) 37–30–9
77 W March 26, 1984 4–3 OT St. Louis Blues (1983–84) 38–30–9
78 W March 28, 1984 6–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) 39–30–9
79 T March 30, 1984 3–3 OT @ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) 39–30–10
80 L March 31, 1984 3–10 @ Calgary Flames (1983–84) 39–31–10

Player statistics

Forwards

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player GP G A Pts PIM

Defencemen

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes

Player GP G A Pts PIM

Goaltending

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player GP W L T SO GAA

Playoffs

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Awards and honors

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References

  1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

External links

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See also
Minnesota North Stars seasons
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