1984–85 NHL season

1984–85 NHL season
League National Hockey League
Sport Ice hockey
Duration October 11, 1984 – May 30, 1985
Number of games 80
Number of teams 21
Regular season
Season champions Philadelphia Flyers
Season MVP Wayne Gretzky, (Edmonton)
Top scorer Wayne Gretzky, (Edmonton)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVP Wayne Gretzky, (Edmonton)
Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup champions Edmonton Oilers
  Runners-up Philadelphia Flyers
NHL seasons
← 1983–84

1985–86 →

The 1984–85 NHL season was the 68th season of the National Hockey League. The Edmonton Oilers won their second straight Stanley Cup by beating the Philadelphia Flyers four games to one in the final series.

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League business

This was the first year since they began broadcasting that CBC was not the lone network broadcaster in Canada. While Molson continued to present Hockey Night in Canada on Saturday nights, rival brewery Carling O'Keefe began airing Friday night games on CTV. The two networks split the playoffs and finals.

Referee Andy Van Hellemond becomes the first on ice official in league history to wear a helmet. Soon, several officials would follow his lead and wear helmets before it became mandatory for all officials for the 2007-08 season.

Regular season

The Philadelphia Flyers had the best record in the NHL, a mere four points ahead of second place Edmonton Oilers. Flyers goaltender Pelle Lindbergh went on to become the first European to win the Vezina Trophy. Oilers' star Wayne Gretzky once again won the Art Ross Trophy by reaching the 200 plateau for the third time in four years. He also set a new record for assists in a season with 135 and won his sixth straight Hart Trophy. Mario Lemieux made his NHL debut by scoring 100 points and winning the Calder Trophy for rookie of the year. On October 26, 1984, Paul Coffey of the Edmonton Oilers would be the last defenceman in the 20th Century to score four goals in one game. It occurred in a game versus the Detroit Red Wings.[1]

The last two players active in the 1960s, Butch Goring and Brad Park, retired after the playoffs. Goring was the last active, playing his last playoff game three days after Park's last game.

Final standings

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalties in minutes. Teams qualifying for the playoffs shown in bold.

Prince of Wales Conference

Adams Division
  GP W L T GF GA PIM PTS
Montreal Canadiens 80 41 27 12 309 262 1464 94
Quebec Nordiques 80 41 30 9 323 275 1643 91
Buffalo Sabres 80 38 28 14 290 237 1221 90
Boston Bruins 80 36 34 10 303 287 1825 82
Hartford Whalers 80 30 41 9 268 318 1606 69
[2]
Patrick Division
  GP W L T GF GA PTS
Philadelphia Flyers 80 53 20 7 348 241 113
Washington Capitals 80 46 25 9 322 240 101
New York Islanders 80 40 34 6 345 312 86
New York Rangers 80 26 44 10 295 345 62
New Jersey Devils 80 22 48 10 264 346 54
Pittsburgh Penguins 80 24 51 5 276 385 53
[2]

Clarence Campbell Conference

Norris Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
St. Louis Blues 80 37 31 12 299 288 86
Chicago Black Hawks 80 38 35 7 309 299 83
Detroit Red Wings 80 27 41 12 313 357 66
Minnesota North Stars 80 25 43 12 268 321 62
Toronto Maple Leafs 80 20 52 8 253 358 48
[2]
Smythe Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Edmonton Oilers 80 49 20 11 401 298 109
Winnipeg Jets 80 43 27 10 358 332 96
Calgary Flames 80 41 27 12 363 302 94
Los Angeles Kings 80 34 32 14 339 326 82
Vancouver Canucks 80 25 46 9 284 401 59
[2]

Playoffs

Main article: 1985 Stanley Cup playoffs

The defending champion Edmonton Oilers returned to the Final, meeting the overall regular season champion Philadelphia Flyers. In the Final, Edmonton would lose the first game to the Flyers but would then take the next four to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup.

Final

Main article: 1985 Stanley Cup Finals

Edmonton Oilers vs. Philadelphia Flyers

Date Visitors Score Home Score
May 10 Edmonton 1 Philadelphia 4
May 12 Edmonton 3 Philadelphia 1
May 15 Philadelphia 3 Edmonton 4
May 17 Philadelphia 3 Edmonton 5
May 19 Philadelphia 3 Edmonton 8

Edmonton Oilers win series 4–1.

Playoff bracket

  Division Semi-finals Division Finals Conference Finals Stanley Cup Final
                                     
A1  Montreal Canadiens 3  
A4  Boston Bruins 2  
  A1  Montreal Canadiens 3  
 
  A2  Quebec Nordiques 4  
A2  Quebec Nordiques 3
A3  Buffalo Sabres 2  
  A2  Quebec Nordiques 2  
  P1  Philadelphia Flyers 4  
P1  Philadelphia Flyers 3  
P4  New York Rangers 0  
  P1  Philadelphia Flyers 4
 
  P3  New York Islanders 1  
P2  Washington Capitals 2
P3  New York Islanders 3  
  P1  Philadelphia Flyers 1
  S1  Edmonton Oilers 4
N1  St. Louis Blues 0  
N4  Minnesota North Stars 3  
  N4  Minnesota North Stars 2
 
  N2  Chicago Black Hawks 4  
N2  Chicago Black Hawks 3
N3  Detroit Red Wings 0  
  N2  Chicago Black Hawks 2
  S1  Edmonton Oilers 4  
S1  Edmonton Oilers 3  
S4  Los Angeles Kings 0  
  S1  Edmonton Oilers 4
 
  S2  Winnipeg Jets 0  
S2  Winnipeg Jets 3
S3  Calgary Flames 1  

[3]

NHL awards

Prince of Wales Trophy: Philadelphia Flyers
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: Edmonton Oilers
Art Ross Trophy: Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: Anders Hedberg, New York Rangers
Calder Memorial Trophy: Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
Conn Smythe Trophy: Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
Frank J. Selke Trophy: Craig Ramsay, Buffalo Sabres
Hart Memorial Trophy: Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
Jack Adams Award: Mike Keenan, Philadelphia Flyers
James Norris Memorial Trophy: Paul Coffey, Edmonton Oilers
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: Jari Kurri, Edmonton Oilers
Lester B. Pearson Award: Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
NHL Plus/Minus Award: Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers,
William M. Jennings Trophy: Tom Barrasso/Bob Sauve, Buffalo Sabres
Vezina Trophy: Pelle Lindbergh, Philadelphia Flyers
Lester Patrick Trophy: Jack Butterfield, Arthur M. Wirtz

All-Star teams

First team   Position   Second team
Pelle Lindbergh, Philadelphia Flyers G Tom Barrasso, Buffalo Sabres
Paul Coffey, Edmonton Oilers D Rod Langway, Washington Capitals
Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins D Doug Wilson, Chicago Black Hawks
Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers C Dale Hawerchuk, Winnipeg Jets
Jari Kurri, Edmonton Oilers RW Mike Bossy, New York Islanders
John Ogrodnick, Detroit Red Wings LW John Tonelli, New York Islanders

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

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

Player Team GP G A Pts PIM
Wayne Gretzky Edmonton Oilers 80 73 135 208 52
Jari Kurri Edmonton Oilers 73 71 64 135 30
Dale Hawerchuk Winnipeg Jets 80 53 77 130 74
Marcel Dionne Los Angeles Kings 80 46 80 126 46
Paul Coffey Edmonton Oilers 80 37 84 121 97
Mike Bossy New York Islanders 76 58 59 117 38
John Ogrodnick Detroit Red Wings 79 55 50 105 30
Denis Savard Chicago Black Hawks 79 38 67 105 56
Bernie Federko St. Louis Blues 76 30 73 103 27
Mike Gartner Washington Capitals 80 50 52 102 71

Leading goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; W = Won; L = Lost; T = Tied; GA = Goals allowed; GAA = Goals allowed average; SO = Shutouts

Player Team GP W L T GA GAA SO
Tom Barasso Buffalo Sabres 54 25 18 10 144 2.66 5
Pat Riggin Washington Capitals 57 28 20 7 168 2.98 2
Pelle Lindbergh Philadelphia Flyers 65 40 17 7 194 3.02 2
Steve Penney Montreal Canadiens 54 26 18 8 167 3.08 1
Rick Wamsley St. Louis Blues 40 23 12 5 126 3.26 0
Mario Gosselin Quebec Nordiques 36 19 11 3 111 3.30 1
Reggie Lemelin Calgary Flames 56 30 12 10 183 3.46 1
Pete Peeters Boston Bruins 51 19 26 4 172 3.47 1
Dan Bouchard Quebec Nordiques 29 12 13 4 101 3.49 0
Kelly Hrudey New York Islanders 41 19 17 3 141 3.62 2

[4]

Milestones

Debuts

The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1984–85 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):

Last games

The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1984–85 (listed with their last team):

Trading deadline

Trading deadline: March 12, 1985.[5]

See also

Preceded by
1984 Stanley Cup playoffs		 Stanley Cup playoffs Succeeded by
1986 Stanley Cup playoffs

References

Notes
  1. ^ Hockey’s Book of Firsts, p.27, James Duplacey, JG Press, ISBN 978-1-57215-037-9
  2. ^ a b c d Dinger, Ralph, ed (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225. 
  3. ^ Diamond, pp. 34–45
  4. ^ DataBase Hockey
  5. ^ NHL trade deadline: Deals since 1980 | Habs Inside/Out

External links

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See also
 
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