The 1983–84 AHL season was the 48th season of the American Hockey League. Thirteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The league initiates two new awards. The Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award is first awarded to the league's "best goaltender." The Jack A. Butterfield Trophy is first awarded to the "MVP of the playoffs." The Baltimore Skipjacks finished first overall in the regular season. The Maine Mariners won their third Calder Cup championship.
| 1983–84 AHL season | |
|---|---|
| League | American Hockey League |
| Sport | Ice hockey |
| Regular season | |
| F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy | Fredericton Express |
| Season MVP | Garry Lariviere Mal Davis |
| Top scorer | Claude Larose |
| MVP | Bud Stefanski |
| Playoffs | |
| Champions | Maine Mariners |
| Runners-up | Rochester Americans |
Final standings edit
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;
| North | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fredericton Express (QUE/VAN) | 80 | 45 | 30 | 5 | 95 | 340 | 262 |
| Adirondack Red Wings (DET) | 80 | 37 | 29 | 14 | 88 | 344 | 330 |
| Maine Mariners (NJD) | 80 | 33 | 36 | 11 | 77 | 310 | 312 |
| Nova Scotia Voyageurs (MTL) | 80 | 32 | 37 | 11 | 75 | 277 | 288 |
| Moncton Alpines (EDM) | 80 | 32 | 40 | 8 | 72 | 251 | 278 |
| Sherbrooke Jets (WIN) | 80 | 22 | 53 | 5 | 49 | 301 | 419 |
| South | GP | W | L | T | Pts | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Skipjacks (PIT) | 80 | 46 | 24 | 10 | 102 | 384 | 304 |
| Rochester Americans (BUF) | 80 | 46 | 32 | 2 | 94 | 363 | 300 |
| St. Catharines Saints (TOR) | 80 | 43 | 31 | 6 | 92 | 364 | 346 |
| Springfield Indians (CHI/PHI/STL) | 80 | 39 | 35 | 6 | 84 | 344 | 340 |
| New Haven Nighthawks (LAK) | 80 | 36 | 40 | 4 | 76 | 365 | 371 |
| Binghamton Whalers (HFD) | 80 | 33 | 43 | 4 | 70 | 359 | 388 |
| Hershey Bears (BOS/WSH) | 80 | 28 | 42 | 10 | 66 | 320 | 384 |
Scoring leaders edit
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Player | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Larose | Sherbrooke Jets | 80 | 53 | 67 | 120 | 6 |
| Murray Eaves | Sherbrooke Jets | 78 | 47 | 68 | 115 | 40 |
| Mike Kaszycki | St. Catharines Saints | 72 | 39 | 71 | 110 | 51 |
| Bruce Boudreau | St. Catharines Saints | 80 | 47 | 62 | 109 | 44 |
| Ross Yates | Binghamton Whalers | 68 | 35 | 73 | 108 | 82 |
| Mal Davis | Rochester Americans | 71 | 55 | 48 | 103 | 53 |
| Mark Lofthouse | New Haven Nighthawks | 79 | 37 | 64 | 101 | 45 |
| Normand Aubin | St. Catharines Saints | 80 | 47 | 47 | 94 | 63 |
| Geordie Robertson | Rochester Americans | 64 | 37 | 54 | 91 | 103 |
| Claude Verret | Rochester Americans | 65 | 39 | 51 | 90 | 4 |
Calder Cup playoffs edit
| Division Semifinals | Division Finals | Calder Cup Final | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Fredericton | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Nova Scotia | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Nova Scotia | 1 | ||||||||||||
| North Division | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Maine | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Adirondack | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Maine | 4 | ||||||||||||
| N3 | Maine | 4 | ||||||||||||
| S2 | Rochester | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Baltimore | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Springfield | 0 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Baltimore | 2 | ||||||||||||
| South Division | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Rochester | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Rochester | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | St. Catharines | 3 | ||||||||||||
Trophy and award winners edit
- Team awards
| Calder Cup Playoff champions: | Maine Mariners |
| F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Regular Season champions, North Division: | Fredericton Express |
| John D. Chick Trophy Regular Season champions, South Division: | Baltimore Skipjacks |
- Individual awards
| Les Cunningham Award Most valuable player: | Garry Lariviere - St. Catharines Saints & Mal Davis - Rochester Americans |
| John B. Sollenberger Trophy Top point scorer: | Claude Larose - Sherbrooke Jets |
| Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Rookie of the year: | Claude Verret - Rochester Americans |
| Eddie Shore Award Defenceman of the year: | Garry Lariviere - St. Catharines Saints |
| Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award Best Goaltender: | Brian Ford - Fredericton Express |
| Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Lowest goals against average: | Brian Ford - Fredericton Express |
| Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award Coach of the year: | Gene Ubriaco - Baltimore Skipjacks |
| Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award Sportsmanship / Perseverance: | Claude Larose - Sherbrooke Jets |
| Jack A. Butterfield Trophy MVP of the playoffs: | Bud Stefanski - Maine Mariners |
- Other awards
| James C. Hendy Memorial Award Most outstanding executive: | Jack A. Butterfield |
| James H. Ellery Memorial Awards Outstanding media coverage: | Jack Gatecliff, St. Catharines, (newspaper) Tom George, Rochester, (radio) Vince Bagli, Baltimore, (television) |
| Ken McKenzie Award Outstanding marketing executive: | Dave Strader, Adirondack Red Wings |
See also edit
References edit
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