1983–84 WHL season
{{short description|Junior ice hockey season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 1983–84 WHL season
| league = Western Hockey League
| sport = Ice hockey
| playoffs = Playoffs
| finals_champ = Kamloops Junior Oilers (1)
| finals_runner-up = Regina Pats
| no_of_teams = 14
| season = Regular season
| season_champ_name = Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy
| season_champs = Kamloops Junior Oilers (1)
| MVP_link = Four Broncos Memorial Trophy
| MVP = Ray Ferraro (Brandon Wheat Kings)
| top_scorer_link = Bob Clarke Trophy
| top_scorer = Ray Ferraro (Brandon Wheat Kings)
| seasonslistnames = WHL
| prevseason_year = 1982–83
| nextseason_year = 1984–85
}}
{{Infobox sports season
| title = 1983–84 CHL season
| color = #4B489D
| color_text = #FFFFFF
| league = Canadian Hockey League
| sport = Ice hockey
| no_of_teams = 40
| season = OHL
| season2 = QMJHL
| season3 = WHL| playoffs = Memorial Cup
| finals_champ = Ottawa 67's (OHL)
| num_championships = 1
| finals_runner-up = Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
}}
The 1983–84 WHL season was the 18th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The Kamloops Junior Oilers won both the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for best regular season record and the President's Cup as playoff champions—defeating the Regina Pats in the championship series—both for the first time in club history.
The season was the first for the second incarnation of the New Westminster Bruins after the Nanaimo Islanders relocated from Vancouver Island prior to the season. The season saw Ray Ferraro set a league record with a 108-goal season for the Brandon Wheat Kings.{{Cite news |last=Vanstone |first=Rob |date=2020-12-29 |title=Ray Ferraro still treasures WHL-record 108-goal season |url=https://leaderpost.com/sports/hockey/ray-ferraro-still-treasures-whl-record-108-goal-season |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229144454/https://leaderpost.com/sports/hockey/ray-ferraro-still-treasures-whl-record-108-goal-season |archive-date=2020-12-29 |access-date=2024-06-05 |work=Regina Leader-Post}}
Team changes
- The Nanaimo Islanders are relocated to New Westminster, British Columbia, becoming the New Westminster Bruins.
Regular season
=Final standings=
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| width="45%" | East Division
! width="5%" | GP ! width="5%" | W ! width="5%" | L ! width="5%" | T ! width="7.5%" | Pts ! width="7.5%" | GF ! width="7.5%" | GA | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x Regina Pats | 72 | 48 | 23 | 1 | 97 | 426 | 284 |
| x Medicine Hat Tigers | 72 | 45 | 26 | 1 | 91 | 404 | 288 |
| x Brandon Wheat Kings | 72 | 44 | 26 | 2 | 90 | 463 | 346 |
| x Lethbridge Broncos | 72 | 44 | 28 | 0 | 88 | 271 | 256 |
| x Prince Albert Raiders | 72 | 41 | 29 | 2 | 84 | 411 | 357 |
| x Calgary Wranglers | 72 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 72 | 353 | 345 |
| Saskatoon Blades | 72 | 36 | 36 | 0 | 72 | 347 | 350 |
| Winnipeg Warriors | 72 | 9 | 63 | 0 | 18 | 239 | 580 |
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| width="45%" | West Division
! width="5%" | GP ! width="5%" | W ! width="5%" | L ! width="5%" | T ! width="7.5%" | Pts ! width="7.5%" | GF ! width="7.5%" | GA | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x Kamloops Junior Oilers | 72 | 50 | 22 | 0 | 100 | 467 | 332 |
| x New Westminster Bruins | 72 | 34 | 36 | 2 | 70 | 304 | 348 |
| x Portland Winter Hawks | 72 | 33 | 39 | 0 | 66 | 430 | 449 |
| x Seattle Breakers | 72 | 32 | 39 | 1 | 65 | 350 | 379 |
| Victoria Cougars | 72 | 32 | 40 | 0 | 64 | 340 | 338 |
| Kelowna Wings | 72 | 15 | 56 | 1 | 31 | 295 | 448 |
=Scoring leaders=
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
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| width="30%" | Player
! width="30%" | Team ! width="7.5%" | GP ! width="7.5%" | G ! width="7.5%" | A ! width="7.5%" | Pts ! width="7.5%" | PIM | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Ferraro | Brandon Wheat Kings | 72 | 108 | 84 | 192 | 84 |
| Dan Hodgson | Prince Albert Raiders | 66 | 62 | 119 | 181 | 65 |
| Dale Derkatch | Regina Pats | 62 | 72 | 87 | 159 | 92 |
| Taylor Hall | Regina Pats | 69 | 63 | 79 | 142 | 42 |
| Cam Plante | Brandon Wheat Kings | 72 | 22 | 118 | 140 | 96 |
| Dean Evason | Kamloops Junior Oilers | 57 | 49 | 88 | 137 | 89 |
| Cliff Ronning | New Westminster Bruins | 71 | 69 | 67 | 136 | 10 |
| Mark Lamb | Medicine Hat Tigers | 72 | 59 | 77 | 136 | 30 |
| Fabian Joseph | Victoria Cougars | 72 | 52 | 75 | 127 | 27 |
| Dave Pasin | Prince Albert Raiders | 71 | 68 | 54 | 122 | 68 |
1984 WHL Playoffs
=Qualification playoff=
- Calgary defeated Saskatoon 8–7 in overtime to claim the sixth-place tiebreaker.
=First round=
- Regina defeated Calgary 4 games to 0
- Medicine Hat defeated Prince Albert 4 games to 1
- Brandon defeated Lethbridge 4 games to 1
=East division round-robin=
- Medicine Hat (4–0) advanced directly to the division final.
- Regina (2–2) and Brandon (0–4) played in the division semifinal
=Division semi-finals=
- Medicine Hat earned a bye
- Regina defeated Brandon 2 games to 1
- Kamloops defeated Seattle 5 games to 0
- Portland defeated New Westminster 5 games to 4
=Division finals=
- Regina defeated Medicine Hat 4 games to 1
- Kamloops defeated Portland 5 games to 0
=WHL Championship=
- Kamloops defeated Regina 4 games to 3
WHL awards
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| Scholastic Player of the Year – Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy: Ken Baumgartner, Prince Albert Raiders |
| Top scorer – Bob Clarke Trophy: Ray Ferraro, Brandon Wheat Kings |
| Most Sportsmanlike Player: Mark Lamb, Medicine Hat Tigers |
| Top defenseman – Bill Hunter Trophy: Bob Rouse, Lethbridge Broncos |
| Rookie of the Year – Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy: Cliff Ronning, New Westminster Bruins |
| Top goaltender – Del Wilson Trophy: Ken Wregget, Lethbridge Broncos |
| Coach of the Year – Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy: Terry Simpson, Prince Albert Raiders |
| Regular-season champions – Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy: Kamloops Junior Oilers |
All-Star Teams
See also
Notes
{{Reflist}}
References
- 2005–06 WHL Guide
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