1984–85 Los Angeles Kings season
1984–85 Los Angeles Kings | |
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Division | 4th Smythe |
Conference | 6th Campbell |
1984–85 record | 34-32-14 |
Goals for | 339 |
Goals against | 326 |
Team information | |
General manager | Rogie Vachon |
Coach | Pat Quinn |
Captain | Terry Ruskowski |
Alternate captains | None |
Arena | The Forum |
Average attendance | 486,624 |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Marcel Dionne and Bernie Nicholls (46) |
Assists | Marcel Dionne (80) |
Points | Marcel Dionne (126) |
Penalty minutes | Jay Wells (185) |
Plus/minus | Dave Taylor (+13) |
Wins | Bob Janecyk (22) |
Goals against average | Bob Janecyk (3.66) |
The 1984–85 Los Angeles Kings season, was the Kings' 18th season in the National Hockey League. Following a fifth-place finish the previous season under three different coaches, Pat Quinn was hired as the new head coach of the Kings. In his first season, he returned them to the playoffs after a three-year absence with a 23-point improvement in the standings. But despite the goal scoring brilliance of Marcel Dionne and Bernie Nicholls, the Kings could not duplicate their Miracle on Manchester performance this time, losing to the Edmonton Oilers in three straight games in the Smythe Division semi-finals.
Offseason
[edit]Transactions
[edit]- June 9, 1984 – Acquired Bob Janecyk, a first-round choice in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft (Craig Redmond), a third-round choice in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft (John English) and a fourth-round choice in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft (Tom Glavine) from Chicago for a first-round choice in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft and a fourth-round choice in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft.
NHL Draft
[edit]- This draft would the first for Rogie Vachon as the team's general manager. It would be memorable in Kings history for hits as well as misses. On the down side, the team's first round selection, Craig Redmond, didn't amount to much, and they used their fourth round draft pick on Tom Glavine, who opted instead to play professional baseball with the Atlanta Braves.[1] But on the plus side, Vachon struck gold in the 9th round with the 171st pick overall by choosing future Hockey Hall of Fame member Luc Robitaille.
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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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]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
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Playoffs
[edit]1985 Smythe Division Semi-finals
[edit]Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles Kings
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April 10 | Los Angeles | 2 | Edmonton | 3 | (OT) |
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April 13 | Edmonton | 4 | Los Angeles | 3 | (OT) |
Edmonton wins best-of-five series 3–0.
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- Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Awards and records
[edit]Records
[edit]Individual
[edit]- Most goals in a game, 4 (tied with many others): Bernie Nicholls, November 13, 1984, at Quebec
Team
[edit]- Most 30+ goal scorers in one season, 5: Marcel Dionne, Bernie Nicholls, Dave Taylor, Brian MacLellan, and Jim Fox
- Most 40+ goal scorers in one season, 3 (tied with 1980–81 Kings): Marcel Dionne (46), Bernie Nicholls (46), and Dave Taylor (41)
- Greatest margin of victory at home: 11: November 29, 1984, vs. Vancouver, 12–1
- Greatest margin of victory on the road: 7: October 21, 1984, at Vancouver, 10–3
Transactions
[edit]The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1984–85 season.[5]
Trades
[edit]June 9, 1984 | To Los Angeles Kings Bob Janecyk 1st round pick in 1984 – Craig Redmond 3rd round pick in 1984 – John English 4th round pick in 1984 – Tom Glavine |
To Chicago Black Hawks 1st round pick in 1984 – Ed Olczyk 4th round pick in 1984 – Tommy Eriksson |
October 20, 1984 | To Los Angeles Kings 1st round pick in 1985 – Dan Gratton |
To Boston Bruins Charlie Simmer |
November 18, 1984 | To Los Angeles Kings Steve Shutt |
To Montreal Canadiens 10th round pick in 1985 – Maurice Mansi |
November 27, 1984 | To Los Angeles Kings Cash |
To Edmonton Oilers Dean Hopkins |
March 12, 1985 | To Los Angeles Kings Tiger Williams |
To Detroit Red Wings Future considerations |
Free agent signings
[edit]October 1, 1984 | From Drummondville Voltigeurs (QMJHL) Steve Duchesne |
October 9, 1984 | From Kärpät (SM-liiga) Bob Miller |
October 10, 1984 | From Quebec Nordiques Rick Lapointe |
November 8, 1984 | From Hartford Whalers Stuart Smith |
April 1, 1985 | From RPI (NCAA) Ken Hammond |
Free agents lost
[edit]July 11, 1984 | To Washington Capitals Marc Chorney |
August 24, 1984 | To St. Louis Blues Kevin LaVallee |
October 4, 1984 | To Philadelphia Flyers Don Nachbaur |
October 10, 1984 | To Boston Bruins Dean Jenkins |
February 21, 1985 | To Edmonton Oilers Marco Baron |
Draft picks
[edit]Round # | Pick # | Player | Position | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
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1 | 6 | Craig Redmond | Defence | Canada | University of Denver (WCHA) |
2 | 24 | Brian Wilks | Centre | Canada | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) |
3 | 48 | John English | Defence | Canada | Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) |
4 | 69 | Tom Glavine | Centre | United States | Billerica High School (Massachusetts) |
5 | 87 | David Grannis | Left wing | United States | South St. Paul High School (Minnesota) |
6 | 108 | Greg Strome | Goaltender | Canada | University of North Dakota (WCHA) |
7 | 129 | Timothy Hanley | Centre | United States | Deerfield Academy (Massachusetts) |
8 | 150 | Shannon Deegan | Centre | Canada | University of Vermont (ECAC) |
9 | 171 | Luc Robitaille | Left wing | Canada | Hull Olympiques (QMJHL) |
10 | 191 | Jeff Crossman | Centre | Canada | Western Michigan University (CCHA) |
11 | 212 | Paul Kenny | Goaltender | Canada | Cornwall Royals (OHL) |
12 | 232 | Brian Martin | Left Wing | Canada | Belleville Bulls (OHL) |
References
[edit]- ^ "Tom Glavine Stats".
- ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ "1984-85 Los Angeles Kings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 25, 2009.
- ^ "Hockey Transactions Search Results".