AHL 1983/84

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The 1983/84 season was the 48th regular season of the American Hockey League (AHL). During the regular season, the league's 13 teams played 80 games each. The four best teams from the North Division and the South Division then played in a play-off round for the Calder Cup .

Regular season

Closing tables

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeat after overtime , GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points
Explanations: _ = Playoff qualification

Regular season

North Division GP W. L. T GF GA Pts
Fredericton Express 80 45 30th 5 340 262 95
Adirondack Red Wings 80 37 29 14th 344 330 88
Maine Mariners 80 33 36 11 310 312 77
Nova Scotia Voyageurs 80 32 37 11 277 288 75
Moncton Alpines 80 32 40 8th 251 278 72
Sherbrooke Jets 80 22nd 53 5 301 419 49
South Division GP W. L. T GF GA Pts
Baltimore Skipjacks 80 46 24 10 384 304 102
Rochester Americans 80 46 32 2 363 300 94
St. Catharines Saints 80 43 31 6th 364 346 92
Springfield Indians 80 39 35 6th 344 340 84
New Haven Nighthawks 80 36 40 4th 365 371 76
Binghamton Whalers 80 33 43 4th 359 388 70
Hershey Bears 80 28 42 10 320 384 66

Best scorer

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, PIM = penalty minutes

player team GP G A. Pts PIM
Claude Larose Sherbrooke Jets 80 53 67 120 6th
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
Times 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 4th

Calder Cup playoffs

mode

The four best teams in each division qualified for the play-offs. In the first two play-off rounds, the winners of the respective divisions were played. In round three, the two division winners met in the final. All play-off rounds as well as the final were played in best-of-seven mode.

Play-off overview

  Division semi-finals Division Finals Calder Cup Final
                           
  N1 Fredericton Express 3        
N4 Nova Scotia Voyageurs 4th  
N4 Nova Scotia Voyageurs 1
North Division
  N3 Maine Mariners 4th  
N2 Adirondack Red Wings 3
N3 Maine Mariners 4th  
N3 Maine Mariners 4th
  S2 Rochester Americans 1
S1 Baltimore Skipjacks 4th    
S4 Springfield Indians 0  
S1 Baltimore Skipjacks 2
South Division
  S2 Rochester Americans 4th  
S2 Rochester Americans 4th
  S3 St. Catharines Saints 3  

Calder Cup winner

Calder Cup winner


Maine Mariners

Goalkeepers: Steve Baker , Shawn MacKenzie , Sam St. Laurent

Defenders: Jeff Bandura , Murray Brumwell , Bruce Driver , Mike Hordy , Rob Palmer , Mike Stothers , Alain Vigneault

Attackers: Mike Antonovich , Mike Busniuk , Rich Chernomaz , Carmine Cirella , Paul Evans , Larry Floyd , Al Hill , Garry Howatt , Yvan Joly , Kevin Maxwell , Glenn Merkosky , Grant Mulvey , Roy Sommer , Bud Stefanski , Alan Stewart , Mitch Wilson

Head Coach: Tom McVie , John Paddock   General Manager: Max McNab

Awarded trophies

Team trophies

Award team
Calder Cup
winners of the AHL playoffs 		Maine Mariners
FG "Teddy" Oke Trophy
Best team in the North Division, regular season 		Fredericton Express
John D. Chick Trophy
Best Team in the South Division, Regular Season 		Baltimore Skipjacks

Individual trophies

Award player team
Les Cunningham Award
MVP of the regular season 		Mal Davis
Garry Lariviere 		Rochester Americans
St. Catharines Saints
John B. Sollenberger Trophy
Best Scorer 		Claude Larose Sherbrooke Jets
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award
Best Rookie 		Claude Verret Rochester Americans
Eddie Shore Award
Best Defender 		Garry Lariviere St. Catharines Saints
Aldege "Baz" Bastien Memorial Award
Best Goalkeeper 		Brian Ford Fredericton Express
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award
Goalkeeper with the fewest goals conceded 		Brian Ford Fredericton Express
Louis AR Pieri Memorial Award
Best Trainer 		Gene Ubriaco Baltimore Skipjacks
Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award
For the player who excels through fairness, commitment and dedication 		Claude Larose Sherbrooke Jets
Jack A. Butterfield Trophy
MVP of the Calder Cup Playoffs 		Bud Stefanski Maine Mariners

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