1983–84 Pittsburgh Penguins season

1983–84 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division	6th Patrick
Conference	11th Prince of Wales
1983–84 record	16–58–6
Goals for	254
Goals against	390
Team information
General manager	Eddie Johnston
Coach	Lou Angotti
Captain	Randy Carlyle
Arena	Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Team leaders
Goals	Mike Bullard (51)
Assists	Mike Bullard (41)
Points	Mike Bullard (92)
Penalty minutes	Gary Rissling (297)
Wins	Denis Herron (8)
Goals against average	Denis Herron (4.08)

The 1983–84 Pittsburgh Penguins season was the team's 17th in the National Hockey League. The Penguins finished 6th in the Patrick Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.

Off-season

Eddie Johnston, who had been the interim general manager, was awarded the GM title in June. He named Lou Angotti to take over the coaching duties.

A controversy surrounding the end of the 1983-84 season was the apparent throwing of games by the Pittsburgh Penguins in order to secure Lemieux as a draft pick. Angotti later admitted this, though Johnston has not.

Regular Season

Final Standings

Patrick Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
New York Islanders	80	50	26	4	357	269	104
Washington Capitals	80	48	27	5	308	226	101
Philadelphia Flyers	80	44	26	10	350	290	98
New York Rangers	80	42	29	9	314	304	93
New Jersey Devils	80	17	56	7	231	350	41
Pittsburgh Penguins	80	16	58	6	254	390	38

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Game Log

Regular Season Results
No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record
1	L	October 4, 1983	3–5	@ St. Louis Blues (1983–84)	0–1–0
2	L	October 8, 1983	1–6	New York Rangers (1983–84)	0–2–0
3	L	October 9, 1983	1–7	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84)	0–3–0
4	L	October 12, 1983	3–4 OT	Winnipeg Jets (1983–84)	0–4–0
5	W	October 14, 1983	4–0	@ Washington Capitals (1983–84)	1–4–0
6	L	October 15, 1983	4–6	Hartford Whalers (1983–84)	1–5–0
7	L	October 18, 1983	1–3	Buffalo Sabres (1983–84)	1–6–0
8	L	October 22, 1983	1–6	Boston Bruins (1983–84)	1–7–0
9	L	October 25, 1983	0–1	Washington Capitals (1983–84)	1–8–0
10	W	October 27, 1983	4–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84)	2–8–0
11	L	October 29, 1983	1–3	Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84)	2–9–0
12	W	October 30, 1983	5–3	@ New Jersey Devils (1983–84)	3–9–0
13	W	November 2, 1983	6–3	@ Winnipeg Jets (1983–84)	4–9–0
14	T	November 3, 1983	3–3 OT	@ Calgary Flames (1983–84)	4–9–1
15	L	November 5, 1983	3–7	@ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84)	4–10–1
16	T	November 8, 1983	4–4 OT	Calgary Flames (1983–84)	4–10–2
17	L	November 11, 1983	5–6	New York Islanders (1983–84)	4–11–2
18	W	November 12, 1983	4–2	@ New York Islanders (1983–84)	5–11–2
19	L	November 16, 1983	2–3	Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84)	5–12–2
20	T	November 19, 1983	4–4 OT	St. Louis Blues (1983–84)	5–12–3
21	L	November 20, 1983	4–5 OT	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84)	5–13–3
22	W	November 23, 1983	4–1	New Jersey Devils (1983–84)	6–13–3
23	L	November 25, 1983	2–5	@ Detroit Red Wings (1983–84)	6–14–3
24	L	November 26, 1983	4–7	Detroit Red Wings (1983–84)	6–15–3
25	L	November 29, 1983	4–6	@ Minnesota North Stars (1983–84)	6–16–3
26	L	December 1, 1983	4–6	Minnesota North Stars (1983–84)	6–17–3
27	L	December 3, 1983	3–6	Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84)	6–18–3
28	L	December 6, 1983	3–5	Boston Bruins (1983–84)	6–19–3
29	T	December 11, 1983	3–3 OT	Montreal Canadiens (1983–84)	6–19–4
30	W	December 13, 1983	3–2	Hartford Whalers (1983–84)	7–19–4
31	L	December 15, 1983	1–3	@ Montreal Canadiens (1983–84)	7–20–4
32	L	December 17, 1983	5–6	Los Angeles Kings (1983–84)	7–21–4
33	T	December 18, 1983	3–3 OT	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84)	7–21–5
34	L	December 20, 1983	3–11	@ New York Islanders (1983–84)	7–22–5
35	L	December 21, 1983	1–6	@ New York Rangers (1983–84)	7–23–5
36	W	December 23, 1983	6–5 OT	@ New Jersey Devils (1983–84)	8–23–5
37	W	December 26, 1983	7–4	New York Rangers (1983–84)	9–23–5
38	L	December 31, 1983	0–2	@ St. Louis Blues (1983–84)	9–24–5
39	L	January 3, 1984	5–7	Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84)	9–25–5
40	L	January 6, 1984	1–3	@ New Jersey Devils (1983–84)	9–26–5
41	L	January 7, 1984	4–7	New Jersey Devils (1983–84)	9–27–5
42	L	January 10, 1984	1–7	@ Quebec Nordiques (1983–84)	9–28–5
43	L	January 14, 1984	3–7	@ Boston Bruins (1983–84)	9–29–5
44	L	January 15, 1984	0–2	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84)	9–30–5
45	L	January 18, 1984	4–5 OT	Winnipeg Jets (1983–84)	9–31–5
46	W	January 20, 1984	6–3	@ New York Rangers (1983–84)	10–31–5
47	L	January 21, 1984	2–3	Washington Capitals (1983–84)	10–32–5
48	L	January 25, 1984	3–6	New York Rangers (1983–84)	10–33–5
49	L	January 28, 1984	2–5	@ Montreal Canadiens (1983–84)	10–34–5
50	L	January 29, 1984	3–7	@ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84)	10–35–5
51	W	February 1, 1984	4–0	Minnesota North Stars (1983–84)	11–35–5
52	L	February 4, 1984	5–6	@ New York Islanders (1983–84)	11–36–5
53	L	February 5, 1984	4–5	New York Islanders (1983–84)	11–37–5
54	L	February 8, 1984	5–6 OT	Buffalo Sabres (1983–84)	11–38–5
55	L	February 9, 1984	3–9	@ Detroit Red Wings (1983–84)	11–39–5
56	W	February 11, 1984	3–2	New Jersey Devils (1983–84)	12–39–5
57	L	February 13, 1984	1–6	@ Quebec Nordiques (1983–84)	12–40–5
58	L	February 16, 1984	3–10	@ Calgary Flames (1983–84)	12–41–5
59	W	February 17, 1984	4–1	@ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84)	13–41–5
60	L	February 19, 1984	3–7	@ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84)	13–42–5
61	L	February 22, 1984	2–9	Edmonton Oilers (1983–84)	13–43–5
62	T	February 25, 1984	3–3 OT	Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84)	13–43–6
63	L	February 26, 1984	3–4 OT	@ New York Rangers (1983–84)	13–44–6
64	L	February 29, 1984	5–9	Vancouver Canucks (1983–84)	13–45–6
65	L	March 1, 1984	1–9	@ Washington Capitals (1983–84)	13–46–6
66	W	March 3, 1984	4–3	Los Angeles Kings (1983–84)	14–46–6
67	L	March 5, 1984	2–5	Washington Capitals (1983–84)	14–47–6
68	L	March 6, 1984	5–6	@ New Jersey Devils (1983–84)	14–48–6
69	L	March 8, 1984	6–8	Quebec Nordiques (1983–84)	14–49–6
70	L	March 11, 1984	4–6	New York Islanders (1983–84)	14–50–6
71	L	March 13, 1984	3–4	@ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84)	14–51–6
72	L	March 14, 1984	6–7	@ Los Angeles Kings (1983–84)	14–52–6
73	W	March 17, 1984	4–2	@ Hartford Whalers (1983–84)	15–52–6
74	W	March 21, 1984	3–1	Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84)	16–52–6
75	L	March 22, 1984	4–13	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84)	16–53–6
76	L	March 24, 1984	0–6	@ Washington Capitals (1983–84)	16–54–6
77	L	March 25, 1984	3–4	Washington Capitals (1983–84)	16–55–6
78	L	March 28, 1984	3–5	Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84)	16–56–6
79	L	March 29, 1984	4–6	@ New York Rangers (1983–84)	16–57–6
80	L	April 1, 1984	1–2	New York Islanders (1983–84)	16–58–6

Playoffs

• The Penguins did not qualify for the post season.

Player Stats

Skaters

Note: GP= Games played; G= Goals; A= Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in Minutes

			Regular Season						Playoffs
Player	#		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Mike Bullard	22		76	51	41	92	57		-	-	-	-	-
Doug Shedden	14		67	22	35	57	20		-	-	-	-	-
Mark Taylor†	16		59	24	31	55	24		-	-	-	-	-
Ron Flockhart†	9		68	27	18	45	40		-	-	-	-	-
Rick Kehoe	17		57	18	27	45	8		-	-	-	-	-
Pat Boutette	15		73	14	26	40	142		-	-	-	-	-
Andy Brickley	23		50	18	20	38	9		-	-	-	-	-
Greg Hotham	6		76	5	25	30	59		-	-	-	-	-
Tom Roulston†	18		53	11	17	28	8		-	-	-	-	-
Randy Carlyle‡	25		50	3	23	26	82		-	-	-	-	-
Bob Errey	10		65	9	13	22	29		-	-	-	-	-
Kevin McCarthy†	24		31	4	16	20	52		-	-	-	-	-
Norm Schmidt	3		34	6	12	18	12		-	-	-	-	-
Gary Rissling	20		47	4	13	17	297		-	-	-	-	-
Bryan Maxwell‡	5		45	3	12	15	84		-	-	-	-	-
Tom O'Regan	8		51	4	10	14	8		-	-	-	-	-
Tim Hrynewich	28		25	4	5	9	34		-	-	-	-	-
Marty McSorley	4		72	2	7	9	224		-	-	-	-	-
Tom Thornbury	34		14	1	8	9	16		-	-	-	-	-
Warren Young	35		15	1	7	8	19		-	-	-	-	-
Greg Fox†	2		49	2	5	7	66		-	-	-	-	-
Steve Gatzos	26		23	3	3	6	15		-	-	-	-	-
Kevin McClelland‡	18		24	2	4	6	62		-	-	-	-	-
Rod Buskas	7		47	2	4	6	60		-	-	-	-	-
Bob Gladney	33		13	1	5	6	2		-	-	-	-	-
Ted Bulley	24		26	3	2	5	12		-	-	-	-	-
Dave Hannan	32		24	2	3	5	33		-	-	-	-	-
Paul Gardner	20		16	0	5	5	6		-	-	-	-	-
Jim Hamilton	13		11	2	2	4	2		-	-	-	-	-
Rod Schutt	27		11	1	3	4	0		-	-	-	-	-
Rocky Saganiuk	11, 33		29	1	3	4	37		-	-	-	-	-
Darren Lowe	35		8	1	2	3	0		-	-	-	-	-
Andre St. Laurent‡	34		8	2	0	2	21		-	-	-	-	-
Mitch Lamoureux	12		8	1	1	2	6		-	-	-	-	-
Tim Tookey	11		8	0	2	2	2		-	-	-	-	-
Dean De Fazio	12		22	0	2	2	28		-	-	-	-	-
Greg Tebbutt	34		24	0	2	2	31		-	-	-	-	-
Marc Chorney‡	16		4	0	1	1	8		-	-	-	-	-
Phil Bourque	2		5	0	1	1	12		-	-	-	-	-
Randy Boyd‡	8		5	0	1	1	6		-	-	-	-	-
Michel Dion	29		30	0	1	1	2		-	-	-	-	-
Grant Sasser	19		3	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	-	-
Vincent Tremblay	31		4	0	0	0	2		-	-	-	-	-
Rich Sutter‡	23		5	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	-	-
Todd Charlesworth	27		10	0	0	0	8		-	-	-	-	-
Troy Loney	11		13	0	0	0	9		-	-	-	-	-
Roberto Romano	30		18	0	0	0	0		-	-	-	-	-
Denis Herron	1		38	0	0	0	21		-	-	-	-	-

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only. ^‡Traded mid-season

Goaltenders

Note: GP= Games played; TOI= Time on ice (minutes); W= Wins; L= Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals Against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals Against Average

			Regular Season									Playoffs
Player	#		GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	SO	GAA		GP	TOI	W	L	GA	SO	GAA
Denis Herron	1		38	2028	8	24	2	138	1	4.08		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Roberto Romano	30		18	1020	6	11	0	78	1	4.59		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Michel Dion	29		30	1553	2	19	4	138	0	5.33		-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Vincent Tremblay	31		4	240	0	4	0	24	0	6.00		-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Awards and Records

• The Penguins did not win any awards this season.

Transactions

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1983–84 season:

Trades

August 12, 1983	To Pittsburgh Penguins Rocky Saganiuk Vincent Tremblay	To Toronto Maple Leafs Pat Graham Nick Ricci
September 9, 1983	To Pittsburgh Penguins rights to Kevin Stevens	To Los Angeles Kings Anders Hakansson
September 30, 1983	To Pittsburgh Penguins Canadiens' 5th round pick in 1985 Draft (Bruce Racine)	To Hartford Whalers Greg Malone
October 15, 1983	To Pittsburgh Penguins 6th round pick in 1985 Draft (Stuart Marston)	To Los Angeles Kings Marc Chorney
October 23, 1983	To Pittsburgh Penguins Andy Brickley Ron Flockhart Mark Taylor 1st round pick in 1984 Draft (Roger Belanger) 3rd round pick in 1984 Draft (later traded to Vancouver Canucks; Canucks selected Mike Stevens)	To Philadelphia Flyers Rich Sutter 2nd round pick in 1984 Draft (Greg Smyth) 3rd round pick in 1984 Draft (David McClay)
October 24, 1983	To Pittsburgh Penguins future considerations	To Detroit Red Wings Andre St. Laurent
December 5, 1983	To Pittsburgh Penguins Tom Roulston	To Edmonton Oilers Kevin McClelland 6th round pick in 1984 Draft (Emanuel Viveiros)
December 6, 1983	To Pittsburgh Penguins Greg Fox	To Chicago Black Hawks Randy Boyd
January 26, 1984	To Pittsburgh Penguins Kevin McCarthy	To Vancouver Canucks Flyers' 3rd round pick in 1984 Draft (Mike Stevens)
March 5, 1984	To Pittsburgh Penguins 1st round pick in 1984 Draft (Doug Bodger) future considerations (Moe Mantha; May 1, 1984)	To Winnipeg Jets Randy Carlyle

Additions and Subtractions

Additions Player Former team Via Greg Tebbutt Quebec Nordiques free agency (1983-07-22) Warren Young Minnesota North Stars free agency (1983-08-12) Tom O'Regan Boston University Terriers (ECAC) free agency (1983-09-04) Bob Gladney Los Angeles Kings free agency (1983-09-12) Tim Tookey Quebec Nordiques free agency (1983-09-12) Ted Bulley Washington Capitals free agency (1983-09-30) Bryan Maxwell Winnipeg Jets waivers (1983-10-13)

Subtractions Player New team Via Peter Lee Düsseldorfer EG free agency Paul Baxter Calgary Flames free agency (1983-09-29) Rick MacLeish Philadelphia Flyers free agency (1983-10-06)

See Also

• 1983–84 NHL season

References

• 1983–84 Pittsburgh Penguins Games. Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved on 2009-05-06.
• McFarlane, Brian (1989). One hundred years of hockey. Toronto, Ontario: Deneau Publishers. ISBN 0888792166.