The 1984–85 Los Angeles Kings season was the franchise's 18th season in the National Hockey League . The Kings finished 4th in the Smythe Division and lost in the Division Semi-finals to the Edmonton Oilers 3 games to 0.
Off-season [ ]
Transactions [ ]
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.
Regular Season [ ]
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 two 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.
Final Standings [ ]
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 [ ]
Playoffs [ ]
Edmonton Oilers 3, Los Angeles Kings 0 [ ]
Date
Away
Score
Home
Score
Notes
April 10
Los Angeles
2
Edmonton
3
(OT)
April 11
Los Angeles
2
Edmonton
4
April 13
Edmonton
4
Los Angeles
3
(OT)
Player Stats [ ]
Regular Season
Scoring
Player
Pos
GP
G
A
Pts
PIM
+/-
PPG
SHG
GWG
Dionne, Marcel Marcel Dionne
C
80
46
80
126
46
11
16
1
2
Nicholls, Bernie Bernie Nicholls
C
80
46
54
100
76
-4
15
0
6
Taylor, Dave Dave Taylor
RW
79
41
51
92
132
13
11
2
6
MacLellan, Brian Brian MacLellan
LW
80
31
54
85
53
2
14
0
3
Fox, Jim Jim Fox
RW
79
30
53
83
10
4
6
0
2
Hardy, Mark Mark Hardy
D
78
14
39
53
97
-20
8
1
2
Ruskowski, Terry Terry Ruskowski
C
78
16
33
49
144
2
2
0
2
Smith, Doug Doug Smith
C
62
21
20
41
58
-15
3
1
1
Shutt, Steve Steve Shutt
LW
59
16
25
41
10
-16
5
0
1
Redmond, Craig Craig Redmond
D
79
6
33
39
57
-8
1
0
0
Galley, Garry Garry Galley
D
78
8
30
38
82
3
1
1
2
Sykes, Phil Phil Sykes
LW
79
17
15
32
38
-18
1
2
2
Hakansson, Anders Anders Hakansson
LW
73
12
12
24
28
-4
1
1
1
Engblom, Brian Brian Engblom
D
79
4
19
23
70
-2
3
0
0
Miller, Bob Bob Miller
C
63
4
16
20
35
-17
0
0
0
Paul Kelly, John John Paul Kelly
LW
73
8
10
18
55
-9
0
0
2
Lapointe, Rick Rick Lapointe
D
73
4
13
17
46
-10
0
0
1
Mokosak, Carl Carl Mokosak
LW
30
4
8
12
43
-8
0
0
0
Wells, Jay Jay Wells
D
77
2
9
11
185
4
0
0
0
Williams, Tiger Tiger Williams
LW
12
4
3
7
43
0
0
0
0
Anderson, Russ Russ Anderson
D
14
1
1
2
20
-2
0
0
0
Janecyk, Bob Bob Janecyk
G
51
0
2
2
27
0
0
0
0
Hammond, Ken Ken Hammond
D
3
1
0
1
0
2
0
0
1
Simmer, Charlie Charlie Simmer
LW
5
1
0
1
4
-4
0
0
0
Evans, Daryl Daryl Evans
LW
7
1
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
O'Dwyer, Bill Bill O'Dwyer
C
13
1
0
1
15
0
0
0
0
Wilks, Brian Brian Wilks
C
2
0
0
0
0
-1
0
0
0
Seguin, Steve Steve Seguin
W
5
0
0
0
9
-5
0
0
0
Eliot, Darren Darren Eliot
G
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Goaltending
Player
MIN
GP
W
L
T
GA
GAA
SO
Janecyk, Bob Bob Janecyk
3002
51
22
21
8
183
3.66
2
Eliot, Darren Darren Eliot
1882
33
12
11
6
137
4.37
0
Team:
4884
80
34
32
14
320
3.93
2
Playoffs
Scoring
Player
Pos
GP
G
A
Pts
PIM
+/-
PPG
SHG
GWG
Taylor, Dave Dave Taylor
RW
3
2
2
4
8
0
0
0
0
Dionne, Marcel Marcel Dionne
C
3
1
2
3
2
-1
1
0
0
Nicholls, Bernie Bernie Nicholls
C
3
1
1
2
9
-2
0
0
0
Ruskowski, Terry Terry Ruskowski
C
3
0
2
2
0
-1
0
0
0
Galley, Garry Garry Galley
D
3
1
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
Redmond, Craig Craig Redmond
D
3
1
0
1
2
-4
0
0
0
Smith, Doug Doug Smith
C
3
1
0
1
4
-2
0
0
0
Miller, Bob Bob Miller
C
2
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
Fox, Jim Jim Fox
RW
3
0
1
1
0
3
0
0
0
Hardy, Mark Mark Hardy
D
3
0
1
1
2
-2
0
0
0
MacLellan, Brian Brian MacLellan
LW
3
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Sykes, Phil Phil Sykes
LW
3
0
1
1
4
-2
0
0
0
Wells, Jay Jay Wells
D
3
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Paul Kelly, John John Paul Kelly
LW
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Engblom, Brian Brian Engblom
D
3
0
0
0
2
-4
0
0
0
Hakansson, Anders Anders Hakansson
LW
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Hammond, Ken Ken Hammond
D
3
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
Janecyk, Bob Bob Janecyk
G
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Shutt, Steve Steve Shutt
LW
3
0
0
0
4
-4
0
0
0
Williams, Tiger Tiger Williams
LW
3
0
0
0
4
1
0
0
0
Goaltending
Player
MIN
GP
W
L
GA
GAA
SO
Janecyk, Bob Bob Janecyk
184
3
0
3
10
3.26
0
Team:
184
3
0
3
10
3.26
0
[ 1]
Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts
Awards and Records [ ]
Records [ ]
Team [ ]
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 [ ]
Draft Picks [ ]
See also: 1984 NHL Entry Draft
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. [ 2] 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 .
Farm Teams [ ]
See Also [ ]
References [ ]