1983–84 Hartford Whalers season

1983–84 Hartford Whalers
Division	5th Adams
1983–84 record	28–42–10
Goals for	288
Goals against	320
Team information
General Manager	Emile Francis
Coach	Jack Evans
Captain	Mark Johnson
Alternate captains	None
Team leaders
<1982–83	1984–85>

Regular season

Final standings

Adams Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PIM	PTS
Boston Bruins	80	49	25	6	336	261	1606	104
Buffalo Sabres	80	48	25	7	315	257	1190	103
Quebec Nordiques	80	42	28	10	360	278	1600	94
Montreal Canadiens	80	35	40	5	286	295	1371	75
Hartford Whalers	80	28	42	10	288	320	1184	66

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.

Schedule and results

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

Roster

1983-84 Hartford Whalers
Goaltenders 1 – Mike Veisor  1 – Ed Staniowski  30 – Greg Millen		Defensemen 3 – Joel Quenneville  4 – Richie Dunn  6 – Mark Paterson  8 – Risto Siltanen  23 – Ed Hospodar  24 – Chris Kotsopoulos  27 – Marty Howe  33 – Mark Fusco  33 – Gerry McDonald  34 – Reid Bailey  34 – Jack Brownschidle  40 – Bob Hess		Wingers 11 – Paul Lawless  12 – Mark Johnson  - C 15 – Norm Dupont  16 – Sylvain Turgeon  17 – Ray Neufeld  18 – Mike Crombeen  21 – Blaine Stoughton  22 – Doug Sulliman  25 – Bob Crawford  26 – Tony Currie  31 – Dan Bourbonnais  32 – Torrie Robertson  38 – Randy Pierce		Centers 7 – Steve Stoyanovich  10 – Ron Francis  14 – Greg Malone  15 – Dave Tippett  20 – Mike Zuke  28 – Ross Yates  29 – Paul MacDermid  Coach: Jack Evans GM: Emile Francis

See also

• 1983–84 NHL season