The 1983–84 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 67th season of the franchise, 57th season as the Maple Leafs. The Maple Leafs missed the playoffs for the first time since the 1981–82 season.
Offseason
NHL draft Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team17Russ CourtnallVictoria Cougars (WHL)228Jeff JacksonBrantford Alexanders (OHL)348Allan BesterBrantford Alexanders (OHL)583Dan HodgsonPrince Albert Raiders (WHL)7128Cam PlanteBrandon Wheat Kings (WHL)8148Paul BifanoBurnaby Bluehawks (BCJHL)9168Cliff AbrechtPrinceton University (ECAC)10184Greg RolstonPowers High School (USHS-MI)10188Dale RossKitchener Rangers (OHL)11208Mike TomlakCornwall Royals (OHL)12228Ron ChoulesTrois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL)1983 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|1||L||October 5, 1983||4–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) ||0–1–0
|2||W||October 8, 1983||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) ||1–1–0
|3||L||October 9, 1983||4–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) ||1–2–0
|4||T||October 12, 1983||4–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) ||1–2–1
|5||W||October 15, 1983||10–8 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) ||2–2–1
|6||W||October 16, 1983||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (1983–84) ||3–2–1
|7||L||October 19, 1983||1–8 || style="text-align:left;"| Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) ||3–3–1
|8||W||October 22, 1983||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1983–84) ||4–3–1
|9||L||October 23, 1983||5–8 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) ||4–4–1
|10||W||October 26, 1983||8–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) ||5–4–1
|11||W||October 28, 1983||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1983–84) ||6–4–1
|12||T||October 29, 1983||5–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) ||6–4–2
|13||L||November 2, 1983||5–8 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) ||6–5–2
|14||L||November 4, 1983||2–8 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1983–84) ||6–6–2
|15||L||November 5, 1983||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (1983–84) ||6–7–2
|16||W||November 9, 1983||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (1983–84) ||7–7–2
|17||L||November 11, 1983||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) ||7–8–2
|18||L||November 12, 1983||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) ||7–9–2
|19||W||November 16, 1983||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) ||8–9–2
|20||L||November 17, 1983||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1983–84) ||8–10–2
|21||W||November 19, 1983||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) ||9–10–2
|22||L||November 22, 1983||4–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1983–84) ||9–11–2
|23||W||November 23, 1983||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) ||10–11–2
|24||L||November 26, 1983||6–7 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) ||10–12–2
|25||W||November 30, 1983||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) ||11–12–2
|26||T||December 3, 1983||5–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) ||11–12–3
|27||L||December 7, 1983||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1983–84) ||11–13–3
|28||W||December 8, 1983||8–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers (1983–84) ||12–13–3
|29||T||December 10, 1983||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (1983–84) ||12–13–4
|30||L||December 14, 1983||4–8 || style="text-align:left;"| Winnipeg Jets (1983–84) ||12–14–4
|31||L||December 17, 1983||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1983–84) ||12–15–4
|32||T||December 18, 1983||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) ||12–15–5
|33||W||December 21, 1983||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1983–84) ||13–15–5
|34||L||December 23, 1983||2–9 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) ||13–16–5
|35||W||December 26, 1983||6–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) ||14–16–5
|36||L||December 28, 1983||6–8 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) ||14–17–5
|37||L||December 29, 1983||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1983–84) ||14–18–5
|38||W||December 31, 1983||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) ||15–18–5
|39||L||January 3, 1984||3–8 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1983–84) ||15–19–5
|40||L||January 4, 1984||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) ||15–20–5
|41||L||January 7, 1984||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) ||15–21–5
|42||L||January 8, 1984||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1983–84) ||15–22–5
|43||L||January 11, 1984||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1983–84) ||15–23–5
|44||L||January 12, 1984||4–5 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) ||15–24–5
|45||T||January 14, 1984||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) ||15–24–6
|46||W||January 18, 1984||9–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) ||16–24–6
|47||L||January 21, 1984||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1983–84) ||16–25–6
|48||L||January 23, 1984||2–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) ||16–26–6
|49||L||January 24, 1984||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1983–84) ||16–27–6
|50||L||January 27, 1984||1–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1983–84) ||16–28–6
|51||L||January 28, 1984||0–8 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1983–84) ||16–29–6
|52||L||February 1, 1984||2–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) ||16–30–6
|53||W||February 4, 1984||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) ||17–30–6
|54||L||February 5, 1984||0–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) ||17–31–6
|55||W||February 8, 1984||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1983–84) ||18–31–6
|56||W||February 9, 1984||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1983–84) ||19–31–6
|57||W||February 11, 1984||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) ||20–31–6
|58||W||February 13, 1984||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1983–84) ||21–31–6
|59||L||February 15, 1984||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) ||21–32–6
|60||L||February 18, 1984||2–8 || style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers (1983–84) ||21–33–6
|61||L||February 19, 1984||2–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) ||21–34–6
|62||T||February 21, 1984||2–2 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (1983–84) ||21–34–7
|63||L||February 25, 1984||3–8 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) ||21–35–7
|64||T||February 26, 1984||4–4 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) ||21–35–8
|65||W||February 29, 1984||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1983–84) ||22–35–8
|66||L||March 3, 1984||6–11 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1983–84) ||22–36–8
|67||L||March 4, 1984||4–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) ||22–37–8
|68||W||March 7, 1984||8–4 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (1983–84) ||23–37–8
|69||L||March 8, 1984||5–9 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1983–84) ||23–38–8
|70||W||March 10, 1984||4–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) ||24–38–8
|71||L||March 12, 1984||7–8 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Winnipeg Jets (1983–84) ||24–39–8
|72||T||March 14, 1984||3–3 OT|| style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) ||24–39–9
|73||L||March 15, 1984||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers (1983–84) ||24–40–9
|74||L||March 17, 1984||1–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1983–84) ||24–41–9
|75||L||March 21, 1984||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) ||24–42–9
|76||W||March 24, 1984||7–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) ||25–42–9
|77||L||March 25, 1984||4–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) ||25–43–9
|78||L||March 28, 1984||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) ||25–44–9
|79||W||March 31, 1984||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1983–84) ||26–44–9
|80||L||April 1, 1984||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) ||26–45–9
Legend:
Player statistics
Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG RW 76 52 41 93 114-121706 C 78 18 56 74 88-16801 RW 73 37 31 68 22-121405 C 79 40 20 60 50-8823 D 79 12 39 51 66-4601 C 72 19 24 43 10-16821 D 68 5 38 43 92-34210 LW 79 15 24 39 36-6022 LW 80 10 22 32 90-6013 D 59 7 20 27 16-30400 D/LW 65 12 14 26 257-33001 RW 47 10 16 26 55-24102 LW 63 15 10 25 51-8221 LW 38 11 14 25 48-13400 C 47 10 13 23 24-21500 D 59 4 19 23 57-13100 D 56 2 17 19 116-1000 RW 50 7 10 17 14-20000 D 47 2 14 16 103-27000 RW 52 4 8 12 31-14100 RW 14 3 9 12 60100 LW 41 4 4 8 65-9000 C 17 2 3 5 16-4000 C 10 2 1 3 2-5100 D 47 0 3 3 1375000 D 11 0 2 2 511000 G 34 0 2 2 280000 LW 2 0 2 2 20000 G 32 0 0 0 60000 RW 6 0 0 0 2-1000 G 2 0 0 0 00000 LW 3 0 0 0 19-3000 C 1 0 0 0 00000 G 20 0 0 0 00000 G 3 0 0 0 00000 C 1 0 0 0 0-1000 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAA SO 1848 32 11 16 4 134 4.35 0 1831 34 9 17 4 149 4.88 0 939 20 5 10 0 80 5.11 0 165 3 1 1 1 14 5.09 0 72 2 0 1 0 4 3.33 0 Team: 4855 80 26 45 9 381 4.71 0
Transactions The Maple Leafs were involved in the following transactions during the 1983–84 season.
Trades August 12, 1983To Quebec NordiquesRichard TurmelTo Toronto Maple LeafsBasil McRae August 12, 1983To Pittsburgh PenguinsRocky Saganiuk Vincent TremblayTo Toronto Maple LeafsPat Graham Nick Ricci October 6, 1983To Washington CapitalsDave ShandTo Toronto Maple LeafsLee Norwood February 15, 1984To Los Angeles KingsBilly HarrisTo Toronto Maple LeafsCash
Free agents Player Former team Bill Stewart St. Louis Blues Dale McCourt Buffalo Sabres Greg Britz Undrafted Free Agent Steve Thomas Undrafted Free Agent Player New team Barry Melrose Detroit Red Wings Bob Manno Detroit Red Wings Doug Gibson Winnipeg Jets Reid Bailey Hartford Whalers
References Maple Leafs on Hockey Database