The 1983–84 Winnipeg Jets season was the 12th season of the Winnipeg Jets, their fifth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Jets placed fourth in the Smythe to qualify for the playoffs. The Jets lost to the Edmonton Oilers in the first round.
Offseason On June 8, 1983, the Jets traded former team captain Dave Christian to the Washington Capitals for the Capitals first round draft pick in the 1983 NHL entry draft. Christian, who lost his captaincy midway through the 1982–83 season, had 79 goals and 209 points in 230 games with Winnipeg since breaking into the NHL one week after winning the gold medal with the 1980 US Olympic Team.
At the 1983 NHL entry draft, the Jets first selection was with the eighth overall pick, and the team drafted winger Andrew McBain from the North Bay Centennials of the OHL. McBain had 33 goals and 120 points with the Centennials in the 1982–83 season. Six picks later, at 14th overall, which the Jets had acquired from the Washington Capitals in the Dave Christian trade, Winnipeg selected defenseman Bobby Dollas from the Laval Voisins of the QMJHL. Dollas had 16 goals and 61 points with Laval during the 1982–83 season. Later, in the fourth round, the Jets selected goaltender Bob Essensa from the Henry Carr Crusaders Jr. B team.
The Jets made a few minor transactions during the off-season, trading Norm Dupont to the Hartford Whalers for the Whalers fourth round draft pick in the 1984 NHL entry draft, and releasing Bryan Maxwell and Larry Hopkins. The Jets biggest trade was acquiring Tim Young from the Minnesota North Stars for Craig Levie and Tom Ward. Young spent eight seasons with the North Stars, and had 18 goals and 53 points in 70 games with Minnesota during the 1982–83 season.
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|1||T||October 5, 1983||6–6 OT|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) ||0–0–1 ||11,348
|2||L||October 7, 1983||6–8 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) ||0–1–1 ||11,073
|3||T||October 9, 1983||1–1 OT|| align="left"| Calgary Flames (1983–84) ||0–1–2 ||11,108
|4||W||October 12, 1983||4–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) ||1–1–2 ||4,095
|5||L||October 13, 1983||3–4 || align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) ||1–2–2 ||15,694
|6||L||October 15, 1983||1–2 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) ||1–3–2 ||13,974
|7||L||October 19, 1983||2–12 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1983–84) ||1–4–2 ||12,632
|8||L||October 23, 1983||2–5 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) ||1–5–2 ||10,455
|9||W||October 25, 1983||4–2 || align="left"| @ New York Islanders (1983–84) ||2–5–2 ||14,928
|10||W||October 26, 1983||7–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers (1983–84) ||3–5–2 ||17,416
|11||L||October 28, 1983||1–7 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1983–84) ||3–6–2 ||16,764
|12||L||October 30, 1983||3–7 || align="left"| Washington Capitals (1983–84) ||3–7–2 ||10,803
|13||L||November 2, 1983||3–6 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) ||3–8–2 ||10,106
|14||W||November 4, 1983||8–2 || align="left"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) ||4–8–2 ||12,994
|15||L||November 6, 1983||5–8 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) ||4–9–2 ||13,376
|16||W||November 9, 1983||7–2 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) ||5–9–2 ||11,676
|17||L||November 11, 1983||2–4 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) ||5–10–2 ||14,755
|18||W||November 13, 1983||3–2 || align="left"| Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) ||6–10–2 ||14,294
|19||L||November 16, 1983||5–6 OT|| align="left"| Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) ||6–11–2 ||10,312
|20||L||November 19, 1983||7–8 OT|| align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) ||6–12–2 ||14,298
|21||L||November 21, 1983||6–7 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) ||6–13–2 ||17,498
|22||L||November 23, 1983||1–4 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) ||6–14–2 ||11,220
|23||T||November 24, 1983||4–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1983–84) ||6–14–3 ||16,764
|24||W||November 29, 1983||6–5 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) ||7–14–3 ||7,699
|25||W||December 1, 1983||6–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) ||8–14–3 ||7,646
|26||W||December 4, 1983||7–5 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) ||9–14–3 ||9,989
|27||L||December 7, 1983||3–6 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1983–84) ||9–15–3 ||8,221
|28||T||December 10, 1983||5–5 OT|| align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1983–84) ||9–15–4 ||10,355
|29||L||December 11, 1983||2–4 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1983–84) ||9–16–4 ||12,093
|30||W||December 14, 1983||8–4 || align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) ||10–16–4 ||16,298
|31||W||December 16, 1983||4–1 || align="left"| New Jersey Devils (1983–84) ||11–16–4 ||9,845
|32||L||December 18, 1983||5–7 || align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) ||11–17–4 ||15,107
|33||L||December 19, 1983||6–7 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1983–84) ||11–18–4 ||16,764
|34||L||December 21, 1983||4–7 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) ||11–19–4 ||17,498
|35||W||December 23, 1983||6–3 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1983–84) ||12–19–4 ||10,689
|36||W||December 26, 1983||5–1 || align="left"| Minnesota North Stars (1983–84) ||13–19–4 ||13,573
|37||W||December 30, 1983||4–3 OT|| align="left"| New York Islanders (1983–84) ||14–19–4 ||15,294
|38||T||January 1, 1984||3–3 OT|| align="left"| Calgary Flames (1983–84) ||14–19–5 ||12,279
|39||L||January 4, 1984||4–9 || align="left"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1983–84) ||14–20–5 ||12,206
|40||L||January 5, 1984||6–7 OT|| align="left"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1983–84) ||14–21–5 ||17,068
|41||W||January 8, 1984||4–3 || align="left"| Hartford Whalers (1983–84) ||15–21–5 ||11,037
|42||L||January 11, 1984||5–9 || align="left"| @ Calgary Flames (1983–84) ||15–22–5 ||16,764
|43||T||January 13, 1984||7–7 OT|| align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) ||15–22–6 ||11,354
|44||T||January 15, 1984||4–4 OT|| align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) ||15–22–7 ||11,559
|45||L||January 17, 1984||3–8 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals (1983–84) ||15–23–7 ||9,878
|46||W||January 18, 1984||5–4 OT|| align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1983–84) ||16–23–7 ||3,849
|47||T||January 20, 1984||6–6 OT|| align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) ||16–23–8 ||12,826
|48||W||January 22, 1984||6–4 || align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) ||17–23–8 ||11,713
|49||W||January 24, 1984||5–3 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) ||18–23–8 ||15,077
|50||W||January 26, 1984||6–2 || align="left"| @ Hartford Whalers (1983–84) ||19–23–8 ||9,651
|51||L||January 28, 1984||2–5 || align="left"| @ Boston Bruins (1983–84) ||19–24–8 ||13,840
|52||W||February 3, 1984||7–3 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) ||20–24–8 ||12,796
|53||T||February 5, 1984||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Montreal Canadiens (1983–84) ||20–24–9 ||15,579
|54||L||February 8, 1984||1–3 || align="left"| New York Rangers (1983–84) ||20–25–9 ||11,876
|55||T||February 12, 1984||2–2 OT|| align="left"| Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) ||20–25–10 ||11,194
|56||L||February 15, 1984||4–7 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) ||20–26–10 ||17,498
|57||L||February 17, 1984||3–6 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) ||20–27–10 ||11,680
|58||W||February 19, 1984||4–3 OT|| align="left"| Washington Capitals (1983–84) ||21–27–10 ||11,406
|59||W||February 22, 1984||8–5 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils (1983–84) ||22–27–10 ||8,889
|60||W||February 23, 1984||5–3 || align="left"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1983–84) ||23–27–10 ||15,525
|61||W||February 25, 1984||5–2 || align="left"| Boston Bruins (1983–84) ||24–27–10 ||14,489
|62||L||February 27, 1984||5–6 OT|| align="left"| Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) ||24–28–10 ||15,736
|63||L||February 29, 1984||3–4 || align="left"| New York Islanders (1983–84) ||24–29–10 ||13,874
|64||L||March 3, 1984||1–6 || align="left"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1983–84) ||24–30–10 ||14,649
|65||W||March 6, 1984||7–3 || align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) ||25–30–10 ||8,392
|66||L||March 7, 1984||3–4 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) ||25–31–10 ||13,767
|67||L||March 9, 1984||5–6 OT|| align="left"| New York Rangers (1983–84) ||25–32–10 ||12,816
|68||W||March 11, 1984||6–5 OT|| align="left"| Quebec Nordiques (1983–84) ||26–32–10 ||13,172
|69||W||March 12, 1984||8–7 OT|| align="left"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1983–84) ||27–32–10 ||16,382
|70||W||March 14, 1984||6–4 || align="left"| Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) ||28–32–10 ||11,638
|71||W||March 16, 1984||5–4 || align="left"| Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) ||29–32–10 ||11,975
|72||L||March 18, 1984||3–4 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1983–84) ||29–33–10 ||14,874
|73||L||March 20, 1984||3–9 || align="left"| @ St. Louis Blues (1983–84) ||29–34–10 ||14,276
|74||L||March 21, 1984||2–6 || align="left"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1983–84) ||29–35–10 ||16,133
|75||L||March 23, 1984||3–4 OT|| align="left"| Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) ||29–36–10 ||14,067
|76||L||March 25, 1984||2–3 || align="left"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1983–84) ||29–37–10 ||17,498
|77||T||March 27, 1984||3–3 OT|| align="left"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1983–84) ||29–37–11 ||7,367
|78||L||March 28, 1984||1–5 || align="left"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1983–84) ||29–38–11 ||13,200
|79||W||March 30, 1984||2–1 || align="left"| St. Louis Blues (1983–84) ||30–38–11 ||12,609
|80||W||April 1, 1984||3–2 || align="left"| Calgary Flames (1983–84) ||31–38–11 ||11,410
Legend:
Playoffs For the second year in a row, the Jets were swept in 3 games by the Edmonton Oilers, in the Division semi-finals.
Player statistics
Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG C 80 37 65 102 73-141004 C 80 34 45 79 50-15812 C 61 28 46 74 234-4903 RW 76 40 31 71 155-151305 C 78 20 45 65 69-5532 RW 75 21 41 62 28-12441 D 66 18 39 57 62-311004 LW 80 21 35 56 68-10602 LW 80 30 25 55 7110401 D 72 16 38 54 67-14301 LW 66 20 17 37 62-5142 C 44 15 19 34 25-11300 RW 78 11 19 30 37-6000 D 74 3 20 23 1697101 D 62 6 16 22 349111 D 79 7 14 21 147-2000 LW 57 5 14 19 20-7100 C 51 3 12 15 12-3001 LW 17 4 2 6 8-9101 D 21 0 4 4 4-5000 D 58 1 2 3 55-7000 D 5 0 3 3 24000 D 3 0 3 3 271000 G 47 0 3 3 140000 D 13 0 2 2 6-9000 G 28 0 1 1 20000 RW 4 0 1 1 00000 RW 16 0 1 1 540000 G 1 0 1 1 00000 G 6 0 0 0 00000 D 1 0 0 0 0-2000 C 2 0 0 0 00000 D 11 0 0 0 142000 LW 5 0 0 0 01000 G 8 0 0 0 00000 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAA SO 2539 47 18 15 7 182 4.30 0 1530 28 7 18 2 124 4.86 0 420 8 4 1 2 26 3.71 0 351 6 2 4 0 32 5.47 0 40 1 0 0 0 8 12.00 0 Team: 4880 80 31 38 11 372 4.57 0
Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG RW 3 0 3 3 6000 RW 3 2 0 2 0000 D 3 1 1 2 0100 C 3 1 1 2 0100 D 3 0 2 2 4000 RW 3 1 0 1 0000 D 3 1 0 1 0010 D 3 1 0 1 2000 C 3 0 1 1 5000 C 3 0 1 1 4000 LW 3 0 1 1 7000 C 3 0 1 1 9000 C 1 0 1 1 0000 LW 2 0 0 0 5000 G 2 0 0 0 0000 D 3 0 0 0 7000 LW 1 0 0 0 2000 C 2 0 0 0 2000 D 3 0 0 0 11000 LW 3 0 0 0 0000 D 3 0 0 0 12000 G 1 0 0 0 0000 G 1 0 0 0 0000 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LGAGAA SO 121 2 0 2 9 4.46 0 20 1 0 1 5 15.00 0 40 1 0 0 4 6.00 0 Team: 181 3 0 3 18 5.97 0
Transactions
Trades August 3, 1983To Minnesota North StarsCraig Levie Tom WardTo Winnipeg JetsTim Young April 28, 1983To Montreal CanadiensSerge SavardTo Winnipeg Jets3rd round pick in 1983 – Peter Taglianetti November 4, 1983To Montreal Canadiens3rd round pick in 1984 – Patrick RoyTo Winnipeg JetsRobert Picard November 10, 1983To Hartford WhalersEd StaniowskiTo Winnipeg JetsMike Veisor January 12, 1984To Minnesota North StarsTim TrimperTo Winnipeg JetsJordy Douglas February 6, 1984To Quebec NordiquesJimmy MannTo Winnipeg Jets5th round pick in 1984 – Brent Severyn March 5, 1984To Pittsburgh Penguins1st round pick in 1984 – Doug Bodger Moe Mantha Jr.To Winnipeg JetsRandy Carlyle June 13, 1984To Montreal CanadiensLucien DeBloisTo Winnipeg JetsPerry Turnbull
Waivers October 10, 1983To Pittsburgh PenguinsBryan Maxwell
Free agents