The 1983–84 WHL season was the 18th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). The Kamloops Junior Oilers won both the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy for best regular season record and the President's Cup as playoff champions—defeating the Regina Pats in the championship series—both for the first time in club history.
The season was the first for the second incarnation of the New Westminster Bruins after the Nanaimo Islanders relocated from Vancouver Island prior to the season. The season saw Ray Ferraro set a league record with a 108-goal season for the Brandon Wheat Kings.
Team changes The Nanaimo Islanders are relocated to New Westminster, British Columbia, becoming the New Westminster Bruins.
Regular season
Final standings
Scoring leaders Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Player Team GP G A Pts PIM Ray Ferraro Brandon Wheat Kings 72 108 84 192 84 Dan Hodgson Prince Albert Raiders 66 62 119 181 65 Dale Derkatch Regina Pats 62 72 87 159 92 Taylor Hall Regina Pats 69 63 79 142 42 Cam Plante Brandon Wheat Kings 72 22 118 140 96 Dean Evason Kamloops Junior Oilers 57 49 88 137 89 Cliff Ronning New Westminster Bruins 71 69 67 136 10 Mark Lamb Medicine Hat Tigers 72 59 77 136 30 Fabian Joseph Victoria Cougars 72 52 75 127 27 Dave Pasin Prince Albert Raiders 71 68 54 122 68
1984 WHL Playoffs
Qualification playoff Calgary defeated Saskatoon 8–7 in overtime to claim the sixth-place tiebreaker.
First round Regina defeated Calgary 4 games to 0 Medicine Hat defeated Prince Albert 4 games to 1 Brandon defeated Lethbridge 4 games to 1
East division round-robin Medicine Hat (4–0) advanced directly to the division final. Regina (2–2) and Brandon (0–4) played in the division semifinal
Division semi-finals Medicine Hat earned a bye Regina defeated Brandon 2 games to 1 Kamloops defeated Seattle 5 games to 0 Portland defeated New Westminster 5 games to 4
Division finals Regina defeated Medicine Hat 4 games to 1 Kamloops defeated Portland 5 games to 0
WHL Championship Kamloops defeated Regina 4 games to 3
WHL awards Most Valuable Player: Ray Ferraro, Brandon Wheat KingsScholastic Player of the Year – Daryl K. (Doc) Seaman Trophy: Ken Baumgartner, Prince Albert RaidersTop scorer – Bob Clarke Trophy: Ray Ferraro, Brandon Wheat KingsMost Sportsmanlike Player: Mark Lamb, Medicine Hat TigersTop defenseman – Bill Hunter Trophy: Bob Rouse, Lethbridge BroncosRookie of the Year – Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy: Cliff Ronning, New Westminster BruinsTop goaltender – Del Wilson Trophy: Ken Wregget, Lethbridge BroncosCoach of the Year – Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy: Terry Simpson, Prince Albert RaidersRegular-season champions – Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy: Kamloops Junior Oilers
All-Star teams East Division First Team Second team Goal Ken Wregget Lethbridge Broncos Ron Hextall Brandon Wheat KingsDefense Bob Rouse Lethbridge Broncos John Miner Regina Pats Cam Plante Brandon Wheat Kings Emanuel Viveiros Prince Albert Raiders Center Ray Ferraro Brandon Wheat Kings Dan Hodgson Prince Albert RaidersLeft wing Mark Lamb Medicine Hat Tigers Murray Craven (tied) Medicine Hat Tigers - - Doug Trapp (tied) Regina Pats Right wing Taylor Hall Regina Pats Dave Pasin Prince Albert RaidersWest Division First Team Second team Goal Pokey Reddick New Westminster Bruins Daryl Reaugh Kamloops Junior OilersDefense Doug Bodger Kamloops Junior Oilers Gord Mark Kamloops Junior Oilers Gary Stewart Seattle Breakers Eric Thurston Victoria Cougars Center Dean Evason Kamloops Junior Oilers Cliff Ronning New Westminster BruinsLeft wing Randy Heath Portland Winter Hawks Mike Nottingham (tied) Kamloops Junior Oilers - - Jeff Rohlicek (tied) Portland Winter Hawks Right wing Alan Kerr Seattle Breakers Grant Sasser Portland Winter Hawks
See also 1984 Memorial Cup 1984 NHL entry draft 1983 in sports 1984 in sports
Notes
References 2005–06 WHL Guide