1984–85 Los Angeles Kings season
The 1984-85 Los Angeles Kings season was the 18th in franchise history. 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.
Offseason
Transactions
NHL 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.[1] 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.
Regular season
Season standings
[2]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
Playoffs
1985 Smythe Division Semi-finals
Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles Kings
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) |
Edmonton wins best-of-five series 3-0.
Player statistics
Regular season |
Scoring |
Player |
Pos |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
+/- |
PPG |
SHG |
GWG |
Dionne, MarcelMarcel Dionne | C | 80 | 46 | 80 | 126 | 46 | 11 | 16 | 1 | 2 |
Nicholls, BernieBernie Nicholls | C | 80 | 46 | 54 | 100 | 76 | -4 | 15 | 0 | 6 |
Taylor, DaveDave Taylor | RW | 79 | 41 | 51 | 92 | 132 | 13 | 11 | 2 | 6 |
MacLellan, BrianBrian MacLellan | LW | 80 | 31 | 54 | 85 | 53 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 3 |
Fox, JimJim Fox | RW | 79 | 30 | 53 | 83 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
Hardy, MarkMark Hardy | D | 78 | 14 | 39 | 53 | 97 | -20 | 8 | 1 | 2 |
Ruskowski, TerryTerry Ruskowski | C | 78 | 16 | 33 | 49 | 144 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Smith, DougDoug Smith | C | 62 | 21 | 20 | 41 | 58 | -15 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Shutt, SteveSteve Shutt | LW | 59 | 16 | 25 | 41 | 10 | -16 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Redmond, CraigCraig Redmond | D | 79 | 6 | 33 | 39 | 57 | -8 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Galley, GarryGarry Galley | D | 78 | 8 | 30 | 38 | 82 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Sykes, PhilPhil Sykes | LW | 79 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 38 | -18 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Hakansson, AndersAnders Hakansson | LW | 73 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 28 | -4 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Engblom, BrianBrian Engblom | D | 79 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 70 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Miller, BobBob Miller | C | 63 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 35 | -17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Paul Kelly, JohnJohn Paul Kelly | LW | 73 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 55 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Lapointe, RickRick Lapointe | D | 73 | 4 | 13 | 17 | 46 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Mokosak, CarlCarl Mokosak | LW | 30 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 43 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wells, JayJay Wells | D | 77 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 185 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Williams, TigerTiger Williams | LW | 12 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Anderson, RussRuss Anderson | D | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 20 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Janecyk, BobBob Janecyk | G | 51 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Evans, DarylDaryl Evans | LW | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hammond, KenKen Hammond | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
O'Dwyer, BillBill O'Dwyer | C | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Simmer, CharlieCharlie Simmer | LW | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Eliot, DarrenDarren Eliot | G | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Seguin, SteveSteve Seguin | W | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wilks, BrianBrian Wilks | C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Goaltending |
Player |
MIN |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
GA |
GAA |
SO |
Janecyk, BobBob Janecyk | 3002 | 51 | 22 | 21 | 8 | 183 | 3.66 | 2 |
Eliot, DarrenDarren Eliot | 1882 | 33 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 137 | 4.37 | 0 |
Team: | 4884 | 80 | 34 | 32 | 14 | 320 | 3.93 | 2 |
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Playoffs |
Scoring |
Player |
Pos |
GP |
G |
A |
Pts |
PIM |
+/- |
PPG |
SHG |
GWG |
Taylor, DaveDave Taylor | RW | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dionne, MarcelMarcel Dionne | C | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Nicholls, BernieBernie Nicholls | C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ruskowski, TerryTerry Ruskowski | C | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Galley, GarryGarry Galley | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Redmond, CraigCraig Redmond | D | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Smith, DougDoug Smith | C | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fox, JimJim Fox | RW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hardy, MarkMark Hardy | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
MacLellan, BrianBrian MacLellan | LW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Miller, BobBob Miller | C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sykes, PhilPhil Sykes | LW | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Wells, JayJay Wells | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Engblom, BrianBrian Engblom | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hakansson, AndersAnders Hakansson | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hammond, KenKen Hammond | D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Janecyk, BobBob Janecyk | G | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Paul Kelly, JohnJohn Paul Kelly | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Shutt, SteveSteve Shutt | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Williams, TigerTiger Williams | LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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Goaltending |
Player |
MIN |
GP |
W |
L |
GA |
GAA |
SO |
Janecyk, BobBob Janecyk | 184 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3.26 | 0 |
Team: | 184 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 3.26 | 0 |
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Note:
- Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Awards and records
Records
Individual
- Most goals in a game, 4 (tied with many others): Bernie Nicholls, November 13, 1984, at Quebec
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
References
- ↑ http://www.baseball-reference.com/g/glavito02.shtml
- ↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
- ↑ "1984-85 Los Angeles Kings Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-06-25.
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