# 1983–84 Minnesota North Stars season

The 1983–84 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' 17th season.
Coached by Bill Mahoney, the team compiled a record of 39–31–10 for 88 points, to finish the regular season 1st in the Norris Division for the second time in three seasons, doing so as the only team in their division to have a winning record that season. In the playoffs, they won their Norris Division Semifinal series 3 games to 2 over the Chicago Black Hawks and followed that with a seven-game win over the St. Louis Blues in the Norris Division Final. In the Campbell Conference Final, the North Stars ran out of magic as they were swept in four straight games by the eventual Stanley Cup champion Edmonton Oilers.

## Offseason
### NHL Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/junior/club team |
| 1 | 1 | Brian Lawton | United States | Mount St. Charles Academy (USHS-RI) |
| 2 | 36 | Malcolm Parks | Canada | St. Alberts Saints (AJHL) |
| 2 | 38 | Frank Musil | Czechoslovakia | Pardubice (Czechoslovakia) |
| 3 | 56 | Mitch Messier | Canada | Notre Dame Hounds (SJHL) |
| 4 | 76 | Brian Durand | United States | Cloquet High School (USHS-MN) |
| 5 | 96 | Rich Geist | United States | St. Paul Academy (USHS-MN) |
| 6 | 116 | Tom McComb | United States | Mount St. Charles Academy (USHS-RI) |
| 7 | 136 | Sean Toomey | United States | Cretin-Derham Hall High School (USHS-MN) |
| 8 | 156 | Don Biggs | Canada | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
| 9 | 176 | Paul Pulis | United States | Hibbing High School (USHS-MN) |
| 10 | 196 | Milos Riha | Czechoslovakia | Vitkovice (Czechoslovakia) |
| 11 | 212 | Oldrich Valek | Czechoslovakia | Jihlava (Czechoslovakia) |
| 12 | 236 | Paul Roff | United States | Edina High School (USHS-MN) |

## Regular season

Bob Rouse, Brian Lawton, and Dirk Graham all made their NHL debuts.

### Final standings

Norris Division :
| | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts |
| Minnesota North Stars | 80 | 39 | 31 | 10 | 345 | 344 | 88 |
| St. Louis Blues | 80 | 32 | 41 | 7 | 293 | 316 | 71 |
| Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 31 | 42 | 7 | 298 | 323 | 69 |
| Chicago Black Hawks | 80 | 30 | 42 | 8 | 277 | 311 | 68 |
| Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 26 | 45 | 9 | 303 | 387 | 61 |
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.

### Record vs. opponents

Norris Division record vs. opponents :
Vs. Campbell Conference
Vs. Norris Division
1983–84 NHL records
Team
CHI
DET
MIN
STL
TOR
Total
Chicago
—4−42−64−3−15−2−115−15−2
Detroit
4−4—2−65−33−514−18−0
Minnesota
6−26−2—5−2−15−2−122−8−2
St. Louis
3−4−13−52−5−1—6−214−16−2
Toronto
2−5−15−32−5−12−6—11−19−2
Vs. Smythe Division
1983–84 NHL records
Team
CGY
EDM
LAK
VAN
WIN
Total
Chicago
1−21−20−32−11−25−10−0
Detroit
2−10−30−2−11−21−0−24−8−3
Minnesota
1−20−2−11−1−11−1−12−15−7−3
St. Louis
0−2−12−11−1−12−11−26−7−2
Toronto
0−1−21−22−0−10−1−20−33−7−5
Vs. Wales Conference
Vs. Adams Division
1983–84 NHL records
Team
BOS
BUF
HFD
MTL
QUE
Total
Chicago
2−12−11−20−2−11−1−16−7−2
Detroit
1−21−1−11−1−10−32−15−8−2
Minnesota
2−12−10−32−10−2−16−8−1
St. Louis
0−31−21−20−30−2−12−12−1
Toronto
2−10−2−11−21−21−25−9−1
Vs. Patrick Division
1983–84 NHL records
Team
NJD
NYI
NYR
PHI
PIT
WSH
Total
Chicago
1−20−31−20−1−21−1−11−1−14−10−4
Detroit
1−22−10−30−1−23−02−18−8−2
Minnesota
2−10−2−11−1−11−0−22−10−36−8−4
St. Louis
3−01−1−11−22−12−0−11−210−6−2
Toronto
3−01−22−10−31−1−10−37−10−1 :

## Schedule and results

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