The 1983–84 WHL season was the 18th season for the

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. Fourteen teams completed a 72-game season. The

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won the

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League notes

* The

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relocated to

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, to become the second incarnation of the

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Regular season

Final standings

Scoring leaders

''Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes''

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

All-Star game

There was no All-Star Game in 1983–84.

WHL awards

All-Star Teams

Notes

References

whl.ca
* 2005–06 WHL Guide {{DEFAULTSORT:1983-84 Whl Season Western Hockey League seasons WHL WHL