The 1984–85 Los Angeles Kings season, was the Kings' 18th season in the

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. 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 three-year absence with a 23-point improvement in the standings. But despite the goal scoring brilliance of

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and Bernie Nicholls, the Kings could not duplicate their Miracle on Manchester performance this time, losing to the

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in three straight games in the

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semi-finals.

Offseason

Transactions

*June 9, 1984 – Acquired Bob Janecyk, a first-round choice in the 1984 NHL entry draft ( Craig Redmond), a third-round choice in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft ( John English) and a fourth-round choice in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft (

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) from

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for a first-round choice in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft and a fourth-round choice in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft.

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

, who opted instead to play professional baseball with the

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. But on the plus side, Vachon struck gold in the 9th round with the 171st pick overall by choosing future

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member Luc Robitaille.

Regular season

Season standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

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New York Islanders The New York Islanders (colloquially known as the Isles) are a professional ice hockey team based in Elmont, New York. The Islanders compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (N ...

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Quebec Nordiques The Quebec Nordiques (, pronounced in Quebec French, in Canadian English; translated "Northmen" or "Northerners") were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association (1972–1979) an ...

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Calgary Flames The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary. The Flames compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Pacific Division (NHL), Pacific Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. The ...

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Playoffs

1985 Smythe Division Semi-finals

Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles Kings ''Edmonton'' wins best-of-five series 3–0.

Player statistics

Awards and records

Records

Individual

*Most goals in a game, 4 (tied with many others): Bernie Nicholls, November 13, 1984, at

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Team

*Most 30+ goal scorers in one season, 5:

, 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.

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, 12–1 *Greatest margin of victory on the road: 7: October 21, 1984, at Vancouver, 10–3

Transactions

The Kings were involved in the following transactions during the 1984–85 season.

Trades

Free agent signings

Free agents lost

Draft picks

References

Kings on Hockey Database
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