The 1984–85 Quebec Nordiques season was the Nordiques sixth season in the

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Offseason

The Nordiques had a pretty quiet off-season, as they looked to build off of their successful 1983–84 season. The club hired the recently retired

Guy Lapointe Guy Gerard Lapointe (born March 18, 1948) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Montreal Canadiens, St. Louis Blues and Boston Bruins in the National Hockey League. He retired in 2020 after serving as Coordina ...

as an assistant coach, while they also signed goaltender Richard Sevigny as a free agent from the

Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens (), officially ' ( Canadian Hockey Club) and colloquially known as the Habs, are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal. The Canadiens compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic D ...

. Sevigny had a 16-18-2 record with a 3.38 GAA with Montreal in 1983–84.

Regular season

Quebec started the season off pretty slow, going only 3-6-1 in their first ten games, sitting in last place in the

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. Quebec continued to play mediocre hockey for the majority of the first half of the season, as they had a 16-16-6 record after 38 games, battling with the

Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston. The Bruins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Atlantic Division (NHL), Atlantic Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The t ...

for third place in the division. The Nordiques played much better in the second half of the season, as they would battle with the

and

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for first in the division. Quebec finished the season with a 41-30-9 record, earning 91 points, and a second-place finish, just three points behind the Canadiens. Peter Stastny led the Nordiques offensively, leading the club with 100 points in 75 games, while

Michel Goulet Michel Bernard Goulet (born April 21, 1960) is a Canadian former professional forward (ice hockey), ice hockey forward who played for the Birmingham Bulls (WHA), Birmingham Bulls in the World Hockey Association and the Quebec Nordiques and Chicag ...

scored a team high 55 goals, while earning 95 points in 69 games. Anton Stastny had 38 goals and 80 points, while

Dale Hunter Dale Robert Hunter (born July 31, 1960) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and the former head coach of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League and current co-owner, president, and head coach of the London Knights o ...

scored 20 goals and 72 points, while accumulating a team high 209 penalty minutes. Brad Maxwell and Brent Ashton, acquired from the

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in December, sparked the Nordiques, as Ashton had 51 points in 49 games, while Maxwell had 31 points in 50 games on the blueline. In goal, Quebec was led by rookie Mario Gosselin, as he had a team high 19 wins with a team best 3.34 GAA in 35 games. Richard Sevigny had a 10-6-2 record with a 3.37 GAA in 20 games, while

Dan Bouchard Daniel Hector Bouchard (born December 12, 1950) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. He played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Atlanta Flames, Calgary Flames, Quebec Nordiques, and original Winnipeg Jets. Car ...

was 12-13-4 with a 3.49 GAA in 29 games.

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

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

( 1984–85) , , 1–0–0 , , 11,966 , - , 2, , L, , October 13, 1984, , 2–7 , , style="text-align:left;", @

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 ...

( 1984–85) , , 1–1–0, , 16,863 , - , 3, , L, , October 14, 1984, , 2–9 , , style="text-align:left;", @

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

( 1984–85) , , 1–2–0, , 17,498 , - , 4, , W, , October 17, 1984, , 4–1 , , style="text-align:left;",

( 1984–85) , , 2–2–0, , 15,262 , - , 5, , L, , October 19, 1984, , 4–5 , , style="text-align:left;", @

( 1984–85) , , 2–3–0, , 14,178 , - , 6, , W, , October 20, 1984, , 12–3 , , style="text-align:left;", @

Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs (officially the Toronto Maple Leaf Hockey Club and often referred to as the Leafs) are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto. The Maple Leafs compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the A ...

( 1984–85) , , 3–3–0, , 16,182 , - , 7, , L, , October 23, 1984, , 1–3 , , style="text-align:left;",

( 1984–85) , , 3–4–0, , 15,381 , - , 8, , T, , October 26, 1984, , 2–2 OT, , style="text-align:left;",

( 1984–85) , , 3–4–1, , 14,739 , - , 9, , L, , October 27, 1984, , 2–5 , , style="text-align:left;",

New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in New York City. The Rangers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The team plays ...

( 1984–85) , , 3–5–1, , 14,782 , - , 10, , L, , October 29, 1984, , 2–4 , , style="text-align:left;", @

( 1984–85) , , 3–6–1, , 16,881 , - , 11, , W, , October 31, 1984, , 5–3 , , style="text-align:left;", @

Hartford Whalers The Hartford Whalers were a professional ice hockey team based for most of its 25-year existence in Hartford, Connecticut. The club played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972 until 1979, and in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1 ...

( 1984–85) , , 4–6–1, , 10,152 , - , - , 12, , L, , November 1, 1984, , 1–7 , , style="text-align:left;", @

( 1984–85) , , 4–7–1, , 14,451 , - , 13, , W, , November 3, 1984, , 5–4 , , style="text-align:left;",

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 ...

( 1984–85) , , 5–7–1, , 15,267 , - , 14, , W, , November 6, 1984, , 5–3 , , style="text-align:left;",

Winnipeg Jets The Winnipeg Jets are a professional ice hockey team based in Winnipeg. The Jets compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. The te ...

( 1984–85) , , 6–7–1, , 13,384 , - , 15, , L, , November 10, 1984, , 0–1 , , style="text-align:left;",

( 1984–85) , , 6–8–1, , 14,801 , - , 16, , L, , November 13, 1984, , 4–5 OT, , style="text-align:left;",

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

( 1984–85) , , 6–9–1, , 14,280 , - , 17, , W, , November 14, 1984, , 7–3 , , style="text-align:left;", @

St. Louis Blues The St. Louis Blues are a professional ice hockey team based in St. Louis. The Blues compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Central Division (NHL), Central Division in the Western Conference (NHL), Western Conference. Th ...

( 1984–85) , , 7–9–1, , 10,183 , - , 18, , L, , November 16, 1984, , 2–4 , , style="text-align:left;", @

( 1984–85) , , 7–10–1, , 12,162 , - , 19, , W, , November 18, 1984, , 5–3 , , style="text-align:left;", @

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( 1984–85) , , 8–10–1, , 17,372 , - , 20, , W, , November 20, 1984, , 3–2 OT, , style="text-align:left;",

( 1984–85) , , 9–10–1, , 14,838 , - , 21, , W, , November 24, 1984, , 8–3 , , style="text-align:left;",

( 1984–85) , , 10–10–1, , 15,017 , - , 22, , W, , November 25, 1984, , 3–2 OT, , style="text-align:left;", @

( 1984–85) , , 11–10–1, , 17,419 , - , 23, , L, , November 27, 1984, , 2–9 , , style="text-align:left;",

Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals (colloquially known as the Caps) are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. The Capitals compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NH ...

( 1984–85) , , 11–11–1, , 14,973 , - , - , 24, , W, , December 1, 1984, , 8–4 , , style="text-align:left;",

( 1984–85) , , 12–11–1, , 14,268 , - , 25, , T, , December 3, 1984, , 3–3 OT, , style="text-align:left;",

( 1984–85) , , 12–11–2, , 15,118 , - , 26, , T, , December 6, 1984, , 1–1 OT, , style="text-align:left;", @

Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia. The Flyers compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The team play ...

( 1984–85) , , 12–11–3, , 16,224 , - , 27, , W, , December 8, 1984, , 7–3 , , style="text-align:left;",

New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), Eastern Conference. The club w ...

( 1984–85) , , 13–11–3, , 13,717 , - , 28, , T, , December 9, 1984, , 4–4 OT, , style="text-align:left;", @

( 1984–85) , , 13–11–4, , 14,762 , - , 29, , L, , December 11, 1984, , 3–4 , , style="text-align:left;",

( 1984–85) , , 13–12–4, , 15,215 , - , 30, , T, , December 13, 1984, , 5–5 OT, , style="text-align:left;", @

( 1984–85) , , 13–12–5, , 12,578 , - , 31, , L, , December 15, 1984, , 3–8 , , style="text-align:left;", @

( 1984–85) , , 13–13–5, , 9,145 , - , 32, , L, , December 18, 1984, , 1–4 , , style="text-align:left;",

( 1984–85) , , 13–14–5, , 14,483 , - , 33, , L, , December 20, 1984, , 4–5 , , style="text-align:left;", @

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( 1984–85) , , 13–15–5, , 18,156 , - , 34, , W, , December 22, 1984, , 3–1 , , style="text-align:left;",

( 1984–85) , , 14–15–5, , 14,042 , - , 35, , W, , December 23, 1984, , 3–2 OT, , style="text-align:left;", @

( 1984–85) , , 15–15–5, , 17,317 , - , 36, , L, , December 27, 1984, , 3–5 , , style="text-align:left;",

( 1984–85) , , 15–16–5, , 15,380 , - , 37, , W, , December 29, 1984, , 10–2 , , style="text-align:left;",

Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins (colloquially known as the Pens) are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh. The Penguins compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference (NHL), E ...

( 1984–85) , , 16–16–5, , 14,874 , - , 38, , T, , December 31, 1984, , 4–4 OT, , style="text-align:left;", @

( 1984–85) , , 16–16–6, , 18,091 , - , - , 39, , W, , January 2, 1985, , 7–3 , , style="text-align:left;",

( 1984–85) , , 17–16–6, , 14,752 , - , 40, , W, , January 4, 1985, , 5–3 , , style="text-align:left;", @

( 1984–85) , , 18–16–6, , 15,525 , - , 41, , W, , January 5, 1985, , 8–3 , , style="text-align:left;", @

( 1984–85) , , 19–16–6, , 11,939 , - , 42, , L, , January 8, 1985, , 0–4 , , style="text-align:left;",

( 1984–85) , , 19–17–6, , 15,360 , - , 43, , W, , January 11, 1985, , 4–0 , , style="text-align:left;",

( 1984–85) , , 20–17–6, , 14,730 , - , 44, , W, , January 13, 1985, , 5–2 , , style="text-align:left;",

( 1984–85) , , 21–17–6, , 14,027 , - , 45, , L, , January 15, 1985, , 1–2 , , style="text-align:left;",

( 1984–85) , , 21–18–6, , 15,380 , - , 46, , W, , January 19, 1985, , 4–3 , , style="text-align:left;",

( 1984–85) , , 22–18–6, , 15,358 , - , 47, , T, , January 22, 1985, , 2–2 OT, , style="text-align:left;",

( 1984–85) , , 22–18–7, , 14,770 , - , 48, , W, , January 24, 1985, , 4–3 , , style="text-align:left;", @

( 1984–85) , , 23–18–7, , 18,101 , - , 49, , W, , January 25, 1985, , 4–2 , , style="text-align:left;",

( 1984–85) , , 24–18–7, , 14,929 , - , 50, , L, , January 27, 1985, , 2–3 , , style="text-align:left;", @

( 1984–85) , , 24–19–7, , 15,566 , - , 51, , L, , January 31, 1985, , 5–6 , , style="text-align:left;", @

( 1984–85) , , 24–20–7, , 13,867 , - , - , 52, , L, , February 2, 1985, , 3–6 , , style="text-align:left;", @

( 1984–85) , , 24–21–7, , 17,204 , - , 53, , W, , February 3, 1985, , 5–1 , , style="text-align:left;",

( 1984–85) , , 25–21–7, , 15,100 , - , 54, , L, , February 7, 1985, , 4–5 , , style="text-align:left;",

( 1984–85) , , 25–22–7, , 15,370 , - , 55, , T, , February 9, 1985, , 2–2 OT, , style="text-align:left;",

( 1984–85) , , 25–22–8, , 15,058 , - , 56, , W, , February 10, 1985, , 10–4 , , style="text-align:left;", @

( 1984–85) , , 26–22–8, , 11,090 , - , 57, , L, , February 14, 1985, , 3–6 , , style="text-align:left;", @

( 1984–85) , , 26–23–8, , 16,925 , - , 58, , W, , February 16, 1985, , 8–1 , , style="text-align:left;", @

( 1984–85) , , 27–23–8, , 11,311 , - , 59, , W, , February 17, 1985, , 4–3 , , style="text-align:left;", @

( 1984–85) , , 28–23–8, , 14,303 , - , 60, , W, , February 19, 1985, , 7–6 , , style="text-align:left;",

( 1984–85) , , 29–23–8, , 15,326 , - , 61, , L, , February 22, 1985, , 3–6 , , style="text-align:left;", @

( 1984–85) , , 29–24–8, , 17,498 , - , 62, , W, , February 23, 1985, , 7–5 , , style="text-align:left;", @

( 1984–85) , , 30–24–8, , 11,053 , - , 63, , W, , February 27, 1985, , 5–2 , , style="text-align:left;", @

( 1984–85) , , 31–24–8, , 11,719 , - , - , 64, , W, , March 2, 1985, , 4–2 , , style="text-align:left;",

( 1984–85) , , 32–24–8, , 15,352 , - , 65, , W, , March 5, 1985, , 6–4 , , style="text-align:left;",

( 1984–85) , , 33–24–8, , 15,345 , - , 66, , L, , March 8, 1985, , 3–6 , , style="text-align:left;", @

( 1984–85) , , 33–25–8, , 13,918 , - , 67, , T, , March 9, 1985, , 2–2 OT, , style="text-align:left;", @

( 1984–85) , , 33–25–9, , 16,683 , - , 68, , W, , March 13, 1985, , 8–0 , , style="text-align:left;",

( 1984–85) , , 34–25–9, , 14,964 , - , 69, , L, , March 15, 1985, , 2–3 OT, , style="text-align:left;",

( 1984–85) , , 34–26–9, , 15,182 , - , 70, , W, , March 18, 1985, , 8–4 , , style="text-align:left;", @

( 1984–85) , , 35–26–9, , 13,515 , - , 71, , W, , March 21, 1985, , 5–1 , , style="text-align:left;", @

( 1984–85) , , 36–26–9, , 15,683 , - , 72, , L, , March 24, 1985, , 1–2 , , style="text-align:left;", @

( 1984–85) , , 36–27–9, , 10,440 , - , 73, , W, , March 26, 1985, , 4–3 , , style="text-align:left;",

( 1984–85) , , 37–27–9, , 15,327 , - , 74, , W, , March 28, 1985, , 4–2 , , style="text-align:left;",

( 1984–85) , , 38–27–9, , 15,009 , - , 75, , W, , March 30, 1985, , 3–1 , , style="text-align:left;",

( 1984–85) , , 39–27–9, , 15,362 , - , 76, , L, , March 31, 1985, , 1–3 , , style="text-align:left;", @

( 1984–85) , , 39–28–9, , 16,433 , - , - , 77, , W, , April 2, 1985, , 6–4 , , style="text-align:left;",

( 1984–85) , , 40–28–9, , 15,356 , - , 78, , L, , April 4, 1985, , 1–7 , , style="text-align:left;", @

( 1984–85) , , 40–29–9, , 18,084 , - , 79, , L, , April 6, 1985, , 1–2 , , style="text-align:left;", @

( 1984–85) , , 40–30–9, , 12,730 , - , 80, , W, , April 7, 1985, , 4–1 , , style="text-align:left;",

( 1984–85) , , 41–30–9, , 15,004 , - , - , ''Legend'':

Playoffs

The Nordiques opened the 1985 Stanley Cup playoffs with a best of five

semi-final series against the

. The Sabres finished the season in third place in the Adams Division with a 38–28–14 record, earning 90 points, one less than Quebec. The series began with two games at

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, and the Nordiques took care of business at home, winning the first game 5–2, followed by a close 3–2 victory in the second game to go up 2–0 in the series. The series moved to the

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for the third game, and the Sabres stayed alive in the series with a 6–4 win to cut the Nordiques series lead to 2–1. Buffalo easily handled the Nordiques in the fourth game at the Auditorium, winning 7–4, to even the series up at two games each, sending the series back to Quebec City for a deciding game 5. The Nordiques and Sabres played a very close game, with Quebec winning 6–5, to win the series and advance to the Division finals. Quebec then faced the

in the best-of-seven Adams Division Final. The Canadiens had a 41–27–12 record during the regular season, earning 94 points and finishing in first place in the

, three points ahead of the Nordiques. Montreal eliminated their

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, the

in five games in the first round of the playoffs. The series opened with two games at the

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, however, it was Quebec who struck first, winning the first game 2–1 in overtime, before the Canadiens evened the series with a 6–4 in Game 2. The series moved to

for the next two games, and the Nordiques once again took the series lead, winning the third game 7–6 in overtime to go up 2–1 in the series. The Canadiens responded in the fourth game, defeating Quebec 3–1 in game 4 to even the series up once again. In game 5 in Montreal, the Nordiques came out flying, easily defeating the Canadiens 5–1 to take a 3–2 series lead, have a chance to clinch it at home, and game six moving back to Quebec City. In game 6, the Canadiens fought off elimination, defeating the Nordiques 5–2 to once again tie the series, forcing a seventh and deciding game at the Montreal Forum. In a very close game, the Nordiques and Canadiens were tied 2–2 after regulation time, forcing overtime, and in the extra period,

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scored the series clinching goal as Quebec stunned the Canadiens with a 3–2 victory, advancing to the

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finals for the second time in four seasons. The Nordiques faced off against the

in the best of seven Conference finals. The Flyers had the best record in the NHL, as they had a 53–20–7 record, earning 113 points, winning the

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by twelve points over the second place

. In the playoffs, Philadelphia swept the

in three games, before defeating the

in five games in the division finals. Since the

had a better head-to-head record against the

, the Nordiques got home-ice advantage. The series began with two games at

, as the Nordiques won a tough defensive battle in overtime by a score of 2–1 to take an early series lead. The Flyers evened the series with a 4–2 win in the second game. The series moved over to the

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in Philadelphia, and the Flyers took a 2–1 series lead with another 4–2 victory in the third game. The Nordiques rebounded in the fourth game at the Spectrum, silencing the Flyers with a 5–3 win to even the series up at two wins each. The fifth game was played back in Quebec City, and the defensively tight Flyers squeaked out a 2–1 victory in the fifth game to return home with a 3–2 series lead. Philadelphia dominated the Nordiques in the sixth game, outshooting Quebec 36–15, en route to a 3–0 victory to win the series and advance to the

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. , - , 1 , , April 10 , ,

, , 2–5 , , Quebec Nordiques , , 1-0 , , 14,933 , - , 2 , , April 11 , ,

, , 2–3 , , Quebec Nordiques , , 2-0 , , 15,022 , - , 3 , , April 13 , , Quebec Nordiques , , 4–6 , ,

, , 2-1 , , 16,033 , - , 4 , , April 14 , , Quebec Nordiques , , 4–7 , ,

, , 2-2 , , 14,795 , - , 5 , , April 16 , ,

, , 5–6 , , Quebec Nordiques , , 3-2 , , 15,186 , - , - , 1 , , April 18 , , Quebec Nordiques , , 2–1 , ,

, , 1-0 , , 17,123 , - , 2 , , April 21 , , Quebec Nordiques , , 4–6 , ,

, , 1-1 , , 18,075 , - , 3 , , April 23 , ,

, , 6–7 , , Quebec Nordiques , , 2-1 , , 15,345 , - , 4 , , April 25 , ,

, , 3–1 , , Quebec Nordiques , , 2-2 , , 15,369 , - , 5 , , April 27 , , Quebec Nordiques , , 5–1 , ,

, , 3-2 , , 18,076 , - , 6 , , April 30 , ,

, , 5–2 , , Quebec Nordiques , , 3-3 , , 15,354 , - , 7 , , May 2 , , Quebec Nordiques , , 3–2 , ,

, , 4-3 , , 18,076 , - , - , 1 , , May 5 , ,

, , 1–2 , , Quebec Nordiques , , 1-0 , , 15,194 , - , 2 , , May 7 , ,

, , 4–2 , , Quebec Nordiques , , 1-1 , , 15,231 , - , 3 , , May 9 , , Quebec Nordiques , , 2–4 , ,

, , 1-2 , , 17,191 , - , 4 , , May 12 , , Quebec Nordiques , , 5–3 , ,

, , 2-2 , , 17,191 , - , 5 , , May 14 , ,

, , 2–1 , , Quebec Nordiques , , 2-3 , , 15,300 , - , 6 , , May 16 , , Quebec Nordiques , , 0–3 , ,

, , 2-4 , , 17,191 , - , - , ''Legend'':

Player statistics

Transactions

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

Trades

Waivers

Free agents

Draft picks

Quebec's draft picks from the 1984 NHL entry draft which was held at the

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Farm teams

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( AHL)

References

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