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1984 Stanley Cup Final
1 2 3 4 5 Total Edmonton Oilers 1 1 7 7 5 4 New York Islanders 0 6 2 2 2 1
Location(s)	Edmonton: (Northlands Coliseum (3, 4, 5) Uniondale: (Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum (1, 2)
Coaches	Edmonton:Glen Sather New York:Al Arbour
Captains	Edmonton:Wayne Gretzky New York:Denis Potvin
National anthems	Edmonton:Paul Lorieau New York: Unknown
Referees	Andy Van Hellemond, Dave Newell,Bryan Lewis
Dates	May 10–19, 1984
MVP	Mark Messier (Oilers)
Series-winning goal	Ken Linseman(0:38, second, G5)
Hall of Famers	Oilers: Glenn Anderson (2008) Paul Coffey (2004) Grant Fuhr (2003) Wayne Gretzky (1999) Jari Kurri (2001) Kevin Lowe (2020) Mark Messier (2007) Islanders: Mike Bossy (1991) Clark Gillies (2002) Pat LaFontaine (2003) Denis Potvin (1991) Billy Smith (1993) Bryan Trottier (1997) Coaches: Al Arbour (1996) Glen Sather (1997) Officials: Andy Van Hellemond (1999)
Networks	Canada: (English):CBC (French):SRC United States: (National):USA Network (New York City area):SportsChannel New York (1–2),WOR (3–5)
Announcers	(CBC)Bob Cole,Dick Irvin Jr.,Mickey Redmond (1–2), andGary Dornhoefer (3–5) (SRC)Rene Lecavalier andGilles Tremblay (USA Network)Dan Kelly andGary Green (SCNY/WOR)Jiggs McDonald andEd Westfall
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The1984 Stanley Cup Final was thechampionship series of theNational Hockey League's (NHL)1983–84 season, and the culmination of the1984 Stanley Cup playoffs. It was contested between the defendingCampbell Conference championEdmonton Oilers and the defendingWales Conference and four-time defending Stanley Cup championNew York Islanders. The upstart Oilers defeated the four-time defending champion Islanders to win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history, becoming the third post-1967 expansion team and first formerWorld Hockey Association team to win the Cup, and also the first team based west ofChicago to win the Cup since theWCHL'sVictoria Cougars became the last non-NHL team to win it in1925.

In theprevious year's Stanley Cup Final, the Islanders had swept the Oilers in four straight games. The teams met again in 1984, with the Islanders seeking their fifth consecutive Stanley Cup championship. While both teams had improved on their regular season records from the previous season, Edmonton had progressed more and finished with the best record in the NHL for the first time in their short history. However, it was New York who received home-ice advantage, as they had in1982 since the rules in place since 1982 dictated that home-ice advantage went to the conference that won the coin toss and in 1984 because the Wales Conference had more points in head-to-head play against the Campbell Conference. It was also the first time that the Finals was played under a 2–3–2 format.^[1] This was the third time during the era that the team with the worse record received a home-ice advantage, the other two being the1968 and1970. Home-ice advantage reverted to the team with the better record for thefollowing Finals, and the Finals reverted to the former 2–2–1–1–1 format inthe Finals after that.

This was the fifth straight Finals of teams that joined the NHL in1967 or later. As of 2021^[update], the Islanders' four consecutive Cup wins (1980,1981,1982, 1983) and their appearance in the 1984 Cup Finals is an NHL record of 19 consecutive playoff series wins that currently stands unbroken. The 1984 Finals was the third of nine consecutive Finals contested by a team from Western Canada, second of eight contested by a team fromAlberta (the Oilers appeared in six, theCalgary Flames in two, theVancouver Canucks inone), and the first of five consecutive Finals to end with the Cup presentation on Alberta ice (the Oilers won four times at home, theMontreal Canadiens once in Calgary).

The Oilers became the fastest Canadian-based expansion team to win a major sports title by winning a title in only their fifth NHL season. The feat was eclipsed in 2016 by theOttawa Redblacks, whowon the Grey Cup in their third CFL season.^[2]

To date, this is the last time the Islanders have appeared in the Stanley Cup Final, and they currently hold the second longest Finals appearance drought in the league at 40 years, the longest of any American-based team. The only team with a longer Finals appearance drought are theToronto Maple Leafs, who last made the Finals in1967.

Edmonton defeated theWinnipeg Jets 3–0, theCalgary Flames 4–3 and theMinnesota North Stars 4–0 to reach the Finals.

New York defeated theNew York Rangers 3–2, theWashington Capitals 4–1, and theMontreal Canadiens 4–2 to reach the Finals.

NOTE: The 1984 Stanley Cup Final were played in a 2–3–2 format, which theNBA Finals (1985–2013) andWorld Series (always) use, instead of the usual 2–2–1–1–1; however, the NHL would only use the format again the following season before going back to the 2–2–1–1–1 format for the1986 Stanley Cup Final.

Grant Fuhr shut out the Islanders in the first game, onLong Island, withKevin McClelland scoring the game's only goal, but the Islanders won game two 6–1. The series then shifted to Edmonton for three games. In game three, the Islanders had a 2–1 lead in the second period, butMark Messier scored on an individual effort to tie the game.^[3] They proceeded to beat the Islanders 7–2. The Oilers, however, lost Fuhr for games four and five after the Islanders'Pat LaFontaine crashed into Fuhr on the forecheck during game three, and Fuhr was slow to get up.Andy Moog started games four and five. The Oilers won game four by the same score, withWayne Gretzky scoring his first goal of the Finals. The Oilers then won game five by the score of 5–2 thanks to Gretzky's two first-period goals, and twoDuane Sutter penalties. They became the first formerWHA team, and the first team from Edmonton, to win the Stanley Cup. Mark Messier was awarded with theConn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP.

The series aired onCBC in Canada and on theUSA Network in the United States. CBC's broadcast team consisted ofBob Cole,Dick Irvin Jr., andGary Dornhoefer. USA's national coverage was blacked out in the New York area due to the local rights to Islanders games in that TV market, withSportsChannel New York airing games one and two, andWOR televising the other three games.

#	Nat	Player	Position	Hand	Age	Acquired	Place of birth	Finals appearance
9		Glenn Anderson	RW	L	23	1979	Vancouver, British Columbia	second(1983)
15		Pat Conacher	C	L	25	1983–84	Edmonton, Alberta	first
7		Paul Coffey	D	L	22	1980	Weston, Ontario	second(1983)
2		Lee Fogolin	D	R	29	1979–80	Chicago, Illinois	second(1983)
31		Grant Fuhr	G	R	21	1981	Spruce Grove, Alberta	second(1983)
21		Randy Gregg	D	L	28	1981–82	Edmonton, Alberta	second(1983)
99		Wayne Gretzky –C	C	L	23	1979–80	Brantford, Ontario	second(1983)
22		Charlie Huddy	D	L	24	1980–81	Oshawa, Ontario	second(1983)
16		Pat Hughes	RW	R	29	1980–81	Calgary, Alberta	third(1979,1983)
12		Dave Hunter	LW	L	26	1979–80	Petrolia, Ontario	second(1983)
29		Don Jackson	D	L	27	1981–82	Minneapolis, Minnesota	second(1983)
17		Jari Kurri	RW	R	24	1980	Helsinki, Finland	second(1983)
19		Willy Lindstrom	RW	L	33	1982–83	Grums, Sweden	second(1983)
13		Ken Linseman	C	L	25	1982–83	Kingston, Ontario	third(1980,1983)
4		Kevin Lowe	D	L	25	1979	Lachute, Quebec	second(1983)
20		Dave Lumley	RW	R	29	1979–80	Toronto, Ontario	second(1983)
24		Kevin McClelland	C	R	21	1983–84	Oshawa, Ontario	first
11		Mark Messier	C	L	23	1979	Edmonton, Alberta	second(1983)
35		Andy Moog	G	L	24	1980	Penticton, British Columbia	second(1983)
10		Jaroslav Pouzar	LW	L	32	1982	Cakov, Czechoslovakia	second(1983)
27		Dave Semenko	LW	L	26	1979–80	Winnipeg, Manitoba	second(1983)

#	Nat	Player	Position	Hand	Age	Acquired	Place of birth	Finals appearance
22		Mike Bossy	RW	R	27	1977	Montreal, Quebec	fifth(1980,1981,1982,1983)
14		Bob Bourne	LW	L	29	1974–75	Kindersley, Saskatchewan	fifth(1980,1981,1982,1983, did not play)
4		Paul Boutilier	D	L	21	1981	Sydney, Nova Scotia	second(1983)
25		Billy Carroll	C	L	25	1979	Toronto, Ontario	fourth(1981,1982,1983)
2		Gord Dineen	D	R	21	1981	Toronto, Ontario	first
8		Patrick Flatley	RW	R	20	1982	Toronto, Ontario	first
17		Greg Gilbert	LW	L	22	1980	Mississauga, Ontario	third(1982,1983)
9		Clark Gillies	LW	L	30	1974	Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan	fifth(1980,1981,1982,1983)
91		Butch Goring	C	L	34	1979–80	Winnipeg, Manitoba	fifth(1980,1981,1982,1983)
20		Mats Hallin	LW	L	26	1981–82	Akers styckebruk, Sweden	second(1983)
3		Tomas Jonsson	D	R	24	1979	Falun, Sweden	third(1982,1983)
28		Anders Kallur	RW	L	31	1979–80	Ludvika, Sweden	fifth(1980,1981,1982,1983)
16		Pat LaFontaine	C	R	19	1983	St. Louis, Missouri	first
24		Gord Lane	D	L	31	1979–80	Brandon, Manitoba	fifth(1980,1981,1982,1983, did not play)
26		Dave Langevin	D	L	30	1974	Saint Paul, Minnesota	fifth(1980,1981,1982,1983)
1		Roland Melanson	G	L	23	1979	Shediac, New Brunswick	fourth(1981,1982,1983)
11		Wayne Merrick	C	L	32	1977–78	Sarnia, Ontario	fifth(1980,1981,1982,1983, did not play)
6		Ken Morrow	D	R	27	1976	Flint, Michigan	fifth(1980,1981,1982,1983)
23		Bob Nystrom	RW	R	31	1972	Stockholm, Sweden	fifth(1980,1981,1982,1983)
7		Stefan Persson	D	L	29	1974	Bjurholm, Sweden	fifth(1980,1981,1982,1983)
5		Denis Potvin –C	D	L	30	1973	Vanier, Ontario	fifth(1980,1981,1982,1983)
31		Billy Smith	G	L	33	1972–73	Perth, Ontario	fifth(1980,1981,1982,1983)
21		Brent Sutter	C	R	21	1980	Viking, Alberta	third(1982,1983)
12		Duane Sutter	RW	R	24	1979	Viking, Alberta	fifth(1980,1981,1982,1983)
27		John Tonelli	LW	L	27	1977	Hamilton, Ontario	fifth(1980,1981,1982,1983)
19		Bryan Trottier	C	L	27	1974	Val Marie, Saskatchewan	fifth(1980,1981,1982,1983)

The 1984 Stanley Cup was presented to Oilers captain Wayne Gretzky byNHL PresidentJohn Ziegler following the Oilers 5–2 win over the Islanders in game five.

The following Oilers players and staff had their names engraved on the Stanley Cup:

1983–84 Edmonton Oilers

• * Played both centre and wing.

• #17Jari Kurri (RW) was the first Finnish born-trained player to win the Stanley Cup.
• #31Grant Fuhr (G) was the first black player to win the Stanley Cup.
• #10Jaroslav Pouzar (LW) was the first Czechoslovakia born-trained player to win the Stanley Cup.
• ^{^[A]} Basil Pocklington, father of Oilers ownerPeter Pocklington, was initially engraved on the Stanley Cup. He was not directly associated with the team. The NHL subsequently marked out Basil's name on the trophy with X's. A new ring for the Cup was created in 1993, with winners from 1979 to 1991, Basil Pocklington's name was not on it. When the Cup returned to theHockey Hall of Fame, the abandoned ring had been damaged and could not be put back on theStanley Cup. The Hockey Hall of Fame had Basil Pocklington's name put on the newly created Stanley Cup ring, then XXX'd out his name again. His was now listed beside his son Peter Pocklington, Owner. On the original rings, he was listed on a line between Peter Pocklington and Glen Sather. Basil's name was not added to the replica Stanley Cup also created in 1993. This is the main way people can tell the Presentation Stanley Cup and Replica Stanley Cup. See2004 Stanley Cup Final for the other way to tell the cups apart. Basil Pocklington was the only name that was XXX'd out until November 2021, when the Hall of Fame struck the name of 2009–10Chicago Blackhawks video coach Brad Aldrich due tosexual assault allegations during that season.^[4]
• On the new ring, EDMONTON was misspelt "DDMONTON". An "E" was stamped twice over the first "D" to correct the mistake.

• Each team was required to play 20 players out of a 24-man roster. The Oilers engraved 21 players' names on the Cup, leaving off four players who were dressed in the playoffs. All four players left off the Stanley Cup were awarded a Stanley Cup ring, and are included in the team picture.
  • #33Mike Zanier (G) – was dressed for two games in the final. He qualified to be engraved on the Stanley Cup. Edmonton did not include his name because he had not played in the NHL. The only NHL season for Zanier was three games in 1985 with Oilers.
  • #6Rick Chartraw (D) – played four games for NY Rangers, 24 for Edmonton, and one playoff game, spending half of the regular season playing in the minors. (He is on the Stanley Cup with Montreal 1976-77-78-79.)
  • #28Larry Melnyk (D) – played six playoff games (4 in the Conference Finals), but spent the regular season playing in the minors.
  • #25Raimo Summanen – (LW) played two games in the regular season and five playoff games. He spent most of the regular season playing in Europe.

• List of Stanley Cup champions
• 1983–84 NHL season

External videos
1984 Islanders vs. Oilers, Stanley Cup Final, Game 5 onYouTube

Inline citations

Bibliography

• Diamond, Dan (2000).Total Stanley Cup. Toronto: Total Sports Canada.ISBN 978-1-892129-07-9.
• Podnieks, Andrew; Hockey Hall of Fame (2004).Lord Stanley's Cup. Bolton, Ont.: Fenn Pub. pp 12, 50.ISBN 978-1-55168-261-7

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