1983–84 Chicago Black Hawks season
| 1983–84 Chicago Black Hawks | |
|---|---|
| Division | 4th Norris |
| Conference | 8th Campbell |
| 1983–84 record | 30–42–8 |
| Home record | 25-13-2 |
| Road record | 5-29-6 |
| Goals for | 277 |
| Goals against | 311 |
| Team information | |
| General Manager | Bob Pulford |
| Coach | Orval Tessier |
| Captain | Darryl Sutter |
| Alternate captains | None |
| Arena | Chicago Stadium |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Denis Savard 37 |
| Assists | Denis Savard 57 |
| Points | Denis Savard 94 |
| Penalties in minutes | Behn Wilson 143 |
| Plus/minus | Troy Murray +10 |
| Wins | Murray Bannerman 23 |
| Goals against average | Murray Bannerman 3.38 |
The Black Hawks had a fairly quiet off-season, however, the club did complete a trade with the Philadelphia Flyers. Chicago traded defenceman Doug Crossman and the Black Hawks second round draft pick in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft to the Flyers for defenceman Behn Wilson. Wilson had spent his entire five year career with Philadelphia, and in the 1982-83 he had eight goals and 32 points in 62 games, as well as accumulating 92 penalty minutes.
At the 1983 NHL Entry Draft, Chicago selected defenceman Bruce Cassidy from the Ottawa 67's of the OHL with their first round draft pick. Cassidy appeared in 70 games with Ottawa, scoring 25 goals and 111 points. In the tenth round of the draft, the club selected goaltender Dominik Hasek.
The Black Hawks got off to a solid start, going 7-3-0 in their first ten games, however, Chicago would win one of their next seven games to fall below the .500 mark with an 8-9-0 record. The Hawks continued to struggle, as they team had trouble scoring goals, as they limped their way to a 30-42-8 record, earning 68 points, and the fourth and final playoff position in the Norris Division, seven points ahead of the fifth place Toronto Maple Leafs. Chicago's point total was 36 fewer than the previous season, and the 271 goals that they scored ranked them 19th in the league.
Denis Savard led the club with 37 goals, a career high, and with 94 points, however, that was a 27 point drop off from the previous season. Steve Larmer had 35 goals and 75 points while appearing in all 80 games. Doug Wilson led the Black Hawks defence, scoring 13 goals and 58 points, and Bob Murray had 11 goals and 48 points. Behn Wilson led the team with 143 penalty minutes.
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