1985–86 NHL season

1985–86 NHL season
1985–86 NHL season
League	National Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	October 10, 1985 – May 24, 1986
Number of games	80
Number of teams	21
TV partner(s)	CBC, CTV, TSN, SRC (Canada); ESPN (United States)
Draft
Top draft pick	Wendel Clark
Picked by	Toronto Maple Leafs
Regular season
Presidents' Trophy	Edmonton Oilers
Season MVP	Wayne Gretzky (Oilers)
Top scorer	Wayne Gretzky (Oilers)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVP	Patrick Roy (Canadiens)
Stanley Cup
Champions	Montreal Canadiens
Runners-up	Calgary Flames

The 1985–86 NHL season was the 69th season of the National Hockey League. This season saw the league's Board of Governors introduce the Presidents' Trophy, which would go to the team with the best overall record in the NHL regular season. The Edmonton Oilers would be the first winners of this award.

The Montreal Canadiens defeated the Calgary Flames four games to one in the final series to win the Stanley Cup.

League business

On June 13, 1985, the NHL board of governors voted 17–4 in favour of amending a penalty rule. Previously, coincidental minor penalties would result in 4-on-4 play. The amendment allowed teams to substitute another player to keep the play 5-on-5. It was seen by many as a shot at trying to slow down the high-flying Edmonton Oilers. Wayne Gretzky was quoted as saying, "I think the NHL is making a big mistake. I think the NHL should be more concerned with butt-ending, spearing, and three-hour hockey games than getting rid of 4-on-4 situations." It wasn't until 1992, with the Oiler dynasty (five cups in seven years) having ended, that the NHL reverted to the original 4-on-4 rules.

Regular season

The Edmonton Oilers once again regained control of top spot in the NHL and were awarded with the Presidents' Trophy—the first time the trophy had been awarded for the best record—while last year's best team, the Philadelphia Flyers slipped to second. The Flyers continued their dominance of the Wales Conference despite the death of their Vezina-winning goaltender, Pelle Lindbergh, in a car accident on November 11. Edmonton's Wayne Gretzky won his seventh straight Hart Memorial Trophy and his sixth straight Art Ross Trophy. This season saw Gretzky score 52 goals, and set records of 163 assists and 215 points. This was the fourth time in five years that Gretzky reached the 200 point plateau; no other player has reached 200 point mark, although Mario Lemieux would garner 199 points in 76 games in 1988–89. Edmonton's defenceman Paul Coffey broke Bobby Orr's record of 46 goals for most goals in a season by a defenceman by scoring 48 times.

Final standings

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points, PIM = Penalty Minutes

Prince of Wales Conference

Adams Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Quebec Nordiques	80	43	31	6	330	289	92
Montreal Canadiens	80	40	33	7	330	280	87
Boston Bruins	80	37	31	12	311	288	86
Hartford Whalers	80	40	36	4	332	302	84
Buffalo Sabres	80	37	37	6	296	291	80

^[1]

Adams Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Adams Division

1985–86 NHL records^[2]
Team	BOS	BUF	HFD	MTL	QUE	Total
Boston	—	3–3–2	4–3–1	3–4–1	1–5–2	11–15–6
Buffalo	3–3–2	—	2–6	3–5	4–4	12–18–2
Hartford	3–4–1	6–2	—	3–4–1	4–4	16–14–2
Montreal	4–3–1	5–3	4–3−1	—	2–6	15–15–2
Quebec	5–1–2	4–4	4–4	6–2	—	19–11–2

Vs. Patrick Division

1985–86 NHL records
Team	NJD	NYI	NYR	PHI	PIT	WSH	Total
Boston	3–0	0–1–2	1–2	1–2	2–1	0–2–1	7–8–3
Buffalo	2–1	2–1	3–0	2–1	0–2–1	1–1–1	10–6–2
Hartford	2–1	1–2	2–1	0–3	2–1	0–2–1	7–10–1
Montreal	2–1	2–1	0–2–1	1–2	2–0–1	0–2–1	7–8–3
Quebec	1–2	2–1	2–0–1	1–1–1	1–1–1	0–3	7–8–3

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Norris Division

1985–86 NHL records
Team	CHI	DET	MIN	STL	TOR	Total
Boston	1–2	2–1	3–0	1–2	2–0–1	9–5–1
Buffalo	1–2	1–1–1	2–1	2–1	1–2	7–7–1
Hartford	1–2	2–1	1–2	1–1–1	3–0	8–6–1
Montreal	2–0–1	3–0	1–1–1	1–2	2–1	9–4–2
Quebec	2–1	2–1	2–1	1–2	3–0	10–5–0

Vs. Smythe Division

1985–86 NHL records
Team	CGY	EDM	LAK	VAN	WIN	Total
Boston	2–1	1–2	3–0	1–0–2	3–0	10–3–2
Buffalo	1–1–1	2–1	1–2	2–1	2–1	8–6–1
Hartford	2–1	0–3	2–1	3–0	2–1	9–6–0
Montreal	2–1	0–3	2–1	3–0	2–1	9–6–0
Quebec	2–1	1–2	2–1	1–1–1	1–2	7–7–1

Patrick Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Philadelphia Flyers	80	53	23	4	335	241	110
Washington Capitals	80	50	23	7	315	272	107
New York Islanders	80	39	29	12	327	284	90
New York Rangers	80	36	38	6	280	276	78
Pittsburgh Penguins	80	34	38	8	313	305	76
New Jersey Devils	80	28	49	3	300	374	59

^[1]

Patrick Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Patrick Division

1985–86 NHL records^[3]
Team	NJD	NYI	NYR	PHI	PIT	WSH	Total
New Jersey	—	2−5	2−5	3−4	2−4−1	1−6	10−24−1
N.Y. Islanders	5−2	—	3−3−1	4−3	5−1−1	3−4	20−13−2
N.Y. Rangers	5−2	3−3−1	—	1−6	2−4−1	3−3−1	14−18−3
Philadelphia	4−3	3−4	6−1	—	6−0−1	5−2	24−10−1
Pittsburgh	4−2−1	1−5−1	4−2−1	0–6−1	—	1−6	10−21−4
Washington	6−1	4−3	3−3−1	2–5	6−1	—	21−13−1

Vs. Adams Division

1985–86 NHL records
Team	BOS	BUF	HFD	MTL	QUE	Total
New Jersey	0−3	1−2	1−2	1−2	2−1	5−10−0
N.Y. Islanders	1−0−2	1−2	2−1	1−2	1−2	6−7−2
N.Y. Rangers	2−1	0−3	1−2	2−0−1	0−2−1	5−8−2
Philadelphia	2−1	1−2	3−0	2−1	1−1−1	9−5−1
Pittsburgh	1−2	2−0−1	1−2	0−2−1	1−1−1	5−7−3
Washington	2−0−1	1−1−1	2−0−1	2−0−1	3−0	10−1−4

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Norris Division

1985–86 NHL records
Team	CHI	DET	MIN	STL	TOR	Total
New Jersey	2−1	2−0−1	1−2	1−2	1−2	7−7−1
N.Y. Islanders	0−2−1	3−0	0−2−1	1−1−1	3−0	7−5−3
N.Y. Rangers	0−3	3−0	1−2	1−1−1	2−1	7−7−1
Philadelphia	2−0−1	2−1	2−0−1	2−1	2−1	10−3−2
Pittsburgh	1−1−1	2−1	3−0	2−1	3−0	11−3−1
Washington	2−1	2−1	2−1	3−0	2−1	11−4−0

Vs. Smythe Division

1985–86 NHL records
Team	CGY	EDM	LAK	VAN	WIN	Total
New Jersey	0−2−1	0−3	2−1	2−1	2−1	6−8−1
N.Y. Islanders	1−1−1	0−1−2	2−1	1−1−1	2−0−1	6−4−5
N.Y. Rangers	1−2	2−1	2−1	3−0	2−1	10−5−0
Philadelphia	2−1	1−2	3−0	2−1	2−1	10−5−0
Pittsburgh	1−2	1−2	2−1	2−1	2−1	8−7−0
Washington	0−3	3−0	2−1	2−0−1	1−1−1	8−5−2

Clarence Campbell Conference

Norris Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Chicago Black Hawks	80	39	33	8	351	349	86
Minnesota North Stars	80	38	33	9	327	305	85
St. Louis Blues	80	37	34	9	302	291	83
Toronto Maple Leafs	80	25	48	7	311	386	57
Detroit Red Wings	80	17	57	6	266	415	40

^[1]

Norris Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Norris Division

1985–86 NHL records^[4]
Team	CHI	DET	MIN	STL	TOR	Total
Chicago	—	6−2	3−3−2	5−3	2−6	16−14−2
Detroit	2−6	—	1−6−1	2−5−1	3−4−1	8−21−3
Minnesota	3−3−2	6−1−1	—	4−3−1	7−0−1	20−7−5
St. Louis	3−5	5−2−1	3−4−1	—	3−3−2	14−14−4
Toronto	6−2	4−3−1	0−7−1	3−3−2	—	13−15−4

Vs. Smythe Division

1985–86 NHL records
Team	CGY	EDM	LAK	VAN	WIN	Total
Chicago	2−1	0−3	1−0−2	3−0	2−1	8−5−2
Detroit	0−2−1	0−3	2−1	0−3	0−3	2−12−1
Minnesota	2−0−1	1−2	1−2	1−2	1−2	6−8−1
St. Louis	2−1	1−1−1	1−1−1	3−0	2−1	9−4−2
Toronto	1−2	1−2	1−2	0−2−1	1−1−1	4−9−2

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Adams Division

1985–86 NHL records
Team	BOS	BUF	HFD	MTL	QUE	Total
Chicago	2−1	2−1	2−1	0−2−1	1−2	7−7−1
Detroit	1−2	1−1−1	1−2	0−3	1−2	4−10−1
Minnesota	0−3	1−2	2−1	1−1−1	1−2	5−9−1
St. Louis	2−1	1−2	1−1−1	2−1	2−1	8−6−1
Toronto	0−2−1	2−1	0−3	1−2	0−3	3−11−1

Vs. Patrick Division

1985–86 NHL records
Team	NJD	NYI	NYR	PHI	PIT	WSH	Total
Chicago	1−2	2−0−1	3−0	0−2−1	1−1−1	1−2	8−7−3
Detroit	0−2−1	0−3	0−3	1−2	1−2	1−2	3−14−1
Minnesota	2−1	2−0−1	2−1	0−2−1	0−3	1−2	7−9−2
St. Louis	2−1	1−1−1	1−1−1	1−2	1−2	0−3	6−10−2
Toronto	2−1	0−3	1−2	1−2	0−3	1−2	5−13−0

Smythe Division^[1]
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Edmonton Oilers	80	56	17	7	426	310	119
Calgary Flames	80	40	31	9	354	315	89
Winnipeg Jets	80	26	47	7	295	372	59
Vancouver Canucks	80	23	44	13	282	333	59
Los Angeles Kings	80	23	49	8	284	389	54

Smythe Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Smythe Division

1985–86 NHL records^[5]
Team	CGY	EDM	LAK	VAN	WIN	Total
Calgary	—	1−6−1	7−1	4−2−2	6−1−1	18−10−4
Edmonton	6−1−1	—	6−0−2	7−0−1	6−2	25−3−4
Los Angeles	1−7	0−6−2	—	1−5−2	5−2−1	7−20−5
Vancouver	2−4−2	0−7−1	5−1−2	—	3−3−2	10−15−7
Winnipeg	1−6−1	2−6	2−5−1	3−3−2	—	8−20−4

Vs. Norris Division

1985–86 NHL records
Team	CHI	DET	MIN	STL	TOR	Total
Calgary	1−2	2−0−1	0−2−1	1−2	2−1	6−7−2
Edmonton	3−0	3−0	2−1	1−1−1	2−1	11−3−1
Los Angeles	0−1−2	1−2	2−1	1−1−1	2−1	6−6−3
Vancouver	0−3	3−0	2−1	0−3	2−0−1	7−7−1
Winnipeg	1−2	3−0	2−1	1−2	1−1−1	8−6−1

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Adams Division

1985–86 NHL records
Team	BOS	BUF	HFD	MTL	QUE	Total
Calgary	1−2	1−1−1	1−2	1−2	1−2	5−9−1
Edmonton	2−1	1−2	3−0	3−0	2−1	11−4−0
Los Angeles	0−3	2−1	1−2	1−2	1−2	5−10−0
Vancouver	0−1−2	1−2	0−3	0−3	1−1−1	2−10−3
Winnipeg	0−3	1−2	1−2	1−2	2−1	5−10−0

Vs. Patrick Division

1985–86 NHL records
Team	NJD	NYI	NYR	PHI	PIT	WSH	Total
Calgary	2−0−1	1−1−1	2−1	1−2	2−1	3−0	11−5−2
Edmonton	3−0	1−0−2	1−2	2−1	2−1	0−3	9−7−2
Los Angeles	1−2	1−2	1−2	0−3	1−2	1−2	5−13−0
Vancouver	1−2	1−1−1	0−3	1−2	1−2	0−2−1	4−12−2
Winnipeg	1−2	0−2−1	1−2	1−2	1−2	1−1−1	5−11−2

Playoffs

The Stanley Cup

The 1986 playoffs saw three first place teams eliminated in the opening round and the fourth, Edmonton, bowed out in the second.

The Montreal Canadiens decided to go with a rookie goaltender by the name of Patrick Roy. This decision proved to be a good one just like when the Canadiens rode rookie goalie Ken Dryden to a Stanley Cup championship in 1971. In the Final, the Canadiens beat the Calgary Flames, who were also riding a rookie netminder, Mike Vernon. Patrick Roy won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoff MVP and had a sparkling 1.92 goals against average along with 15 wins.

The 1986 Stanley Cup playoffs are the last time to date (as of 2023) that all active Canadian teams have qualified in the same season. It is also the second time that all seven active teams at the time qualified, the first occurring three years earlier. Also, the Hartford Whalers won their only playoff series during their tenure in Hartford against the Quebec Nordiques.

Playoff bracket

A1

Quebec

0

A4

Hartford

3

A4

Hartford

3

A2

Montreal

4

A2

Montreal

3

A3

Boston

0

A2

Montreal

4

Prince of Wales Conference

P4

NY Rangers

1

P1

Philadelphia

2

P4

NY Rangers

3

P4

NY Rangers

4

P2

Washington

2

P2

Washington

3

P3

NY Islanders

0

A2

Montreal

4

S2

Calgary

1

N1

Chicago

0

N4

Toronto

3

N4

Toronto

3

N3

St. Louis

4

N2

Minnesota

2

N3

St. Louis

3

N3

St. Louis

3

Clarence Campbell Conference

S2

Calgary

4

S1

Edmonton

3

S4

Vancouver

0

S1

Edmonton

3

S2

Calgary

4

S2

Calgary

3

S3

Winnipeg

0

Stanley Cup Finals

After a 2-year trial of the 2–3–2 home ice format, the finals reverted to the 2–2–1–1–1 format.

May 16

Montreal Canadiens

2–5

Calgary Flames

Olympic Saddledome

May 18

Montreal Canadiens

3–2

OT

Calgary Flames

Olympic Saddledome

May 20

Calgary Flames

3–5

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Forum

May 22

Calgary Flames

0–1

Montreal Canadiens

Montreal Forum

May 24

Montreal Canadiens

4–3

Calgary Flames

Olympic Saddledome

Montreal won series 4–1

Awards

1986 NHL awards
Presidents' Trophy: Team with most points, regular season	Edmonton Oilers
Prince of Wales Trophy: (Wales Conference playoff champion)	Montreal Canadiens
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: (Campbell Conference playoff champion)	Calgary Flames
Art Ross Trophy: (Top scorer, regular season)	Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: (Perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication)	Charlie Simmer, Boston Bruins
Calder Memorial Trophy: (Best first-year player)	Gary Suter, Calgary Flames
Conn Smythe Trophy: (Most valuable player, playoffs)	Patrick Roy, Montreal Canadiens
Frank J. Selke Trophy: (Best defensive forward)	Troy Murray, Chicago Black Hawks
Hart Memorial Trophy: (Most valuable player, regular season)	Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
Jack Adams Award: (Best coach)	Glen Sather, Edmonton Oilers
James Norris Memorial Trophy: (Best defenceman)	Paul Coffey, Edmonton Oilers
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: (Excellence and sportsmanship)	Mike Bossy, New York Islanders
Lester B. Pearson Award: (Outstanding player, regular season)	Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
NHL Plus/Minus Award: (Player with best plus/minus record)	Mark Howe, Philadelphia Flyers
William M. Jennings Trophy: (Goaltender(s) of team(s) with best goaltending record)	Bob Froese/Darren Jensen, Philadelphia Flyers
Vezina Trophy: (Best goaltender)	John Vanbiesbrouck, New York Rangers
Lester Patrick Trophy: (Service to hockey in the U.S.)	John MacInnes, Jack Riley

All-Star teams

First Team	Position	Second Team
John Vanbiesbrouck, New York Rangers	G	Bob Froese, Philadelphia Flyers
Paul Coffey, Edmonton Oilers	D	Larry Robinson, Montreal Canadiens
Mark Howe, Philadelphia Flyers	D	Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins
Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers	C	Mario Lemieux, Pittsburgh Penguins
Mike Bossy, New York Islanders	RW	Jari Kurri, Edmonton Oilers
Michel Goulet, Quebec Nordiques	LW	Mats Naslund, Montreal Canadiens

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	80	52	163	215
Mario Lemieux	Pittsburgh Penguins	79	48	93	141
Paul Coffey	Edmonton Oilers	79	48	90	138
Jari Kurri	Edmonton Oilers	78	68	63	131
Mike Bossy	New York Islanders	80	61	62	123
Peter Stastny	Quebec Nordiques	76	41	81	122
Denis Savard	Chicago Black Hawks	80	47	69	116
Mats Naslund	Montreal Canadiens	80	43	67	110
Dale Hawerchuk	Winnipeg Jets	80	46	59	105
Neal Broten	Minnesota North Stars	80	29	76	105

Source: NHL^[6]

Leading goaltenders

Player	Team	GP	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
Bob Froese	Philadelphia Flyers	51	2728	116	5	2.55	.909
Al Jensen	Washington Capitals	44	2437	129	2	3.18	.890
Clint Malarchuk	Quebec Nordiques	46	2657	142	4	3.21	.895
Kelly Hrudey	New York Islanders	45	2563	137	1	3.21	.906
John Vanbiesbrouck	New York Rangers	61	3326	184	3	3.32	.887
Patrick Roy	Montreal Canadiens	47	2651	148	1	3.35	.875
Pat Riggin	Washington Capitals / Boston Bruins	46	2641	150	1	3.41	.827
Rick Wamsley	St. Louis Blues	42	2517	144	1	3.43	.894
Pete Peeters	Boston Bruins / Washington Capitals	42	2506	144	1	3.45	.875
Don Beaupre	Minnesota North Stars	52	3073	182	1	3.55	.892

Source: NHL^[6]

Coaches

Patrick Division

New Jersey Devils: Doug Carpenter
New York Islanders: Al Arbour
New York Rangers: Ted Sator
Philadelphia Flyers: Mike Keenan
Pittsburgh Penguins: Bob Berry
Washington Capitals: Bryan Murray

Adams Division

Boston Bruins: Butch Goring
Buffalo Sabres: Jim Schoenfeld and Scotty Bowman
Hartford Whalers: Jack Evans
Montreal Canadiens: Jean Perron
Quebec Nordiques: Michel Bergeron

Norris Division

Chicago Black Hawks: Bob Pulford
Detroit Red Wings: Harry Neale and Brad Park
Minnesota North Stars: Lorne Henning
St. Louis Blues: Jacques Demers
Toronto Maple Leafs: Dan Maloney

Smythe Division

Calgary Flames: Bob Johnson
Edmonton Oilers: Glen Sather
Los Angeles Kings: Pat Quinn
Vancouver Canucks: Tom Watt
Winnipeg Jets: Barry Long and John Ferguson Sr.

Milestones

Debuts

The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1985–86 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):

Bill Ranford, Boston Bruins
Daren Puppa, Buffalo Sabres
Brian Bradley, Calgary Flames
Gary Suter, Calgary Flames
Brett Hull*, Calgary Flames
Adam Oates, Detroit Red Wings
Petr Klima, Detroit Red Wings
Bob Probert, Detroit Red Wings
Shayne Corson, Montreal Canadiens
Kirk McLean, New Jersey Devils
Craig Wolanin, New Jersey Devils
Scott Mellanby, Philadelphia Flyers
Craig Simpson, Pittsburgh Penguins
Jeff Brown, Quebec Nordiques
Cliff Ronning*, St. Louis Blues
Wendel Clark, Toronto Maple Leafs
Dave Lowry, Vancouver Canucks
Jim Sandlak, Vancouver Canucks

Last games

The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1985–86 (listed with their last team):

Tom Lysiak, Chicago Black Hawks
Mike Rogers, Edmonton Oilers
Mario Tremblay, Montreal Canadiens
Bob Nystrom, New York Islanders
Pelle Lindbergh, Philadelphia Flyers
Denis Herron, Pittsburgh Penguins
Don Edwards, Toronto Maple Leafs
Marian Stastny, Toronto Maple Leafs
Jiri Bubla, Vancouver Canucks
Dan Bouchard, Winnipeg Jets

Broadcasting

This was the second and final season season that the Canadian national broadcast rights were split between the Molson-sponsored Hockey Night in Canada on CBC, and the Carling O'Keefe-sponsored telecasts on CTV. HNIC aired on Saturday nights, while CTV primarily televised Friday night games. CTV was also suppose to televise the All-Star Game, but due to a prior programming commitment, the game aired instead on the cable network TSN for the first time.^[7]^[8] CBC and CTV also split the Stanley Cup playoffs.^[9] After the season, CTV decided to pull the plug on the venture,^[10]^[11] citing its limited access to Canadian-based teams, which translated into poor ratings.^[12] Carling O'Keefe retained the rights for the next two seasons, and syndicated its playoff telecasts to a chain of local stations that would one day become the Global Television Network.

This was the first season of the league's three-year U.S. national broadcast rights deal with ESPN. The contract called for the network to air up to 33 regular season games each season as well as the All-Star Game and the playoffs.^[13]^[14]^[13]^[14]

Notes

↑ TSN only televised the All-Star Game.

References

Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000). Total Hockey. Kingston, New York: Total Sports. ISBN 1-892129-85-X.
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Notes

1 2 3 4 Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 153. ISBN 9781894801225.
↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
1 2 Dinger 2011.
↑ "Bid to televise all-star game in Canada fails". Toronto Star. January 21, 1986. p. C4.
↑ McKee, Ken (February 1, 1986). "All-star game an American production". Toronto Star. p. C7.
↑ Warren, Kelly (September 25, 1984). "Great hockey/beer war takes to the ice in Chicago". Chicago Tribune. p. B1.
↑ McKee, Ken (September 12, 1986). "Marketing mystery: Argos off TV 38 days". Toronto Star. p. F8.
↑ McKee, Ken (April 19, 1986). "CTV won't renew NHL contract". Toronto Star. p. D8.
↑ McKee, Ken (April 16, 1986). "CTV's hockey games on thin ice Network reportedly unhappy with NHL's Friday night schedule". Toronto Star. p. E5.
1 2 Strachan, Al (July 30, 1985). "ESPN acquires NHL games Backroom bickering in TV deal". The Globe and Mail.
1 2 Mulligan, Kevin (July 26, 1985). "NHL Finds a Home at ESPN". Philadelphia Daily News.

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[1] TSN only televised the All-Star Game.

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1985–86 NHL season
Patrick	New Jersey NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Pittsburgh Washington
Adams	Boston Buffalo Hartford Montreal Quebec
Norris	Chicago Detroit Minnesota St. Louis Toronto
Smythe	Calgary Edmonton Los Angeles Vancouver Winnipeg
See also	Draft Waiver Draft All-Star Game The Monday Night Miracle Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup Finals

League business

Regular season

Final standings

Prince of Wales Conference

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Campbell Conference

Clarence Campbell Conference

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Campbell Conference

Playoffs

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Stanley Cup Finals

Awards

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Player statistics

Scoring leaders

Leading goaltenders

Coaches

Patrick Division

Adams Division

Norris Division

Smythe Division

Milestones

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Last games

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See also

Notes

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