Gretzky called the New Jersey Devils a 'Mickey Mouse' organization after a 13-4 shellacking the Oilers put on the Devils in 1983.
92 goals scored by Wayne Gretzky, 1981-1982 Edmonton Oilers; 100, including playoff goals
Career goals-per-game average: .601 NHL record goals-per-game average: 1.18 in 1983-84 season (87 goals in 74 games)
Hobart Devils was created in 1983.
the edmomton oilers gretzky, kurri, and coffey all did it in one season Coffey never had 50 goals in a season. The most he ever had was 48. 1983-84 Edmonton Oilers. Wayne Gretzky with 87, Glenn Anderson had 54, and Jari Kurri had 52
In the 1985-86 NHL Season, Wayne Gretzky scored 215 points as an Edmonton Oiler. He had 52 goals and 163 assists. Although he did score an amazing 92 goals in the 1981-82 season, the 1985-86 season was Gretzky's most prolific as far as points.
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* Most goals: Wayne Gretzky, 894 * Most goals, including playoffs: Wayne Gretzky, 1016 * Most goals, one season: Wayne Gretzky, 92 (1981-1982) * Most goals, in playoffs one season: Jari Kurri (1985) 19 and Reggie Leach (1976) 19 * Most goals, one season, including playoffs: Wayne Gretzky, 100 (1983-84) * Most goals, 50 games from start of season: Wayne Gretzky, 61 (two occasions, 1981-82 and 1983-84) * Most goals, one game: Joe Malone, 7 (Jan. 31, 1920) * Most goals, one road game: Red Berenson, 6 (Nov. 7, 1968) * Most goals, one period: Busher Jackson (Nov. 20, 1934), Max Bentley (Jan. 28, 1934), Clint Smith (Mar. 4, 1945), Red Berenson (Nov. 7, 1968), Wayne Gretzky (Feb. 18, 1981), Grant Mulvey (Feb. 3, 1982), Bryan Trottier (Feb. 13, 1982), Tim Kerr (April 13, 1985), Al Secord (Jan. 7, 1987), Joe Nieuwendyk (Jan. 11, 1989), Peter Bondra (Feb. 5, 1994), Mario Lemieux (Jan. 26, 1997), all tied with 4.
Who was the first American born hockey player to score 50 goals in a NHL season?Bobby Carpenter was the first american born hockey player to score 50 goals in a season scorinng 53 goals in 1984-85 season.
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It should come as no surprise that the Edmonton Oilers of 1983-84 (the heyday of Gretzky, Messier, Kurri etc) are the highest-scoring team in history. They found the net 446 times.
In 1983, the Boston Bruins Rick Middleton, scored 19 points (5 goals, 14 assists) in a division final series. In 1988 Wayne Gretzky scored 13 points (3 goals, 10 assists) for the Edmonton Oilers in a final series.