1984 AQHL PLayoffs

 

First Round

1st Moncton Bears vs. 8th Laval Tigers

The Moncton Bears wasted no time and swept the first round for the third playoff year in a row. The Laval Tigers didn’t even put up a good fight, including a 9-0 game four loss that left the Tigers fans leaving the Laval Centre with a bad taste in their mouths. The Bears won the series 4-0.

2nd Trois-Rivieres Titans vs. 7th Cape Breton Warriors

The Titans had a good chance of winning this series, but the Cape Breton Warriors had other ideas by forcing the series to go all the way in game seven, where Trois-Rivieres barely got the win in overtime 5-4 after coming back from a 4-1 deficit going into the third period. The Titans wins the series 4-3.

3rd Manchester Americans vs. 6th Sherbrooke Loups

For the second playoff year in a row, the Americans advanced to the second round, and this time, it took them five games to do so. The Loups had a rough time, only winning one game with some youth in their core. Some staff in the Loups group felt that this could be a sign that this team is leading into a rebuild. If so, they are hoping that this won’t be as bad as the last rebuild. The Americans won the series 4-1.

4th Portland Clippers vs. 5th Fredericton Vikings

The first four games were back-and-forth, but in game five, Paul Gamble scored three goals in the third to win 5-2. Then, the Clippers finished the Vikings off in game six 4-2 with the help of Ron Renaud's 4 points (2G-2A) performance to move on to the second round for the first time since the 1973-74 season. The Clippers won the series 4-2.

 Second Round

1st Moncton Bears vs. 4th Portland Clippers

The Clippers came into the second round hoping for at least a win, but it didn’t happen as rookie Kurt Dresden shines throughout the series with his 16 points (6G-10A) within four games as, once again, the Moncton Bears are heading to the Bronz Cup Finals for the fourth year in a row. The Bears wins the series 4-0.

2nd Trois-Rivieres Titans vs. 3rd Manchester Americans

The Titans had everything going on their end in game one, but after that, it was all Americans as they won four straight games to win the series in an upset way where a lot of critics did not expect the Americans to move on to the Bronz Cup Finals let alone beating a favourite Titans. “Today, we prove them wrong. We are ready to show everyone we can hang tan with the Bears.” Americans head coach Randy Reinhart said during post game interview. The Americans wins the series 4-1.

Bronz Cup Finals

1st Moncton Bears vs. 3rd Manchester Americans

Many Bears fans are hoping to finally, at long last, win the Bronz Cup for the first time since 1976. The Americans showed heart in this series, but it was not enough to win any game in this series as the Bears dominated the series, led by Shawn Metcalfe being a brick wall and not letting any pucks go behind him, along with Kurt Dresden scoring performances and both John Handley and Eric Gall held their grounds against the Americans offence as the Bears win all four games all shutouts. As the last period came to an end, both the Bears celebrated in Manchester as they were the 1984 Bronz Cup champions. As the Bears players take turns raising the Cup, Don Reese, the co-owner of the Bears, said in a post-game interview, “Get ready, Moncton, we are going to Buffalo, and we will raise that Valor Cup like what we did with the Bronz Cup.” The Bears wins the series 4-0.