goals and 54 points in 69 games, while accumulating 187 penalty minutes. In five playoff games with Hershey, Robertson had a goal and three points. Also on October 3, the Whalers participated in the NHL Waiver Draft, as they acquired center Mike Zuke and right wingers Bob Crawford and Mike Crombeen all from the St. Louis Blues. In 43 games, Zuke had eight goals and 24 points with the Blues in 1982-83. In 1980-81, Zuke finished tenth in the league in voting for the Selke Trophy. Crawford appeared in 27 games with St. Louis in 1982-83, scoring five goals and 14 points. Crombeen scored six goals and 17 points in 80 games with the Blues in 1982-83. Hartford lost defenseman Mark Renaud to the Buffalo Sabres in the draft. Regular season October The Whalers opened the 1983-84 on the road on October 5 against the Buffalo Sabres, losing the game 5-3. Three nights later, the Whalers hosted the Boston Bruins for their home opener, as Hartford was led by two goals from Bob Crawford in a 4-3 win over the Bruins. On October 19, Greg Millen stopped all 22 shots he faced in a 3-0 victory over the Washington Capitals, as Hartford improved to 3-2-1 early in the season. Later in the month, on October 25, the Whalers defeated the Los Angeles Kings 8-5, improving the Whalers to 4-3-1. Hartford lost their last two games of the month, finishing October with a 4-5-1 record. The Whalers were in fourth place in the Adams Division and in the final playoff position, narrowly ahead of the last place Montreal Canadiens by 1 point. November Hartford moved into last place in the Adams Division on November 1, as they lost to the Montreal Canadiens 6-2 at the Montreal Forum. The Whalers responded to this by winning four of their next five games, including a 6-1 blowout victory over the Chicago Black Hawks on November 12 to improve to 8-7-1 to move back into fourth place in the division and hold on to the final playoff position. During this time, on November 10, the Whalers made a trade with the Winnipeg Jets. Hartford traded away goaltender Mark Veisor to the Jets for goaltender Ed Staniowski. Staniowski appeared in only one game with Winnipeg at the time of the trade during the 1983-84 season, going 0-0-0 with a 12.00 GAA and a .600 save percentage.