The 1982–83 NHL season was the 66th season of the National Hockey League. The New York Islanders won their fourth Stanley Cup in a row with their second consecutive finals sweep by beating the Edmonton Oilers four games to none. No team in any major professional North American sport has won four consecutive championships since.
[edit] League business
Prior the start of the season, the Colorado Rockies moved to East Rutherford, New Jersey where they were renamed New Jersey Devils. They were also moved to the Patrick Division, forcing a reluctant Winnipeg Jets to leave the Norris Division and take Colorado's place in the Smythe Division. These would be the last relocations of an NHL team until 1993. A last-minute sale of the St. Louis Blues to Harry Ornest prevented Wild Bill Hunter from purchasing that team and moving it to Saskatoon.
The Calgary Flames played their final season at the 7,000-plus seat Stampede Corral before moving into the Olympic Saddledome, which had a capacity of 16,605.
At the end of the season, the long pants worn by the Philadelphia Flyers and Hartford Whalers are banned, due to player safety concerns.[1]
[edit] Regular season
The last remaining players from the Original Six era (prior to the Expansion Era), (Carol Vadnais, Serge Savard and Wayne Cashman) all retired after this season. Cashman was the last to play, losing in the Wales Conference Finals as a member of the Bruins.
The Boston Bruins led the league in overall points with 110. The defending Stanley Cup champion New York Islanders fell from first overall and finished tied for 6th overall and the high-powered, high offence, Edmonton Oilers tied for second overall. The Oilers set a new record, which they had just set the previous year, for most goals in a season with 424 and were led by Wayne Gretzky's 196 points. The Oilers also tied the Boston Bruins' 1970-71 record for most 100-point players in one season as Wayne Gretzky, Glenn Anderson, Jari Kurri, and Mark Messier all scored more than 100 points.
[edit] Final standings
[edit] Prince of Wales Conference
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[edit] Clarence Campbell Conference
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[edit] Playoffs
As of 2010-2011, this was the last time all the active NHL teams based in Canada have qualified for the playoffs and the only time that as many as 6 such teams did so. Since the 1967-1968 expansion, all the Canadian teams qualified for the playoffs on five other occasions - 1969 (Montreal and Toronto), 1975, 1976 and 1979 (Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver).
[edit] Playoff bracket
[edit] Division Semi-Finals
[edit] (A1) Boston Bruins vs. (A4) Quebec Nordiques
| Boston Bruins win series 3 - 1 |
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[edit] (N2) Minnesota North Stars vs. (N3) Toronto Maple Leafs
| Minnesota North Stars win series 3 - 1 |
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[edit] Division Finals
[edit] (A1) Boston Bruins vs. (A3) Buffalo Sabres
| Boston Bruins win series 4 - 3 |
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[edit] (P2) New York Islanders vs. (P4) New York Rangers
| New York Islanders win series 4 - 2 |
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[edit] Conference Finals
[edit] (A1) Boston Bruins vs. (P2) New York Islanders
| New York Islanders win series 4 - 2 |
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New York Islanders vs. Edmonton Oilers
| Date |
Visitors |
Score |
Home |
Score |
Notes |
| May 10 |
New York |
2 |
Edmonton |
0 |
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| May 12 |
New York |
6 |
Edmonton |
3 |
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| May 14 |
Edmonton |
1 |
New York |
5 |
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| May 16 |
Edmonton |
2 |
New York |
4 |
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New York wins the series 4–0.
[edit] Awards
| Prince of Wales Trophy: |
New York Islanders |
| Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: |
Edmonton Oilers |
| Art Ross Trophy: |
Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers |
| Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: |
Lanny McDonald, Calgary Flames |
| Calder Memorial Trophy: |
Steve Larmer, Chicago Black Hawks |
| Conn Smythe Trophy: |
Billy Smith, New York Islanders |
| Frank J. Selke Trophy: |
Bobby Clarke, Philadelphia Flyers |
| Hart Memorial Trophy: |
Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers |
| Jack Adams Award: |
Orval Tessier, Chicago Black Hawks |
| James Norris Memorial Trophy: |
Rod Langway, Washington Capitals |
| Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: |
Mike Bossy, New York Islanders |
| Lester B. Pearson Award: |
Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers |
| NHL Plus/Minus Award: |
Charlie Huddy, Edmonton Oilers, |
| William M. Jennings Trophy: |
Roland Melanson/Billy Smith, New York Islanders |
| Vezina Trophy: |
Pete Peeters, Boston Bruins |
| Lester Patrick Trophy: |
Bill Torrey |
[edit] All-Star teams
| First Team |
Position |
Second Team |
| Pete Peeters, Boston Bruins |
G |
Roland Melanson, New York Islanders |
| Mark Howe, Philadelphia Flyers |
D |
Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins |
| Rod Langway, Washington Capitals |
D |
Paul Coffey, Edmonton Oilers |
| Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers |
C |
Denis Savard, Chicago Black Hawks |
| Mike Bossy, New York Islanders |
RW |
Lanny McDonald, Calgary Flames |
| Mark Messier, Edmonton Oilers |
LW |
Michel Goulet, Quebec Nordiques |
Source: NHL.
[edit] Player statistics
[edit] Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points
Source: NHL.
[edit] Leading goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; Min - Minutes Played; GA = Goals Against; GAA = Goals Against Average; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts
[edit] Milestones
[edit] Debuts
The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1982–83 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):
- Gord Kluzak, Boston Bruins
- Dave Andreychuk, Buffalo Sabres
- Phil Housley, Buffalo Sabres
- Jamie Macoun, Calgary Flames
- Murray Craven, Detroit Red Wings
- Brian Bellows, Minnesota North Stars
- Craig Ludwig, Montreal Canadiens
- Mats Naslund, Montreal Canadiens
- Pat Verbeek, New Jersey Devils
- Bob Froese, Philadelphia Flyers
- Dave Poulin, Philadelphia Flyers
- Ron Sutter, Philadelphia Flyers
- Rich Sutter, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Gary Leeman*, Toronto Maple Leafs
- Michel Petit, Vancouver Canucks
- Patrik Sundstrom, Vancouver Canucks
- Scott Stevens, Washington Capitals
- Brian Hayward, Winnipeg Jets
[edit] Last games
The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1982–83 (listed with their last team):
- Wayne Cashman, Boston Bruins (Last player from the Original Six Era)
- Gilles Gilbert, Detroit Red Wings
- Reggie Leach, Detroit Red Wings
- Garry Unger, Edmonton Oilers
- Mike Murphy, Los Angeles Kings
- Rejean Houle, Montreal Canadiens
- Carol Vadnais, New Jersey Devils
- John Davidson, New York Rangers
- Ulf Nilsson, New York Rangers
- Ian Turnbull, Pittsburgh Penguins
- Jacques Richard, Quebec Nordiques
- Marc Tardif, Quebec Nordiques
- Vaclav Nedomansky, St. Louis Blues
- Serge Savard, Winnipeg Jets
[edit] 1983 trade deadline
Trade deadline: March 8, 1983.[5]
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000). Total Hockey. Kingston, NY: Total Sports. ISBN 1-892129-85-X.
- Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Toronto, ON: Dan Diamond & Associates. ISBN 978-1-894801-22-5.
- Dryden, Steve, ed. (2000). Century of hockey. Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart Ltd. ISBN 0-7710-4179-9.
- Fischler, Stan; Fischler, Shirley; Hughes, Morgan; Romain, Joseph; Duplacey, James (2003). The Hockey Chronicle: Year-by-Year History of the National Hockey League. Lincolnwood, IL: Publications International Inc. ISBN 0-7853-9624-1.
- Notes
[edit] External links
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