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1982–83 Winnipeg Jets season

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1982–83 Winnipeg Jets
Division4th Smythe
ConferenceCampbell
1982–83 record33–39–8
Goals for311
Goals against333
Team information
General managerJohn Ferguson
CoachTom Watt
CaptainDave Christian
Lucien DeBlois
Alternate captainsNone

The 1982–83 Winnipeg Jets season was the 11th season of the Winnipeg Jets, their fourth season in the National Hockey League.

Offseason

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After a very successful 1981–82 season, in which the club made the playoffs for the first time since joining the NHL in 1979, the Jets had a quiet off-season. With the Colorado Rockies moving to East Rutherford, New Jersey and becoming the New Jersey Devils, the NHL underwent realignment, and the Jets were shifted from the Norris Division back to the Smythe Division, where the team spent their first two seasons from 1979 to 1981. Winnipeg joined the Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks to form the five team division.

On May 9, 1982, the team signed undrafted free agent goaltender Brian Hayward, who had spent the past four seasons with the Cornell Big Red, going 42-27-2 with a 3.88 GAA in his time with the team. On June 9, 1982, the Jets participated in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, and with the 12th overall pick in the draft, the team picked defenseman Jim Kyte from the Cornwall Royals of the OHL. Kyte, a big, stay-at-home defenseman, had four goals and 17 points in 52 games in his rookie season with Cornwall in 1981–82.

Regular season

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Final standings

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Smythe Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Edmonton Oilers 80 47 21 12 424 315 106
Calgary Flames 80 32 34 14 321 316 78
Vancouver Canucks 80 30 35 15 303 309 75
Winnipeg Jets 80 33 39 8 311 333 74
Los Angeles Kings 80 27 41 12 308 365 66

[1]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.

Record vs. opponents

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Smythe Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Campbell Conference

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Vs. Wales Conference


Schedule and results

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No. R Date Score Opponent Record Attendance
1 L October 6, 1982 4–5 Minnesota North Stars (1982–83) 0–1–0 14,347
2 W October 9, 1982 8–0 @ Detroit Red Wings (1982–83) 1–1–0 10,509
3 W October 10, 1982 5–3 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83) 2–1–0 14,564
4 L October 12, 1982 3–5 Los Angeles Kings (1982–83) 2–2–0 10,491
5 W October 14, 1982 5–2 @ St. Louis Blues (1982–83) 3–2–0 10,153
6 T October 17, 1982 5–5 Calgary Flames (1982–83) 3–2–1 11,526
7 W October 22, 1982 3–1 New Jersey Devils (1982–83) 4–2–1 12,534
8 W October 24, 1982 9–5 Edmonton Oilers (1982–83) 5–2–1 13,965
9 W October 27, 1982 7–3 Los Angeles Kings (1982–83) 6–2–1 12,325
10 L October 31, 1982 2–3 Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83) 6–3–1 10,986
11 L November 3, 1982 2–7 @ Edmonton Oilers (1982–83) 6–4–1 17,498
12 L November 4, 1982 5–7 @ Calgary Flames (1982–83) 6–5–1 7,242
13 W November 7, 1982 5–2 Calgary Flames (1982–83) 7–5–1 11,226
14 W November 13, 1982 3–2 Vancouver Canucks (1982–83) 8–5–1 12,441
15 W November 14, 1982 6–5 Vancouver Canucks (1982–83) 9–5–1 12,838
16 L November 17, 1982 2–7 Buffalo Sabres (1982–83) 9–6–1 10,651
17 T November 19, 1982 3–3 Washington Capitals (1982–83) 9–6–2 11,555
18 L November 24, 1982 5–7 Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83) 9–7–2 12,450
19 L November 26, 1982 5–6 Edmonton Oilers (1982–83) 9–8–2 15,639
20 W November 27, 1982 6–3 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83) 10–8–2 16,382
21 L November 29, 1982 4–9 @ Montreal Canadiens (1982–83) 10–9–2 15,992
22 L November 30, 1982 6–8 @ Quebec Nordiques (1982–83) 10–10–2 14,828
23 W December 3, 1982 4–2 New York Islanders (1982–83) 11–10–2 14,853
24 L December 4, 1982 1–4 @ Minnesota North Stars (1982–83) 11–11–2 15,351
25 W December 6, 1982 5–3 @ New Jersey Devils (1982–83) 12–11–2 8,862
26 T December 7, 1982 3–3 @ Washington Capitals (1982–83) 12–11–3 8,612
27 L December 10, 1982 4–6 Calgary Flames (1982–83) 12–12–3 12,550
28 W December 11, 1982 4–3 Los Angeles Kings (1982–83) 13–12–3 11,526
29 W December 14, 1982 4–3 @ St. Louis Blues (1982–83) 14–12–3 10,015
30 L December 15, 1982 3–10 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83) 14–13–3 16,436
31 L December 17, 1982 0–2 Hartford Whalers (1982–83) 14–14–3 10,561
32 L December 19, 1982 2–3 New Jersey Devils (1982–83) 14–15–3 10,815
33 W December 21, 1982 4–2 @ Los Angeles Kings (1982–83) 15–15–3 10,164
34 L December 26, 1982 2–3 Minnesota North Stars (1982–83) 15–16–3 15,752
35 T December 28, 1982 4–4 @ Vancouver Canucks (1982–83) 15–16–4 14,980
36 W December 29, 1982 4–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1982–83) 16–16–4 11,700
37 L January 1, 1983 3–5 @ Edmonton Oilers (1982–83) 16–17–4 17,498
38 W January 2, 1983 6–4 Boston Bruins (1982–83) 17–17–4 N/A
39 L January 5, 1983 3–8 Edmonton Oilers (1982–83) 17–18–4 14,825
40 L January 6, 1983 1–5 @ Calgary Flames (1982–83) 17–19–4 7,242
41 W January 9, 1983 4–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83) 18–19–4 12,001
42 L January 11, 1983 1–4 @ New York Islanders (1982–83) 18–20–4 15,230
43 T January 12, 1983 5–5 @ New York Rangers (1982–83) 18–20–5 17,431
44 L January 14, 1983 2–4 St. Louis Blues (1982–83) 18–21–5 13,650
45 L January 16, 1983 4–6 @ Vancouver Canucks (1982–83) 18–22–5 12,501
46 W January 19, 1983 6–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83) 19–22–5 11,941
47 W January 21, 1983 4–1 New York Rangers (1982–83) 20–22–5 14,301
48 L January 23, 1983 2–5 @ Buffalo Sabres (1982–83) 20–23–5 10,613
49 L January 25, 1983 3–6 @ Quebec Nordiques (1982–83) 20–24–5 15,193
50 L January 27, 1983 2–5 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83) 20–25–5 16,702
51 T January 29, 1983 2–2 @ Hartford Whalers (1982–83) 20–25–6 10,416
52 T January 31, 1983 2–2 @ Boston Bruins (1982–83) 20–25–7 11,432
53 L February 2, 1983 3–6 Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83) 20–26–7 13,027
54 W February 4, 1983 6–4 Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83) 21–26–7 11,068
55 L February 6, 1983 0–2 Montreal Canadiens (1982–83) 21–27–7 15,372
56 L February 10, 1983 3–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1982–83) 21–28–7 15,834
57 W February 12, 1983 4–2 @ Detroit Red Wings (1982–83) 22–28–7 13,828
58 L February 13, 1983 1–6 @ Washington Capitals (1982–83) 22–29–7 9,582
59 W February 15, 1983 7–4 Vancouver Canucks (1982–83) 23–29–7 11,009
60 W February 18, 1983 6–5 Boston Bruins (1982–83) 24–29–7 14,399
61 L February 20, 1983 4–9 @ New York Rangers (1982–83) 24–30–7 17,423
62 T February 22, 1983 2–2 @ New York Islanders (1982–83) 24–30–8 15,090
63 L February 23, 1983 4–6 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83) 24–31–8 4,965
64 W February 25, 1983 5–3 Hartford Whalers (1982–83) 25–31–8 11,828
65 L February 27, 1983 0–3 @ Edmonton Oilers (1982–83) 25–32–8 17,498
66 L March 2, 1983 0–3 Vancouver Canucks (1982–83) 25–33–8 11,776
67 L March 5, 1983 4–5 @ Vancouver Canucks (1982–83) 25–34–8 14,728
68 L March 6, 1983 2–6 @ Vancouver Canucks (1982–83) 25–35–8 16,053
69 W March 9, 1983 6–0 Buffalo Sabres (1982–83) 26–35–8 12,528
70 L March 10, 1983 3–6 @ Calgary Flames (1982–83) 26–36–8 7,242
71 W March 13, 1983 6–5 @ Los Angeles Kings (1982–83) 27–36–8 12,502
72 L March 15, 1983 3–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (1982–83) 27–37–8 10,271
73 W March 18, 1983 7–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83) 28–37–8 14,762
74 W March 20, 1983 3–2 Quebec Nordiques (1982–83) 29–37–8 15,075
75 W March 23, 1983 7–4 Edmonton Oilers (1982–83) 30–37–8 15,807
76 W March 26, 1983 5–2 @ Calgary Flames (1982–83) 31–37–8 7,242
77 L March 27, 1983 3–4 Calgary Flames (1982–83) 31–38–8 15,120
78 W March 30, 1983 10–5 Los Angeles Kings (1982–83) 32–38–8 13,039
79 L April 1, 1983 2–7 @ Edmonton Oilers (1982–83) 32–39–8 17,498
80 W April 3, 1983 8–3 Detroit Red Wings (1982–83) 33–39–8 12,293

Playoffs

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The Jets faced the Smythe Division champion Edmonton Oilers in the Division semi-finals. The Oilers swept the Jets in three games.

Regular Season
Player Name Age Pos. GP G A Pts PIM
Dale Hawerchuk 19 C 79 40 51 91 31
Paul MacLean 24 F 80 32 44 76 121
Dave Babych 21 D 79 13 61 74 56
Thomas Steen 22 F 75 26 33 59 60
Lucien DeBlois 25 F 79 27 27 54 69
Brian Mullen 20 F 80 24 26 50 14
Dave Christian 23 R 55 18 26 44 23
Doug Smail F 80 15 29 44 32
Morris Lukowich 26 L 69 22 21 43 67
Bengt Lundholm 27 F 58 14 28 42 16
Norm Dupont 25 L 39 7 16 23 6
Tim Watters 23 D 77 5 18 23 98
Bryan Maxwell 26 D 54 7 13 20 131
Serge Savard 36 D 76 4 16 20 29
Scott Arniel 19 L 75 13 5 18 46
Don Spring 23 D 80 0 16 16 37
Ron Wilson 26 C 12 6 3 9 4
Craig Levie 23 D 22 4 5 9 31
Jerry Butler 31 F 43 3 6 9 14
Moe Mantha 21 D 21 2 7 9 6
Murray Eaves 22 F 26 2 7 9 2
Larry Hopkins 28 L 12 3 1 4 4
Wade Campbell 21 D 42 1 2 3 50
Ed Staniowski 27 G 17 0 1 1 0
Brian Hayward 22 G 24 0 1 1 0
Jimmy Mann 23 R 40 0 1 1 73
Doug Soetaert 26 G 44 0 1 1 10
Jim Kyte 18 D 2 0 0 0 0
Tim Trimper 23 F 5 0 0 0 0

Transactions

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Trades

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March 7, 1983 To Edmonton Oilers
Willy Lindstrom
To Winnipeg Jets
Laurie Boschman
June 8, 1983 To Washington Capitals
Dave Christian
To Winnipeg Jets
1st round pick in 1983Bobby Dollas
June 24, 1983 To Hartford Whalers
Norm Dupont
To Winnipeg Jets
4th round pick in 1984 – Chris Mills

Waivers

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October 4, 1982 To Pittsburgh Penguins
Doug Lecuyer

Free agents

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Player Former Team
Brian Hayward Undrafted Free Agent
Wade Campbell Undrafted Free Agent
Jerry Butler Vancouver Canucks

Draft picks

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Winnipeg selected the following players at the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal on June 9, 1982.[4]

NHL Amateur Draft

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Round Pick Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team
1 12 Jim Kyte (D)  Canada Cornwall Royals (OHL)
4 74 Tom Martin (LW)  Canada Kelowna Buckaroos (BCJHL)
4 75 Dave Ellett (D)  Canada Ottawa Tier II (COJHL)
5 96 Tim Mishler (C)  United States East Grand Forks (ND) High School
7 138 Derek Ray (RW)  United States Seattle Jr. B (NAJHL)
8 159 Guy Gosselin (D)  United States Rochester (MN) John Marshall High School
9 180 Tom Ward (D)  United States Richfield (MN) High School
10 201 Mike Savage (LW)  Canada Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
11 222 Bob Shaw (RW)  Canada Penticton Knights (BCJHL)
12 243 Jan Ericson (LW)  Sweden AIK (SEL)

Farm teams

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Sherbrooke Jets

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ "1982-83 Winnipeg Jets Results and Schedule". HockeyDB. Retrieved December 27, 2022.
  4. ^ "1982 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved November 23, 2016.