1982–83 Pittsburgh Penguins season

1982–83 Pittsburgh Penguins
1982–83 Pittsburgh Penguins
Division	6th Patrick
Conference	11th Wales
1982–83 record	18–53–9
Goals for	257
Goals against	394
Team information
General manager	Baz Bastien (Oct-Mar) ; Eddie Johnston (Mar-Apr) interim
Coach	Eddie Johnston
Captain	Randy Carlyle
Alternate captains	None
Arena	Pittsburgh Civic Arena
Team leaders
Goals	Rick Kehoe (29)
Assists	Greg Malone (44)
Points	Doug Shedden (67)
Penalty minutes	Paul Baxter (238)
Wins	Michel Dion (12)
Goals against average	Michel Dion (4.26)
	← 1981–82 1983–84 →

The 1982–83 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their 16th in the National Hockey League. This was the Penguins worst season to date, winning a meagre 18 games and accumulating only 45 points: they finished in last place in the NHL.

General Manager Baz Bastien was killed as a result of an automobile collision on March 15, 1983. The team wore black armbands on their home jerseys for the remainder of the season in his honour.

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Patrick Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Philadelphia Flyers	80	49	23	8	326	240	106
New York Islanders	80	42	26	12	302	226	96
Washington Capitals	80	39	25	16	306	283	94
New York Rangers	80	35	35	10	306	287	80
New Jersey Devils	80	17	49	14	230	338	48
Pittsburgh Penguins	80	18	53	9	250	394	45

^[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.

Schedule and results

1982–83 Schedule

October: 3–9–1 (Home: 3–4–0 ; Road: 0–5–1), 7 Points

November: 5–3–3 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–3), 13 Points

December: 3–9–2 (Home: 2–4–2 ; Road: 1–5–0), 8 Points

January: 1–12–1 (Home: 1–5–1 ; Road: 0–7–0), 3 Points

February: 3–11–0 (Home: 3–3–0 ; Road: 0–8–0), 6 Points

March: 3–7–2 (Home: 1–4–1 ; Road: 2–3–1), 8 Points

April: 0–2–0 (Home: 0–1–0 ; Road: 0–1–0), 0 Points

Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie

Playoffs

The Penguins missed the playoffs, thus ending their four season playoff streak.

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season^[2]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Douglas Shedden	80	24	43	67	–20	54
Rick Kehoe	75	29	36	65	–45	12
William Malone	80	17	44	61	–29	82
Randy Carlyle	61	15	41	56	–26	110
Patrick Boutette	80	27	29	56	–33	152
Paul Gardner	70	28	27	55	–23	12
Michael Bullard	57	22	22	44	–21	60
David Hannan	74	11	22	33	–28	127
Paul Baxter	75	11	21	32	–49	238
Gregory Hotham	58	2	30	32	–14	39
Peter Lee	63	13	13	26	–9	10
Andre St. Laurent	70	13	9	22	0	105
Anders Hakansson^†	62	9	12	21	–11	26
Randy Boyd	56	4	14	18	–36	71
Steve Gatzos	44	6	7	13	–16	52
Pat Price^‡	38	1	11	12	–19	104
Gary Rissling	40	5	4	9	–17	128
Kevin McClelland	38	5	4	9	–18	73
Ron Meighan	41	2	6	8	–10	16
Marc Chorney	67	3	5	8	–30	66
Tony Feltrin	32	3	3	6	–11	40
Pat Graham	20	1	5	6	–6	16
Richard Macleish	6	0	5	5	–5	2
Douglas Lecuyer	12	1	4	5	–2	12
Tim Hrynewich	30	2	3	5	–6	48
Rod Buskas	41	2	2	4	–15	102
Stanley Jonathan^†	19	0	3	3	–8	13
James Hamilton	5	0	2	2	–2	2
Robert Simpson	4	1	0	1	–1	0
George Ferguson^‡	7	0	0	0	–7	2
Rodney Schutt	5	0	0	0	–2	0
Ian Turnbull	6	0	0	0	–3	4
Robert Garner	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bennett Wolf	5	0	0	0	–2	37
Brian Lundberg	1	0	0	0	–1	2
Richard Sutter	4	0	0	0	–2	0
Total		257	427	684	—	1,817

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[3]
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO
Michel Dion	49	2791:00	12	30	4	198	4.26	1511	0.869	0
Denis Herron	31	1707:00	5	18	5	151	5.31	931	0.838	1
Nick Ricci	3	147:00	1	2	0	16	6.53	77	0.792	0
Roberto Romano	3	155:00	0	3	0	18	6.97	96	0.813	0
Total		4800:00	18	53	9	383	4.79	2615	0.854	1

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.

Awards and records

fewest wins in team history (18; broken in 1983–84)
fewest points in team history (45; broken in 1983–84)

Transactions

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1982–83 season:

Trades

September 15, 1982	To Montreal Canadiens 1985 3rd round pick	To Pittsburgh Penguins Denis Herron
October 28, 1982	To Minnesota North Stars George Ferguson 1983 1st round pick	To Pittsburgh Penguins Anders Hakansson Ron Meighan 1983 1st round pick
November 8, 1982	To Boston Bruins cash	To Pittsburgh Penguins Stan Jonathan

Additions and subtractions

Additions
Player	Former team	Via
Marty McSorley	Belleville Bulls (OHL)	free agency (1982-07-30)
Doug Lecuyer	Winnipeg Jets	waiver draft (1982-10-04)
Ian Turnbull	Los Angeles Kings	free agency (1982-10-04)
Phil Bourque	Kingston Canadians (OHL)	free agency (1982-10-04)
Roberto Romano	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)	free agency (1982-12-06)
Darren Lowe	Canadian national team	free agency (1983-02)

Subtractions
Player	New team	Via
Pat Price	Quebec Nordiques	waivers (1982-12-31)

Roster

#	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	NHL Draft	Birthplace
4	Paul Baxter	D	R	27	1975	Winnipeg, Manitoba
15	Patrick Boutette	LW	R	31	1972	Windsor, Ontario
8	Randy Boyd	D	L	21	1980	Coniston, Ontario
22	Michael Bullard	C	L	22	1980	Ottawa, Ontario
7	Rod Buskas	D	R	22	1981	Wetaskiwin, Alberta
25	Randy Carlyle	D	L	27	1976	Sudbury, Ontario
16	Marc Chorney	D	L	23	1979	Sudbury, Ontario
29	Michel Dion	G	R	29	Undrafted	Granby, Quebec
33	Tony Feltrin	D	L	21	1980	Ladysmith, British Columbia
20	Paul Gardner	C	L	27	1976	Fort Erie, Ontario
24	Robert Garner	C	R	24	1978	Weston, Ontario
26	Steve Gatzos	RW	R	21	1981	Toronto, Ontario
24	Pat Graham	LW	R	21	1980	Toronto, Ontario
11	Anders Hakansson	LW	L	27	1976	Munkfors, Sweden
23	James Hamilton	RW	L	26	1977	Barrie, Ontario
32	David Hannan	C	L	21	1981	Sudbury, Ontario
1	Denis Herron	G	L	30	1972	Chambly, Quebec
6	Gregory Hotham	D	R	27	1976	London, Ontario
28	Tim Hrynewich	LW	R	19	1982	Leamington, Ontario
9	Stanley Jonathan	LW	R	27	1975	Ohsweken, Ontario
17	Rick Kehoe	RW	R	31	1971	Windsor, Ontario
23	Douglas Lecuyer	LW	R	25	1978	Wainwright, Alberta
10	Peter Lee	RW	R	27	1976	Ellesmere, Great Britain
2	Brian Lundberg	D	R	22	1980	Burnaby, British Columbia
19	Richard Macleish	C	R	33	1970	Lindsay, Ontario
12	William Malone	C	L	27	1976	Fredericton, New Brunswick
18	Kevin McClelland	RW	R	20	1980	Oshawa, Ontario
5	Ron Meighan	D	R	19	1981	Montreal, Quebec
31	Nick Ricci	G	R	29	1979	Niagara Falls, Ontario
23	Gary Rissling	LW	R	26	Undrafted	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Error in Template:Nts: Fractions are not supported	Roberto Romano	G	R	20	Undrafted	Montreal, Quebec
27	Rodney Schutt	LW	L	26	1976	Bancroft, Ontario
14	Douglas Shedden	C	R	22	1980	Wallaceburg, Ontario
Error in Template:Nts: Fractions are not supported	Robert Simpson	LW	R	26	1976	Caughnawaga, Quebec
34	Andre St. Laurent	C	R	30	1973	Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec
9	Richard Sutter	RW	R	19	1982	Viking, Alberta
7	Ian Turnbull	D	R	29	1973	Montreal, Quebec
3	Bennett Wolf	D	R	23	1979	Kitchener, Ontario

Draft picks

The 1982 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 9, 1982 in Montreal, Quebec.^[4]

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	10	Richard Sutter	Right Wing	Canada	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
2	38	Tim Hrynewich	Left Wing	Canada	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
3	52	Troy Loney	Left Wing	Canada	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
5	94	Grant Sasser	Center	United States	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
7	136	Grant Couture	Defense	Canada	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
8	157	Peter Derksen	Left Wing	Canada	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
9	178	Greg Gravel	Center	Canada	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
10	199	Stu Wenaas	Defense	Canada	Winnipeg Warriors (WHL)
11	220	Chris McCauley	Center	Canada	London Knights (OHL)
12	241	Stanley Bautch	Goaltender		Hibbing H.S. (Minn.)

Farm teams

References

^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
^ "1982–1983 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
^ "1982–1983 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
^ "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL. Retrieved June 27, 2014.

"1982–83 Pittsburgh Penguins Games". Hockey-reference.com. Retrieved 2009-05-06.
Penguins on Hockey Database (Archived 2009-05-13)

External links

[nhl-gd-standings-1] Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.

[2] "1982–1983 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.

[3] "1982–1983 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.

[4] "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL. Retrieved June 27, 2014.

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