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1981–82 Toronto Maple Leafs season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1981–82 |
| year | 1981 |
| Team | Toronto Maple Leafs |
| Conference | Campbell |
| ConferenceRank | 9th |
| Division | Norris |
| DivisionRank | 5th |
| Record | 20–44–16 |
| HomeRecord | 12–20–8 |
| RoadRecord | 8–24–8 |
| GoalsFor | 298 |
| GoalsAgainst | 380 |
| GeneralManager | Gerry McNamara |
| Coach | Mike Nykoluk |
| Captain | Darryl Sittler (Oct-Jan) |
| Rick Vaive (Jan-Apr) | |
| AltCaptain | None |
| Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens |
| MinorLeague | Cincinnati Tigers (CHL) |
| GoalsLeader | Rick Vaive (54) |
| AssistsLeader | Bill Derlago (50) |
| PointsLeader | Rick Vaive (89) |
| PIMLeader | Bob McGill (263) |
| WinsLeader | Michel Larocque |
| Vincent Tremblay (10) | |
| GAALeader | Vincent Tremblay (4.52) |
Rick Vaive (Jan-Apr) Vincent Tremblay (10)
The 1981–82 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the Toronto Maple Leafs 65th season of the franchise, 55th season as the Maple Leafs. The Maple Leafs missed the playoffs for the first time since the 1972–73 season.
Offseason
NHL draft
| Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Jim Benning | Canada | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | |
| 2 | 24 | Gary Yaremchuk | Canada | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | |
| 3 | 55 | Ernie Godden | Canada | Windsor Spitfires (OMJHL) | |
| 5 | 90 | Normand Lefrancois | Canada | Trois-Rivières Draveurs (QMJHL) | |
| 5 | 102 | Barry Brigley | Canada | Calgary Wranglers (WHL) | |
| 7 | 132 | Andrew Wright | Canada | Peterborough Petes (OMJHL) | |
| 8 | 153 | Richard Turmel | Canada | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) | |
| 9 | 174 | Greg Barber | Canada | Victoria Cougars (WHL) | |
| 10 | 195 | Marc Magnan | Canada | Lethbridge Broncos (WHL) |
Regular season
Final standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- |1||W||October 6, 1981||6–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1981–82) ||1–0–0 |- |2||T||October 8, 1981||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1981–82) ||1–0–1 |- |3||W||October 10, 1981||9–8 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1981–82) ||2–0–1 |- |4||L||October 14, 1981||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1981–82) ||2–1–1 |- |5||L||October 17, 1981||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1981–82) ||2–2–1 |- |6||T||October 21, 1981||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Colorado Rockies (1981–82) ||2–2–2 |- |7||L||October 23, 1981||2–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1981–82) ||2–3–2 |- |8||L||October 24, 1981||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1981–82) ||2–4–2 |- |9||L||October 27, 1981||5–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1981–82) ||2–5–2 |- |10||W||October 28, 1981||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1981–82) ||3–5–2 |- |11||L||October 31, 1981||5–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Winnipeg Jets (1981–82) ||3–6–2
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Player statistics
Regular season
;Scoring
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RW | 77 | 54 | 35 | 89 | 157 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 6 | |
| C | 75 | 34 | 50 | 84 | 42 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2 | |
| RW | 69 | 18 | 40 | 58 | 203 | -21 | 6 | 1 | 1 | |
| RW | 69 | 31 | 26 | 57 | 30 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 | |
| D | 69 | 12 | 44 | 56 | 170 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 72 | 9 | 41 | 50 | 67 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | |
| LW | 72 | 25 | 24 | 49 | 39 | -18 | 4 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 38 | 18 | 20 | 38 | 24 | -14 | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
| RW | 55 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 37 | -11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| RW/C | 65 | 17 | 16 | 33 | 49 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| D | 74 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 46 | -27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 54 | 9 | 19 | 28 | 150 | -3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| C | 43 | 14 | 12 | 26 | 22 | -16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 44 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 71 | -11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 57 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 32 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| LW | 38 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 29 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 68 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 263 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 10 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 31 | -7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| C | 39 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 32 | -7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| RW | 43 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 14 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 11 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 64 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 186 | -26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 7 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 10 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 13 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D/LW | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 50 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 18 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 20 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| C | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 27 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 67 | -13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 40 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| D | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
;Goaltending
| Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2647 | 50 | 10 | 24 | 8 | 207 | 4.69 | 0 | |
| 2033 | 40 | 10 | 18 | 8 | 153 | 4.52 | 1 | |
| 120 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 6.50 | 0 | |
| **Team:** | 4800 | 80 | 20 | 44 | 16 | 373 | 4.66 | 1 |
Transactions
The Maple Leafs have been involved in the following transactions during the 1981–82 season.
Trades
| March 9, 1982 | To Quebec NordiquesWilf Paiement | To Toronto Maple LeafsMiroslav Frycer |
|---|---|---|
| 7th round pick in [1982](1982-nhl-entry-draft) – Jeff Triano |
Waivers
| February 19, 1982 | From Los Angeles KingsTrevor Johansen |
|---|
Free agents
| Bob Manno | Vancouver Canucks |
|---|
| Tim Coulis | Vancouver Canucks |
|---|
|}
References
References
- "1981 NHL Entry Draft". HockeyDB.com.
- "1981-82 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule".
- "1981-82 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics – Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com.
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