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1982–83 Calgary Flames season
NHL team season
NHL team season
| Field | Value |
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| League | NHL |
| Season | 1982–83 |
| year | 1982 |
| Team | Calgary Flames |
| Conference | Campbell |
| ConferenceRank | 4th |
| Division | Smythe |
| DivisionRank | 2nd |
| Record | 32–34–14 |
| HomeRecord | 21–12–7 |
| RoadRecord | 11–22–7 |
| GoalsFor | 321 |
| GoalsAgainst | 317 |
| GeneralManager | Cliff Fletcher |
| Coach | Bob Johnson |
| Captain | Phil Russell |
| AltCaptain | None |
| Arena | Stampede Corral |
| Attendance | 7,242 |
| GoalsLeader | Lanny McDonald (66) |
| AssistsLeader | Guy Chouinard (59) |
| PointsLeader | Kent Nilsson (104) |
| PIMLeader | Doug Risebrough (138) |
| WinsLeader | Rejean Lemelin and Don Edwards (16) |
| GAALeader | Rejean Lemelin (3.61) |
The 1982–83 Calgary Flames season was the third season in Calgary and 11th for the Flames franchise in the National Hockey League (NHL). Despite finishing the season below .500, the Flames had their best ever finish in the division standings, placing second in the Smythe Division. In the playoffs, Calgary was able to avenge the previous season's defeat at the hands of the Vancouver Canucks by knocking off Vancouver in four games. In the second round, the Flames met up with their provincial rivals, the Edmonton Oilers, for the first time. The series would not be close, as Edmonton powered past Calgary in five games, including humiliating 10–2 and 9–1 victories over the Flames.
"Badger" Bob Johnson replaced Al MacNeil as the team's head coach prior to the season. Johnson would go on to coach 400 games with the Flames, and win 193 games in five seasons, both of which remain Flames records. Johnson would later gain election into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992.
Lanny McDonald, in his first full season in Calgary, had a career year, battling Wayne Gretzky for the scoring lead all season long. McDonald finished the season five goals behind Gretzky, but his mark of 66 remains a Flames record. McDonald was the Flames representative at the 1983 All-Star Game, and was awarded the Bill Masterton Trophy for perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to the game.
Regular season
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Schedule and results
|- | 1 || October 5 || Calgary || 5 – 7 || Edmonton || || 0–1–0 || 0 |- | 2 || October 7 || NY Islanders || 5 – 4 || Calgary || || 0–2–0 || 0 |- | 3 || October 9 || Calgary || 1 – 3 || Los Angeles || || 0–3–0 || 0 |- | 4 || October 12 || Edmonton || 4 – 9 || Calgary || || 1–3–0 || 2 |- | 5 || October 14 || Detroit || 4 – 6 || Calgary || || 2–3–0 || 4 |- | 6 || October 16 || Calgary || 4 – 8 || Minnesota || || 2–4–0 || 4 |- | 7 || October 17 || Calgary || 5 – 5 || Winnipeg || OT || 2–4–1 || 5 |- | 8 || October 19 || Boston || 3 – 1 || Calgary || || 2–5–1 || 5 |- | 9 || October 21 || Hartford || 3 – 10 || Calgary || || 3–5–1 || 7 |- | 10 || October 23 || Calgary || 5 – 5 || Toronto || OT || 3–5–2 || 8 |- | 11 || October 26 || Calgary || 2 – 7 || NY Islanders || || 3–6–2 || 8 |- | 12 || October 27 || Calgary || 4 – 7 || NY Rangers || || 3–7–2 || 8 |- | 13 || October 30 || Calgary || 4 – 1 || Pittsburgh || || 4–7–2 || 10
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Playoffs
|- | 1 || April 6 || Vancouver || 3 – 4 || Calgary || OT || Calgary leads 1–0 |- | 2 || April 7 || Vancouver || 3 – 5 || Calgary || || Calgary leads 2–0 |- | 3 || April 9 || Calgary || 4 – 5 || Vancouver || || Calgary leads 2–1 |- | 4 || April 10 || Calgary || 4 – 3 || Vancouver || OT || Calgary wins 3–1
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Player statistics
Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
| Regular season | Playoffs | Player | # | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kent Nilsson | 14 | 80 | 46 | 58 | 104 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 2 | |||||
| Lanny McDonald | 9 | 80 | **66** | 32 | 98 | 90 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 19 | |||||
| Paul Reinhart | 23 | 78 | 17 | 58 | 75 | 28 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 2 | |||||
| Guy Chouinard | 7 | 80 | 13 | 59 | 72 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 4 | |||||
| Doug Risebrough | 8 | 71 | 21 | 37 | 58 | 138 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 18 | |||||
| Mel Bridgman | 26 | 79 | 19 | 31 | 50 | 103 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 33 | |||||
| Kari Eloranta | 20 | 80 | 4 | 40 | 44 | 43 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 17 | |||||
| Jim Peplinski | 24 | 80 | 15 | 26 | 41 | 134 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 45 | |||||
| Kevin LaVallee | 15 | 60 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |||||
| Jamie Hislop | 17 | 79 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 17 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||||
| Phil Russell | 5 | 78 | 13 | 18 | 31 | 112 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 24 | |||||
| Eddy Beers | 27 | 41 | 11 | 15 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 27 | |||||
| Dave Hindmarch | 18 | 60 | 11 | 12 | 23 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| Jim Jackson | 16 | 48 | 8 | 12 | 20 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||
| Steve Christoff | 11 | 45 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Richie Dunn | 6 | 80 | 3 | 11 | 14 | 47 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |||||
| Carl Mokosak | 10 | 41 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 87 | – | – | – | – | - | |||||
| Kari Jalonen | 21 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||||
| Greg Meredith | 25 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | |||||
| Charlie Bourgeois | 2 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 21 | – | – | – | – | - | |||||
| Jamie Macoun | 34 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | |||||
| Rejean Lemelin | 31 | 39 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Al MacInnis | 22 | 14 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 | – | – | – | – | - | |||||
| Pierre Rioux | 32 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | – | – | – | – | - | |||||
| Denis Cyr‡ | 12 | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | – | - | |||||
| Tim Hunter | 19 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 54 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 70 | |||||
| Pat Ribble | 28 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 18 | – | – | – | – | - | |||||
| Don Edwards | 1 | 39 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Mike Vernon | 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | - | |||||
| Howard Walker | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | – | – | – | – | - | |||||
| Tim Harrer | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | – | – | – | – | - | |||||
| Gord Hampson | 27 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | – | – | – | – | - | |||||
| Tim Bernhardt | 29 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | - |
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Calgary. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.
‡Traded mid-season.
Bold denotes franchise record.
Goaltenders
Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average
| Regular season | Playoffs | Player | # | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | GAA | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rejean Lemelin | 31 | 39 | 2211 | 16 | 12 | 8 | 133 | 0 | 3.61 | 7 | 327 | 3 | 3 | 27 | 0 | 4.95 | |||||
| Don Edwards | 1 | 39 | 1109 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 148 | 1 | 4.02 | 5 | 226 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 | 5.84 | |||||
| Tim Bernhardt | 29 | 6 | 280 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 4.50 | – | – | – | – | – | – | -.-- | |||||
| Mike Vernon | 30 | 2 | 100 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 6.60 | – | – | – | – | – | – | -.-- |
Transactions
The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1982–83 season.
Trades
| December 2, 1982 | To Calgary Flames Yves Courteau | To Detroit Red WingsBob Francis |
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Free agents
| W Colin Patterson | Clarkson College (NCAA) |
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| LW Gary McAdam | Buffalo Sabres |
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Draft picks
Main article: List of Calgary Flames draft picks
Calgary's picks at the 1982 NHL entry draft, held in Montreal.
| Rnd | Pick | Player | Nationality | Position | Team (league) | NHL statistics | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
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| 2 | 29 | Dave Reierson | Canada | D | Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2 | 37 | Richard Kromm | Canada | LW | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | 372 | 70 | 103 | 173 | 138 | |
| 3 | 51 | Jim Laing | United States | D | Clarkson University (ECAC) | ||||||
| 4 | 65 | Dave Meszaros | Canada | G | Toronto Marlboros (OHL) | ||||||
| 4 | 72 | Mark Lamb | Canada | C | Billings Bighorns (WHL) | 403 | 46 | 100 | 146 | 291 | |
| 5 | 93 | Lou Kiriakou | Canada | D | Toronto Marlboros (OHL) | ||||||
| 6 | 114 | Jeff Vaive | Canada | C | Ottawa 67's (OHL) | ||||||
| 6 | 118 | Mats Kihlstrom | Sweden | D | N/A | ||||||
| 7 | 135 | Brad Ramsden | Canada | C | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | ||||||
| 8 | 156 | Roy Myllari | Canada | D | Cornwall Royals (OHL) | ||||||
| 9 | 177 | Ted Pearson | Canada | F | University of Wisconsin–Madison (WCHA) | ||||||
| 10 | 198 | Jim Uens | Canada | C | Oshawa Generals (OHL) | ||||||
| 11 | 219 | Rick Erdall | United States | C | University of Minnesota (WCHA) | ||||||
| 12 | 240 | Dale Thompson | Canada | RW | Calgary Wranglers (WHL) |
References
- Player stats: 2007–08 Calgary Flames Media Guide, p. 129.
- Game log: 2007–08 Calgary Flames Media Guide, p. 141.
- Team standings: 1982–83 NHL standings @hockeydb.com
- Trades: Individual player pages at hockeydb.com
References
- Year-by-year results, ''2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide'', p. 106.
- Head Coaches, ''2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide'', p. 103.
- [http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/LegendsMember.jsp?mem=b199202&page=bio#photo Bob Johnson profile] at [http://www.legendsofhockey.net http://www.legendsofhockey.net], accessed December 16, 2007.
- 1982–83 season, ''2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide'', p. 129.
- All-Star selections, ''2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide'', p. 22.
- [http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SilverwareTrophyWinner.jsp?tro=BMT&year=1982–83 Bill Masterton Trophy winner] at [http://www.legendsofhockey.net http://www.legendsofhockey.net], accessed December 16, 2007.
- "1982-83 Calgary Flames Schedule".
- [http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/draft/teams/dr000043.html Calgary Flames draft history], hockeydb.com, accessed December 16, 2007.
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