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1982–83 Philadelphia Flyers season
NHL hockey team season
NHL hockey team season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| League | NHL |
| Season | 1982–83 |
| year | 1982 |
| Team | Philadelphia Flyers |
| Conference | Wales |
| ConferenceRank | 2nd |
| Division | Patrick |
| DivisionRank | 1st |
| Record | 49–23–8 |
| HomeRecord | 29–8–3 |
| RoadRecord | 20–15–5 |
| GoalsFor | 326 (6th) |
| GoalsAgainst | 240 (3rd) |
| GeneralManager | Keith Allen |
| Coach | Bob McCammon |
| Captain | Bill Barber (Oct.–Jan.) |
| Bobby Clarke (Jan.–Apr.) | |
| AltCaptain | None |
| Arena | Spectrum |
| Attendance | 16,847 |
| MinorLeague | Maine Mariners |
| Toledo Goaldiggers | |
| GoalsLeader | Darryl Sittler (43) |
| AssistsLeader | Bobby Clarke (62) |
| PointsLeader | Bobby Clarke (85) |
| PIMLeader | Glen Cochrane (237) |
| PlusMinusLeader | Mark Howe (+47) |
| WinsLeader | Pelle Lindbergh (23) |
| GAALeader | Bob Froese (2.52) |
| DivisionWin | Yes |
Bobby Clarke (Jan.–Apr.) Toledo Goaldiggers The 1982–83 Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers' 16th season in the National Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the Patrick Division Semifinals to the New York Rangers in three games.
Off-season
Mark Howe, son of hockey legend Gordie Howe and a star defenseman in his own right, was acquired via a trade with the Hartford Whalers prior to the season.
Regular season
Howe immediately became the team's best defenseman garnering 67 points and a +47 in 76 games. Midway through the season, Bob McCammon replaced Barber as captain with Bobby Clarke. Clarke led the team in points and Brian Propp and Sittler scored 40 goals each as the Flyers won a Patrick Division title with 106 points.
Season standings
Record vs. opponents
Playoffs
For the second consecutive year, the Flyers were eliminated by the Rangers in the first round, this time in a three-game sweep. They allowed a total of 18 goals in the three games.
Schedule and results
Regular season
|- | 1 || October 7 || 9–5 || align="left"| Quebec Nordiques || St. Croix || 1–0–0 || 2 || |- | 2 || October 9 || 3–2 || align="left"| @ Washington Capitals || St. Croix || 2–0–0 || 4 || |- | 3 || October 10 || 6–4 || align="left"| Washington Capitals || St. Croix || 3–0–0 || 6 || |- | 4 || October 13 || 2–5 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers || St. Croix || 3–1–0 || 6 || |- | 5 || October 14 || 4–2 || align="left"| Buffalo Sabres || St. Croix || 4–1–0 || 8 || |- | 6 || October 16 || 4–3 || align="left"| @ Quebec Nordiques || St. Croix || 5–1–0 || 10 || |- | 7 || October 18 || 1–3 || align="left"| @ New Jersey Devils || St. Croix || 5–2–0 || 10 || |- | 8 || October 21 || 1–2 || align="left"| Montreal Canadiens || St. Croix || 5–3–0 || 10 || |- | 9 || October 23 || 2–4 || align="left"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins || St. Croix || 5–4–0 || 10 || |- | 10 || October 24 || 7–4 || align="left"| Detroit Red Wings || St. Croix || 6–4–0 || 12 || |- | 11 || October 28 || 9–2 || align="left"| Pittsburgh Penguins || Lindbergh || 7–4–0 || 14 || |- | 12 || October 30 || 2–3 || align="left"| @ Minnesota North Stars || Lindbergh || 7–5–0 || 14 || |- | 13 || October 31 || 3–2 || align="left"| @ Winnipeg Jets || St. Croix || 8–5–0 || 16 ||
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|- | 1 || April 5 || 3–5 || align="left"| New York Rangers || Lindbergh || Rangers lead 1–0 || |- | 2 || April 7 || 3–4 || align="left"| New York Rangers || Lindbergh || Rangers lead 2–0 || |- | 3 || April 9 || 3–9 || align="left"| @ New York Rangers || Lindbergh || Rangers win 3–0 ||
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Player statistics
Scoring
- Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
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- = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.*
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- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.*
| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Playoffs | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | C | 80 | 23 | 62 | 85 | 37 | 115 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 27 | C | 80 | 43 | 40 | 83 | 17 | 60 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −4 | 4 | |||
| 26 | LW | 80 | 40 | 42 | 82 | 35 | 72 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −4 | 8 | |||
| 2 | D | 76 | 20 | 47 | 67 | 47 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 4 | |||
| 11 | RW | 73 | 29 | 31 | 60 | 3 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 | |||
| 7 | LW | 66 | 27 | 33 | 60 | 17 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −4 | 2 | |||
| 19 | RW | 67 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 30 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 12 | |||
| 23 | LW | 61 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | |||
| 17 | RW | 77 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 18 | 178 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 6 | |||
| 18 | C | 78 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 20 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |||
| 9 | D | 80 | 4 | 33 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 0 | |||
| 15 | LW | 61 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 | |||
| 3 | D | 62 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 3 | 92 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | |||
| 25 | C | 58 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 10 | D | 79 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||
| 29 | D | 77 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 42 | 237 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 4 | |||
| 12 | RW | 24 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 22 | RW | 53 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 10 | |||||||||
| 24 | D | 35 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 8 | D | 68 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 0 | |||
| 5 | D | 57 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 12 | |||
| 13 | RW | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||
| 31 | G | 40 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| 21 | RW | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −6 | 4 | |||||||||
| 20 | C | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 | |||
| 34 | LW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 14 | C | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||
| 35 | G | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||
| 6 | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 32 | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 5 | |||||||||
| 32 | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | |||||||||
| 33 | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 30 | G | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 34 | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending
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- = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.*
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- = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.*
| No. | Player | Regular season | Playoffs | GP | GS | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | GS | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI |
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| 31 | Pelle Lindbergh | 40 | 39 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 1053 | 116 | 2.99 | .890 | 3 | 2,329 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 85 | 18 | 6.10 | .788 | 0 | 177 | ||
| 35 | Bob Froese | 25 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 569 | 59 | 2.52 | .896 | 4 | 1,405 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 30 | Rick St. Croix | 16 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 431 | 54 | 3.45 | .875 | 0 | 938 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 33 | Michel Larocque | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 8 | 4.00 | .857 | 0 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and records
Awards
| Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref | League | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (annual) | League | |||||||||
| (in-season) | Team | Miscellaneous | ||||||||
| Frank J. Selke Trophy | Bobby Clarke | |||||||||
| NHL All-Rookie Team | Pelle Lindbergh (Goaltender) | |||||||||
| NHL first All-Star team | Mark Howe (Defense) | |||||||||
| [NHL All-Star Game](35th-national-hockey-league-all-star-game) selection | Mark Howe | |||||||||
| Pelle Lindbergh | ||||||||||
| Darryl Sittler | ||||||||||
| NHL Player of the Month | Bob Froese (January) | |||||||||
| NHL Player of the Week | Bobby Clarke (January 3) | |||||||||
| Bob Froese (February 21) | ||||||||||
| Barry Ashbee Trophy | Mark Howe | url=http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/taward.cgi | title=Flyers History – Team Awards | work=P.Anson | accessdate=August 7, 2015}} | |||||
| Class Guy Award | Mark Howe | |||||||||
| Viking Award | Pelle Lindbergh |
Records
Among the team records set during the 1982–83 season was the 31 seconds it took to score the fastest two goals from the start of a period on October 28, which is tied for the team record. Goaltender Pelle Lindbergh set three consecutive wins records. From December 22 to February 10, Lindbergh won nine consecutive games, which is tied for the team record among all goalies and the record for rookie goaltenders. His eight consecutive road wins from December 22 to March 3 is also the team record. The team's eight consecutive road wins from December 22 to January 16 is the longest in team history. Brian Propp's twelve game-winning goals on the season is tied for the team record.
Milestones
| Milestone | Player | Date | Ref | First game | 1000th game played | 1000th point | |||
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| Miroslav Dvorak | October 7, 1982 | ||||||||
| Ron Sutter | November 28, 1982 | ||||||||
| Ross Fitzpatrick | December 5, 1982 | ||||||||
| Bob Froese | January 8, 1983 | ||||||||
| Andy Brickley | March 10, 1983 | ||||||||
| Dave Brown | March 12, 1983 | ||||||||
| Dave Poulin | April 2, 1983 | ||||||||
| Bobby Clarke | October 23, 1982 | url=http://www.flyershistory.com/cgi-bin/nhlmile.cgi | title=Flyers History – All-Time Milestone Award Winners | publisher=P.Anson | accessdate=August 15, 2015}} | ||||
| Darryl Sittler | January 20, 1983 |
Transactions
The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 17, 1982, the day after the deciding game of the 1982 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 17, 1983, the day of the deciding game of the 1983 Stanley Cup Finals.
Trades
| Date | Details | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| To Philadelphia Flyers | To [Boston Bruins](1982-83-boston-bruins-season) | |
| To Philadelphia Flyers | To [Hartford Whalers](1982-83-hartford-whalers-season) | |
| To Philadelphia Flyers | To [Edmonton Oilers](1982-83-edmonton-oilers-season) | |
| To Philadelphia Flyers | To [Toronto Maple Leafs](1982-83-toronto-maple-leafs-season) |
Players acquired
| Date | Player | Former team | Via | Ref | ||||
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| John Paddock | ||||||||
| Dave Poulin |
Players lost
| Date | Player | New team | Via | Ref | N/A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Dailey | |||||||||
| Reggie Leach | Detroit Red Wings | ||||||||
| Reid Bailey | Edmonton Oilers | ||||||||
| Al Hill | Edmonton Oilers | ||||||||
| Gary Morrison | |||||||||
| Mike Busniuk | SG Brunico (Serie A) | ||||||||
| Bob Hoffmeyer | Edmonton Oilers | ||||||||
| Jimmy Watson | |||||||||
| Fred Arthur |
Signings
| Date | Player | Term | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Villeneuve | multi-year | url=http://www.upi.com/Archives/1982/05/24/The-Philadelphia-Flyers-have-signed-defensemen-Taras-Zytynsky-and/7491391060800/ | title=The Philadelphia Flyers have signed defensemen Taras Zytynsky and... | agency=UPI | date=May 24, 1982 | accessdate=August 5, 2015}} | |
| Taras Zytynsky | multi-year | ||||||
| Len Hachborn | 3-year | ||||||
| Miroslav Dvorak | multi-year | ||||||
| Ron Sutter | multi-year |
Draft picks
Philadelphia's picks at the 1982 NHL entry draft, which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, on June 9, 1982.
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) | Notes |
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| 1 | 4 | Ron Sutter | Center | Canada | Lethbridge Broncos (WHL) | |
| 3 | 46 | Miroslav Dvorak | Defense | Czechoslovakia | HC České Budějovice (CZE) | |
| 47 | Bill Campbell | Defense | Canada | Montreal Juniors (QMJHL) | ||
| 4 | 77 | Michael Hjalm | Wing | Sweden | Modo Hockey (Elitserien) | |
| 5 | 98 | Todd Bergen | Forward | Canada | Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL) | |
| 6 | 119 | Ron Hextall | Goaltender | Canada | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | |
| 7 | 140 | Dave Brown | Forward | Canada | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) | |
| 8 | 161 | Alain Lavigne | Right wing | Canada | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) | |
| 9 | 182 | Magnus Roupe | Left wing | Sweden | Färjestad BK (Elitserien) | |
| 10 | 203 | Tom Allen | Goaltender | United States | Michigan Tech University (WCHA) | |
| 11 | 224 | Rick Gal | Forward | Canada | Lethbridge Broncos (WHL) | |
| 12 | 245 | Mark Vichorek | Defense | United States | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) |
Farm teams
The Flyers were affiliated with the Maine Mariners of the AHL and the Toledo Goaldiggers of the IHL.
Notes
References
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