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1982–83 WHL season

Junior ice hockey season

Field	Value
title	1982–83 WHL season
league	Western Hockey League
sport	Ice hockey
playoffs	Playoffs
finals_champ	Lethbridge Broncos (1)
finals_runner-up	Portland Winter Hawks
no_of_teams	14
season	Regular season
season_champ_name	Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy
season_champs	Saskatoon Blades (2)
MVP_link	Four Broncos Memorial Trophy
MVP	Mike Vernon (Calgary Wranglers)
top_scorer_link	Bob Clarke Trophy
top_scorer	Dale Derkatch (Regina Pats)
seasonslistnames	WHL
prevseason_year	[1981–82](1981-82-whl-season)
nextseason_year	[1983–84](1983-84-whl-season)

| finals_runner-up = Portland Winter Hawks | finals_runner-up = Oshawa Generals (OHL)

The 1982–83 WHL season was the 17th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Fourteen teams completed a 72-game season. The Saskatoon Blades topped the regular season standings to capture their second Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy. In the playoffs, the Lethbridge Broncos won the President's Cup, defeating the Portland Winter Hawks in the championship series. The Broncos thus earned a berth in the 1983 Memorial Cup tournament. This was the first Memorial Cup to feature a host team as a fourth participant, and that host was the host Winter Hawks. Portland won the tournament, becoming the first American team to win the Memorial Cup title.

The season was the first for the Nanaimo Islanders, after the Billings Bighorns relocated to Vancouver Island prior to the season. In addition, two expansion teams joined the WHL: the Prince Albert Raiders and the Kelowna Wings.

Team changes

The Billings Bighorns are relocated to Nanaimo, British Columbia, becoming the Nanaimo Islanders.
The Kelowna Wings join the WHL as an expansion team.
The Prince Albert Raiders join the WHL as an expansion team.

Regular season

Final standings

East Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
x Saskatoon Blades	72	52	19	1	105	467	303
x Regina Pats	72	48	24	0	96	397	281
x Calgary Wranglers	72	44	26	2	90	353	258
x Winnipeg Warriors	72	42	30	0	84	347	321
x Lethbridge Broncos	72	38	31	3	79	284	271
x Medicine Hat Tigers	72	37	34	1	75	345	338
Brandon Wheat Kings	72	21	51	0	42	327	460
Prince Albert Raiders	72	16	55	1	33	312	455

West Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
x Portland Winter Hawks	72	50	22	0	100	495	387
x Victoria Cougars	72	47	24	1	95	444	335
x Kamloops Junior Oilers	72	46	26	0	92	461	356
x Seattle Breakers	72	24	47	1	49	319	418
Nanaimo Islanders	72	20	51	1	41	357	487
Kelowna Wings	72	12	57	3	27	299	531

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Dale Derkatch	Regina Pats	67	84	95	179	62
Dean Evason	Kamloops Junior Oilers	70	71	93	164	102
Kelly Glowa	Brandon Wheat Kings	68	71	92	163	87
Roger Kortko	Saskatoon Blades	72	62	99	161	79
Ken Yaremchuk	Portland Winter Hawks	66	51	109	160	76
Randy Heath	Portland Winter Hawks	72	82	69	151	52
Jim McGeough	Nanaimo Islanders	72	76	56	132	126
Mark Morrison	Victoria Cougars	58	55	75	130	54
Dan Hodgson	Prince Albert Raiders	72	56	74	130	66
Darren Boyko	Winnipeg Warriors	72	49	81	130	8

1983 WHL Playoffs

First round

Saskatoon earned a bye
Regina earned a bye
Calgary defeated Medicine Hat 3 games to 2
Lethbridge defeated Winnipeg 3 games to 0

Division semi-finals

Calgary defeated Regina 4 games to 1
Lethbridge defeated Saskatoon 4 games to 2
Portland defeated Seattle 4 games to 0
Victoria defeated Kamloops 4 games to 3

Division finals

Lethbridge defeated Calgary 4 games to 2
Portland defeated Victoria 4 games to 1

WHL Championship

Lethbridge defeated Portland 4 games to 1

WHL awards

Regular season champions - Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy: Saskatoon Blades

All-Star teams

First Team	Second Team
Goal	Mike Vernon
Defense	Gary Leeman
Mike Heidt	Calgary Wranglers
Center	Dale Derkatch
Left Wing	Randy Heath
Right Wing	Rich Chernomaz

References

2005–06 WHL Guide

before = 1981–82 WHL season | after = 1983–84 WHL season | title = WHL seasons | years = |

References

Lapp, Richard. (1997). "The Memorial Cup: Canada's National Junior Hockey Championship". Harbour Publishing.

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