1982–83 Calgary Flames season
1982–83 Calgary Flames | |
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Division | 2nd Smythe |
Conference | 4th Campbell |
1982–83 record | 32–34–14 |
Home record | 21–12–7 |
Road record | 11–22–7 |
Goals for | 321 (T-7th in NHL) |
Goals against | 317 (13th) |
Team information | |
General manager | Cliff Fletcher |
Coach | Bob Johnson |
Captain | Phil Russell |
Alternate captains | None |
Arena | Stampede Corral |
Average attendance | 7,242 |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Lanny McDonald (66) |
Assists | Guy Chouinard (59) |
Points | Kent Nilsson (104) |
Penalty minutes | Doug Risebrough (138) |
Wins | Rejean Lemelin and Don Edwards (16) |
Goals against average | 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. Despite finishing the season below .500, the Flames had their best ever finish in the division standings, placing second in the Smythe Division.[1] 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.[2] Johnson would later gain election into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1992.[3]
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.[4] McDonald was the Flames representative at the 1983 All-Star Game,[5] and was awarded the Bill Masterton Trophy for perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to the game.[6]
Regular season
[edit]Season standings
[edit]GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Edmonton Oilers | 80 | 47 | 21 | 12 | 424 | 315 | 106 |
Calgary Flames | 80 | 32 | 34 | 14 | 321 | 316 | 78 |
Vancouver Canucks | 80 | 30 | 35 | 15 | 303 | 309 | 75 |
Winnipeg Jets | 80 | 33 | 39 | 8 | 311 | 333 | 74 |
Los Angeles Kings | 80 | 27 | 41 | 12 | 308 | 365 | 66 |
[7]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.
Record vs. opponents
[edit]Smythe Division record vs. opponents
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Vs. Campbell Conference[edit]
Vs. Wales Conference
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Schedule and results
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October: 4–7–2 (home: 3–2–0; road: 1–5–2)
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November: 5–6–3 (home: 3–2–1; road: 2–4–2)
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December: 5–7–2 (home: 2–4–2; road: 3–3–0)
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January: 7–5–0 (home: 4–1–0; road: 2–4–0)
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February: 5–5–2 (home: 5–1–2; road: 0–4–0)
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March: 6–4–4 (home: 4–2–2; road: 2–2–2)
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April: 0–0–1 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–1)
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Playoffs
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Smythe Division Semifinals vs. Vancouver Canucks – Flames win 3–1
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Smythe Division Finals vs. Edmonton Oilers – Oilers win 4–1
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Legend: Win Loss |
Player statistics
[edit]Skaters
[edit]Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes
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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
[edit]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
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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
[edit]The Flames were involved in the following transactions during the 1982–83 season.
Trades
[edit]May 29, 1982 | To Calgary Flames Richie Dunn Don Edwards 2nd round pick in 1982 entry draft (Richard Kromm) 1st round pick in 1983 entry draft (Dan Quinn) |
To Buffalo Sabres 1st round pick in 1982 entry draft (Paul Cyr) 2nd round pick in 1982 entry draft (Jens Johansson) 1st round pick in 1983 entry draft (Normand Lacombe) 2nd round pick in 1983 entry draft (John Tucker) |
June 2, 1982 | To Calgary Flames Kari Eloranta |
To St. Louis Blues Future Considerations |
June 7, 1982 | To Calgary Flames Steve Christoff Bill Nyrop 2nd round pick in 1982 entry draft (Dave Reierson) |
To Minnesota North Stars Willi Plett 4th round pick in 1983 entry draft (Dusan Pasek) |
June 7, 1982 | To Calgary Flames Howard Walker George White 6th round pick in 1982 entry draft (Mats Kihlström) 3rd round pick in 1983 entry draft (Perry Berezan) 4th round pick in 1984 entry draft (Paul Ranheim) |
To Washington Capitals Ken Houston Pat Riggin |
September 11, 1982 | To Calgary Flames Doug Risebrough 2nd round pick in 1983 entry draft (traded to Minnesota North Stars; North Stars selected Frank Musil) |
To Montreal Canadiens Washington Capitals' 2nd round pick in 1983 entry draft (Todd Francis) 3rd round pick in 1984 entry draft (Graeme Bonar) |
November 8, 1982 | To Calgary Flames rights to Carey Wilson |
To Chicago Black Hawks Denis Cyr |
December 2, 1982 | To Calgary Flames Yves Courteau |
To Detroit Red Wings Bob Francis |
Free agents
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Draft picks
[edit]Calgary's picks at the 1982 NHL entry draft, held in Montreal.[10]
Rnd | Pick | Player | Nationality | Position | Team (league) | NHL statistics | ||||
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GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||||||
2 | 29 | Dave Reierson | ![]() |
D | Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 37 | Richard Kromm | ![]() |
LW | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) | 372 | 70 | 103 | 173 | 138 |
3 | 51 | Jim Laing | ![]() |
D | Clarkson University (ECAC) | |||||
4 | 65 | Dave Meszaros | ![]() |
G | Toronto Marlboros (OHL) | |||||
4 | 72 | Mark Lamb | ![]() |
C | Billings Bighorns (WHL) | 403 | 46 | 100 | 146 | 291 |
5 | 93 | Lou Kiriakou | ![]() |
D | Toronto Marlboros (OHL) | |||||
6 | 114 | Jeff Vaive | ![]() |
C | Ottawa 67's (OHL) | |||||
6 | 118 | Mats Kihlstrom | ![]() |
D | N/A | |||||
7 | 135 | Brad Ramsden | ![]() |
C | Peterborough Petes (OHL) | |||||
8 | 156 | Roy Myllari | ![]() |
D | Cornwall Royals (OHL) | |||||
9 | 177 | Ted Pearson | ![]() |
F | University of Wisconsin–Madison (WCHA) | |||||
10 | 198 | Jim Uens | ![]() |
C | Oshawa Generals (OHL) | |||||
11 | 219 | Rick Erdall | ![]() |
C | University of Minnesota (WCHA) | |||||
12 | 240 | Dale Thompson | ![]() |
RW | Calgary Wranglers (WHL) |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- 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
- ^ Year-by-year results, 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, p. 106.
- ^ Head Coaches, 2006–07 Calgary Flames Media Guide, p. 103.
- ^ Bob Johnson profile at 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.
- ^ Bill Masterton Trophy winner at http://www.legendsofhockey.net, accessed December 16, 2007.
- ^ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
- ^ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
- ^ a b "1982-83 Calgary Flames Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved March 24, 2025.
- ^ Calgary Flames draft history, hockeydb.com, accessed December 16, 2007.