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1982–83 Philadelphia Flyers
Patrick Division champions
Division1st Patrick
Conference2nd Wales
1982–83 record49–23–8
Home record29–8–3
Road record20–15–5
Goals for326 (6th)
Goals against240 (3rd)
Team information
President Robert Butera
General manager Keith Allen
Coach Bob McCammon
Captain Bill Barber [a]
Bobby Clarke [a]
Alternate captainsNone [b]
Arena Spectrum
Average attendance16,847 [2]
Minor league affiliate(s) Maine Mariners
Toledo Goaldiggers
Team leaders
Goals Darryl Sittler (43)
AssistsBobby Clarke (62)
PointsBobby Clarke (85)
Penalty minutes Glen Cochrane (237)
Plus/minus Mark Howe (+47)
Wins Pelle Lindbergh (23)
Goals against average Bob Froese (2.52)
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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. [1] 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

Patrick Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Philadelphia Flyers 80 49 23 8 326 240 106
New York Islanders 80 42 26 12 302 226 96
Washington Capitals 80 39 25 16 306 283 94
New York Rangers 80 35 35 10 306 287 80
New Jersey Devils 80 17 49 14 230 338 48
Pittsburgh Penguins 80 18 53 9 250 394 45

[3]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

Patrick Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Campbell Conference


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

1982–83 regular season [5]
October: 8–5–0, 16 points (home: 5–1–0; road: 3–4–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
1 October 7 Quebec Nordiques 9–5 1–0–0 2 Recap
2 October 9 @ Washington Capitals 3–2 2–0–0 4 Recap
3 October 10 Washington Capitals 6–4 3–0–0 6 Recap
4 October 13 @ New York Rangers 2–5 3–1–0 6 Recap
5 October 14 Buffalo Sabres 4–2 4–1–0 8 Recap
6 October 16 @ Quebec Nordiques 4–3 5–1–0 10 Recap
7 October 18 @ New Jersey Devils 1–3 5–2–0 10 Recap
8 October 21 Montreal Canadiens 1–2 5–3–0 10 Recap
9 October 23 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 2–4 5–4–0 10 Recap
10 October 24 Detroit Red Wings 7–4 6–4–0 12 Recap
11 October 28 Pittsburgh Penguins 9–2 7–4–0 14 Recap
12 October 30 @ Minnesota North Stars 2–3 7–5–0 14 Recap
13 October 31 @ Winnipeg Jets 3–2 8–5–0 16 Recap
November: 5–4–3, 13 points (home: 3–2–2; road: 2–2–1)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
14 November 4 Vancouver Canucks 3–4 8–6–0 16 Recap
15 November 6 @ New York Islanders 6–3 9–6–0 18 Recap
16 November 7 New York Islanders 2–2 9–6–1 19 Recap
17 November 10 @ Buffalo Sabres 2–7 9–7–1 19 Recap
18 November 11 New York Rangers 7–3 10–7–1 21 Recap
19 November 13 Edmonton Oilers 3–4 10–8–1 21 Recap
20 November 18 Calgary Flames 3–2 11–8–1 23 Recap
21 November 20 @ Montreal Canadiens 4–6 11–9–1 23 Recap
22 November 21 St. Louis Blues 3–1 12–9–1 25 Recap
23 November 24 Boston Bruins 4–4 12–9–2 26 Recap
24 November 27 @ Los Angeles Kings 4–0 13–9–2 28 Recap
25 November 28 @ Vancouver Canucks 5–5 13–9–3 29 Recap
December: 8–3–2, 18 points (home: 3–1–0; road: 5–2–2)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
26 December 1 @ Edmonton Oilers 4–2 14–9–3 31 Recap
27 December 4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 0–0 14–9–4 32 Recap
28 December 5 @ Boston Bruins 4–6 14–10–4 32 Recap
29 December 9 Quebec Nordiques 4–1 15–10–4 34 Recap
30 December 11 @ Hartford Whalers 4–7 15–11–4 34 Recap
31 December 12 Pittsburgh Penguins 4–3 16–11–4 36 Recap
32 December 16 Detroit Red Wings 7–2 17–11–4 38 Recap
33 December 18 @ New York Islanders 4–4 17–11–5 39 Recap
34 December 19 Washington Capitals 1–3 17–12–5 39 Recap
35 December 22 @ New Jersey Devils 3–1 18–12–5 41 Recap
36 December 26 @ Washington Capitals 6–3 19–12–5 43 Recap
37 December 27 @ Detroit Red Wings 8–4 20–12–5 45 Recap
38 December 30 @ Calgary Flames 6–3 21–12–5 47 Recap
January: 12–1–2, 26 points (home: 7–0–1; road: 5–1–1)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
39 January 1 @ St. Louis Blues 4–1 22–12–5 49 Recap
40 January 2 @ Chicago Black Hawks 3–1 23–12–5 51 Recap
41 January 4 Vancouver Canucks 4–1 24–12–5 53 Recap
42 January 8 @ Hartford Whalers 7–4 25–12–5 55 Recap
43 January 9 Hartford Whalers 8–4 26–12–5 57 Recap
44 January 13 Pittsburgh Penguins 8–1 27–12–5 59 Recap
45 January 15 Chicago Black Hawks 4–4 27–12–6 60 Recap
46 January 16 @ New York Rangers 4–0 28–12–6 62 Recap
47 January 18 @ Washington Capitals 1–4 28–13–6 62 Recap
48 January 20 Calgary Flames 5–2 29–13–6 64 Recap
49 January 22 @ New York Islanders 1–0 30–13–6 66 Recap
50 January 23 New York Rangers 3–1 31–13–6 68 Recap
51 January 25 New Jersey Devils 5–1 32–13–6 70 Recap
52 January 27 Winnipeg Jets 5–2 33–13–6 72 Recap
53 January 29 @ Minnesota North Stars 2–2 33–13–7 73 Recap
February: 8–2–0, 16 points (home: 6–1–0; road: 2–1–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
54 February 2 @ Winnipeg Jets 6–3 34–13–7 75 Recap
55 February 5 @ Los Angeles Kings 2–0 35–13–7 77 Recap
56 February 10 St. Louis Blues 5–2 36–13–7 79 Recap
57 February 13 Los Angeles Kings 4–5 36–14–7 79 Recap
58 February 17 Edmonton Oilers 7–3 37–14–7 81 Recap
59 February 19 New York Rangers 8–5 38–14–7 83 Recap
60 February 20 New Jersey Devils 3–0 39–14–7 85 Recap
61 February 23 @ Buffalo Sabres 2–4 39–15–7 85 Recap
62 February 24 Pittsburgh Penguins 6–3 40–15–7 87 Recap
63 February 27 New York Islanders 2–0 41–15–7 89 Recap
March: 6–8–1, 13 points (home: 4–3–0; road: 2–5–1)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
64 March 2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 2–2 41–15–8 90 Recap
65 March 3 @ New Jersey Devils 4–1 42–15–8 92 Recap
66 March 5 @ Washington Capitals 3–4 42–16–8 92 Recap
67 March 6 @ Pittsburgh Penguins 5–3 43–16–8 94 Recap
68 March 8 Chicago Black Hawks 1–4 43–17–8 94 Recap
69 March 10 Minnesota North Stars 6–3 44–17–8 96 Recap
70 March 12 @ Boston Bruins 2–5 44–18–8 96 Recap
71 March 14 @ New York Rangers 2–8 44–19–8 96 Recap
72 March 17 Montreal Canadiens 6–4 45–19–8 98 Recap
73 March 19 @ New York Islanders 2–9 45–20–8 98 Recap
74 March 20 Washington Capitals 2–3 45–21–8 98 Recap
75 March 24 Toronto Maple Leafs 7–4 46–21–8 100 Recap
76 March 25 @ New Jersey Devils 5–6 46–22–8 100 Recap
77 March 27 New Jersey Devils 4–1 47–22–8 102 Recap
78 March 31 New York Rangers 2–4 47–23–8 102 Recap
April: 2–0–0, 4 points (home: 1–0–0; road: 1–0–0)
Game Date Opponent Score Record Points Recap
79 April 2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs 6–3 48–23–8 104 Recap
80 April 3 New York Islanders 4–2 49–23–8 106 Recap
Legend:

  Win (2 points)   Loss (0 points)   Tie (1 point)

Playoffs

1983 Stanley Cup playoffs [5]
Patrick Division Semifinals vs. New York Rangers – Rangers win 3–0
Game Date Opponent Score Series Recap
1 April 5 New York Rangers 3–5 Rangers lead 1–0 Recap
2 April 7 New York Rangers 3–4 Rangers lead 2–0 Recap
3 April 9 @ New York Rangers 3–9 Rangers win 3–0 Recap
Legend:

  Win   Loss

Player statistics

Scoring

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left wing; RW = Right wing
  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player Pos GP G A Pts +/- PIM GP G A Pts +/- PIM
16 Bobby Clarke C 80 23 62 85 37 115 3 1 0 1 1 2
27 Darryl Sittler C 80 43 40 83 17 60 3 1 0 1 −4 4
26 Brian Propp LW 80 40 42 82 35 72 3 1 2 3 −4 8
2 Mark Howe D 76 20 47 67 47 18 3 0 2 2 −3 4
11 Ron Flockhart RW 73 29 31 60 3 49 2 1 1 2 −1 2
7 Bill Barber LW 66 27 33 60 17 28 3 1 1 2 −4 2
19 Ray Allison RW 67 21 30 51 30 57 3 0 1 1 −2 12
23 Ilkka Sinisalo LW 61 21 29 50 18 16 3 1 1 2 −1 0
17 Paul Holmgren RW 77 19 24 43 18 178 3 0 0 0 −2 6
18 Lindsay Carson C 78 18 19 37 20 68 1 0 0 0 −1 0
9 Miroslav Dvorak D 80 4 33 37 27 20 3 0 1 1 −5 0
15 Mark Taylor LW 61 8 25 33 25 25 3 0 0 0 −3 0
3 Behn Wilson D 62 8 24 32 3 92 3 0 1 1 −1 2
25 Paul Evans C 58 8 20 28 16 20 1 0 0 0 0 0
10 Brad McCrimmon D 79 4 21 25 24 61 3 0 0 0 1 4
29 Glen Cochrane D 77 2 22 24 42 237 3 0 0 0 −4 4
12 Tim Kerr RW 24 11 8 19 4 6 2 2 0 2 0 0
22 Tom Gorence RW 53 7 7 14 4 10
8 Brad Marsh D 68 2 11 13 20 52 2 0 1 1 −4 0
24 [c] Bob Hoffmeyer D 35 2 11 13 7 40 1 0 0 0 0 0
5 Frank Bathe D 57 1 8 9 4 72 3 0 0 0 −3 12
13 Dave Michayluk RW 13 2 6 8 1 8
31 Pelle Lindbergh G 40 0 4 4 0 3 0 0 0 4
21 [d] John Paddock RW 10 2 1 3 −6 4
20 [e] Dave Poulin C 2 2 0 2 1 2 3 1 3 4 1 9
14 Ron Sutter C 10 1 1 2 0 9
34 Andy Brickley LW 3 1 1 2 −1 0
35 Bob Froese G 25 0 2 2 2
6 Fred Arthur D 3 0 1 1 −1 2
30 Rick St. Croix G 16 0 0 0 0
33 Michel Larocque G 2 0 0 0 0
32 Dave Brown RW 2 0 0 0 −1 5
32 Ross Fitzpatrick C 1 0 0 0 −1 0
34 Gord Williams RW 1 0 0 0 0 0

Goaltending

  • † = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
  • ‡ = Left team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, release) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
Regular season Playoffs
No. Player GP GS W L T SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI GP GS W L SA GA GAA SV% SO TOI
31 Pelle Lindbergh 40 39 23 13 3 1053 116 2.99 .890 3 2,329:19 3 3 0 3 85 18 6.10 .788 0 177:07
35 Bob Froese 25 23 17 4 2 569 59 2.52 .896 4 1,405:11
30 Rick St. Croix 16 16 9 5 2 431 54 3.45 .875 0 938:26
33 Michel Larocque 2 2 0 1 1 56 8 4.00 .857 0 120:00

Awards and records

Awards

Bobby Clarke won the Frank J. Selke Trophy, awarded annually to the "forward who demonstrates the most skill in the defensive component of the game", for the 1982–83 season.
Type Award/honor Recipient Ref
League
(annual)
Frank J. Selke Trophy Bobby Clarke [6]
NHL All-Rookie Team Pelle Lindbergh ( Goaltender) [7]
NHL first All-Star team Mark Howe ( Defense) [8]
League
(in-season)
NHL All-Star Game selection Mark Howe [9]
Pelle Lindbergh
Darryl Sittler
NHL Player of the Month Bob Froese (January) [f] [10]
NHL Player of the Week Bobby Clarke (January 3) [11]
Bob Froese (February 21) [12]
Team Barry Ashbee Trophy Mark Howe [13]
Class Guy Award Mark Howe [13]
Miscellaneous Viking Award Pelle Lindbergh [14]

Records

Among the team records set during the 1982–83 season was the 35 seconds it took to score the fastest three goals during the season opener on October 7, which is tied for the team record. [15] Later that month on October 28, the 31 seconds it took to score the fastest two goals from the start of a period is also tied for the team record. [16] 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. [17] [18] His eight consecutive road wins from December 22 to March 3 is also the team record. [19] The team's eight consecutive road wins from December 22 to January 16 is the longest in team history. [20] Brian Propp's twelve game-winning goals on the season is tied for the team record. [21]

Milestones

Individual career milestones [22]
Milestone Player Date Ref
1000th game played Bobby Clarke October 23, 1982
1000th point Darryl Sittler January 20, 1983 [g] [23]

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. [24]

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 9, 1982 To Philadelphia Flyers
Brad McCrimmon
To Boston Bruins
Pete Peeters
[25]
August 20, 1982 To Philadelphia Flyers
Mark Howe
3rd-round pick in 1983
To Hartford Whalers
Greg Adams
Ken Linseman
1st-round pick in 1983
3rd-round pick in 1983
[26]
October 22, 1982 To Philadelphia Flyers
Bob Hoffmeyer
To Edmonton Oilers
Peter Dineen
[27]
January 10, 1983 To Philadelphia Flyers
Michel Larocque
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Rick St. Croix
[28]

Players acquired

Date Player Former team Via Ref
January 4, 1983 (1983-01-04) John Paddock Maine Mariners ( AHL) Free agency [29]
March 8, 1983 (1983-03-08) Dave Poulin University of Notre Dame ( CCHA) Free agency [30]

Players lost

Date Player New team Via Ref
August 24, 1982 (1982-08-24) Bob Dailey Retirement [31]
August 25, 1982 (1982-08-25) Reggie Leach Detroit Red Wings Free agency [32]
September 9, 1982 (1982-09-09) Reid Bailey Edmonton Oilers [h] Release [33]
Al Hill Edmonton Oilers [i] Release [34]
Gary Morrison [j] Release [35]
N/A Mike Busniuk SG Brunico ( Serie A) Free agency [36]
October 4, 1982 (1982-10-04) Bob Hoffmeyer Edmonton Oilers Waiver draft [37] [38]
October 6, 1982 (1982-10-06) Jimmy Watson Retirement [39]
October 25, 1982 (1982-10-25) Fred Arthur Retirement [40]

Signings

Date Player Term Ref
May 24, 1982 (1982-05-24) Andre Villeneuve multi-year [41]
Taras Zytynsky multi-year [41]
June 4, 1982 (1982-06-04) Len Hachborn 3-year [42]
August 4, 1982 (1982-08-04) Miroslav Dvorak multi-year [k] [43]
September 10, 1982 (1982-09-10) Ron Sutter multi-year [44]

Draft picks

Philadelphia's picks at the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, on June 9, 1982. [45]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality Team (league) Notes
1 4 Ron Sutter Center  Canada Lethbridge Broncos ( WHL) [l]
3 46 Miroslav Dvorak Defense  Czechoslovakia HC České Budějovice (CZE) [l]
3 47 Bill Campbell Defense  Canada Montreal Juniors ( QMJHL) [m]
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 [47] [48] and the Toledo Goaldiggers of the IHL. [49]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Clarke reassumed the captaincy from Barber on January 6. [1]
  2. ^ The alternate captain position was abolished from the 1975–76 season through the 1984–85 season.
  3. ^ Hoffmeyer wore number 34 in his first eight games after being acquired.
  4. ^ Paddock wore number 32 in his first seven games.
  5. ^ Poulin wore number 34 during the regular season.
  6. ^ Co-winner with Boston Bruins' Pete Peeters
  7. ^ Even-strength goal at 10:02 of the second period
  8. ^ Bailey signed with Edmonton on October 27.
  9. ^ Hill signed with Edmonton on November 10.
  10. ^ Morrison retired.
  11. ^ Dvorak signed "a series of one-year contracts."
  12. ^ a b The Flyers acquired the 4th overall pick from the Hartford Whalers along with Ray Allison, Fred Arthur, and the Whalers' third-round pick, 46th overall, for Don Gillen, Rick MacLeish, Blake Wesley, and the Flyers first, second, and third-round picks on July 3, 1981. [46]
  13. ^ The Flyers traded Bob Kelly to the Washington Capitals for the Capitals' third-round pick, 47th overall, on August 21, 1980. [46]

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