1982–83 Philadelphia Flyers season
1982–83 Philadelphia Flyers | |
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Patrick Division Champions | |
Division | 1st Patrick |
Conference | 2nd Wales |
1982–83 record | 49–23–8 |
Home record | 29–8–3 |
Road record | 20–15–5 |
Goals for | 326 (6th) |
Goals against | 240 (3rd) |
Team information | |
General Manager | Keith Allen |
Coach | Bob McCammon |
Captain | Bill Barber (to Jan 6) Bobby Clarke (from Jan 6) |
Alternate captains | None |
Arena | Spectrum |
Average attendance | 16,847[1] |
Minor league affiliations | Maine Mariners (AHL)[2] Toledo Goaldiggers (IHL)[3] |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Darryl Sittler (43) |
Assists | Bobby Clarke (62) |
Points | Bobby Clarke (85) |
Penalties in minutes | Glen Cochrane (237) |
Plus/minus | Mark Howe (+47) |
Wins | Pelle Lindbergh (23) |
Goals against average | Bob Froese (2.52) |
<1981–82 | 1983–84> |
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.
Contents
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.[4] 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
GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | |
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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 |
[5]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.
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 | ||||||
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October: 8–5–0, 16 Points (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 3–4–0)
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November: 5–4–3, 13 Points (Home: 3–2–2; Road: 2–2–1)
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December: 8–3–2, 18 Points (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 5–2–2)
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January: 12–1–2, 26 Points (Home: 7–0–1; Road: 5–1–1)
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February: 8–2–0, 16 Points (Home: 6–1–0; Road: 2–1–0)
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March: 6–8–1, 13 Points (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 2–5–1)
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April: 2–0–0, 4 Points (Home: 1–0–0; Road: 1–0–0)
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Playoffs
1983 Stanley Cup playoffs | ||||||
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Patrick Division Semifinals vs. New York Rangers - Rangers win 3–0
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Legend: Win Loss |
Player statistics
Skaters
- 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.
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No. | Player | Age | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
16 | Bobby Clarke | 33 | C | 80 | 23 | 62 | 85 | 37 | 115 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
27 | Darryl Sittler | 32 | C | 80 | 43 | 40 | 83 | 17 | 60 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
26 | Brian Propp | 23 | LW | 80 | 40 | 42 | 82 | 35 | 72 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
2 | Mark Howe | 27 | D | 76 | 20 | 47 | 67 | 47 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
11 | Ron Flockhart | 22 | RW | 73 | 29 | 31 | 60 | 3 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
7 | Bill Barber | 30 | LW | 66 | 27 | 33 | 60 | 17 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
19 | Ray Allison | 23 | RW | 67 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 30 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
23 | Ilkka Sinisalo | 24 | LW | 61 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
17 | Paul Holmgren | 27 | RW | 77 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 18 | 178 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
18 | Lindsay Carson | 22 | C | 78 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 20 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
9 | Miroslav Dvorak | 31 | D | 80 | 4 | 33 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
15 | Mark Taylor | 25 | LW | 61 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Behn Wilson | 24 | D | 62 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 3 | 92 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
25 | Paul Evans | 28 | C | 58 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
10 | Brad McCrimmon | 23 | D | 79 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
29 | Glen Cochrane | 25 | D | 77 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 42 | 237 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
12 | Tim Kerr | 23 | RW | 24 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
22, 36 | Tom Gorence | 25 | RW | 53 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — |
8 | Brad Marsh | 24 | D | 68 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
24, 34, 35 | Bob Hoffmeyer | 27 | D | 35 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Frank Bathe | 28 | D | 57 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
13 | Dave Michayluk | 20 | RW | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — |
31 | Pelle Lindbergh | 23 | G | 40 | 0 | 4 | 4 | N/A | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
21, 32 | John Paddock | 28 | RW | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
34 | Dave Poulin | 24 | C | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
14 | Ron Sutter | 19 | C | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
34 | Andy Brickley | 21 | LW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
35 | Bob Froese | 24 | G | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | N/A | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
6 | Fred Arthur | 21 | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
30 | Rick St. Croix | 28 | G | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
33 | Michel Larocque | 30 | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | N/A | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
32 | Dave Brown | 20 | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — |
32 | Ross Fitzpatrick | 22 | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
34 | Gord Williams | 22 | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
Goaltenders
- = 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.
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No. | Player | Age | GP | W | L | T | SO | GA | SV% | GAA | MIN | GP | W | L | SO | GA | SV% | GAA | MIN |
31 | Pelle Lindbergh | 23 | 40 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 116 | .891 | 2.98 | 2334 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 | .788 | 6.00 | 180 |
35 | Bob Froese | 24 | 25 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 59 | .896 | 2.52 | 1407 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
30 | Rick St. Croix | 28 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 54 | .875 | 3.45 | 940 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
33 | Michel Larocque | 30 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | .857 | 4.00 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Awards and records
Awards
Award or honor | Recipient | Notes | Ref |
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Frank J. Selke Trophy | Bobby Clarke | [6] | |
NHL All-Rookie Team | Pelle Lindbergh (Goaltender) | [7] | |
NHL First All-Star Team | Mark Howe (Defense) | [8] | |
NHL Player of the Month | Bob Froese (January) | Co-winner with Boston Bruins' Pete Peeters | [9] |
NHL Player of the Week | Bobby Clarke (January 3) | [10] | |
Bob Froese (February 21) | [11] | ||
Selected to NHL All-Star Game | Mark Howe | [12] | |
Pelle Lindbergh | |||
Darryl Sittler |
Award | Recipient |
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Barry Ashbee Trophy | Mark Howe |
Class Guy Award | Mark Howe |
Records
Record | Total | Player |
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Game-winning goals | 12 | Brian Propp (tied by Jeff Carter in 2008–09) |
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Fewest playoff wins | 0 (tied in 1968–69, 1970–71, 1983–84) |
Record | Games | Dates |
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Longest road winning streak | 8 | December 22, 1982 through January 16, 1983 |
Milestones
Milestone | Player | Details | Date | Ref |
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1000th game played | Bobby Clarke | October 23, 1982 | ||
1000th point | Darryl Sittler | Even-strength goal at 10:02 of the second period | January 20, 1983 | [15] |
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.[16]
Trades
Date | Details | Ref | |
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June 9, 1982 | To Philadelphia Flyers
Brad McCrimmon |
To Boston Bruins
Pete Peeters |
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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 |
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October 22, 1982 | To Philadelphia Flyers
Bob Hoffmeyer |
To Edmonton Oilers
Peter Dineen |
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January 10, 1983 | To Philadelphia Flyers
Michel Larocque |
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Rick St. Croix |
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Signings
Free agency
The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency.
Date | Player | Previous team (league) | Contract details | Ref |
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January 4, 1983 | John Paddock | Maine Mariners (AHL) | [21] | |
March 8, 1983 | Dave Poulin | Notre Dame Fighting Irish (CCHA) | [22] |
Draft picks
The Flyers signed the following of their draft picks.
Date | Player | Previous team (league) | Draft | Contract details | Ref |
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May 24, 1982 | Andre Villeneuve | Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) | 1981 6th-round pick | multi-year | [23] |
May 24, 1982 | Taras Zytynsky | Montreal Juniors (QMJHL) | 1980 4th-round pick | multi-year | [23] |
June 4, 1982 | Len Hachborn | Brantford Alexanders (OHL) | 1981 9th-round pick | 3 years | [24] |
August 4, 1982 | Miroslav Dvorak | Motor Ceske Budejovice (CZE) | 1982 3rd-round pick | series of 1 year contracts | [25] |
September 10, 1982 | Ron Sutter | Lethbridge Broncos (WHL) | 1982 1st-round pick | multi-year | [26] |
NHL Waiver Draft
The 1982 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 4, 1982.[27][28] Each NHL team placed 17 skaters and 2 goaltenders on a protected list from which the other teams could not select.[27] First-year professional players were exempt.[27]
The Flyers left the following players unprotected:[29] defensemen Bob Dailey, Peter Dineen, Bob Hoffmeyer, Marc Marchand, and Jimmy Watson, and forwards Tom Gorence, Bob O'Brien, and Gord Williams.
Round | Player | Selected by | Selected from | Notes |
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4 | Bob Hoffmeyer | Edmonton Oilers | Philadelphia Flyers |
Departures
The following players left the team via free agency, release, or retirement. Players who were under contract and left the team during the season are marked with an asterisk (*).
Date | Player | New team (league) | Via | Notes | Ref |
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August 24, 1982 | Bob Dailey | — | Retirement | [30] | |
August 25, 1982 | Reggie Leach | Detroit Red Wings | Free agency | [31] | |
September 9, 1982 | Reid Bailey | Edmonton Oilers | Release | Signed with Edmonton on October 27 | [32] |
September 9, 1982 | Al Hill | Edmonton Oilers | Release | Signed with Edmonton on November 10 | [33] |
September 9, 1982 | Gary Morrison | — | Release | Retired, no official announcement | [34] |
N/A | Mike Busniuk | SG Brunico (Serie A) | Free agency | [35] | |
October 6, 1982 | Jimmy Watson | — | Retirement | [36] | |
October 25, 1982 | Fred Arthur* | — | Retirement | [37] |
Draft picks
Philadelphia's picks at the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec on June 9, 1982.[38]
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1 | 4 | Ron Sutter | Center | Canada | Lethbridge Broncos (WHL) | 1093 | 205 | 329 | 534 | 1352 | &
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- Draft notes[39]
- a 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.
- The Flyers traded the second-round pick, 25th overall, acquired from the Hartford Whalers for Norm Barnes and Jack McIlhargey on November 21, 1980, to the Toronto Maple Leafs along with Rich Costello and future considerations (Ken Strong) for Darryl Sittler on January 20, 1982.
- b The Flyers traded Bob Kelly to the Washington Capitals for the Capitals' third-round pick, 47th overall, on August 21, 1980.
Farm teams
The Flyers were affiliated with the Maine Mariners of the AHL[2][40] and the Toledo Goaldiggers of the IHL.[3]
References
- General
- hockeyDB.com: Roster and player statistics · Results and Schedule
- hockey-reference.com: Roster and Statistics · Schedule and Results
- Flyers History: Season Overview · Game Scores & Results · Playoff Results
- Specific
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