1982–83 New Jersey Devils season
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| 1982–83 New Jersey Devils | |
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| Division | 5th Patrick |
| Conference | 9th Wales |
| 1982–83 record | 17–49–14 |
| Home record | ? |
| Road record | ? |
| Goals for | 230 |
| Goals against | 338 |
| General Manager | Bill MacMillan |
| Coach | Bill MacMillan |
| Captain | Don Lever |
| Alternate captains | none |
| Arena | Continental Airlines Arena |
| Average attendance | ? |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Steve Tambellini (25) |
| Assists | Tapio Levo (40) |
| Points | Aaron Broten (55) |
| Penalties in minutes | Yvon Vautour (136) |
| Wins | Chico Resch (15) |
| Goals against average | Chico Resch (3.98) |
The New Jersey Devils' 1982–83 NHL season was the team's first in New Jersey after moving from Denver, Colorado, where they were known as the Colorado Rockies. However, the new location didn't help the team, as they continued to struggle in the standings, finishing last in their division and third-to-last in their conference.
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Roster - Draft picks – Farm teams – See also – References |
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[edit] Regular season
[edit] Season standings
| Patrick Division | 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 |
[edit] Game log
| Index: | Devils win | Devils loss | Tie game |
[edit] October
Overall: 3–6–3; Home: 2–3–2 ; Away: 1–3–1
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts |
| 1 | October 5 | Pittsburgh | 3 – 3 | New Jersey | 0–0–1 | 1 |
| 2 | October 8 | NY Rangers | 2 – 3 | New Jersey | 1–0–1 | 3 |
| 3 | October 9 | New Jersey | 5 – 5 | Toronto | 1–0–2 | 4 |
| 4 | October 12 | Boston | 2 – 2 | New Jersey | 1–0–3 | 5 |
| 5 | October 14 | Montreal | 5 – 3 | New Jersey | 1–1–3 | 5 |
| 6 | October 16 | New Jersey | 6 – 5 | Pittsburgh | 2–1–3 | 7 |
| 7 | October 18 | Philadelphia | 1 – 3 | New Jersey | 3–1–3 | 9 |
| 8 | October 20 | New Jersey | 4 – 7 | Los Angeles | 3–2–3 | 9 |
| 9 | October 22 | New Jersey | 1 – 3 | Winnipeg | 3–3–3 | 9 |
| 10 | October 26 | Minnesota | 5 – 3 | New Jersey | 3–4–3 | 9 |
| 11 | October 28 | NY Islanders | 2 – 4 | New Jersey | 3–5–3 | 9 |
| 12 | October 30 | New Jersey | 5 – 8 | NY Islanders | 3–6–3 | 9 |
[edit] November
Overall: 1–9–5; Home: 0–2–3; Away: 1–7–2
| # | Date | Visitor | Score | Home | Record | Pts |
| 13 | November 1 | Calgary | 3 – 6 | New Jersey | 3–7–3 | 9 |
| 14 | November 2 | New Jersey | 4 – 5 | Montreal | 3–8–3 | 9 |
| 15 | November 4 | Pittsburgh | 4 – 4 | New Jersey | 3–8–4 | 10 |
| 16 | November 6 | New Jersey | 1 – 1 | Detroit | 3–8–5 | 11 |
| 17 | November 8 | Washington | 3 – 3 | New Jersey | 3–8–6 | 12 |
| 18 | November 10 | New Jersey | 0 – 3 | Washington | 3–9–6 | 12 |
| 19 | November 11 | Edmonton | 1 – 5 | New Jersey | 3–10–6 | 12 |
| 20 | November 13 | New Jersey | 2 – 7 | Quebec | 3–11–6 | 12 |
| 21 | November 16 | New Jersey | 2 – 7 | St. Louis | 3–12–6 | 12 |
| 22 | November 17 | New Jersey | 3 – 5 | Chicago | 3–13–6 | 12 |
| 23 | November 20 | New Jersey | 1 – 5 | Minnesota | 3–14–6 | 12 |
| 24 | November 24 | New Jersey | 0 – 3 | Los Angeles | 3–15–6 | 12 |
| 25 | November 26 | New Jersey | 4 – 4 | Vancouver | 3–15–7 | 13 |
| 26 | November 27 | New Jersey | 4 – 3 | Calgary | 4–15–7 | 15 |
| 27 | November 29 | Chicago | 3 – 1 | New Jersey | 4–16–7 | 15 |
[edit] Player stats
[edit] Skaters
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty Minutes
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||
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| Player | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| Aaron Broten | 73 | 16 | 39 | 55 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Don Lever | 79 | 23 | 30 | 53 | 68 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Bob MacMillan | 71 | 19 | 29 | 48 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Tapio Levo | 73 | 7 | 40 | 47 | 22 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Jeff Larmer | 65 | 21 | 24 | 45 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Hector Marini | 77 | 17 | 28 | 45 | 105 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Steve Tambellini | 73 | 25 | 18 | 43 | 14 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Brent Ashton | 76 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 47 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Rick Meagher† | 57 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Paul Gagne | 53 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 13 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Murray Brumwell | 59 | 5 | 14 | 19 | 34 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Jan Ludvig | 51 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 30 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Joel Quenneville | 74 | 5 | 12 | 17 | 46 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Mike Antonovich | 30 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 11 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Glenn Merkosky | 34 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 20 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Bob Lorimer | 66 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 42 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Mike Kitchen | 77 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 52 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Yvon Vautour | 52 | 4 | 7 | 11 | 136 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Rob Palmer | 60 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 21 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Dave Cameron | 35 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 50 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| John Wensink | 42 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 135 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Carol Vadnais | 51 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 64 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Merlin Malinowski‡ | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Pat Verbeek | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 8 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Dave Hutchison | 32 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 102 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Garry Howatt | 38 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 114 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Jukka Porvari | 8 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Chico Resch | 65 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Larry Floyd | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Joe Cirella | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Mike Moher | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 28 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Ron Low† | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Randy Pierce | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Dwight Foster‡ | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Shawn MacKenzie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Lindsay Middlebrook‡ | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | ||
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining New Jersey. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.
‡Traded mid-season
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
| Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||||||
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| Player | GP | TOI | W | L | T | GA | SO | GAA | GP | TOI | W | L | GA | SO | GAA | ||
| Chico Resch | 65 | 3650 | 15 | 35 | 12 | 242 | 0 | 3.98 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Ron Low† | 11 | 608 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 41 | 0 | 4.05 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Lindsay Middlebrook‡ | 9 | 412 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 5.39 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
| Shawn MacKenzie | 6 | 130 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 6.92 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | ||
†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining New Jersey. Stats reflect time with the Devils only.
‡Traded mid-season
Bold/italics denotes franchise record
[edit] Transactions
The Devils were involved in the following transactions during the 1982–83 season.
[edit] Trades
| October 1, 1982 | To New Jersey Devils
Hector Marini 4th round pick in 1983 |
To New York Islanders
4th round pick in 1983 |
| October 15, 1982 | To New Jersey Devils
Rick Meagher Garry Howatt |
To Hartford Whalers
Merlin Malinowski Scott Fusco |
| October 29, 1982 | To New Jersey Devils
Cash |
To Detroit Red Wings
Dwight Foster |
| February 19, 1983 | To New Jersey Devils
Ron Low |
To Edmonton Oilers
Lindsay Middlebrook Paul Miller |
[edit] Free agents
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[edit] Draft picks
The Devils' draft picks at the 1982 NHL Entry Draft at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
| Rd # | Pick # | Player | Nat | Pos | Team (League) | Notes |
| 1 | 8 | Rocky Trottier |  Canada |
C | Billings Bighorns (WHL) | [1] |
| 1 | 18 | Ken Daneyko | Canada |
D | Seattle Breakers (WHL) | [2] |
| 2 | 22 | No second-round draft pick[2] | ||||
| 3 | 44 | Pat Verbeek | Canada |
C | Sudbury Wolves (OHL) | |
| 3 | 54 | Dave Kasper | Canada |
C | Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL) | [3] |
| 4 | 64 | No fourth-round draft pick[4] | ||||
| 5 | 85 | Scott Brydges |  United States |
D | White Bear Lake Mariner H.S. (Minnesota) | |
| 6 | 106 | Mike Moher | Canada |
RW | Kitchener Rangers (OHL) | |
| 7 | 127 | Paul Fulcher | Canada |
LW | London Knights (OHL) | |
| 8 | 148 | John Hutchings | Canada |
D | Oshawa Generals (OHL) | |
| 9 | 169 | Alan Hepple |  Great Britain |
D | Ottawa 67's(OHL) | |
| 10 | 190 | Brent Shaw | Canada |
RW | Seattle Breakers (WHL) | |
| 10 | 207 | Tony Gilliard | Canada |
LW | Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL) | [2] |
| 11 | 211 | Scott Fusco | United States |
C | Harvard University (ECAC) | |
| 12 | 232 | Dan Dorion | United States |
RW | Austin Mavericks (USHL) | |
[edit] See also
[edit] Footnotes
- ^ The Colorado Rockies traded Rob Ramage to St. Louis in exchange for St. Louis' first-round picks in 1982 (Trottier) and 1983 (McLean) on June 9, 1982.
- ^ a b c Colorado traded away the 1982 first overall pick (used on Gord Kluzak) and second-round pick (used on Brian Curran) to Boston for Dwight Foster and the Bruins' 1982 first-round pick (Daneyko) and tenth-round pick (Gilliard) on July 2, 1981.1982 Traded Draft Picks
- ^ Colorado had acquired Winnipeg's 1982 third-round pick along with Brent Ashton for Lucien DeBlois on July 15, 1981.1982 Traded Draft Picks
- ^ Colorado traded their 1982 fourth-round pick to Los Angeles (used to draft Dave Gans) for Nick Beverley on November 18, 1978. 1982 Traded Draft Picks
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