1982–83 Philadelphia Flyers season

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.^[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

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

^[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

October: 8–5–0, 16 Points (Home: 5–1–0; Road: 3–4–0)

November: 5–4–3, 13 Points (Home: 3–2–2; Road: 2–2–1)

December: 8–3–2, 18 Points (Home: 3–1–0; Road: 5–2–2)

January: 12–1–2, 26 Points (Home: 7–0–1; Road: 5–1–1)

February: 8–2–0, 16 Points (Home: 6–1–0; Road: 2–1–0)

March: 6–8–1, 13 Points (Home: 4–3–0; Road: 2–5–1)

April: 2–0–0, 4 Points (Home: 1–0–0; Road: 1–0–0)

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

Playoffs

1983 Stanley Cup playoffs

Patrick Division Semifinals vs. New York Rangers - Rangers win 3–0

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.

				Regular season						Playoffs
No.	Player	Age	Pos	GP	G	A	Pts	+/-	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
16	Clarke, BobbyBobby Clarke	33	C	80	23	62	85	37	115	3	1	0	1	2
27	Sittler, DarrylDarryl Sittler	32	C	80	43	40	83	17	60	3	1	0	1	4
26	Propp, BrianBrian Propp	23	LW	80	40	42	82	35	72	3	1	2	3	8
2	Howe, MarkMark Howe	27	D	76	20	47	67	47	18	3	0	2	2	4
11	Flockhart, RonRon Flockhart	22	RW	73	29	31	60	3	49	2	1	1	2	2
7	Barber, BillBill Barber	30	LW	66	27	33	60	17	28	3	1	1	2	2
19	Allison, RayRay Allison	23	RW	67	21	30	51	30	57	3	0	1	1	12
23	Sinisalo, IlkkaIlkka Sinisalo	24	LW	61	21	29	50	18	16	3	1	1	2	0
17	Holmgren, PaulPaul Holmgren	27	RW	77	19	24	43	18	178	3	0	0	0	6
18	Carson, LindsayLindsay Carson	22	C	78	18	19	37	20	68	1	0	0	0	0
9	Dvorak, MiroslavMiroslav Dvorak	31	D	80	4	33	37	27	20	3	0	1	1	0
15	Taylor, MarkMark Taylor	25	LW	61	8	25	33	25	25	3	0	0	0	0
3	Wilson, BehnBehn Wilson	24	D	62	8	24	32	3	92	3	0	1	1	2
25	Evans, PaulPaul Evans	28	C	58	8	20	28	16	20	1	0	0	0	0
10	McCrimmon, BradBrad McCrimmon	23	D	79	4	21	25	24	61	3	0	0	0	4
29	Cochrane, GlenGlen Cochrane	25	D	77	2	22	24	42	237	3	0	0	0	4
12	Kerr, TimTim Kerr	23	RW	24	11	8	19	4	6	2	2	0	2	0
22 !22, 36	Gorence, TomTom Gorence	25	RW	53	7	7	14	4	10	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
8	Marsh, BradBrad Marsh	24	D	68	2	11	13	20	52	2	0	1	1	0
24 !24, 34, 35	Hoffmeyer, BobBob Hoffmeyer	27	D	35	2	11	13	7	40	1	0	0	0	0
5	Bathe, FrankFrank Bathe	28	D	57	1	8	9	4	72	3	0	0	0	12
13	Michayluk, DaveDave Michayluk	20	RW	13	2	6	8	1	8	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
31	Lindbergh, PellePelle Lindbergh	23	G	40	0	4	4	-98 !N/A	0	3	0	0	0	4
21 !21, 32	Paddock, JohnJohn Paddock	28	RW	10	2	1	3	-6 −6	4	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
34	Poulin, DaveDave Poulin	24	C	2	2	0	2	1	2	3	1	3	4	9
14	Sutter, RonRon Sutter	19	C	10	1	1	2	0	9	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
34	Brickley, AndyAndy Brickley	21	LW	3	1	1	2	-1 −1	0	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
35	Froese, BobBob Froese	24	G	25	0	2	2	-98 !N/A	2	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
6	Arthur, FredFred Arthur	21	D	3	0	1	1	-1 −1	2	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
30	St. Croix, RickRick St. Croix	28	G	16	0	0	0	-98 !N/A	0	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
33	Larocque, MichelMichel Larocque	30	G	2	0	0	0	-98 !N/A	0	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
32	Brown, DaveDave Brown	20	RW	2	0	0	0	-1 −1	5	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
32	Fitzpatrick, RossRoss Fitzpatrick	22	C	1	0	0	0	-1 −1	0	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
34	Williams, GordGord Williams	22	RW	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—

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.

			Regular season									Playoffs
No.	Player	Age	GP	W	L	T	SO	GA	SV%	GAA	MIN	GP	W	L	SO	GA	SV%	GAA	MIN
31	Lindbergh, PellePelle Lindbergh	23	40	23	13	3	3	116	.891	2.98	2334	3	0	3	0	18	.788	6.00	180
35	Froese, BobBob Froese	24	25	17	4	2	4	59	.896	2.52	1407	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
30	St. Croix, RickRick St. Croix	28	16	9	5	2	0	54	.875	3.45	940	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—
33	Larocque, MichelMichel Larocque	30	2	0	1	1	0	8	.857	4.00	120	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—	-1 !—

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.

League awards and honors
Award or honor	Recipient
All-Star Game representative	Mark Howe Pelle Lindbergh Darryl Sittler
Frank J. Selke Trophy	Bobby Clarke
NHL All-Rookie Team	Pelle Lindbergh (G)
NHL First All-Star Team	Mark Howe (D)
NHL Player of the Month	Bob Froese (January) (co-winner with Pete Peeters of the Boston Bruins)
NHL Player of the Week	Bobby Clarke (January 3) Bob Froese (January 25)

Team awards
Award	Recipient
Barry Ashbee Trophy	Mark Howe
Class Guy Award	Mark Howe

Records

Individual single season records
Record	Total	Player
Game-winning goals	12	Brian Propp (tied by Jeff Carter in 2008–09)

Team single season records
Record	Total
Fewest playoff wins	0 (tied in 1968–69, 1970–71, 1983–84)

Team regular season streaks records
Record	Games	Dates
Longest road winning streak	8	December 22, 1982 through January 16, 1983

Milestones

Player	Milestone	Reached
Bobby Clarke	1000 games	October 23, 1982
Darryl Sittler	1000 points	January 20, 1983

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.^[6]

Trades

Date	Details
June 9, 1982^[7]	To Philadelphia Flyers Brad McCrimmon	To Boston Bruins Pete Peeters
August 20, 1982^[8]	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
October 22, 1982^[9]	To Philadelphia Flyers Bob Hoffmeyer	To Edmonton Oilers Peter Dineen
January 11, 1983^[10]	To Philadelphia Flyers Michel Larocque	To Toronto Maple Leafs Rick St. Croix

Signings

Free agency

The following players were signed by the Flyers via free agency.

Date	Player	Previous team (league)	Contract details
January 4, 1983^[11]	John Paddock	Maine Mariners (AHL)
March 8, 1983^[12]	Dave Poulin	Notre Dame Fighting Irish (CCHA)

Draft picks

The Flyers signed the following of their draft picks.

Date	Player	Previous team (league)	Draft	Contract details
May 24, 1982	Andre Villeneuve	Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)	1981 6th-round pick	multi-year
May 24, 1982	Taras Zytynsky	Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)	1980 4th-round pick	multi-year
June 4, 1982^[13]	Len Hachborn	Brantford Alexanders (OHL)	1981 9th-round pick	3 years

Waivers

The Flyers were involved in the following waivers transactions. Claims made during the NHL Waiver Draft are marked with an asterisk (*).

Date	Player	Claimed by	Claimed from
October 4, 1982^[14]	Bob Hoffmeyer*	Edmonton Oilers	Philadelphia Flyers

Departures

The following players — excluding those who were traded or claimed on waivers — left the team during the off-season. Players who were under contract during the season are marked with an asterisk (*).

Date	Player	New team (league)	Via	Notes
August 24, 1982^[15]	Bob Dailey	—	Retirement
August 25, 1982^[16]	Reggie Leach	Detroit Red Wings	Free agency
September 9, 1982	Reid Bailey	Edmonton Oilers	Released	Signed with Edmonton on October 27^[17]
September 9, 1982	Al Hill	Edmonton Oilers	Released	Signed with Edmonton on November 10^[18]
September 9, 1982	Gary Morrison	—	Released	Retired, no official announcement^[19]
N/A^[20]	Mike Busniuk	SG Brunico (Serie A)	Free agency
October 6, 1982^[21]	Jimmy Watson	—	Retirement
October 25, 1982^[22]	Fred Arthur*	—	Retirement

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.^[23]

Players drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in 1982 and their NHL career regular season statistics
Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	Team (league)	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	W	L	T	GAA	Notes
1	4	Sutter, RonRon Sutter	Center	Canada	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)	1093	205	329	534	1352	& —	& —	& —	& —	^[a]
3	46	Dvorak, MiroslavMiroslav Dvorak	Defense	Czech Republic	HC České Budějovice (CZE)	193	11	74	85	51	& —	& —	& —	& —	^[a]
3	47	Campbell, BillBill Campbell	Defense	Canada	Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	^[b]
4	77	Hjalm, MichaelMichael Hjalm	Wing	Sweden	Modo Hockey (Elitserien)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
5	98	Bergen, ToddTodd Bergen	Forward	Canada	Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL)	14	11	5	16	4	& —	& —	& —	& —
6	119	Hextall, RonRon Hextall	Goaltender	Canada	Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL)	608	1	32	33	584	296	214	69	2.97
7	140	Brown, DaveDave Brown	Forward	Canada	Saskatoon Blades (WHL)	729	45	52	97	1789	& —	& —	& —	& —
8	161	Lavigne, AlainAlain Lavigne	Right Wing	Canada	Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
9	182	Roupe, MagnusMagnus Roupe	Left Wing	Sweden	Färjestad BK (Elitserien)	40	3	5	8	42	& —	& —	& —	& —
10	203	Allen, TomTom Allen	Goaltender	United States	Michigan Tech Huskies (WCHA)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
11	224	Gal, RickRick Gal	Forward	Canada	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —
12	245	Vichorek, MarkMark Vichorek	Defense	United States	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —	& —

Draft notes^[24]

^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]^[25] 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

↑ "All Time Team Attendance". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
↑ 2.0 2.1 "AHL Franchise Statistics". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
↑ 3.0 3.1 "Non-AHL Affiliates". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.
↑ "RUSSIANS BEAT FLYERS IN FINALE". The New York Times. January 7, 1983. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
↑ "Hockey Transactions Search Results". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved April 11, 2014.
↑ "Transactions". The New York Times. June 10, 1982. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
↑ "Sports People; Comings and Goings". The New York Times. August 21, 1982. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
↑ "TRANSACTIONS; BASEBALL". The New York Times. October 23, 1982. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
↑ "Michel Larocque - Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
↑ "Alvin Paddock - Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
↑ "David Poulin - Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
↑ "1981 NHL Entry Draft -- Len Hachborn". Hockey Draft Central. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
↑ Mifflin, Lawrie (October 5, 1982). "RANGERS ACQUIRE A FOURTH OLYMPIAN". The New York Times. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
↑ "SPORTS PEOPLE; Hockey Players Retire". The New York Times. August 25, 1982. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
↑ "Transactions". The New York Times. August 26, 1982. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
↑ "Reid Bailey - Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
↑ "Alan Hill - Notes". NHL.com. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
↑ Gary Morrison's biography at Legends of Hockey, retrieved December 14, 2014
↑ "Mike Busniuk career profile at HockeyDraftCentral.com". Hockey Draft Central. Retrieved March 24, 2015.
↑ "Flyers' Watson retires". AP. The Gettysburg Times. October 7, 1982. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
↑ Jeff Jacobs (November 29, 1990). "Leaving NHL Was Just What the Doctor Ordered". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 18, 2013.
↑ "1982 NHL Entry Draft Picks at hockeydb.com". hockeyDB.com. Retrieved November 12, 2013.
↑ "1982 NHL Entry Draft Pick Transactions". Pro Sports Transactions. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
↑ "AHL Season Overview: 1982–83". P. Anson. Flyers History. Retrieved October 26, 2013.

Philadelphia Flyers seasons

1960s	1967–68 1968–69 1969–70

1970s	1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80

1980s	1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90

1990s	1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00

2000s	2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10

2010s	2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15

Highlighted seasons indicate Stanley Cup championship

Philadelphia Flyers

Founded in 1967 Based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Franchise	Team General managers Coaches Players Captains Draft picks Seasons Current season

History	1967 NHL expansion 1967 NHL Expansion Draft Records Award winners

Personnel	Owner Comcast Spectacor (Ed Snider, chairman) President Paul Holmgren General manager Ron Hextall Head coach Vacant Team captain Claude Giroux Current roster

Arenas	Spectrum Wells Fargo Center

Rivalries	Flyers–Rangers rivalry Devils–Flyers rivalry Flyers–Penguins rivalry

Affiliates	AHL Lehigh Valley Phantoms ECHL Reading Royals USPHL Premier Philadelphia Flyers-USPHL Affiliate history

Media	CSN Philadelphia Comcast Network Philadelphia 97.5 The Fanatic Broadcasters

Culture/Lore	1976 Flyers–Red Army game 2010 NHL Winter Classic 2012 NHL Winter Classic Broad Street Bullies Curse of Billy Penn Ed Snider Flyers–Senators brawl Gene Hart "God Bless America" Kate Smith Lauren Hart Legion of Doom Lou Nolan Philadelphia Sports Hall of Fame

1982–83 NHL season

Patrick	New Jersey NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Pittsburgh Washington

Adams	Boston Buffalo Hartford Montreal Quebec

Norris	Chicago Detroit Minnesota St. Louis Toronto

Smythe	Calgary Edmonton Los Angeles Vancouver Winnipeg

See also	Draft All-Star Game Stanley Cup playoffs Stanley Cup Finals