1982–83 Philadelphia Flyers season

1982–83 Philadelphia Flyers
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
President Robert Butera
General Manager Keith Allen
Coach Bob McCammon
Captain Bill Barber (replaced)[lower-alpha 1]
Bobby Clarke[lower-alpha 1]
Alternate captains None[lower-alpha 2]
Arena Spectrum
Average attendance 16,847[2]
Minor league affiliate(s) Maine Mariners
Toledo Goaldiggers
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)

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 Flyers8049238326240106
New York Islanders8042261230222696
Washington Capitals8039251630628394
New York Rangers8035351030628780
New Jersey Devils8017491423033848
Pittsburgh Penguins801853925039445

[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.

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

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

Playoffs

1983 Stanley Cup playoffs

Legend:   Win   Loss

Player statistics

Skaters

  • Position abbreviations: C = Center; D = Defense; G = Goaltender; LW = Left Wing; RW = Right Wing
  • dagger = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
  • double-dagger = 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
16Bobby Clarke33C802362853711531012
27Darryl Sittler32C80434083176031014
26Brian Propp23LW80404282357231238
2Mark Howe27D76204767471830224
11Ron Flockhart22RW7329316034921122
7Bill Barber30LW66273360172831122
19Ray Allison23RW672130513057301112
23Ilkka Sinisalo24LW61212950181631120
17Paul Holmgren27RW771924431817830006
18Lindsay Carson22C78181937206810000
9Miroslav Dvorak31D8043337272030110
15Mark Taylor25LW6182533252530000
3Behn Wilson24D628243239230112
25Paul Evans28C5882028162010000
10Brad McCrimmon23D7942125246130004
29Glen Cochrane25D77222244223730004
12Tim Kerr23RW24118194622020
22, 36Tom Gorence25RW537714410
8Brad Marsh24D6821113205220110
24, 34, 35Bob Hoffmeyerdagger27D352111374010000
5Frank Bathe28D57189472300012
13Dave Michayluk20RW1326818
31Pelle Lindbergh23G40044N/A030004
21, 32John Paddock28RW10213−64
34Dave Poulin24C22021231349
14Ron Sutter19C1011209
34Andy Brickley21LW3112−10
35Bob Froese24G25022N/A2
6Fred Arthurdouble-dagger21D3011−12
30Rick St. Croixdouble-dagger28G16000N/A0
33Michel Larocquedagger30G2000N/A0
32Dave Brown20RW2000−15
32Ross Fitzpatrick22C1000−10
34Gord Williams22RW100000

Goaltenders

  • dagger = Joined team via a transaction (e.g., trade, waivers, signing) during the season. Stats reflect time with the Flyers only.
  • double-dagger = 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
31Pelle Lindbergh2340231333116.8912.982334303018.7886.00180
35Bob Froese24251742459.8962.521407
30Rick St. Croixdouble-dagger2816952054.8753.45940
33Michel Larocquedagger30201108.8574.00120

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 Notes Ref
Frank J. Selke Trophy Bobby Clarke [4]
NHL All-Rookie Team Pelle Lindbergh (Goaltender) [5]
NHL First All-Star Team Mark Howe (Defense) [6]
NHL Player of the Month Bob Froese (January) Co-winner with Boston Bruins' Pete Peeters [7]
NHL Player of the Week Bobby Clarke (January 3) [8]
Bob Froese (February 21) [9]
Selected to NHL All-Star Game Mark Howe [10]
Pelle Lindbergh
Darryl Sittler
Team awards[11]
Award Recipient
Barry Ashbee Trophy Mark Howe
Class Guy Award Mark Howe

Records

Individual

Franchise player records set during the 1982–83 season
Record Type Total Player Ref
Game-winning goals Season 12[lower-alpha 3] Brian Propp [12]

Team

Franchise team records set during the 1982–83 season
Record Type Total Date(s) Refs
Games won on the road Streak 8 12/22/1982 – 1/16/1983 [13]
Fewest games played, playoffs Season 3[lower-alpha 4] [14]
Fewest wins, playoffs Season 0[lower-alpha 5] [14]

Milestones

Individual career milestones[15]
Milestone Player Details Date Ref
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 [16]

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.[17]

Trades

Date Details Ref
June 9, 1982 To Philadelphia Flyers
Brad McCrimmon
To Boston Bruins
Pete Peeters
[18]
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
[19]
October 22, 1982 To Philadelphia Flyers
Bob Hoffmeyer
To Edmonton Oilers
Peter Dineen
[20]
January 10, 1983 To Philadelphia Flyers
Michel Larocque
To Toronto Maple Leafs
Rick St. Croix
[21]

Signings

Free agency

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

Date Player Previous team (league) Contract details Ref
January 4, 1983John PaddockMaine Mariners (AHL)[22]
March 8, 1983Dave PoulinNotre Dame Fighting Irish (CCHA)[23]

Draft picks

The Flyers signed the following of their draft picks.

Date Player Previous team (league) Draft Contract details Ref
May 24, 1982Andre VilleneuveChicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)1981 6th-round pickmulti-year[24]
May 24, 1982Taras ZytynskyMontreal Juniors (QMJHL)1980 4th-round pickmulti-year[24]
June 4, 1982Len HachbornBrantford Alexanders (OHL)1981 9th-round pick3 years[25]
August 4, 1982Miroslav DvorakMotor Ceske Budejovice (CZE)1982 3rd-round pickseries of 1 year contracts[26]
September 10, 1982Ron SutterLethbridge Broncos (WHL)1982 1st-round pickmulti-year[27]

NHL Waiver Draft

The 1982 NHL Waiver Draft was held on October 4, 1982.[28][29] Each NHL team placed 17 skaters and 2 goaltenders on a protected list from which the other teams could not select.[28] First-year professional players were exempt.[28]

The Flyers left the following players unprotected:[30] defensemen Bob Dailey, Peter Dineen, Bob Hoffmeyer, Marc Marchand, and Jimmy Watson, and forwards Tom Gorence, Bob O'Brien, and Gord Williams.

Selections involving the Philadelphia Flyers at the 1982 NHL Waiver Draft[28]
Round Player Selected by Selected from Notes
4Bob HoffmeyerEdmonton OilersPhiladelphia 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
August 24, 1982Bob DaileyRetirement[31]
August 25, 1982Reggie LeachDetroit Red WingsFree agency[32]
September 9, 1982Reid BaileyEdmonton OilersReleaseSigned with Edmonton on October 27[33]
September 9, 1982Al HillEdmonton OilersReleaseSigned with Edmonton on November 10[34]
September 9, 1982Gary MorrisonReleaseRetired, no official announcement[35]
N/AMike BusniukSG Brunico (Serie A)Free agency[36]
October 6, 1982Jimmy WatsonRetirement[37]
October 25, 1982Fred Arthur*Retirement[38]

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.[39]

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 Ron Sutter Center  Canada Lethbridge Broncos (WHL) 1093 205 329 534 1352 &
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3 46 Miroslav Dvorak Defense  Czech Republic HC České Budějovice (CZE) 193 11 74 85 51 &
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3 47 Bill Campbell Defense  Canada Montreal Juniors (QMJHL) &
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4 77 Michael Hjalm Wing  Sweden Modo Hockey (Elitserien) &
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5 98 Todd Bergen Forward  Canada Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL) 14 11 5 16 4 &
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6 119 Ron Hextall Goaltender  Canada Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) 608 1 32 33 584 296 214 69 2.97
7 140 Dave Brown Forward  Canada Saskatoon Blades (WHL) 729 45 52 97 1789 &
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8 161 Alain Lavigne Right Wing  Canada Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) &
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9 182 Magnus Roupe Left Wing  Sweden Färjestad BK (Elitserien) 40 3 5 8 42 &
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10 203 Tom Allen Goaltender  United States Michigan Tech Huskies (WCHA) &
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11 224 Rick Gal Forward  Canada Lethbridge Broncos (WHL) &
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12 245 Mark Vichorek Defense  United States Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) &
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Farm teams

The Flyers were affiliated with the Maine Mariners of the AHL[41][42] and the Toledo Goaldiggers of the IHL.[43]

Notes

  1. 1 2 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. Tied by Jeff Carter during the 2008–09 season.
  4. Tied during the 1983–84 season.
  5. Tied mark set during the 1968–69 and 1970–71 seasons and subsequently tied during the 1983–84 season.
  6. 1 2 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.[40]
  7. The Flyers traded Bob Kelly to the Washington Capitals for the Capitals' third-round pick, 47th overall, on August 21, 1980.[40]

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