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.

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
General manager	Keith Allen
Coach	Bob McCammon
Captain	Bill Barber (Oct.–Jan.) Bobby Clarke (Jan.–Apr.)
Alternate captains	None[a]
Arena	Spectrum
Average attendance	16,847[1]
Minor league affiliate(s)	Maine Mariners Toledo Goaldiggers
Team leaders
Goals	Darryl Sittler (43)
Assists	Bobby Clarke (62)
Points	Bobby 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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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.^[2] 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. Patrick Division 1982–83 NHL records[4] Team NJD NYI NYR PHI PIT WSH Total New Jersey — 0−7 3−3−1 2−5 3−1−3 0−6−1 8−22−5 N.Y. Islanders 7−0 — 4−3 1−4−2 5−2 4−2−1 21−11−3 N.Y. Rangers 3−3−1 3−4 — 3−4 5−1−1 3−3−1 17−15−3 Philadelphia 5−2 4−1−2 4−3 — 5−1−1 3−4 21−11−3 Pittsburgh 1−3−3 2−5 1−5−1 1–5–1 — 1−5−1 6−23−6 Washington 6−0−1 2−4−1 3−3−1 4–3 5–1–1 — 20−11−4 Vs. Adams Division 1982–83 NHL records Team BOS BUF HFD MTL QUE Total New Jersey 0−1−2 0−2−1 1−2 1−2 1−2 3−9−3 N.Y. Islanders 0−2−1 1−2 2−1 1−0−2 1−1−1 5−6−4 N.Y. Rangers 0−3 0−2−1 2−1 1−2 1−2 4−10−1 Philadelphia 0−2−1 1−2 2−1 1−2 3−0 7−7−1 Pittsburgh 1−2 1−1−1 3−0 1−2 0−3 6−8−1 Washington 3−0 0−3 2−0−1 0−1−2 1−1−1 6−5−4 Vs. Campbell Conference Vs. Norris Division 1982–83 NHL records Team CHI DET MIN STL TOR Total New Jersey 0−3 1−1−1 0−3 0−2−1 1−0−2 2−9−4 N.Y. Islanders 1−1−1 0−2−1 0−2−1 2−1 2−1 5−7−3 N.Y. Rangers 0−3 2−0−1 2−1 2−0−1 3−0 9−4−2 Philadelphia 1−1−1 3−0 1−1−1 3−0 2−0−1 10−2−3 Pittsburgh 0−3 0−2−1 0−2−1 0−3 1−2 1−12−2 Washington 2−0−1 2−1 1−1−1 1−1−1 2−1 8−4−3 Vs. Smythe Division 1982–83 NHL records Team CGY EDM LAK VAN WIN Total New Jersey 1−2 0−3 1−2 1−0−2 1−2 4−9−2 N.Y. Islanders 2−0−1 3−0 3−0 2−1 1−1−1 11−2−2 N.Y. Rangers 2−0−1 0−3 1−1−1 1−1−1 1−1−1 5−6−4 Philadelphia 3−0 2−1 2−1 1−1−1 3−0 11−3−1 Pittsburgh 0−3 1−2 2−1 1−2 1−2 5−10−0 Washington 2−1 0−2−1 1−1−1 1−1−1 1−0−2 5−5−5

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.

No.	Player	Pos	Regular season						Playoffs
			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	—	—	—	—	—	—
24[b]	Bob Hoffmeyer†	D	35	2	11	13	7	40	1	0	0	0	0	0
8	Brad Marsh	D	68	2	11	13	20	52	2	0	1	1	−4	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[c]	John Paddock	RW	10	2	1	3	−6	4	—	—	—	—	—	—
20[d]	Dave Poulin	C	2	2	0	2	1	2	3	1	3	4	1	9
34	Andy Brickley	LW	3	1	1	2	−1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
14	Ron Sutter	C	10	1	1	2	0	9	—	—	—	—	—	—
35	Bob Froese	G	25	0	2	2		2	—	—	—	—	—	—
6	Fred Arthur‡	D	3	0	1	1	−1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—
32	Dave Brown	RW	2	0	0	0	−1	5	—	—	—	—	—	—
32	Ross Fitzpatrick	C	1	0	0	0	−1	0	—	—	—	—	—	—
33	Michel Larocque†	G	2	0	0	0		0	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	Rick St. Croix‡	G	16	0	0	0		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.

No.	Player	Regular season											Playoffs
		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	3	3	0	3	85	18	6.10	.788	0	177
35	Bob Froese	25	23	17	4	2	569	59	2.52	.896	4	1,405	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
30	Rick St. Croix‡	16	16	9	5	2	431	54	3.45	.875	0	938	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
33	Michel Larocque†	2	2	0	1	1	56	8	4.00	.857	0	120	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—

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)[e]	[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

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers 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

Milestone	Player	Date	Ref
First game	Miroslav Dvorak	October 7, 1982	[22]
	Ron Sutter	November 28, 1982
	Ross Fitzpatrick	December 5, 1982
	Bob Froese	January 8, 1983
	Andy Brickley	March 10, 1983
	Dave Brown	March 12, 1983
	Dave Poulin	April 2, 1983
1000th game played	Bobby Clarke	October 23, 1982	[23]
1000th point	Darryl Sittler	January 20, 1983	[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 (1982-06-09)	To Philadelphia Flyers Brad McCrimmon	To Boston Bruins Pete Peeters	[25]
August 20, 1982 (1982-08-20)	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 (1982-10-22)	To Philadelphia Flyers Bob Hoffmeyer	To Edmonton Oilers Peter Dineen	[27]
January 10, 1983 (1983-01-10)	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[f]	Release	[33]
	Al Hill	Edmonton Oilers[g]	Release	[34]
	Gary Morrison[h]		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[i]	[43]
September 10, 1982 (1982-09-10)	Ron Sutter	multi-year	[44]

Draft picks

See also: List of Philadelphia Flyers 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)	[j]
3	46	Miroslav Dvorak	Defense	Czechoslovakia	HC České Budějovice (CZE)	[j]
3	47	Bill Campbell	Defense	Canada	Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)	[k]
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^[46][47] and the Toledo Goaldiggers of the IHL.^[48]

Notes

1. The alternate captain position was abolished from the 1975–76 season through the 1984–85 season.
2. Hoffmeyer wore number 34 in his first eight games after being acquired.
3. Paddock wore number 32 in his first seven games.
4. Poulin wore number 34 during the regular season.
5. Co-winner with Boston Bruins' Pete Peeters
6. Bailey signed with Edmonton on October 27.
7. Hill signed with Edmonton on November 10.
8. Morrison retired.
9. Dvorak signed "a series of one-year contracts."
10. 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.'"`UNIQ--ref-000000AB-QINU`"'
11. The Flyers traded Bob Kelly to the Washington Capitals for the Capitals' third-round pick, 47th overall, on August 21, 1980.'"`UNIQ--ref-000000AE-QINU`"'