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1982–83 Hartford Whalers
Division 5th Adams
1982–83 record 19–54–7
Home record 13-22-5
Road record 6-32-2
Goals for 261
Goals against 403
Team information
General manager Larry Pleau
Coach Larry Kish,Larry Pleau, and John Cunniff
Assistant coach Jacques Caron
Captain Russ Anderson
Arena Hartford Civic Center
Average attendance 10,695
Minor league affiliate(s) Binghamton Whalers AHL, Saginaw Gears IHL
Team leaders
Goals Blaine Stoughton (45)
Assists Mark Howe (59)
Points Blaine Stoughton (90)
Penalty minutes Greg Adams 216
Wins Greg Millen (14)
Goals against average Greg Millen (4.81)

The 1982–83 Hartford Whalers season was the Whalers' 4th season in the National Hockey League. The Whalers finished 5th in the Adams Division and did not qualify for the playoffs.

Off-season[]

Regular Season[]

Final Standings[]

Adams Division
GP W L T GF GA PTS
Boston Bruins 80 50 20 10 327 228 110
Montreal Canadiens 80 42 24 14 350 286 98
Buffalo Sabres 80 38 29 13 318 285 89
Quebec Nordiques 80 34 34 12 343 336 80
Hartford Whalers 80 19 54 7 261 403 45

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, Pts = Points
Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.


Game Log[]

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1 L October 6, 1982 1–2 @ Montreal Canadiens (1982–83) 0–1–0
2 L October 9, 1982 4–5 Boston Bruins (1982–83) 0–2–0
3 T October 10, 1982 4–4 @ Buffalo Sabres (1982–83) 0–2–1
4 T October 14, 1982 4–4 Edmonton Oilers (1982–83) 0–2–2
5 W October 16, 1982 6–5 Vancouver Canucks (1982–83) 1–2–2
6 L October 20, 1982 2–4 @ Edmonton Oilers (1982–83) 1–3–2
7 L October 21, 1982 3–10 @ Calgary Flames (1982–83) 1–4–2
8 W October 23, 1982 5–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1982–83) 2–4–2
9 L October 26, 1982 1–8 @ Vancouver Canucks (1982–83) 2–5–2
10 L October 30, 1982 2–4 Detroit Red Wings (1982–83) 2–6–2
11 L November 2, 1982 6–7 Minnesota North Stars (1982–83) 2–7–2
12 W November 4, 1982 5–2 @ Boston Bruins (1982–83) 3–7–2
13 L November 6, 1982 2–5 Buffalo Sabres (1982–83) 3–8–2
14 L November 7, 1982 2–6 @ Washington Capitals (1982–83) 3–9–2
15 W November 10, 1982 7–5 Quebec Nordiques (1982–83) 4–9–2
16 W November 13, 1982 5–2 St. Louis Blues (1982–83) 5–9–2
17 L November 16, 1982 1–7 Montreal Canadiens (1982–83) 5–10–2
18 L November 17, 1982 3–4 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83) 5–11–2
19 T November 20, 1982 4–4 Calgary Flames (1982–83) 5–11–3
20 L November 24, 1982 2–4 Buffalo Sabres (1982–83) 5–12–3
21 L November 26, 1982 3–4 Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83) 5–13–3
22 L November 27, 1982 0–8 @ Boston Bruins (1982–83) 5–14–3
23 L December 1, 1982 1–6 @ New York Rangers (1982–83) 5–15–3
24 L December 3, 1982 4–5 @ New Jersey Devils (1982–83) 5–16–3
25 W December 4, 1982 5–2 New York Rangers (1982–83) 6–16–3
26 L December 6, 1982 2–11 @ Montreal Canadiens (1982–83) 6–17–3
27 W December 8, 1982 7–4 Montreal Canadiens (1982–83) 7–17–3
28 W December 11, 1982 7–4 Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83) 8–17–3
29 W December 12, 1982 3–1 @ Buffalo Sabres (1982–83) 9–17–3
30 T December 14, 1982 3–3 @ Minnesota North Stars (1982–83) 9–17–4
31 W December 17, 1982 2–0 @ Winnipeg Jets (1982–83) 10–17–4
32 L December 18, 1982 4–7 @ St. Louis Blues (1982–83) 10–18–4
33 L December 21, 1982 2–3 Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83) 10–19–4
34 L December 23, 1982 1–5 Boston Bruins (1982–83) 10–20–4
35 L December 26, 1982 2–3 New York Islanders (1982–83) 10–21–4
36 L December 28, 1982 1–4 @ Quebec Nordiques (1982–83) 10–22–4
37 T December 30, 1982 4–4 Washington Capitals (1982–83) 10–22–5
38 L January 1, 1983 5–7 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83) 10–23–5
39 L January 2, 1983 4–8 @ Buffalo Sabres (1982–83) 10–24–5
40 L January 6, 1983 4–6 Vancouver Canucks (1982–83) 10–25–5
41 L January 8, 1983 4–7 Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83) 10–26–5
42 L January 9, 1983 4–8 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83) 10–27–5
43 L January 11, 1983 4–8 @ Montreal Canadiens (1982–83) 10–28–5
44 W January 13, 1983 4–2 Montreal Canadiens (1982–83) 11–28–5
45 W January 15, 1983 2–1 New Jersey Devils (1982–83) 12–28–5
46 L January 18, 1983 1–8 @ New York Islanders (1982–83) 12–29–5
47 L January 20, 1983 3–4 @ Los Angeles Kings (1982–83) 12–30–5
48 L January 22, 1983 2–7 @ Minnesota North Stars (1982–83) 12–31–5
49 L January 23, 1983 2–4 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83) 12–32–5
50 W January 27, 1983 5–2 Quebec Nordiques (1982–83) 13–32–5
51 T January 29, 1983 2–2 Winnipeg Jets (1982–83) 13–32–6
52 L February 1, 1983 3–12 @ Quebec Nordiques (1982–83) 13–33–6
53 L February 2, 1983 1–7 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83) 13–34–6
54 L February 5, 1983 4–7 @ Boston Bruins (1982–83) 13–35–6
55 L February 9, 1983 5–6 Detroit Red Wings (1982–83) 13–36–6
56 W February 12, 1983 4–2 @ New York Islanders (1982–83) 14–36–6
57 W February 13, 1983 5–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83) 15–36–6
58 L February 15, 1983 2–5 Los Angeles Kings (1982–83) 15–37–6
59 W February 17, 1983 4–1 Montreal Canadiens (1982–83) 16–37–6
60 L February 19, 1983 2–4 Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83) 16–38–6
61 L February 20, 1983 2–7 @ Detroit Red Wings (1982–83) 16–39–6
62 L February 23, 1983 3–11 @ New York Rangers (1982–83) 16–40–6
63 L February 25, 1983 3–5 @ Winnipeg Jets (1982–83) 16–41–6
64 L February 27, 1983 3–4 Boston Bruins (1982–83) 16–42–6
65 L March 1, 1983 5–6 Buffalo Sabres (1982–83) 16–43–6
66 L March 5, 1983 3–10 @ Quebec Nordiques (1982–83) 16–44–6
67 L March 6, 1983 3–7 Quebec Nordiques (1982–83) 16–45–6
68 L March 8, 1983 4–9 Edmonton Oilers (1982–83) 16–46–6
69 W March 10, 1983 3–0 @ New Jersey Devils (1982–83) 17–46–6
70 L March 12, 1983 2–7 Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83) 17–47–6
71 L March 15, 1983 1–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1982–83) 17–48–6
72 L March 16, 1983 4–5 @ Washington Capitals (1982–83) 17–49–6
73 T March 20, 1983 2–2 Calgary Flames (1982–83) 17–49–7
74 L March 22, 1983 1–4 St. Louis Blues (1982–83) 17–50–7
75 L March 23, 1983 3–8 @ Buffalo Sabres (1982–83) 17–51–7
76 L March 26, 1983 4–7 @ Boston Bruins (1982–83) 17–52–7
77 W March 27, 1983 5–1 Boston Bruins (1982–83) 18–52–7
78 W March 29, 1983 5–4 Buffalo Sabres (1982–83) 19–52–7
79 L April 2, 1983 4–5 Quebec Nordiques (1982–83) 19–53–7
80 L April 3, 1983 5–6 @ Quebec Nordiques (1982–83) 19–54–7

Playoffs[]

  • The Whalers did not qualify for the post season.

Player Stats[]

Regular Season Playoffs Vitals
# Player Name Pos. GP G A Pts PIM +/- GP G A Pts PIM Birthplace Age
10 Ron Francis C 79 31 59 90 60 -25 -- -- -- -- -- ONT: Sault Ste. Marie 19
21 Blaine Stoughton F 72 45 31 76 27 -23 -- -- -- -- -- MAN: Gilbert Plains 29
12 Mark Johnson F 73 31 38 69 28 -5 -- -- -- -- -- MN: Minneapolis 24
17 Ray Neufeld R 80 26 31 57 86 -34 -- -- -- -- -- MAN: Winkler 23
22 Doug Sulliman F 77 22 19 41 14 -57 -- -- -- -- -- NS: Glace Bay 23
28 Pierre Larouche F 38 18 22 40 8 -24 -- -- -- -- -- PQ: Taschereau 26
26 Bob Sullivan L 62 18 19 37 18 -17 -- -- -- -- -- PQ: Rouyn-Noranda 24
6 Pierre Lacroix L 56 6 25 31 18 -19 -- -- -- -- -- PQ: Sainte-Foy 23
25 Mark Renaud D 77 3 28 31 37 -42 -- -- -- -- -- ONT: Toronto 30
24 Chris Kotsopoulos D 68 6 24 30 125 -21 -- -- -- -- -- ONT: Scarborough 23
8 Risto Siltanen D 74 5 25 30 28 -39 -- -- -- -- -- Finland: Mantta 23
20 Merlin Malinowski F 75 5 23 28 16 -41 -- -- -- -- -- SASK: North Battleford 23
18 Greg Adams L 79 10 13 23 216 -46 -- -- -- -- -- BC: Fuller Lake 22
32 Mike McDougall F 55 8 10 18 43 -33 -- -- -- -- -- MI: Port Huron 24
4 Mickey Volcan D 68 4 13 17 73 -30 -- -- -- -- -- ALTA: Edmonton 20
11 Paul Lawless L 47 6 9 15 4 -31 -- -- -- -- -- ONT: Scarborough 18
27 Warren Miller F 56 1 10 11 15 -13 -- -- -- -- -- MN: South St. Paul 29
16 George Lyle F 16 4 6 10 8 5 -- -- -- -- -- ALTA: Edmonton 28
23 Ed Hospodar D 72 1 9 10 199 -32 -- -- -- -- -- OH: Bowling Green 23
14 Michel Galarneau C 38 5 4 9 21 -8 -- -- -- -- -- PQ: Montreal 21
7 Russ Anderson D 57 0 6 6 171 -33 -- -- -- -- -- MN: Minneapolis 27
34 Dan Fridgen F 11 2 2 4 2 2 -- -- -- -- -- ONT: Arnprior 23
29 Archie Henderson R 15 2 1 3 64 -2 -- -- -- -- -- ALTA: Calgary 25
34 Paul Marshall L 13 1 2 3 0 -2 -- -- -- -- -- ONT: Toronto 21
30 Greg Millen G 60 0 2 2 8 0 -- -- -- -- -- ONT: Toronto 25
3 Stuart Smith D 18 1 0 1 25 -16 -- -- -- -- -- ONT: Toronto 22
40 Mike Hoffman L 2 0 1 1 0 -2 -- -- -- -- -- ONT: Cambridge 19
34 Randy Gilhen L 2 0 1 1 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- MAN: Winnipeg 19
6 Blake Wesley D 22 0 1 1 46 -16 -- -- -- -- -- ALTA: Red Deer 23
6 Mark Paterson D 2 0 0 0 0 -1 -- -- -- -- -- ONT: Ottawa 18
20 Rick Meagher C 4 0 0 0 0 -3 -- -- -- -- -- ONT: Belleville 28
33 Jeff Brownschidle D 4 0 0 0 0 -6 -- -- -- -- -- NY: Buffalo 23
15 Paul MacDermid R 7 0 0 0 2 -6 -- -- -- -- -- ONT: Chesley 19
31 Mike Veisor G 23 0 0 0 2 0 -- -- -- -- -- ONT: Toronto 30
Bench 80 0 0 0 28 0 -- -- -- -- --
Totals 261 434 695 1392
Goalies
Player Name GP Min GA GAA W L T Svs Pct EN SO
30 Greg Millen 60 3511 282 4.82 14 38 6 1771 0.863 3 1
31 Mike Veisor 23 1274 118 5.56 5 16 1 697 0.855 0 1

Awards and Records[]

  • The Whalers did not win any awards this season.

Transactions[]

Draft Picks[]

Farm Teams[]

American Hockey League - Binghamton Whalers

IHL - Saginaw Gears

See Also[]

References[]

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