1981–82 NHL season

1981–82 NHL season
1981–82 NHL season
League	National Hockey League
Sport	Ice hockey
Duration	October 6, 1981 – May 16, 1982
Number of games	80
Number of teams	21
TV partner(s)	CBC, SRC (Canada); USA, ESPN (United States)
Draft
Top draft pick	Dale Hawerchuk
Picked by	Winnipeg Jets
Regular season
Season champions	New York Islanders
Season MVP	Wayne Gretzky (Oilers)
Top scorer	Wayne Gretzky (Oilers)
Playoffs
Playoffs MVP	Mike Bossy (Islanders)
Stanley Cup
Champions	New York Islanders
Runners-up	Vancouver Canucks

The 1981–82 NHL season was the 65th season of the National Hockey League. The William M. Jennings Trophy made its debut this year as the trophy for the goaltenders from the team with the fewest goals against, thus replacing the Vezina Trophy in that qualifying criteria. The Vezina Trophy would thereafter be awarded to the goaltender adjudged to be the best at his position. The New York Islanders won their third straight Stanley Cup by sweeping the Vancouver Canucks in four games.

League business

Prior to the start of the season, the divisions of the league were re-aligned to reduce travel costs to better reflect their geographic locations, but the traditional names of the divisions and conferences were retained. The Patrick Division, which had heretofore been in the Clarence Campbell Conference, switched to the Prince of Wales Conference, while the Norris Division went the other way, going from the Wales Conference to the Campbell Conference. This divisional alignment existed until the 1993–94 season, at which point both the divisions and the conferences of the league were renamed to reflect geography.

The schedule and playoff format were also altered. Previously, each team played every other team four times, and the 16-team playoff format had the four divisional champions joined by 12 wild-cards; for all intents and purposes, the divisions were meaningless. Also, under the old format, teams were paired in the first round based on record (i.e., 1st vs. 16th, 2nd vs. 15th, etc.), and then re-paired in each succeeding round based on record (i.e., highest seeded first round winner vs. lowest seeded first round winner, second highest first round winner vs. second lowest first round winner, etc.)

The new format called for each team in the three five-team divisions to play their four divisional opponents eight times each (32 games) and the remaining 16 league teams three times each (48 games). In addition, each team in the six-team division was to play their five divisional opponents seven times each (35 games) and the remaining 15 league teams three times each (45 games). As to the playoffs, the top four teams in each division qualified — no more wild-cards — with 1st place playing 4th place, and 2nd place playing 3rd place, in the divisional semifinals; the two winners meeting in the divisional finals; followed by the respective conference finals and the Stanley Cup finals. With the exception of the first round changing from a best-of-five to a best-of-seven in 1987, this schedule and playoff arrangement continued until 1993.

Beginning with this season, the Prince of Wales Trophy and the Clarence S. Campbell Bowl were awarded to the Wales Conference (Eastern Conference since 1993) playoffs champion and the Campbell Conference (Western Conference since 1993) playoffs champion, respectively.

Regular season

The New York Islanders led the league with 118 points, seven more than second place Edmonton Oilers. The Islanders also set a league record by winning 15 consecutive games from January 21 to February 20 although this was later eclipsed by the Pittsburgh Penguins' 17-game winning streak^[1] from March 9 to April 10, 1993. However, the Islanders 15-game winning streak was accomplished before the advent of the extra OT period in the NHL regular season. The Penguins would need to win 2 of their games in the OT period (in games 2 and 15) and would not have accomplished their streak in 1993 without the extra period, as two of their games would have ended in a tie. Likewise, the Islanders in 1982 (unlike the Penguins in 1993) did not have to risk a loss in overtime, thus endangering their winning streak.

The Edmonton Oilers' young superstar Wayne Gretzky broke several records, including the record of 50 goals in 50 games, set by Maurice Richard and Mike Bossy, by scoring 50 goals in only 39 games. Gretzky also broke Phil Esposito's record of 76 goals in a season with 92, his own assists record of 109 which was set the prior season with 120, and his own point total of 164 which was also set the prior season with 212. He was the first, and thus far only, player to ever score 200 points in a season. The Oilers set a record for most goals in a season with 417, in which Gretzky scored or assisted on over half.

The New York Islanders' Mike Bossy set a regular season scoring record for right-wingers with 147 points in an 80-game season, and finished as runner-up to Gretzky for the Art Ross Trophy.

This was the final season of the Colorado Rockies before moving to New Jersey to become the Devils. The NHL would return to the Denver area in 1995, when the Quebec Nordiques relocate to become the Colorado Avalanche.

The Winnipeg Jets completed one of the biggest single-season turnarounds in league history as the Jets went from nine wins and 32 points in 1980–81 to 33 wins and 80 points.

The Philadelphia Flyers become the first team to wear long pants. The idea was to create a more streamlined uniform with lighter padding, thus making the players faster.^[2] The downside was that the players slid into the boards faster after being bodychecked.^[2]

Final standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold

Prince of Wales Conference

Adams Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PIM	PTS
Montreal Canadiens	80	46	17	17	360	223	1463	109
Boston Bruins	80	43	27	10	323	285	1266	96
Buffalo Sabres	80	39	26	15	307	273	1425	93
Quebec Nordiques	80	33	31	16	356	345	1757	82
Hartford Whalers	80	21	41	18	264	351	1493	60

^[3]

Adams Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Adams Division

1981–82 NHL records^[4]
Team	BOS	BUF	HFD	MTL	QUE	Total
Boston	—	5–2–1	4–2–2	0–7–1	4–4	13–15–4
Buffalo	2–5–1	—	4–1–3	3–2–3	4–3–1	13–11–8
Hartford	2–4–2	1–4–3	—	0–7–1	2–3–3	5–18–9
Montreal	7–0–1	2–3–3	7–0–1	—	3–3–2	19–6–7
Quebec	4–4	3–4–1	3–2–3	3–3–2	—	13–13–6

Vs. Patrick Division

1981–82 NHL records
Team	NYI	NYR	PHI	PIT	WSH	Total
Boston	2–1	2–1	1–2	1–1–1	3–0	9–5–1
Buffalo	2–1	0–2–1	1–2	2–1	3–0	8–6–1
Hartford	0–2–1	1–1–1	0−3	0–2–1	1–2	2–10–3
Montreal	1–2	2–1	2–1	2–1	1–2	8–7–0
Quebec	1–1–1	1–1–1	1–1–1	0–3	2–0–1	5–6–4

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Norris Division

1981–82 NHL records
Team	CHI	DET	MIN	STL	TOR	WIN	Total
Boston	1−2	2−0−1	1−2	1−1–1	3−0	3−0	11−5−2
Buffalo	2−1	3−0	1−1−1	2−1	2−0−1	1−0−2	11−3−4
Hartford	1–1–1	2–0–1	1–2	2–1	3–0	2−1	11−5−2
Montreal	2−0−1	2−1	1–0−2	2−0−1	2–0−1	1−0−2	10−1−7
Quebec	2−1	3−0	0−2–1	2−1	1−1–1	2−0−1	10−5−3

Vs. Smythe Division

1981–82 NHL records
Team	CGY	COL	EDM	LAK	VAN	Total
Boston	1−1−1	3−0	1−0–2	3−0	2−1	10−2−3
Buffalo	0−2−1	3–0	1−2	2−1	1−1−1	7−6−2
Hartford	1–2	0–2–1	0–2–1	2–0–1	0–2–1	3–8–4
Montreal	2−1	2−0−1	1−0−2	2–1	2−1	9−3−3
Quebec	0−3	2−1	2−1	0–1–2	1–1−1	5−7−3

Patrick Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
New York Islanders	80	54	16	10	385	250	118
New York Rangers	80	39	27	14	316	306	92
Philadelphia Flyers	80	38	31	11	325	313	87
Pittsburgh Penguins	80	31	36	13	310	337	75
Washington Capitals	80	26	41	13	319	338	65

^[3]

Patrick Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Patrick Division

1981–82 NHL records^[5]
Team	NYI	NYR	PHI	PIT	WSH	Total
N.Y. Islanders	—	6−2	6−1−1	6−2	7−0−1	25−5−2
N.Y. Rangers	2−6	—	4−2−2	4−3−1	3−2−3	13−13−6
Philadelphia	1−6−1	2−4−2	—	5−2−1	3−4−1	11−16−5
Pittsburgh	2−6	3−4−1	2–5–1	—	5−2−1	12−17−3
Washington	0−7−1	2−3−3	4–3–1	2–5–1	—	8−18−6

Vs. Adams Division

1981–82 NHL records
Team	BOS	BUF	HFD	MTL	QUE	Total
N.Y. Islanders	1−2	1−2	2−0−1	2−1	1−1−1	7−6−2
N.Y. Rangers	1−2	2−0−1	1−1−1	1−2	1−1−1	6−6−3
Philadelphia	2−1	2−1	3−0	1−2	1−1−1	9−5−1
Pittsburgh	1−1−1	1−2	2−0−1	1−2	3−0	8−5−2
Washington	0−3	0−3	2−1	2−1	0−2−1	4−10−1

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Norris Division

1981–82 NHL records
Team	CHI	DET	MIN	STL	TOR	WIN	Total
N.Y. Islanders	3−0	3−0	2−0−1	2−0−1	3−0	2−1	15−1−2
N.Y. Rangers	3−0	2−1	2−1	2−0−1	1−1−1	1−1−1	11−4−3
Philadelphia	1−1−1	2−0−1	1−1−1	3−0	2−1	1−2	10−5−3
Pittsburgh	0−1−2	1−2	1−2	1−2	0−1−2	2−1	5−9−4
Washington	1−2	1−0−2	0−2−1	2−1	2−1	2−1	8−7−3

Vs. Smythe Division

1981–82 NHL records
Team	CGY	COL	EDM	LAK	VAN	Total
N.Y. Islanders	1−0−2	2−0−1	1−1−1	1−2	2−1	7−4−4
N.Y. Rangers	2−0−1	2−0−1	0−3	2−1	3−0	9−4−2
Philadelphia	3−0	2−1	1−2	2−0−1	0−2−1	8−5−2
Pittsburgh	0−1−2	3−0	0−3	1−1−1	2−0−1	6−5−4
Washington	3−0	1−2	0−2−1	1−1−1	1−1−1	6−6−3

Clarence Campbell Conference

Norris Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Minnesota North Stars	80	37	23	20	346	288	94
Winnipeg Jets	80	33	33	14	319	332	80
St. Louis Blues	80	32	40	8	315	349	72
Chicago Black Hawks	80	30	38	12	332	363	72
Toronto Maple Leafs	80	20	44	16	298	380	56
Detroit Red Wings	80	21	47	12	270	351	54

^[3]

Norris Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Norris Division

1981–82 NHL records^[6]
Team	CHI	DET	MIN	STL	TOR	WIN	Total
Chicago	—	3−3−1	3−3−1	2−4−1	3−4	2−3−2	13−17−5
Detroit	3−3−1	—	1−6	2−5	3−3−1	2−3−2	11−20−4
Minnesota	3−3−1	6−1	—	3−3−1	4−0−3	3−3−1	19−10−6
St. Louis	4−2−1	5−2	3−3−1	—	5−2	1−4−2	18−13−4
Toronto	4−3	3−3−1	0−4−3	2−5	—	2−4−1	11−19−5
Winnipeg	3−2−2	3−2−2	3−3−1	4−1−2	4−2−1	—	17−10−8

Vs. Smythe Division

1981–82 NHL records
Team	CGY	COL	EDM	LAK	VAN	Total
Chicago	2−0−1	1−2	1−1−1	3−0	1−2	8−5−2
Detroit	1−1−1	3−0	0−2−1	1−2	1−1−1	6−6−3
Minnesota	1−0−2	1−0−2	0−2−1	2−0−1	1−1−1	5−3−7
St. Louis	2−1	2−1	0−3	1−2	2−1	7−8−0
Toronto	0−1−2	1−0−2	1−2	2−1	0−2−1	4−6−5
Winnipeg	2−1	2−1	1−2	3−0	1−2	9−6−0

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Adams Division

1981–82 NHL records
Team	BOS	BUF	HFD	MTL	QUE	Total
Chicago	2−1	1−2	1−1−1	0−2−1	1−2	5−8−2
Detroit	0−2−1	0−3	0−2−1	1−2	0−3	1−12−2
Minnesota	2−1	1−1−1	2−1	0−1−2	2−0−1	7−4−4
St. Louis	1−1−1	1−2	1−2	0−2−1	1−2	4−9−2
Toronto	0−3	0−2−1	0−3	0−2−1	1−1−1	1−11−3
Winnipeg	0−3	0−1−2	1−2	0−1−2	0−2−1	1−9−5

Vs. Patrick Division

1981–82 NHL records
Team	NYI	NYR	PHI	PIT	WSH	Total
Chicago	0−3	0−3	1−1−1	1−0−2	2−1	4−8−3
Detroit	0−3	1−2	0−2−1	2−1	0−1−2	3−9−3
Minnesota	0−2−1	1−2	1−1−1	2−1	2−0−1	6−6−3
St. Louis	0−2−1	0−2−1	0−3	2−1	1−2	3−10−2
Toronto	0−3	1−1−1	1−2	1−0−2	1−2	4−8−3
Winnipeg	1−2	1−1−1	2–1	1–2	1−2	6–8–1

Smythe Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Edmonton Oilers	80	48	17	15	417	295	111
Vancouver Canucks	80	30	33	17	290	286	77
Calgary Flames	80	29	34	17	334	345	75
Los Angeles Kings	80	24	41	15	314	369	63
Colorado Rockies	80	18	49	13	241	362	49

^[3]

Smythe Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Smythe Division

1981–82 NHL records^[7]
Team	CGY	COL	EDM	LAK	VAN	Total
Calgary	—	6−2	2−5−1	4−3−1	3−3−2	15−13−4
Colorado	2−6	—	2−5−1	2−4−2	2−4−2	8−19−5
Edmonton	5−2−1	5−2−1	—	5−1−2	5−2−1	20−7−5
Los Angeles	3−4−1	4−2−2	1−5−2	—	3−2−3	11−13−8
Vancouver	3−3−2	4−2−2	2−5−1	2−3−3	—	11−13−8

Vs. Norris Division

1981–82 NHL records
Team	CHI	DET	MIN	STL	TOR	WIN	Total
Calgary	0−2−1	1−1−1	0−1−2	1−2	1−0−2	1−2	4−8−6
Colorado	2−1	0−3	0−1−2	1−2	0−1−2	1−2	4−10−4
Edmonton	1−1−1	2−0−1	2−0−1	3−0	2−1	2−1	12−3−3
Los Angeles	0−3	2−1	0−2−1	2−1	1−2	0−3	5−12−1
Vancouver	2−1	1−1−1	1−1−1	1−2	2−0−1	2−1	9−6−3

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Adams Division

1981–82 NHL records
Team	BOS	BUF	HFD	MTL	QUE	Total
Calgary	1−1−1	2−0−1	2−1	1−2	3−0	9−4−2
Colorado	0−3	0−3	2−0−1	0−2−1	1−2	3−10−2
Edmonton	0−1−2	2−1	2−0−1	0−1−2	1−2	5−5−5
Los Angeles	0−3	1−2	0−2−1	1−2	1−0−2	3−9−3
Vancouver	1−2	1−1−1	2−0−1	1−2	1−1−1	6−6−3

Vs. Patrick Division

1981–82 NHL records
Team	NYI	NYR	PHI	PIT	WSH	Total
Calgary	0−1−2	0−2−1	0−3	1−0−2	0−3	1−9−5
Colorado	0−2−1	0−2−1	1−2	0−3	2−1	3−10−2
Edmonton	1−1−1	3−0	2−1	3−0	2−0−1	11−2−2
Los Angeles	2−1	1−2	0−2−1	1−1−1	1−1−1	5−7−3
Vancouver	1−2	0−3	2−0–1	0–2−1	1−1−1	4–8–3

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

A1

Montreal

2

A4

Quebec

3

A4

Quebec

4

A2

Boston

3

A2

Boston

3

A3

Buffalo

1

A4

Quebec

0

Prince of Wales Conference

P1

NY Islanders

4

P1

NY Islanders

3

P4

Pittsburgh

2

P1

NY Islanders

4

P2

NY Rangers

2

P2

NY Rangers

3

P3

Philadelphia

1

P1

NY Islanders

4

S2

Vancouver

0

N1

Minnesota

1

N4

Chicago

3

N4

Chicago

4

N3

St. Louis

2

N2

Winnipeg

1

N3

St. Louis

3

N4

Chicago

1

Clarence Campbell Conference

S2

Vancouver

4

S1

Edmonton

2

S4

Los Angeles

3

S4

Los Angeles

1

S2

Vancouver

4

S2

Vancouver

3

S3

Calgary

0

The 1982 playoffs used a new format. Four teams from each division would qualify for the playoffs, and played a best-of-five semifinal round followed by a best-of-seven series to determine the division playoff champions. The Adams and Patrick winners would meet in the Wales Conference Final, while the Norris and Smythe winners played in the Campbell Conference Final. The two Conference Champions played for the Stanley Cup. With the exception of extending the first round to a best-of-seven in 1987, this format remained in place through the 1993 playoffs.

The first round of the 1982 playoffs saw three first-place teams (Edmonton, Minnesota, and Montreal) upset by fourth-place teams, a round which featured what is still the greatest comeback in NHL history: The Kings' 6–5 win over Edmonton in game three. After trailing 5–0 after two periods, the Kings scored five third period goals—three in the last 5:22, the final goal coming with only five seconds left in regulation. Los Angeles then scored on a face-off early in overtime, thus completing the "Miracle on Manchester".

The eventual champion New York Islanders nearly lost in the first round as well, dropping games three and four of their first round playoff series with Pittsburgh after crushing the Penguins in the first two games. In game five, the Islanders scored twice in the last five minutes to force overtime and then won the series on John Tonelli's goal 6:19 into the extra session. This served as a wake-up call for New York, who lost only two more games the rest of the way as they rolled to their third straight Stanley Cup. Their Final opponents, the Vancouver Canucks, finished the regular season with only 77 points, defeating three teams beneath them in the standings (Calgary 75, Los Angeles 63, and Chicago 72) in the much weaker Campbell Conference.

Stanley Cup Finals

May 8

Vancouver Canucks

5–6

OT

New York Islanders

Nassau Coliseum

May 11

Vancouver Canucks

4–6

New York Islanders

Nassau Coliseum

May 13

New York Islanders

3–0

Vancouver Canucks

Pacific Coliseum

May 16

New York Islanders

3–1

Vancouver Canucks

Pacific Coliseum

New York won series 4–0

Awards

From this season forward, the Prince of Wales and Clarence S. Campbell trophies were given to the playoff champions of the respective conferences.

1982 NHL awards
Prince of Wales Trophy: (Wales Conference playoff champion)	New York Islanders
Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: (Campbell Conference playoff champion)	Vancouver Canucks
Art Ross Trophy: (Top scorer, regular season)	Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: (Perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication)	Glenn Resch, Colorado Rockies
Calder Memorial Trophy: (Best first-year player)	Dale Hawerchuk, Winnipeg Jets
Conn Smythe Trophy: (Most valuable player, playoffs)	Mike Bossy, New York Islanders
Frank J. Selke Trophy: (Best defensive forward)	Steve Kasper, Boston Bruins
Hart Memorial Trophy: (Most valuable player, regular season)	Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
Jack Adams Award: (Best coach)	Tom Watt, Winnipeg Jets
James Norris Memorial Trophy: (Best defenceman)	Doug Wilson, Chicago Black Hawks
Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: (Excellence and sportsmanship)	Rick Middleton, Boston Bruins
Lester B. Pearson Award: (Outstanding player, regular season)	Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
NHL Plus/Minus Award: (Player with best plus/minus record)	Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers
William M. Jennings Trophy: (Goaltender(s) of team(s) with best goaltending record)	Rick Wamsley, Denis Herron, Montreal Canadiens
Vezina Trophy: (Best goaltender)	Billy Smith, New York Islanders
Lester Patrick Trophy: (Service to hockey in the U.S.)	Emile Francis

All-Star teams

First Team	Position	Second Team
Billy Smith, New York Islanders	G	Grant Fuhr, Edmonton Oilers
Doug Wilson, Chicago Black Hawks	D	Paul Coffey, Edmonton Oilers
Ray Bourque, Boston Bruins	D	Brian Engblom, Montreal Canadiens
Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers	C	Bryan Trottier, New York Islanders
Mike Bossy, New York Islanders	RW	Rick Middleton, Boston Bruins
Mark Messier, Edmonton Oilers	LW	John Tonelli, New York Islanders

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts
Wayne Gretzky	Edmonton Oilers	80	92	120	212
Mike Bossy	New York Islanders	80	64	83	147
Peter Stastny	Quebec Nordiques	80	46	93	139
Dennis Maruk	Washington Capitals	80	60	76	136
Bryan Trottier	New York Islanders	80	50	79	129
Denis Savard	Chicago Black Hawks	80	32	87	119
Marcel Dionne	Los Angeles Kings	78	50	67	117
Bobby Smith	Minnesota North Stars	80	43	71	114
Dino Ciccarelli	Minnesota North Stars	76	55	51	106
Dave Taylor	Los Angeles Kings	78	39	67	106

Source: NHL.^[8]

Leading goaltenders

Player	Team	GP	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
Denis Herron	Montreal	27	1547	68	3	2.64	.912
Rick Wamsley	Montreal	38	2206	101	2	2.75	.893
Billy Smith	New York Islanders	46	2685	133	0	2.97	.900
Roland Melanson	New York Islanders	36	2115	114	0	3.23	.896
Grant Fuhr	Edmonton	48	2847	157	0	3.31	.899
Richard Brodeur	Vancouver	52	3010	168	2	3.35	.891
Marco Baron	Boston	44	2515	144	1	3.44	.865
Gilles Meloche	Minnesota	51	3026	175	1	3.47	.894
Don Edwards	Buffalo	62	3500	205	0	3.51	.882
Eddie Mio	New York Rangers	25	1500	89	0	3.56	.885

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Coaches

Patrick Division

New York Islanders: Al Arbour
New York Rangers: Herb Brooks
Philadelphia Flyers: Pat Quinn and Bob McCammon
Pittsburgh Penguins: Eddie Johnston
Washington Capitals: Danny Belisle

Adams Division

Boston Bruins: Gerry Cheevers
Buffalo Sabres: Jimmy Roberts
Hartford Whalers: Larry Pleau
Montreal Canadiens: Bob Berry
Quebec Nordiques: Michel Bergeron

Norris Division

Chicago Black Hawks: Keith Magnuson and Bob Pulford
Detroit Red Wings: Wayne Maxner
Minnesota North Stars: Glen Sonmor
St. Louis Blues: Red Berenson and Emile Francis
Toronto Maple Leafs: Mike Nykoluk
Winnipeg Jets: Tom Watt

Smythe Division

Calgary Flames: Al MacNeil
Colorado Rockies: Bill MacMillan
Edmonton Oilers: Glen Sather
Los Angeles Kings: Parker MacDonald
Vancouver Canucks: Harry Neale and Roger Neilson

Milestones

Debuts

The following is a list of players of note who played their first NHL game in 1981–82 (listed with their first team, asterisk(*) marks debut in playoffs):

Jiri Bubla, Vancouver Canucks
Garth Butcher, Vancouver Canucks
Bob Carpenter, Washington Capitals
Gaetan Duchesne, Washington Capitals
Ron Francis, Hartford Whalers
Grant Fuhr, Edmonton Oilers
Randy Gregg*, Edmonton Oilers
Dale Hawerchuk, Winnipeg Jets
Ivan Hlinka, Vancouver Canucks
Tim Hunter, Calgary Flames
Pelle Lindbergh, Philadelphia Flyers
Al MacInnis, Calgary Flames
Mike Vernon, Calgary Flames
Bernie Nicholls, Los Angeles Kings
Marian Stastny, Quebec Nordiques
Thomas Steen, Winnipeg Jets
Tony Tanti, Chicago Black Hawks
John Vanbiesbrouck, New York Rangers

Last games

The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1981–82 (listed with their last team):

Don Marcotte, Boston Bruins
Dick Redmond, Boston Bruins
Rogie Vachon, Boston Bruins
Yvon Lambert, Buffalo Sabres
Bill Clement, Calgary Flames
Bob Murdoch, Calgary Flames
Eric Vail, Detroit Red Wings
Dave Keon, Hartford Whalers
Paul Shmyr, Hartford Whalers
Rick Martin, Los Angeles Kings
Steve Vickers, New York Rangers
Bob Dailey, Philadelphia Flyers
Jimmy Watson, Philadelphia Flyers
Gregg Sheppard, Pittsburgh Penguins
Ron Stackhouse, Pittsburgh Penguins
Don Luce, Toronto Maple Leafs
Rene Robert, Toronto Maple Leafs
Bob Kelly, Washington Capitals
Jean Pronovost, Washington Capitals

Broadcasting

Hockey Night in Canada on CBC Television televised Saturday night regular season games and Stanley Cup playoff games.

This was the last season that U.S. national broadcasts were split between the two cable networks ESPN and USA, with each carrying slates of regular season and playoff games. In order to prevent overexposure, the NHL decided to grant only one network exclusive rights. In April 1982, USA outbid ESPN for the deal.^[10]^[11]

References

Diamond, Dan, ed. (2000). Total Hockey. Kingston, New York: Total Sports. ISBN 1-892129-85-X.
Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Toronto, ON: Dan Diamond & Associates. ISBN 978-1-894801-22-5.
Dryden, Steve, ed. (2000). Century of hockey. Toronto, ON: McClelland & Stewart Ltd. ISBN 0-7710-4179-9.
Fischler, Stan; Fischler, Shirley; Hughes, Morgan; Romain, Joseph; Duplacey, James (2003). The Hockey Chronicle: Year-by-Year History of the National Hockey League. Lincolnwood, Illinois: Publications International Inc. ISBN 0-7853-9624-1.
"1981-82 NHL Playoff Results". hockeyDB.com.

Notes

↑ List of NHL records (team)
1 2 Weekes, Don (2003). The Best and Worst of Hockey's Firsts: The Unofficial Guide. Canada: Greystone Books. pp. 240. ISBN 9781550548600.
1 2 3 4 Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
↑ "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
↑ Dinger 2011, p. 152.
↑ "1981-82 NHL Leaders - Hockey-Reference.com". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
↑ Craig, Jack (May 8, 1982). "Now they're playing Cable Wars". The Boston Globe.
↑ Taaffe, William (January 24, 1983). "Getting Down To Business". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on April 27, 2015.

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[1] List of NHL records (team)

[Weekes-2] 1 2 Weekes, Don (2003). The Best and Worst of Hockey's Firsts: The Unofficial Guide. Canada: Greystone Books. pp. 240. ISBN 9781550548600.

[nhl-gd-standings-3] 1 2 3 4 Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.

[4] "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

[5] "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

[6] "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

[7] "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.

[FOOTNOTEDinger2011152-8] Dinger 2011, p. 152.

[9] "1981-82 NHL Leaders - Hockey-Reference.com". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 1, 2018.

[10] Craig, Jack (May 8, 1982). "Now they're playing Cable Wars". The Boston Globe.

[11] Taaffe, William (January 24, 1983). "Getting Down To Business". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on April 27, 2015.

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1981–82 NHL season
Patrick	NY Islanders NY Rangers Philadelphia Pittsburgh Washington
Adams	Boston Buffalo Hartford Montreal Quebec
Norris	Chicago Detroit Minnesota St. Louis Toronto Winnipeg
Smythe	Calgary Colorado Edmonton Los Angeles Vancouver
See also	Draft Waiver Draft All-Star Game Stanley Cup playoffs Miracle on Manchester Towel Power Stanley Cup Finals

League business

Regular season

Final standings

Prince of Wales Conference

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Wales Conference

Vs. Campbell Conference

Clarence Campbell Conference

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Campbell Conference

Playoffs

Playoff bracket

Stanley Cup Finals

Awards

All-Star teams

Player statistics

Scoring leaders

Leading goaltenders

Coaches

Patrick Division

Adams Division

Norris Division

Smythe Division

Milestones

Debuts

Last games

Broadcasting

See also

References

External links