The 1982–83

Hartford Whalers The Hartford Whalers were a professional ice hockey team based for most of its 25-year existence in Hartford, Connecticut. The club played in the World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1972 until 1979, and in the National Hockey League (NHL) from 1 ...

season was the Whalers' fourth

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in the

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. The Whalers failed to qualify for the post-season for the third consecutive season. Hartford finished the regular season with a 19–54–7 record, earning 45 points. The club finished 35 points behind the

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for the fourth and final playoff spot in the

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Offseason

On June 2, the Whalers made a head coaching change, as

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was replaced by

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. Kish had been the head coach of the Whalers AHL affiliate, the

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, from 1980 to 1982. Kish led Binghamton to a 46–28–6 record, earning 98 points and first place in the Southern Division in 1981–82. In the post-season, Binghamton lost to the

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in the

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finals. Pleau remained with Hartford as director of hockey operations. At the 1982 NHL entry draft held on June 9 at the

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, the Whalers selected left winger Paul Lawless with their first round, 14th overall, draft pick. Lawless played with the

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of the

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during the 1981–82 season, in which in 68 games, he scored 24 goals and 49 points. Other notable picks by the Whalers included

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and

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. On June 30, Whalers captain

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retired. Keon joined the organization in 1976 when they played in the WHA and remained with the club after they joined the

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in 1979. In three seasons and a half seasons with New England, Keon scored 60 goals and 166 points in 190 games. In three seasons with Hartford, Keon played in 234 games, scoring 31 goals and 128 points. Overall, in his NHL career, Keon played in 1296 games, scoring 396 goals and 986 points. In 92 playoff games, Keon scored 32 goals and 68 points, as well as winning the

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four times with the

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in 1962, 1963, 1964 and 1967. On August 19, the Whalers were involved in a three-way deal with the

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and

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. In the first part of the deal, the Whalers traded defenseman

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and a third round draft pick in the

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to the Flyers for center Ken Linseman, Greg Adams, a first round pick in 1983 and a third round pick in 1983. Then Hartford dealt away Linseman and center

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to the Oilers in exchange for defenseman Risto Siltanen and Brent Loney. Adams saw limited action with the Flyers in 1981–82, playing in 33 games, as he scored four goals and 19 points. In 45 games with the Flyers AHL affiliate, the Maine Mariners, Adams scored 16 goals and 37 points in 45 games. Adams added three assists in four playoff games with Maine. With the Oilers in 1981–82, Siltanen scored 15 goals and 63 points in 63 games, and followed that up with three goals and five points in five post-season games. Loney was drafted by the Oilers earlier in the summer in the third round of the 1982 NHL entry draft. In 65 games with the

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of the OHL during the 1981–82 season, Loney scored 13 goals and 25 points. Prior to the regular season starting, on October 1, the Whalers were involved in a three way deal with the

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and the

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. The first trade was between the Whalers and North Stars, as Hartford acquired right winger Kent-Erik Andersson and center Mark Johnson from Minnesota for a fifth round draft pick in the 1984 NHL entry draft and future considerations. Hartford then traded Andersson to the Rangers for Ed Hospodar. Johnson split the 1981–82 season between the

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and

, scoring 12 goals and 25 points in 56 games. In four playoff games with Minnesota, Johnson scored two goals. Hospodar appeared in 41 games with New York, scoring three goals and 11 points, while registering 153 penalty minutes. On October 5, the Whalers acquired left winger Paul Marshall from the

in exchange for a tenth round draft pick in the

. Marshall played in 10 games with Toronto in 1981–82, scoring two goals and four points.

Regular season

October

The Whalers opened the 1982–83 season on the road against the

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at the

on October 6. Hartford took a 1–0 lead in the game after

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scored the Whalers first goal of the season, however, the Canadiens came back and won the game 2–1. Three nights later, Hartford had their home opener, played against the

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in front of 12,430 fans at the Civic Center. The Whalers took an early 3–0 lead, however, the Bruins staged a comeback, and won the game 5–4. The next night, the Whalers earned their first point of the season, a 4–4 tie against the

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. After the Whalers winless streak was extended to four games after a tie against the

, the team finally won their first game of the season on October 16 against the

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6–5.

led the way for the Whalers, as he scored a hat trick in the victory. Hartford would struggle for the rest of the month, earning only one more victory, as the club posted a 2–6–2 record in October, earning six points, and was in last place in the

, five points behind the

for the fourth and final playoff position.

November

The Whalers would get off to a slow start in November, losing three of their first four games, before winning consecutive games for the first time all season, defeating the

7-5 and the

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5–2. Following the two game winning streak, the team would end the month of November on a six-game winless skid (0–5–1), which included a humiliating 8–0 loss to the

on November 27. The Whalers ended the month with a 3–8–1 record in 12 games, and a 5–14–3 record on the season, remaining in last place in the

, 13 points behind the

for fourth place.

December

After dropping their first two games of the month, and extending their overall winless streak to eight games (0–7–1), the Whalers finally earned a victory, defeating the

5–2 at the Civic Center. Two nights later, the Whalers were blown out against the

, losing 11–2. After their blowout loss to Montreal, the Whalers rebounded in their next game, defeating the Canadiens by a 7–4 score, which started a five-game unbeaten streak (4–0–1). On December 17, the Whalers

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stopped all 33 shots he faced against the

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in a 2–0 Hartford win. The shutout win against the Jets was the Whalers last victory of the month, as the team lost their next five games, before earning a tie against the

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in their final game of December. The Whalers had a 5–8–2 record in 15 games in December, bringing their overall season record to 10–22–5, earning 25 points, and in the cellar of the

, as Hartford was 15 points behind the fourth place

January

The Whalers losing ways continued into January, as the club lost their first six games of the month, extending their winless streak to 12 games (0–11–1). On January 13, the Whalers won their first game in nearly a month, as they defeated the

4–2 at the Civic Center. Two nights later, the club extended their winning streak to two, as Hartford beat the

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2–1, with goaltender

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making 29 saves for the win. Following a 4–2 loss to the

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on January 23, the Whalers fired head coach

, and replaced him with

. Kish led the Whalers to a 12–32–5 record in 49 games. Under Pleau, the Whalers won their first game, 5–2 against the

, ending their four-game losing streak, followed by a 2–2 tie against the

to finish the month of January. The Whalers finished the month with a 3–10–1 record in 14 games, and an overall record of 13–32–6, getting 32 points, and were now 22 points behind the fourth place

for the last playoff spot in the

February

Hartford started off February on a sour note, as they lost 12–3 against the

, setting a club record for goals allowed in a game. That loss was the first in a four-game losing streak. The Whalers snapped their losing streak with a 4–2 win over the defending

champions, the

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on the road. Hartford's Mark Johnson was the star of the game, as he recorded a hat trick. The Whalers won their next game, a 5-3 decision over the

to extend their winning streak to two. After a loss against the

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by a 5–2 score, Hartford would defeat the

4–1, posting a 3–1–0 record in their past four games. The team then lost their final five games of the month, including a loss by an 11–3 score to the

on February 23. Hartford had another losing month, going 3-10-0 in 13 games, falling to 16-42-6 for the season, earning 38 points, and 28 points behind the

for the fourth and final playoff position in the

March/April

After dropping their first three games of March, the Whalers replaced head coach

with John Cunniff. Pleau coached the Whalers to a 4–13–1 record in 18 games. In his first game as the Whalers head coach, Cunniff lost to the

9–4, a game in which

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scored a hat trick and an assist for four points. In his next game against the

, the Whalers shutout the Devils by a 3–0 score, as

made 23 saves, earning his first win as a head coach. Wins would be scarce for Hartford for the rest of the season, as the team went 2-8-1 in their remaining 11 games, finishing the season with a 19–54–7 record, earning a franchise season low 45 points. The Whalers finished in last place in the

, 35 points behind the

for the fourth and final playoff position.

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

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( 1982–83) , , 0–1–0 , , 16,096 , - , 2, , L, , October 9, 1982, , 4–5 , , align="left",

( 1982–83) , , 0–2–0 , , 12,430 , - , 3, , T, , October 10, 1982, , 4–4 , , align="left", @

( 1982–83) , , 0–2–1 , , 11,113 , - , 4, , T, , October 14, 1982, , 4–4 , , align="left",

( 1982–83) , , 0–2–2 , , 10,894 , - , 5, , W, , October 16, 1982, , 6–5 , , align="left",

( 1982–83) , , 1–2–2 , , 9,971 , - , 6, , L, , October 20, 1982, , 2–4 , , align="left", @

( 1982–83) , , 1–3–2 , , 17,498 , - , 7, , L, , October 21, 1982, , 3–10 , , align="left", @

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( 1982–83) , , 1–4–2 , , 7,242 , - , 8, , W, , October 23, 1982, , 5–3 , , align="left", @

( 1982–83) , , 2–4–2 , , 11,622 , - , 9, , L, , October 26, 1982, , 1–8 , , align="left", @

( 1982–83) , , 2–5–2 , , 11,769 , - , 10, , L, , October 30, 1982, , 2–4 , , align="left",

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( 1982–83) , , 2–6–2 , , 11,123 , - , - , 11, , L, , November 2, 1982, , 6–7 , , align="left",

( 1982–83) , , 2–7–2 , , 9,198 , - , 12, , W, , November 4, 1982, , 5–2 , , align="left", @

( 1982–83) , , 3–7–2 , , 10,685 , - , 13, , L, , November 6, 1982, , 2–5 , , align="left",

( 1982–83) , , 3–8–2 , , 11,080 , - , 14, , L, , November 7, 1982, , 2–6 , , align="left", @

( 1982–83) , , 3–9–2 , , 12,816 , - , 15, , W, , November 10, 1982, , 7–5 , , align="left",

( 1982–83) , , 4–9–2 , , 9,909 , - , 16, , W, , November 13, 1982, , 5–2 , , align="left",

( 1982–83) , , 5–9–2 , , 11,407 , - , 17, , L, , November 16, 1982, , 1–7 , , align="left",

( 1982–83) , , 5–10–2 , , 11,653 , - , 18, , L, , November 17, 1982, , 3–4 , , align="left", @

( 1982–83) , , 5–11–2 , , 6,278 , - , 19, , T, , November 20, 1982, , 4–4 , , align="left",

( 1982–83) , , 5–11–3 , , 10,467 , - , 20, , L, , November 24, 1982, , 2–4 , , align="left",

( 1982–83) , , 5–12–3 , , 9,506 , - , 21, , L, , November 26, 1982, , 3–4 , , align="left",

( 1982–83) , , 5–13–3 , , 11,083 , - , 22, , L, , November 27, 1982, , 0–8 , , align="left", @

( 1982–83) , , 5–14–3 , , 12,023 , - , - , 23, , L, , December 1, 1982, , 1–6 , , align="left", @

( 1982–83) , , 5–15–3 , , 17,414 , - , 24, , L, , December 3, 1982, , 4–5 , , align="left", @

( 1982–83) , , 5–16–3 , , 12,428 , - , 25, , W, , December 4, 1982, , 5–2 , , align="left",

( 1982–83) , , 6–16–3 , , 14,374 , - , 26, , L, , December 6, 1982, , 2–11 , , align="left", @

( 1982–83) , , 6–17–3 , , 15,356 , - , 27, , W, , December 8, 1982, , 7–4 , , align="left",

( 1982–83) , , 7–17–3 , , 9,568 , - , 28, , W, , December 11, 1982, , 7–4 , , align="left",

( 1982–83) , , 8–17–3 , , 10,350 , - , 29, , W, , December 12, 1982, , 3–1 , , align="left", @

( 1982–83) , , 9–17–3 , , 11,616 , - , 30, , T, , December 14, 1982, , 3–3 , , align="left", @

( 1982–83) , , 9–17–4 , , 12,304 , - , 31, , W, , December 17, 1982, , 2–0 , , align="left", @

( 1982–83) , , 10–17–4 , , 10,561 , - , 32, , L, , December 18, 1982, , 4–7 , , align="left", @

( 1982–83) , , 10–18–4 , , 10,889 , - , 33, , L, , December 21, 1982, , 2–3 , , align="left",

( 1982–83) , , 10–19–4 , , 12,722 , - , 34, , L, , December 23, 1982, , 1–5 , , align="left",

( 1982–83) , , 10–20–4 , , 11,514 , - , 35, , L, , December 26, 1982, , 2–3 , , align="left",

( 1982–83) , , 10–21–4 , , 14,270 , - , 36, , L, , December 28, 1982, , 1–4 , , align="left", @

( 1982–83) , , 10–22–4 , , 15,236 , - , 37, , T, , December 30, 1982, , 4–4 , , align="left",

( 1982–83) , , 10–22–5 , , 11,385 , - , - , 38, , L, , January 1, 1983, , 5–7 , , align="left", @

( 1982–83) , , 10–23–5 , , 16,382 , - , 39, , L, , January 2, 1983, , 4–8 , , align="left", @

( 1982–83) , , 10–24–5 , , 11,220 , - , 40, , L, , January 6, 1983, , 4–6 , , align="left",

( 1982–83) , , 10–25–5 , , 9,130 , - , 41, , L, , January 8, 1983, , 4–7 , , align="left",

( 1982–83) , , 10–26–5 , , 11,123 , - , 42, , L, , January 9, 1983, , 4–8 , , align="left", @

( 1982–83) , , 10–27–5 , , 16,912 , - , 43, , L, , January 11, 1983, , 4–8 , , align="left", @

( 1982–83) , , 10–28–5 , , 15,762 , - , 44, , W, , January 13, 1983, , 4–2 , , align="left",

( 1982–83) , , 11–28–5 , , 9,776 , - , 45, , W, , January 15, 1983, , 2–1 , , align="left",

( 1982–83) , , 12–28–5 , , 9,200 , - , 46, , L, , January 18, 1983, , 1–8 , , align="left", @

( 1982–83) , , 12–29–5 , , 15,172 , - , 47, , L, , January 20, 1983, , 3–4 , , align="left", @

( 1982–83) , , 12–30–5 , , 9,094 , - , 48, , L, , January 22, 1983, , 2–7 , , align="left", @

( 1982–83) , , 12–31–5 , , 15,416 , - , 49, , L, , January 23, 1983, , 2–4 , , align="left", @

( 1982–83) , , 12–32–5 , , 17,436 , - , 50, , W, , January 27, 1983, , 5–2 , , align="left",

( 1982–83) , , 13–32–5 , , 11,061 , - , 51, , T, , January 29, 1983, , 2–2 , , align="left",

( 1982–83) , , 13–32–6 , , 10,416 , - , - , 52, , L, , February 1, 1983, , 3–12 , , align="left", @

( 1982–83) , , 13–33–6 , , 15,190 , - , 53, , L, , February 2, 1983, , 1–7 , , align="left", @

( 1982–83) , , 13–34–6 , , 16,195 , - , 54, , L, , February 5, 1983, , 4–7 , , align="left", @

( 1982–83) , , 13–35–6 , , 12,188 , - , 55, , L, , February 9, 1983, , 5–6 , , align="left",

( 1982–83) , , 13–36–6 , , 9,316 , - , 56, , W, , February 12, 1983, , 4–2 , , align="left", @

( 1982–83) , , 14–36–6 , , 15,060 , - , 57, , W, , February 13, 1983, , 5–3 , , align="left",

( 1982–83) , , 15–36–6 , , 9,046 , - , 58, , L, , February 15, 1983, , 2–5 , , align="left",

( 1982–83) , , 15–37–6 , , 8,116 , - , 59, , W, , February 17, 1983, , 4–1 , , align="left",

( 1982–83) , , 16–37–6 , , 9,275 , - , 60, , L, , February 19, 1983, , 2–4 , , align="left",

( 1982–83) , , 16–38–6 , , 11,174 , - , 61, , L, , February 20, 1983, , 2–7 , , align="left", @

( 1982–83) , , 16–39–6 , , 12,806 , - , 62, , L, , February 23, 1983, , 3–11 , , align="left", @

( 1982–83) , , 16–40–6 , , 17,414 , - , 63, , L, , February 25, 1983, , 3–5 , , align="left", @

( 1982–83) , , 16–41–6 , , 11,828 , - , 64, , L, , February 27, 1983, , 3–4 , , align="left",

( 1982–83) , , 16–42–6 , , 14,146 , - , - , 65, , L, , March 1, 1983, , 5–6 , , align="left",

( 1982–83) , , 16–43–6 , , 8,725 , - , 66, , L, , March 5, 1983, , 3–10 , , align="left", @

( 1982–83) , , 16–44–6 , , 15,240 , - , 67, , L, , March 6, 1983, , 3–7 , , align="left",

( 1982–83) , , 16–45–6 , , 9,321 , - , 68, , L, , March 8, 1983, , 4–9 , , align="left",

( 1982–83) , , 16–46–6 , , 11,863 , - , 69, , W, , March 10, 1983, , 3–0 , , align="left", @

( 1982–83) , , 17–46–6 , , 10,206 , - , 70, , L, , March 12, 1983, , 2–7 , , align="left",

( 1982–83) , , 17–47–6 , , 10,879 , - , 71, , L, , March 15, 1983, , 1–5 , , align="left", @

( 1982–83) , , 17–48–6 , , 15,486 , - , 72, , L, , March 16, 1983, , 4–5 , , align="left", @

( 1982–83) , , 17–49–6 , , 8,980 , - , 73, , T, , March 20, 1983, , 2–2 , , align="left",

( 1982–83) , , 17–49–7 , , 9,734 , - , 74, , L, , March 22, 1983, , 1–4 , , align="left",

( 1982–83) , , 17–50–7 , , 9,436 , - , 75, , L, , March 23, 1983, , 3–8 , , align="left", @

( 1982–83) , , 17–51–7 , , 11,838 , - , 76, , L, , March 26, 1983, , 4–7 , , align="left", @

( 1982–83) , , 17–52–7 , , 13,607 , - , 77, , W, , March 27, 1983, , 5–1 , , align="left",

( 1982–83) , , 18–52–7 , , 12,805 , - , 78, , W, , March 29, 1983, , 5–4 , , align="left",

( 1982–83) , , 19–52–7 , , 9,258 , - , - , 79, , L, , April 2, 1983, , 4–5 , , align="left",

( 1982–83) , , 19–53–7 , , 11,142 , - , 80, , L, , April 3, 1983, , 5–6 , , align="left", @

( 1982–83) , , 19–54–7 , , 15,132 , - , - , ''Legend'':

Player statistics

Awards and records

Transactions

The Whalers were involved in the following transactions during the 1982–83 season.

Trades

Free agents

Draft picks

Hartford's draft picks from the 1982 NHL entry draft which was held at the

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on June 9, 1982.

References

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