The following is a list of all team-to-team transactions that have occurred in the

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during the

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. It lists what team each player has been traded to, signed by, or claimed by, and for which player(s) or

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(s), if applicable.

Trades between teams

June

# Buffalo exercised the option and swap the 13th pick for the 10th overall pick in 1983.

July

August

September

# Calgary's second-round pick went to Minnesota as the result of a trade on June 8, 1982 that sent

Mike Eaves Michael Gordon Eaves (born June 10, 1956) is an American former National Hockey League (NHL) player and the former head coach of the St. Olaf College men's hockey team and for his alma mater the University of Wisconsin, where he was part of two ...

and

Keith Hanson Keith Francis Hanson (born April 26, 1957) is an American retired professional ice hockey defenseman. He played 25 games for the Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League during the 1983–84 season. He was drafted 145th overall by the Minne ...

to Calgary in exchange for

Steve Christoff Steven Mark Christoff (born January 23, 1958) is an American former professional ice hockey forward who played 248 regular season games in the NHL with the Minnesota North Stars, Calgary Flames, and Los Angeles Kings in 1980–84. Christoff is ...

and an optional second-round pick in 1983 entry draft (this pick) or in 1984 entry draft. # Montreal's second-round pick went to St. Louis as the result of a trade on June 15, 1985 that sent St. Louis' first-round, second-round, fourth-round, fifth-round and sixth-round picks in 1985 entry draft to Montreal in exchange for

Mike Dark Michael Dark (born September 17, 1963) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman. He played 43 games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues during the 1986–87 and 1987–88 seasons. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1 ...

, Mark Hunter, Montreal's second-round, fifth-round, sixth-round picks in 1985 entry draft and this pick.

October

# New Jersey's' fourth-round pick went to Calgary as the result of a trade on November 25, 1981 that sent Don Lever and

Bob MacMillan Robert Lea MacMillan (born December 3, 1952) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey forward and a former politician who served in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island. During his hockey career, he played two seasons in the Worl ...

to Colorado in exchange for

Lanny McDonald Lanny King McDonald (born February 16, 1953) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Rockies and Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League (NHL). He played over 1,100 games during a 16-year ...

and this pick. The Colorado Rockies relocated to New Jersey to become the Devils for the

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. # Los Angeles' fourth-round pick went to Detroit as the result of a trade on June 8, 1983 that sent Detroit's fourth-round pick in 1984 entry draft to Los Angeles in exchange for this pick.

November

December

# The Montreal's third-round pick went to the Minnesota as the result of a trade on October 28, 1983 that sent the Booby Smith to Montreal in exchange for

Keith Acton Keith Edward Acton (born April 15, 1958) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL), with the Montreal Canadiens, Minnesota North Stars, Edmonton Oilers, Philadelphia Flyers, Was ...

, Mark Napier and this pick.

January

February

March

* Trading Deadline: March 8, 1983 NHL trade deadline: Deals since 1980 , Habs Inside/Out

References

Additional sources

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