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The 1982–83 Calgary Flames
Calgary Flames
The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is the third major-professional ice hockey team to represent the city of Calgary, following the...

season was the third

Calgary Flames seasons

The Calgary Flames are a professional ice hockey team based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The team is a member of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Flames arrived in Calgary in 1980 after transferring from the city of Atlanta, Georgia, where they...

season

Season (sports)

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in Calgary

Calgary

Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...

and 11th for the Flames franchise in the National Hockey League

National Hockey League

The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...

. Despite finishing the season below .500, the Flames had their best ever finish in the division standings, placing second in the Smythe Division

Smythe Division

The NHL's Smythe Division was formed in 1974 as part of the Clarence Campbell Conference. The division existed for 19 seasons until 1993. It was named in honor of Conn Smythe. It is the fore-runner of the NHL's Northwest Division and NHL's Pacific Division....

. In the playoffs, Calgary was able to avenge the previous season's defeat at the hands of the Vancouver Canucks

Vancouver Canucks

The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...

by knocking off Vancouver in four games. In the second round, the Flames met up with their provincial rivals

Battle of Alberta

The Battle of Alberta is a term applied to the intense rivalry between the Canadian cities of Edmonton, the capital of the province of Alberta, and Calgary, the province's largest city...

, the Edmonton Oilers

Edmonton Oilers

The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....

, for the first time. The series would not be close, as Edmonton powered past Calgary in five games, including humiliating 10–2 and 9–1 victories over the Flames.

"Badger" Bob Johnson replaced Al MacNeil

Al MacNeil

Allister Wences MacNeil is a former National Hockey League player and coach. He was the first person from the Maritime region of Canada to be a head coach in the NHL....

as the team's head coach prior to the season. Johnson would go on to coach 400 games with the Flames, and win 193 games in five seasons, both of which remain Flames records. Johnson would later gain election into the Hockey Hall of Fame

Hockey Hall of Fame

The Hockey Hall of Fame is located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Dedicated to the history of ice hockey, it is both a museum and a hall of fame. It holds exhibits about players, teams, National Hockey League records, memorabilia and NHL trophies, including the Stanley Cup...

in 1992.

Lanny McDonald

Lanny McDonald

Lanny King McDonald is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Rockies and Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League . He played over 1,100 games during a 16-year NHL career in which he scored 500 goals and over 1,000 points...

, in his first full season in Calgary, had a career year, battling Wayne Gretzky

Wayne Gretzky

Wayne Douglas Gretzky, CC is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and former head coach. Nicknamed "The Great One", he is generally regarded as the best player in the history of the National Hockey League , and has been called "the greatest hockey player ever" by many sportswriters,...

for the scoring lead all season long. McDonald finished the season five goals behind Gretzky, but his mark of 66 remains a Flames record. McDonald was the Flames representative at the 1983 All-Star Game

35th National Hockey League All-Star Game

The 35th National Hockey League All-Star Game was held on February 8, 1983, at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum in Uniondale, New York, home to the New York Islanders. In the game, Edmonton Oilers' centre Wayne Gretzky set an All-Star Game record by scoring all of his four goals in the third...

, and was awarded the Bill Masterton Trophy for perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication to the game.

Game log

1982–83 Game log

October: 4–7–2 (home: 3–2–0; road: 1–5–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
1	October 5	Calgary	5 – 7	Edmonton Edmonton Oilers The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....		0–1–0	0
2	October 7	NY Islanders New York Islanders The New York Islanders are a professional ice hockey team based in Uniondale, New York. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...	5 – 4	Calgary		0–2–0	0
3	October 9	Calgary	1 – 3	Los Angeles Los Angeles Kings The Los Angeles Kings are a professional ice hockey team based in Los Angeles, California. They are members of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League...		0–3–0	0
4	October 12	Edmonton	4 – 9	Calgary		1–3–0	2
5	October 14	Detroit Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York...	4 – 6	Calgary		2–3–0	4
6	October 16	Calgary	4 – 8	Minnesota Minnesota North Stars The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white...		2–4–0	4
7	October 17	Calgary	5 – 5	Winnipeg	OT	2–4–1	5
8	October 19	Boston Boston Bruins The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts, USA. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The team has been in existence since 1924, and is the league's third-oldest team and its oldest in the...	3 – 1	Calgary		2–5–1	5
9	October 21	Hartford Hartford Whalers The Hartford Whalers were a professional ice hockey team based for most of its existence in Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.A.. The club played in the World Hockey Association from 1972–79 and in the National Hockey League from 1979–97...	3 – 10	Calgary		3–5–1	7
10	October 23	Calgary	5 – 5	Toronto Toronto Maple Leafs The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...	OT	3–5–2	8
11	October 26	Calgary	2 – 7	NY Islanders		3–6–2	8
12	October 27	Calgary	4 – 7	NY Rangers New York Rangers The New York Rangers are a professional ice hockey team based in the borough of Manhattan in New York, New York, USA. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Playing their home games at Madison Square Garden, the Rangers are one of the...		3–7–2	8
13	October 30	Calgary	4 – 1	Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Penguins The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The franchise was founded in 1967 as one of the first expansion teams during the league's original...		4–7–2	10

November: 5–6–3 (home: 3–2–1; road: 2–4–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
14	November 1	Calgary	6 – 3	New Jersey New Jersey Devils The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...		5–7–2	12
15	November 4	Winnipeg	5 – 7	Calgary		6–7–2	14
16	November 6	NY Rangers	2 – 2	Calgary	OT	6–7–3	15
17	November 7	Calgary	2 – 5	Winnipeg		6–8–3	15
18	November 9	Los Angeles	4 – 5	Calgary		7–8–3	17
19	November 13	Calgary	3 – 1	Pittsburgh		8–8–3	19
20	November 16	Calgary	3 – 5	Washington Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup...		8–9–3	19
21	November 18	Calgary	2 – 3	Philadelphia Philadelphia Flyers The Philadelphia Flyers are a professional ice hockey team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...		8–10–3	19
22	November 20	Calgary	4 – 4	Hartford	OT	8–10–4	20
23	November 21	Calgary	1 – 2	Boston		8–11–4	20
24	November 23	Washington	3 – 6	Calgary		9–11–4	22
25	November 25	Quebec Quebec Nordiques The Quebec Nordiques were a professional ice hockey team based in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Nordiques played in the World Hockey Association and the National Hockey League...	3 – 2	Calgary		9–12–4	22
26	November 27	New Jersey	4 – 3	Calgary		9–13–4	22
27	November 29	Calgary	3 – 3	Minnesota	OT	9–13–5	23

December: 5–7–2 (home: 2–4–2; road: 3–3–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
28	December 1	Calgary	1 – 4	Los Angeles		9–14–5	23
29	December 3	Calgary	5 – 4	Vancouver Vancouver Canucks The Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...		10–14–5	25
30	December 4	Calgary	5 – 7	Edmonton		10–15–5	25
31	December 7	Los Angeles	4 – 4	Calgary	OT	10–15–6	26
32	December 9	St. Louis	7 – 2	Calgary		10–16–6	26
33	December 10	Calgary	6 – 4	Winnipeg		11–16–6	28
34	December 12	Calgary	3 – 7	Detroit		11–17–6	28
35	December 16	Vancouver	3 – 2	Calgary		11–18–6	28
36	December 18	Montreal Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...	5 – 4	Calgary		11–19–6	28
37	December 21	Minnesota	4 – 6	Calgary		12–19–6	30
38	December 23	Calgary	6 – 3	Vancouver		13–19–6	32
39	December 26	Edmonton	4 – 4	Calgary	OT	13–19–7	33
40	December 28	Chicago Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10...	2 – 3	Calgary		14–19–7	35
41	December 30	Philadelphia	6 – 3	Calgary		14–20–7	35

January: 7–5–0 (home: 4–1–0; road: 2–4–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
42	January 4	Edmonton	6 – 3	Calgary		14–21–7	35
43	January 6	Winnipeg	1 – 5	Calgary		15–21–7	37
44	January 8	Detroit	2 – 5	Calgary		16–21–7	39
45	January 12	Calgary	6 – 4	Vancouver		17–21–7	41
46	January 13	Vancouver	2 – 5	Calgary		18–21–7	43
47	January 15	Calgary	2 – 7	Quebec		18–22–7	43
48	January 18	Calgary	2 – 7	Montreal		18–23–7	43
49	January 20	Calgary	2 – 5	Philadelphia		18–24–7	43
50	January 22	Calgary	7 – 6	St. Louis		19–24–7	45
51	January 25	Calgary	8 – 6	Los Angeles		20–24–7	47
52	January 27	Toronto	1 – 3	Calgary		21–24–7	49
53	January 29	Calgary	4 – 5	Edmonton		21–25–7	49

February: 5–5–2 (home: 5–1–2; road: 0–4–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
54	February 1	NY Islanders	2 – 2	Calgary	OT	21–25–8	50
55	February 3	Montreal	3 – 7	Calgary		22–25–8	52
56	February 5	Pittsburgh	4 – 7	Calgary		23–25–8	54
57	February 10	Quebec	3 – 3	Calgary	OT	23–25–9	55
58	February 12	Buffalo Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...	2 – 4	Calgary		24–25–9	57
59	February 16	Calgary	3 – 5	Chicago		24–26–9	57
60	February 18	Calgary	1 – 5	Buffalo		24–27–9	57
61	February 19	Calgary	3 – 5	Toronto		24–28–9	57
62	February 22	Edmonton	1 – 4	Calgary		25–28–9	59
63	February 24	Washington	4 – 2	Calgary		25–29–9	59
64	February 26	St. Louis	2 – 7	Calgary		26–29–9	61
65	February 27	Calgary	2 – 6	Vancouver		26–30–9	61

March: 6–4–4 (home: 4–2–2; road: 2–2–2)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
66	March 1	Vancouver	1 – 8	Calgary		27–30–9	63
67	March 5	Los Angeles	4 – 4	Calgary	OT	27–30–10	64
68	March 8	Calgary	4 – 6	Los Angeles		27–31–10	64
69	March 10	Winnipeg	3 – 6	Calgary		28–31–10	66
70	March 12	NY Rangers	4 – 1	Calgary		28–32–10	66
71	March 14	Calgary	7 – 0	New Jersey		29–32–10	68
72	March 16	Calgary	3 – 5	Buffalo		29–33–10	68
73	March 19	Calgary	2 – 2	Boston	OT	29–33–11	69
74	March 20	Calgary	2 – 2	Hartford	OT	29–33–12	70
75	March 24	Chicago	5 – 6	Calgary		30–33–12	72
76	March 26	Winnipeg	5 – 2	Calgary		30–34–12	72
77	March 27	Calgary	4 – 3	Winnipeg		31–34–12	74
78	March 29	Los Angeles	3 – 5	Calgary		32–24–12	76
79	March 31	Vancouver	4 – 4	Calgary	OT	32–24–13	77

April: 0–0–1 (home: 0–0–0; road: 0–0–1)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Record	Pts
80	April 3	Calgary	3 – 3	Edmonton	OT	32–34–14	78

Playoffs

1983 Stanley Cup Playoffs

Smythe Division Semi-final vs. Vancouver - Flames win 3–1
Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Series
1	April 6	Vancouver	3 – 4	Calgary	OT	Calgary leads 1–0
2	April 7	Vancouver	3 – 5	Calgary		Calgary leads 2–0
3	April 9	Calgary	4 – 5	Vancouver		Calgary leads 2–1
4	April 10	Calgary	4 – 3	Vancouver	OT	Calgary wins 3–1

Smythe Division Final vs. Edmonton - Oilers win 4–1
Game	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Series
1	April 14	Calgary	3 – 6	Edmonton		Edmonton leads 1–0
2	April 15	Calgary	1 – 5	Edmonton		Edmonton leads 2–0
3	April 17	Edmonton	10 – 2	Calgary		Edmonton leads 3–0
4	April 18	Edmonton	5 – 6	Calgary		Edmonton leads 3–1
5	April 20	Calgary	1 – 9	Edmonton		Edmonton wins 4–1

Skaters

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

			Regular season					Playoffs
Player	#		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Kent Nilsson Kent Nilsson Kent Åke "Kenta" Nilsson is a retired professional ice hockey centre.During his NHL career he was called "Mr. Magic" and "The Magic Man"...	14		80	46	58	104	10	9	1	11	12	2
Lanny McDonald Lanny McDonald Lanny King McDonald is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player for the Toronto Maple Leafs, Colorado Rockies and Calgary Flames of the National Hockey League . He played over 1,100 games during a 16-year NHL career in which he scored 500 goals and over 1,000 points...	9		80	66	32	98	90	7	3	4	7	19
Paul Reinhart Paul Reinhart Paul Gerard Reinhart is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played in the NHL.Reinhart was drafted 12th overall by the Atlanta Flames in the 1979 NHL Entry Draft...	23		78	17	58	75	28	9	6	3	9	2
Guy Chouinard Guy Chouinard Guy Camil "Gramps" Chouinard is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the 1970s and 80's for the Atlanta Flames, Calgary Flames, and St. Louis Blues...	7		80	13	59	72	18	9	1	6	7	4
Doug Risebrough Doug Risebrough Douglas John Risebrough is a former player, coach, and general manager in the National Hockey League. In his 31 years in the NHL, he has been involved with the Stanley Cup Playoffs 25 times...	8		71	21	37	58	138	9	1	3	4	18
Mel Bridgman Mel Bridgman Melvin John Bridgman is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1975–76 until 1988–89....	26		79	19	31	50	103	9	3	4	7	33
Kari Eloranta Kari Eloranta Kari Eloranta is a retired footballer and professional ice hockey player who played 267 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Calgary Flames and St. Louis Blues.- External links :...	20		80	4	40	44	43	9	1	3	4	17
Jim Peplinski Jim Peplinski James Desmond Peplinski is a retired Canadian National Hockey League player.He played junior hockey for the Toronto Marlboroughs of the OHL and was drafted in 1978 NHL Amateur Draft by the Atlanta Flames. Peplinski was one of five active NHL players who played on Canada's 1988 Olympic ice hockey...	24		80	15	26	41	134	8	1	1	2	45
Kevin LaVallee Kevin LaVallee Kevin A. LaVallee is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey forward who played eight seasons in the National Hockey League.-NHL:...	15		60	19	16	35	17	8	1	3	4	4
Jamie Hislop Jamie Hislop James Donald Hislop is a retired Canadian ice hockey forward and current pro scout for the Minnesota Wild.-College career:...	17		79	14	19	33	17	9	0	2	2	6
Phil Russell	5		78	13	18	31	112	9	1	4	5	24
Eddy Beers Ed Beers Edward Joseph "Eddy" Beers is a retired professional ice hockey forward who played 250 games in the National Hockey League. He was nearly a point per game player in his time in the NHL, but his NHL career was cut short by injury....	27		41	11	15	26	21	8	1	1	2	27
Dave Hindmarch Dave Hindmarch David Hindmarch is a former National Hockey League player for the Calgary Flames.He played in 99 NHL games, all of which were for the Flames. He recorded 21 goals and 17 assists for 38 points....	18		60	11	12	23	23	4	0	0	0	4
Jim Jackson	16		48	8	12	20	7	8	2	1	3	2
Steve Christoff Steve Christoff Steven Mark Christoff is a retired American 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....	11		45	9	8	17	4	1	0	0	0	0
Richie Dunn Richie Dunn Richard L. Dunn is a former professional ice hockey defenseman. He played in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, and Hartford Whalers between 1977 and 1989. In his NHL career, Dunn appeared in 483 games...	6		80	3	11	14	47	9	1	1	2	8
Carl Mokosak Carl Mokosak Carl Mokosak is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played in a total of 83 games in the NHL with the Calgary Flames, Los Angeles Kings, Philadelphia Flyers, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Boston Bruins between 1981 and 1989.Mokosak played left wing and scored 11 goals while adding 15...	10		41	7	6	13	87





Kari Jalonen Kari Jalonen Kari Jalonen is a former professional ice hockey center. He played parts of two seasons at the NHL level, with the Calgary Flames and Edmonton Oilers, but is best known for his time in SM-liiga and with the Finnish national team.Jalonen represented Finland internationally on nine occasions,...	21		25	9	3	12	4	5	1	0	1	0
Greg Meredith Greg Meredith Gregory Paul Meredith is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. A finalist for the Rhodes Scholarship, Meredith attended Notre Dame, where he set the Notre Dame all-time goals record, with 104...	25		35	5	4	9	8	5	3	1	4	4
Charlie Bourgeois Charlie Bourgeois Charles Marc "Boo-Boo" Bourgeois is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played 290 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Calgary Flames, St. Louis Blues, and Hartford Whalers....	2		15	2	3	5	21





Jamie Macoun Jamie Macoun Jamie Neil Macoun is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played parts of seventeen seasons in the National Hockey League....	34		22	1	4	5	25	9	0	2	2	8
Rejean Lemelin Rejean Lemelin Réjean M. "Reggie" Lemelin is a former National Hockey League goaltender. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the seventh round, 125th overall, in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft...	31		39	0	5	5	7	7	0	0	0	0
Al MacInnis Al MacInnis Allan MacInnis is a Canadian former ice hockey defenceman who played 23 seasons in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames and St. Louis Blues. A first round selection of the Flames in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft, he went on to become a 13-time All-Star...	22		14	1	3	4	9





Pierre Rioux Pierre Rioux Pierre Rioux is a retired Canadian ice hockey player who played 14 games in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames in 1982–83...	32		14	1	2	3	4





Denis Cyr Denis Cyr Denis Cyr is a former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames, Chicago Black Hawks, and St. Louis Blues... ^‡	12		11	1	1	2	0





Tim Hunter	19		16	1	0	1	54	9	1	0	1	70
Pat Ribble Pat Ribble Patrick Wayne Ribble is a retired Canadian ice hockey player.A defenceman, Ribble was selected in 1974 by both the Atlanta Flames of the National Hockey League and the Indianapolis Racers of the World Hockey Association. He also played for the Chicago Black Hawks, Toronto Maple Leafs, Washington...	28		28	0	1	1	18





Don Edwards	1		39	0	1	1	0	5	0	0	0	0
Mike Vernon	30		2	0	0	0	0



Howard Walker Howard Walker Howard K. Walker is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played for the Washington Capitals and Calgary Flames. Originally signed by the Capitals as a free agent in 1980, Walker played parts of two seasons before he was traded to the Flames. He retired following the 1982–83 NHL...	12	3	0	0	0	7
Tim Harrer Tim Harrer Timothy Steven Harrer is a retired American professional ice hockey player who played 3 National Hockey League games for the Calgary Flames in 1982–83...	12	3	0	0	0	2
Gord Hampson Gord Hampson Gordon Hampson is a former National Hockey League player for the Calgary Flames.His father, Ted Hampson, also played in the NHL, and in the WHA. He attended Edina High School in Edina, Minnesota, while his father was playing for the Minnesota Fighting Saints.He played his college hockey at the...	27	4	0	0	0	5
Tim Bernhardt Tim Bernhardt Timothy John Bernhardt is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 67 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames....	29	6	0	0	0	0

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Calgary. Stats reflect time with the Flames only.

^‡Traded mid-season.

Bold denotes franchise record.

Goaltenders

Note: GP = Games played; TOI = Time on ice (minutes); W = Wins; L = Losses; OT = Overtime/shootout losses; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

		Regular season								Playoffs
Player	#	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	SO	GAA	GP	TOI	W	L	GA	SO	GAA
Rejean Lemelin Rejean Lemelin Réjean M. "Reggie" Lemelin is a former National Hockey League goaltender. He was drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the seventh round, 125th overall, in the 1974 NHL Amateur Draft...	31	39	2211	16	12	8	133	0	3.61	7	327	3	3	27	0	4.95
Don Edwards	1	39	1109	16	15	6	148	1	4.02	5	226	1	2	22	0	5.84
Tim Bernhardt Tim Bernhardt Timothy John Bernhardt is a retired professional ice hockey player who played 67 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Toronto Maple Leafs and Calgary Flames....	29	6	280	0	5	0	21	0	4.50







Mike Vernon	30	2	100	0	2	0	11	0	6.60

Trades

May 29, 1982	To Calgary Flames Richie Dunn Richie Dunn Richard L. Dunn is a former professional ice hockey defenseman. He played in the National Hockey League with the Buffalo Sabres, Calgary Flames, and Hartford Whalers between 1977 and 1989. In his NHL career, Dunn appeared in 483 games... Don Edwards 2nd round pick in 1982 Entry Draft (Richard Kromm Richard Kromm Richard Gordon "Rich" Kromm was a Canadian American ice hockey player for the Calgary Flames and the New York Islanders.... ) 1st round pick in 1983 Entry Draft (Dan Quinn Dan Quinn Daniel Peter Quinn is a Canadian professional golfer and former professional ice hockey player. Quinn played 14 seasons in the National Hockey League .-Playing career:... )	To Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:... 1st round pick in 1982 Entry Draft (Paul Cyr Paul Cyr Paul Cyr is a Canadian former ice hockey left wing. He began his career with the Nanaimo Clippers of the British Columbia Hockey League, for whom he played the 1979–80 season, and then the Victoria Cougars of the WHL from 1980 to 1982.The Buffalo Sabres drafted Cyr ninth overall in the 1982 NHL... ) 2nd round pick in 1982 Entry Draft (Jens Johansson) 1st round pick in 1983 Entry Draft (Normand Lacombe Normand Lacombe Normand Lacombe is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey right wing. He was drafted in the first round, 10th overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft.-Playing career:... ) 2nd round pick in 1983 Entry Draft (John Tucker)
June 2, 1982	To Calgary Flames Kari Eloranta Kari Eloranta Kari Eloranta is a retired footballer and professional ice hockey player who played 267 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Calgary Flames and St. Louis Blues.- External links :...	To St. Louis Blues Future Considerations
June 7, 1982	To Calgary Flames Steve Christoff Steve Christoff Steven Mark Christoff is a retired American 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.... Bill Nyrop Bill Nyrop William D. Nyrop was a professional ice hockey player who won three Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens in 1976, 1977, and 1978.-Early life:... 2nd round pick in 1982 Entry Draft (Dave Reierson Dave Reierson David Reierson is a retired Canadian ice hockey player who played two games in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames in 1988–89... )	To Minnesota North Stars Minnesota North Stars The Minnesota North Stars were a professional ice hockey team in the National Hockey League for 26 seasons, from 1967 to 1993. The North Stars played their home games at the Met Center in Bloomington, and the team's colors for most of its history were green, yellow, gold and white... Willi Plett Willi Plett Willi Plett is a retired professional ice hockey right winger.Plett was born in Asunción, Paraguay to Russian-German émigré parents; the family moved to Niagara-on-the-Lake, Canada when Willi was a boy. He didn't start playing organized hockey until age 12 although once he caught on, he fell in... 4th round pick in 1983 Entry Draft (Dusan Pasek Dušan Pašek Dušan Pašek was a professional ice hockey forward who played 48 games in the National Hockey League. He played for the Minnesota North Stars... )
June 7, 1982	To Calgary Flames Howard Walker Howard Walker Howard K. Walker is a retired Canadian ice hockey defenceman who played for the Washington Capitals and Calgary Flames. Originally signed by the Capitals as a free agent in 1980, Walker played parts of two seasons before he was traded to the Flames. He retired following the 1982–83 NHL... George White 6th round pick in 1982 Entry Draft (Mats Kihlstrom) 3rd round pick in 1983 Entry Draft (Perry Berezan Perry Berezan Perry Edmund Berezan is a former National Hockey League centre. He was drafted in the third round, 55th overall, by the Calgary Flames in the 1983 NHL Entry Draft.... ) 4th round pick in 1984 Entry Draft (Paul Ranheim Paul Ranheim Paul Stephen Ranheim is a retired American professional ice hockey forward.-Playing career:Born in Missouri but raised in Minnesota, Ranheim went to high school in Edina, Minnesota, where he was the captain of his high school hockey team. Known for his speed and penalty killing ability, he played... )	To Washington Capitals Washington Capitals The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C. They are members of the Southeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . Since their founding in 1974, "The Caps" have won one conference championship to reach the 1998 Stanley Cup... Ken Houston Ken Houston Kenneth Ray Houston is a former American football defensive back in the American Football League and National Football League... Pat Riggin Pat Riggin Patrick Michael Riggin is a retired former National Hockey League goaltender who played for the Atlanta Flames, Calgary Flames, Washington Capitals, Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins, as well as the Birmingham Bulls of the World Hockey Association...
September 11, 1982	To Calgary Flames Doug Risebrough Doug Risebrough Douglas John Risebrough is a former player, coach, and general manager in the National Hockey League. In his 31 years in the NHL, he has been involved with the Stanley Cup Playoffs 25 times... 2nd round pick in 1983 Entry Draft (traded to Minnesota North Stars; North Stars selected Frank Musil Frank Musil František Musil , known mostly as Frank Musil, is a former professional ice hockey player. Musil is a scout for the Edmonton Oilers and assistant coach for the Czech national ice hockey team.-Playing career:... )	To Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ... Washington Capitals' 2nd round pick in 1983 Entry Draft (Todd Francis) 3rd round pick in 1984 Entry Draft (Graeme Bonar)
November 8, 1982	To Calgary Flames rights to Carey Wilson Carey Wilson Carey John Wilson is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League for ten seasons...	To Chicago Black Hawks Chicago Blackhawks The Chicago Blackhawks are a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . They have won four Stanley Cup championships since their founding in 1926, most recently coming in 2009-10... Denis Cyr Denis Cyr Denis Cyr is a former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames, Chicago Black Hawks, and St. Louis Blues...
December 2, 1982	To Calgary Flames Yves Courteau Yves Courteau Yves Courteau is a retired professional ice hockey forward who played in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames and Hartford Whalers from 1984–87. Courteau was drafted by the Detroit Red Wings in the 2nd round, 23rd overall in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft. He played 22 games in the NHL,...	To Detroit Red Wings Detroit Red Wings The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League , and are one of the Original Six teams of the NHL, along with the Toronto Maple Leafs, Montreal Canadiens, New York... Bob Francis

Free agents

Player	Former team
G Marc D'Amour Marc D'Amour Marc G. D'Amour is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender. He played 16 National Hockey League games for the Calgary Flames and Philadelphia Flyers.-Playing career:...	Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds are a major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The Greyhounds play home games at the Essar Centre. The present team was founded in 1962 as a team in the Northern Ontario Hockey Association. The Greyhounds name has been used by several ice hockey... (OHL Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada.... )
RW Pierre Rioux Pierre Rioux Pierre Rioux is a retired Canadian ice hockey player who played 14 games in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames in 1982–83...	Shawinigan Cataractes Shawinigan Cataractes The Shawinigan Cataractes are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The team is based out of Shawinigan, Quebec. The Cataractes have been previously known as the Shawinigan Bruins until 1973, and were called the Shawinigan Dynamos from 1973–78.The Cataractes play their... (QMJHL Quebec Major Junior Hockey League The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League... )
LW Dan Bolduc Dan Bolduc Daniel George "Danny" Bolduc. is a retired professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League and World Hockey Association between 1976–84...	Montreal Canadiens Montreal Canadiens The Montreal Canadiens are a professional ice hockey team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League . The club is officially known as ...
D Tony Stiles Tony Stiles Tony Stiles is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey player. He played 30 National Hockey League games for the Calgary Flames in the 1983–84 season, recording two goals and seven assists. Stiles signed as a free agent with the Flames in 1982...	Michigan Tech Michigan Technological University Michigan Technological University is a public research university located in Houghton, Michigan, United States. Its main campus sits on on a bluff overlooking Portage Lake... (NCAA)
LW Jim Jackson	Muskegon Mohawks Muskegon Mohawks The Muskegon Mohawks were a minor league professional ice hockey team in the International Hockey League from 1965 to 1984. Muskegon were Turner Cup champions in 1968.... (IHL)
D Jamie Macoun Jamie Macoun Jamie Neil Macoun is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played parts of seventeen seasons in the National Hockey League....	Ohio State University Ohio State Buckeyes The Ohio State Buckeyes are the intercollegiate sports teams and players of The Ohio State University, named after the state tree, the Buckeye. The Buckeyes participate in the NCAA's Division I in all sports and the Big Ten Conference in most sports... (NCAA)
W Colin Patterson	Clarkson College Clarkson University -The Clarkson School:The Clarkson School, a special division of Clarkson University, was founded in 1978 as a unique educational opportunity. The School offers students an early entrance opportunity into college, replacing the typical senior year of high school with a year of college... (NCAA)

Player	New team
LW Dan Labraaten Dan Labraaten Dan Labraaten is a retired professional ice hockey player and scout for the New Jersey Devils who played 268 games in the National Hockey League and 111 games in the World Hockey Association. He played for the Calgary Flames, Detroit Red Wings, and Winnipeg Jets.- External links :...	Leksands IF Leksands IF Leksands Idrottsförening is a Swedish ice hockey team from the town of Leksand in the region of Dalarna. The team is currently playing in the second highest league in Sweden, HockeyAllsvenskan. Leksand has played 53 seasons in the top Swedish league – between 1951 to 2001, 2002 to 2004, and 2005–06... (Elitserien Elitserien Elitserien, is a professional ice hockey league composed of twelve teams in Sweden... )
D Pekka Rautakallio Pekka Rautakallio Pekka Rautakallio is a retired Finnish professional ice hockey defenceman who played three seasons in the National Hockey League for the Atlanta Flames and Calgary Flames.-Early years:...	HIFK HIFK (ice hockey) HIFK is an ice hockey team based in Helsinki, Finland. The team plays at Helsinki Ice Hall. It was founded in 1897... (SM-liiga SM-liiga The SM-liiga is the top professional ice hockey league in Finland. As of March 2008, it is ranked by the IIHF as the second strongest league in Europe. It was created in 1975 to replace the SM-sarja, which was fundamentally an amateur league. The SM-liiga is not directly overseen by the Finnish Ice... )
LW Gary McAdam Gary McAdam Gary F. McAdam is a retired Canadian ice hockey player.Selected by the Buffalo Sabres in the 1975 NHL Entry Draft, McAdam also played for the Pittsburgh Penguins, Detroit Red Wings, Calgary Flames, Washington Capitals, New Jersey Devils, and Toronto Maple Leafs before retiring following the...	Buffalo Sabres Buffalo Sabres The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League .-Founding and early success: 1970-71—1980-81:...

Draft picks

Calgary's picks at the 1982 NHL Entry Draft

1982 NHL Entry Draft

The 1982 NHL Entry Draft was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec. The National Hockey League teams selected 252 players eligible for entry into professional ranks, in the reverse order of the 1981–82 NHL season and playoff standings. This is the list of those players...

, held in Montreal

Montreal

Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...

, Quebec

Quebec

Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....

Rnd	Pick	Player	Nationality	Position	Team (league)	NHL statistics
Rnd	Pick	Player	Nationality	Position	Team (league)	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2	29	Dave Reierson Dave Reierson David Reierson is a retired Canadian ice hockey player who played two games in the National Hockey League for the Calgary Flames in 1988–89...		D	Prince Albert Raiders Prince Albert Raiders The Prince Albert Raiders are a major junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League. The Raiders play in the East Division of the Eastern Conference. They are based in the Saskatchewan city of Prince Albert... (SJHL Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League The Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League is a Junior A ice hockey league under Hockey Canada, a part of the Canadian Junior Hockey League. Open to North American-born players 20 years of age or younger, the SJHL's 12 teams play in two divisions: the Bauer and Sherwood conferences... )	2	0	0	0	0
3	51	Jim Laing		D	Clarkson University Clarkson University -The Clarkson School:The Clarkson School, a special division of Clarkson University, was founded in 1978 as a unique educational opportunity. The School offers students an early entrance opportunity into college, replacing the typical senior year of high school with a year of college... (ECAC)
4	65	Dave Meszaros		G Goaltender In ice hockey, the goaltender is the player who defends his team's goal net by stopping shots of the puck from entering his team's net, thus preventing the opposing team from scoring...	Toronto Marlboros Toronto Marlboros The Toronto Marlborough Athletic Club, commonly known as the Toronto Marlboros, was founded in 1903. It operated a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey Association and Ontario Hockey League from 1904 to 1989... (OHL Ontario Hockey League The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada.... )
4	72	Mark Lamb Mark Lamb Mark W. Lamb is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. He is currently the head coach of the Swift Current Broncos of the Western Hockey League .-Playing career:...		C Centre (ice hockey) The centre in ice hockey is a forward position of a player whose primary zone of play is the middle of the ice, away from the side boards. Centres have more flexibility in their positioning and are expected to cover more ice surface than any other player...	Billings Bighorns Billings Bighorns The Billings Bighorns were a junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League who played from 1977 to 1982. The team was originally the Calgary Centennials. They played at the MetraPark Arena in Billings, Montana. The team wore uniforms based upon those then used by the Washington Capitals... (WHL Western Hockey League The Western Hockey League is a major junior ice hockey league based in Western Canada and the Northwestern United States. The WHL is one of three leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League as the highest level of junior hockey in Canada... )	403	46	100	146	291
5	93	Lou Kiriakou		D	Toronto Marlboros (OHL)
6	114	Jeff Vaive		C	Ottawa 67's Ottawa 67's The Ottawa 67’s are a junior ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario. They have played in the Ontario Hockey League since 1967, Canada's centennial year. The current coach is Chris Byrne.-History:... (OHL)
6	118	Mats Kihlstrom		D	N/A
7	135	Brad Ramsden		C	Peterborough Petes Peterborough Petes The Peterborough Petes are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. The team has played in Peterborough, Ontario, Canada, since 1956, and is the oldest continuously operating team in the league.-History:... (OHL)
8	156	Roy Myllari		D	Cornwall Royals Cornwall Royals The Cornwall Royals were a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League from 1969 to 1981 and the Ontario Hockey League from 1981 to 1992. This team should not be confused with other Cornwall Royals teams that played in the QSHL, MMJHL, or OHA-B.-History:From 1961 until 1969, the... (OHL)
9	177	Ted Pearson		F	University of Wisconsin–Madison University of Wisconsin–Madison The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1848, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of the University of Wisconsin System. It became a land-grant institution in 1866... (WCHA Western Collegiate Hockey Association The Western Collegiate Hockey Association is a college athletic conference which operates over a wide area of the Midwestern and Western United States. It participates in the NCAA's Division I as an ice hockey-only conference.... )
10	198	Jim Uens		C	Oshawa Generals Oshawa Generals The Oshawa Generals are a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League. They are based in Oshawa, Ontario. The team is named for General Motors, an early sponsor which has its Canadian headquarters in Oshawa. The Generals are one of the most successful franchises in Canadian Hockey League... (OHL)
11	219	Rick Erdall		C	University of Minnesota University of Minnesota The University of Minnesota, Twin Cities is a public research university located in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, United States. It is the oldest and largest part of the University of Minnesota system and has the fourth-largest main campus student body in the United States, with 52,557... (WCHA)
12	240	Dale Thompson		RW	Calgary Wranglers Calgary Wranglers The Calgary Wranglers were a junior ice hockey team that played in the Western Hockey League from 1977 until 1987. The Wranglers played their home games in Calgary, Alberta, at the Stampede Corral.-Season-by-season Record:... (WHL)

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