| 1982–83Philadelphia Flyers | |
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Patrick Division champions | |
| Division | 1stPatrick |
| Conference | 2ndWales |
| 1982–83 record | 49–23–8 |
| Home record | 29–8–3 |
| Road record | 20–15–5 |
| Goals for | 326 (6th) |
| Goals against | 240 (3rd) |
| Team information | |
| General manager | Keith Allen |
| Coach | Bob McCammon |
| Captain | Bill Barber(Oct.–Jan.) Bobby Clarke(Jan.–Apr.) |
| Alternate captains | None[a] |
| Arena | Spectrum |
| Average attendance | 16,847[1] |
| Minor league affiliates | Maine Mariners Toledo Goaldiggers |
| Team leaders | |
| Goals | Darryl Sittler (43) |
| Assists | Bobby Clarke (62) |
| Points | Bobby Clarke (85) |
| Penalty minutes | Glen Cochrane (237) |
| Plus/minus | Mark Howe (+47) |
| Wins | Pelle Lindbergh (23) |
| Goals against average | Bob Froese (2.52) |
The1982–83Philadelphia Flyers season was the Flyers'16thseason in theNational Hockey League (NHL). The Flyers lost in the Patrick Division Semifinals to theNew York Rangers in three games.
Mark Howe, son of hockey legendGordie Howe and a star defenseman in his own right, was acquired via a trade with theHartford Whalers prior to the season.
Howe immediately became the team's best defenseman garnering 67 points and a +47 in 76 games. Midway through the season,Bob McCammon replaced Barber as captain withBobby Clarke.[2] Clarke led the team in points andBrian Propp and Sittler scored 40 goals each as the Flyers won a Patrick Division title with 106 points.
| GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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| Philadelphia Flyers | 80 | 49 | 23 | 8 | 326 | 240 | 106 |
| New York Islanders | 80 | 42 | 26 | 12 | 302 | 226 | 96 |
| Washington Capitals | 80 | 39 | 25 | 16 | 306 | 283 | 94 |
| New York Rangers | 80 | 35 | 35 | 10 | 306 | 287 | 80 |
| New Jersey Devils | 80 | 17 | 49 | 14 | 230 | 338 | 48 |
| Pittsburgh Penguins | 80 | 18 | 53 | 9 | 250 | 394 | 45 |
[3]Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
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For the second consecutive year, the Flyers were eliminated by the Rangers in the first round, this time in a three-game sweep. They allowed a total of 18 goals in the three games.
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October: 8–5–0, 16 points (home: 5–1–0; road: 3–4–0)
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November: 5–4–3, 13 points (home: 3–2–2; road: 2–2–1)
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December: 8–3–2, 18 points (home: 3–1–0; road: 5–2–2)
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January: 12–1–2, 26 points (home: 7–0–1; road: 5–1–1)
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February: 8–2–0, 16 points (home: 6–1–0; road: 2–1–0)
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March: 6–8–1, 13 points (home: 4–3–0; road: 2–5–1)
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April: 2–0–0, 4 points (home: 1–0–0; road: 1–0–0)
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Legend:W Win (2 points)L Loss (0 points)T Tie (1 point) |
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Patrick Division Semifinals vs. New York Rangers – Rangers win 3–0
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| No. | Player | Pos | Regular season | Playoffs | ||||||||||
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| GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | +/- | PIM | |||
| 16 | Bobby Clarke | C | 80 | 23 | 62 | 85 | 37 | 115 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 27 | Darryl Sittler | C | 80 | 43 | 40 | 83 | 17 | 60 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −4 | 4 |
| 26 | Brian Propp | LW | 80 | 40 | 42 | 82 | 35 | 72 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −4 | 8 |
| 2 | Mark Howe | D | 76 | 20 | 47 | 67 | 47 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | −3 | 4 |
| 11 | Ron Flockhart | RW | 73 | 29 | 31 | 60 | 3 | 49 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
| 7 | Bill Barber | LW | 66 | 27 | 33 | 60 | 17 | 28 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −4 | 2 |
| 19 | Ray Allison | RW | 67 | 21 | 30 | 51 | 30 | 57 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −2 | 12 |
| 23 | Ilkka Sinisalo | LW | 61 | 21 | 29 | 50 | 18 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 |
| 17 | Paul Holmgren | RW | 77 | 19 | 24 | 43 | 18 | 178 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | 6 |
| 18 | Lindsay Carson | C | 78 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 20 | 68 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 |
| 9 | Miroslav Dvorak | D | 80 | 4 | 33 | 37 | 27 | 20 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −5 | 0 |
| 15 | Mark Taylor | LW | 61 | 8 | 25 | 33 | 25 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0 |
| 3 | Behn Wilson | D | 62 | 8 | 24 | 32 | 3 | 92 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 |
| 25 | Paul Evans | C | 58 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 16 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Brad McCrimmon | D | 79 | 4 | 21 | 25 | 24 | 61 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 29 | Glen Cochrane | D | 77 | 2 | 22 | 24 | 42 | 237 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | 4 |
| 12 | Tim Kerr | RW | 24 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Tom Gorence | RW | 53 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 4 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24[b] | Bob Hoffmeyer† | D | 35 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Brad Marsh | D | 68 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 52 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −4 | 0 |
| 5 | Frank Bathe | D | 57 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 72 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 12 |
| 13 | Dave Michayluk | RW | 13 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31 | Pelle Lindbergh | G | 40 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 21[c] | John Paddock | RW | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20[d] | Dave Poulin | C | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 9 |
| 34 | Andy Brickley | LW | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 14 | Ron Sutter | C | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 35 | Bob Froese | G | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 6 | Fred Arthur‡ | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | −1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Dave Brown | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32 | Ross Fitzpatrick | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Michel Larocque† | G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 30 | Rick St. Croix‡ | G | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| 34 | Gord Williams | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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| GP | GS | W | L | T | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | GP | GS | W | L | SA | GA | GAA | SV% | SO | TOI | ||
| 31 | Pelle Lindbergh | 40 | 39 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 1053 | 116 | 2.99 | .890 | 3 | 2,329 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 85 | 18 | 6.10 | .788 | 0 | 177 |
| 35 | Bob Froese | 25 | 23 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 569 | 59 | 2.52 | .896 | 4 | 1,405 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30 | Rick St. Croix‡ | 16 | 16 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 431 | 54 | 3.45 | .875 | 0 | 938 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 33 | Michel Larocque† | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 56 | 8 | 4.00 | .857 | 0 | 120 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |

| Type | Award/honor | Recipient | Ref |
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| League (annual) | Frank J. Selke Trophy | Bobby Clarke | [6] |
| NHL All-Rookie Team | Pelle Lindbergh(Goaltender) | [7] | |
| NHL first All-Star team | Mark Howe(Defense) | [8] | |
| League (in-season) | NHL All-Star Game selection | Mark Howe | [9] |
| Pelle Lindbergh | |||
| Darryl Sittler | |||
| NHL Player of the Month | Bob Froese(January)[e] | [10] | |
| NHL Player of the Week | Bobby Clarke(January 3) | [11] | |
| Bob Froese(February 21) | [12] | ||
| Team | Barry Ashbee Trophy | Mark Howe | [13] |
| Class Guy Award | Mark Howe | [13] | |
| Miscellaneous | Viking Award | Pelle Lindbergh | [14] |
Among the team records set during the 1982–83 season was the 35 seconds it took to score the fastest three goals during the season opener on October 7, which is tied for the team record.[15] Later that month on October 28, the 31 seconds it took to score the fastest two goals from the start of a period is also tied for the team record.[16] GoaltenderPelle Lindbergh set three consecutive wins records. From December 22 to February 10, Lindbergh won nine consecutive games, which is tied for the team record among all goalies and the record for rookie goaltenders.[17][18] His eight consecutive road wins from December 22 to March 3 is also the team record.[19] The team's eight consecutive road wins from December 22 to January 16 is the longest in team history.[20]Brian Propp's twelve game-winning goals on the season is tied for the team record.[21]
| Milestone | Player | Date | Ref |
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| First game | Miroslav Dvorak | October 7, 1982 | [22] |
| Ron Sutter | November 28, 1982 | ||
| Ross Fitzpatrick | December 5, 1982 | ||
| Bob Froese | January 8, 1983 | ||
| Andy Brickley | March 10, 1983 | ||
| Dave Brown | March 12, 1983 | ||
| Dave Poulin | April 2, 1983 | ||
| 1000th game played | Bobby Clarke | October 23, 1982 | [23] |
| 1000th point | Darryl Sittler | January 20, 1983 | [23] |
The Flyers were involved in the following transactions from May 17, 1982, the day after the deciding game of the1982 Stanley Cup Finals, through May 17, 1983, the day of the deciding game of the1983 Stanley Cup Finals.[24]
| Date | Details | Ref | |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 9, 1982 (1982-06-09) | To Philadelphia Flyers | ToBoston Bruins | [25] |
| August 20, 1982 (1982-08-20) | To Philadelphia Flyers | ToHartford Whalers
| [26] |
| October 22, 1982 (1982-10-22) | To Philadelphia Flyers | ToEdmonton Oilers | [27] |
| January 10, 1983 (1983-01-10) | To Philadelphia Flyers | ToToronto Maple Leafs | [28] |
| Date | Player | Former team | Via | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 4, 1983 (1983-01-04) | John Paddock | Maine Mariners (AHL) | Free agency | [29] |
| March 8, 1983 (1983-03-08) | Dave Poulin | University of Notre Dame (CCHA) | Free agency | [30] |
| Date | Player | New team | Via | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 24, 1982 (1982-08-24) | Bob Dailey | Retirement | [31] | |
| August 25, 1982 (1982-08-25) | Reggie Leach | Detroit Red Wings | Free agency | [32] |
| September 9, 1982 (1982-09-09) | Reid Bailey | Edmonton Oilers[f] | Release | [33] |
| Al Hill | Edmonton Oilers[g] | Release | [34] | |
| Gary Morrison[h] | Release | [35] | ||
| N/A | Mike Busniuk | SG Brunico (Serie A) | Free agency | [36] |
| October 4, 1982 (1982-10-04) | Bob Hoffmeyer | Edmonton Oilers | Waiver draft | [37][38] |
| October 6, 1982 (1982-10-06) | Jimmy Watson | Retirement | [39] | |
| October 25, 1982 (1982-10-25) | Fred Arthur | Retirement | [40] |
| Date | Player | Term | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 24, 1982 (1982-05-24) | Andre Villeneuve | multi-year | [41] |
| Taras Zytynsky | multi-year | [41] | |
| June 4, 1982 (1982-06-04) | Len Hachborn | 3-year | [42] |
| August 4, 1982 (1982-08-04) | Miroslav Dvorak | multi-year[i] | [43] |
| September 10, 1982 (1982-09-10) | Ron Sutter | multi-year | [44] |
Philadelphia's picks at the1982 NHL entry draft, which was held at theMontreal Forum inMontreal, on June 9, 1982.[45]
| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | Team (league) | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Ron Sutter | Center | Lethbridge Broncos (WHL) | [j] | |
| 3 | 46 | Miroslav Dvorak | Defense | HC České Budějovice (CZE) | [j] | |
| 47 | Bill Campbell | Defense | Montreal Juniors (QMJHL) | [k] | ||
| 4 | 77 | Michael Hjalm | Wing | Modo Hockey (Elitserien) | ||
| 5 | 98 | Todd Bergen | Forward | Prince Albert Raiders (SJHL) | ||
| 6 | 119 | Ron Hextall | Goaltender | Brandon Wheat Kings (WHL) | ||
| 7 | 140 | Dave Brown | Forward | Saskatoon Blades (WHL) | ||
| 8 | 161 | Alain Lavigne | Right wing | Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) | ||
| 9 | 182 | Magnus Roupe | Left wing | Färjestad BK (Elitserien) | ||
| 10 | 203 | Tom Allen | Goaltender | Michigan Tech University (WCHA) | ||
| 11 | 224 | Rick Gal | Forward | Lethbridge Broncos (WHL) | ||
| 12 | 245 | Mark Vichorek | Defense | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) |
The Flyers were affiliated with theMaine Mariners of theAHL[47][48] and theToledo Goaldiggers of theIHL.[49]
Signed as a free agent by Edmonton, November 10, 1982.