1982–83 Toronto Maple Leafs season
Appearance
1982–83 Toronto Maple Leafs | |
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Division | 3rd Norris |
Conference | 7th Campbell |
1982–83 record | 28–40–12 |
Home record | 20–15–5 |
Road record | 8–25–7 |
Goals for | 293 |
Goals against | 330 |
Team information | |
General manager | Gerry McNamara |
Coach | Mike Nykoluk |
Captain | Rick Vaive |
Alternate captains | None |
Arena | Maple Leaf Gardens |
Team leaders | |
Goals | Rick Vaive (51) |
Assists | John Anderson (49) |
Points | John Anderson (80) |
Penalty minutes | Jim Korn (236) |
Wins | Mike Palmateer (21) |
Goals against average | Rick St. Croix (3.80) |
The 1982–83 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 66th season of the franchise, 56th season as the Maple Leafs.
Offseason
[edit]NHL Draft
[edit]Round | Pick | Player | Nationality | College/Junior/Club team |
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1 | 3 | Gary Nylund | ![]() |
Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) |
2 | 24 | Gary Leeman | ![]() |
Regina Pats (WHL) |
2 | 25 | Peter Ihnacak | ![]() |
Prague Sparta (Czechoslovakia) |
3 | 45 | Ken Wregget | ![]() |
Lethbridge Broncos (WHL) |
4 | 73 | Vladimir Ruzicka | ![]() |
Litvinov (Czechoslovakia) |
5 | 87 | Eduard Uvira | ![]() |
Jihlava (Czechoslovakia) |
5 | 99 | Sylvain Charland | ![]() |
Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL) |
6 | 108 | Ron Dreger | ![]() |
Saskatoon Blades (WHL) |
6 | 115 | Craig Kales | ![]() |
Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL) |
7 | 129 | Dominic Campedelli | ![]() |
Cohasset High School (USHS-MA) |
7 | 139 | Jeff Triano | ![]() |
Toronto Marlboros (OHL) |
9 | 171 | Miroslav Ihnacak | ![]() |
Kosice (Czechoslovakia) |
10 | 192 | Leigh Verstraete | ![]() |
Calgary Wranglers (WHL) |
11 | 213 | Tim Loven | ![]() |
Red River High School (USHS-ND) |
12 | 234 | Jim Appleby | ![]() |
Winnipeg Warriors (WHL) |
Regular season
[edit]Final standings
[edit]GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | |
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Chicago Black Hawks | 80 | 47 | 23 | 10 | 338 | 268 | 104 |
Minnesota North Stars | 80 | 40 | 24 | 16 | 321 | 290 | 96 |
Toronto Maple Leafs | 80 | 28 | 40 | 12 | 293 | 330 | 68 |
St. Louis Blues | 80 | 25 | 40 | 15 | 285 | 316 | 65 |
Detroit Red Wings | 80 | 21 | 44 | 15 | 263 | 344 | 57 |
[1]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.
Record vs. opponents
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Vs. Campbell Conference[edit]
Vs. Wales Conference
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Schedule and results
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April
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Legend: Win (2 points) Loss (0 points) Tie (1 point) |
Player statistics
[edit]Regular season
[edit]- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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John Anderson | RW | 80 | 31 | 49 | 80 | 24 | -6 | 9 | 0 | 6 |
Rick Vaive | RW | 78 | 51 | 28 | 79 | 105 | -13 | 18 | 3 | 8 |
Peter Ihnacak | C | 80 | 28 | 38 | 66 | 44 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 |
Walt Poddubny | LW | 72 | 28 | 31 | 59 | 71 | 8 | 9 | 0 | 3 |
Miroslav Frycer | RW | 67 | 25 | 30 | 55 | 90 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
Dan Daoust | C | 48 | 18 | 33 | 51 | 31 | -1 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
Borje Salming | D | 69 | 7 | 38 | 45 | 104 | -3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Bill Derlago | C | 58 | 13 | 24 | 37 | 27 | -19 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
Greg Terrion | LW | 74 | 16 | 16 | 32 | 59 | -3 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Billy Harris | RW | 76 | 11 | 19 | 30 | 26 | -15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Jim Korn | D/LW | 80 | 8 | 21 | 29 | 236 | -27 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
Gaston Gingras | D | 45 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
Dave Farrish | D | 56 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 38 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Terry Martin | LW | 76 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 28 | -29 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
Jim Benning | D | 74 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 47 | -8 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Frank Nigro | C | 51 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 23 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Kaszycki | C | 22 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stew Gavin | LW | 63 | 6 | 5 | 11 | 44 | -7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vitezslav Duris | D | 32 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Barry Melrose | D | 52 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 68 | -16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Norm Aubin | C | 26 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 8 | -9 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Fred Boimistruck | D | 26 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 13 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Russ Adam | C | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 11 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gary Nylund | D | 16 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Palmateer | G | 53 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Serge Boisvert | RW | 17 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Marc Magnan | LW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Craig Muni | D | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
David Shand | D | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reid Bailey | D | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Paul Higgins | RW | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 135 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Michel Larocque | G | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob McGill | D | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 146 | -24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Parent | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rocky Saganiuk | RW/C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick St. Croix | G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ken Strong | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Vincent Tremblay | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Leigh Verstraete | RW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rod Willard | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gary Yaremchuk | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | T | GA | GAA | SO |
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Mike Palmateer | 2965 | 53 | 21 | 23 | 7 | 197 | 3.99 | 0 |
Rick St. Croix | 920 | 17 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 58 | 3.78 | 0 |
Michel Larocque | 835 | 16 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 68 | 4.89 | 0 |
Bob Parent | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.00 | 0 |
Vincent Tremblay | 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.00 | 0 |
Team: | 4800 | 80 | 28 | 40 | 12 | 327 | 4.09 | 0 |
Playoffs
[edit]- Scoring
Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | PPG | SHG | GWG |
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Miroslav Frycer | RW | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick Vaive | RW | 4 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
John Anderson | RW | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Borje Salming | D | 4 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Walt Poddubny | LW | 4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Bill Derlago | C | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Gaston Gingras | D | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Greg Terrion | LW | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Benning | D | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bruce Boudreau | C | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
David Shand | D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Billy Harris | RW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Barry Melrose | D | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Norm Aubin | C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Reid Bailey | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stew Gavin | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Paul Higgins | RW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jim Korn | D/LW | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Gary Leeman | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Terry Martin | LW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Frank Nigro | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Palmateer | G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rick St. Croix | G | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- Goaltending
Player | MIN | GP | W | L | GA | GAA | SO |
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Mike Palmateer | 252 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 17 | 4.05 | 0 |
Rick St. Croix | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 60.00 | 0 |
Team: | 253 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 4.27 | 0 |
Note:
- Pos = Position; GPI = Games played in; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalty minutes; +/- = Plus/minus; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
- Min, TOI = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T,T/OT = Ties; OTL = Overtime losses; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts; SA = Shots against; SV = Shots saved; SV% = Save percentage;
Playoffs
[edit]Despite rocky standings, the Leafs managed to make the playoffs. However, they lost in the preliminary round to the Minnesota North Stars.
Preliminary Round: (N2) Minnesota North Stars vs. (N3) Toronto Maple Leafs
[edit]April 6 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4–5 | Minnesota North Stars | Met Center | Recap | |||
Gaston Gingras (1) – 07:37 | First period | 00:34 – Brian Bellows (1) 12:36 – Dino Ciccarelli (1) | ||||||
Borje Salming (1) – pp – 00:59 | Second period | 15:18 – pp – Neal Broten (1) | ||||||
Jim Benning (1) – 00:44 Walt Poddubny (1) – pp – 14:36 |
Third period | 06:35 – Brad Maxwell (1) 19:38 – pp – Bobby Smith (1) | ||||||
Mike Palmateer 40 saves / 44 shots Rick St. Croix 0 saves / 1 shot |
Goalie stats | Don Beaupre 27 saves / 31 shots |
April 7 | Toronto Maple Leafs | 4–5 | OT | Minnesota North Stars | Met Center | Recap | ||
Miroslav Frycer (1) – 01:05 Bill Derlago (1) – pp – 07:48 |
First period | 18:43 – Steve Payne (1) | ||||||
Walt Poddubny (2) – 14:51 | Second period | 03:43 – Ron Friest (1) 09:29 – Gordie Roberts (1) | ||||||
Dave Shand (1) – 08:01 | Third period | 17:32 – Bobby Smith (2) | ||||||
No scoring | First overtime period | 05:03 – Bobby Smith (3) | ||||||
Mike Palmateer 40 saves / 45 shots | Goalie stats | Don Beaupre 35 saves / 39 shots |
April 9 | Minnesota North Stars | 3–6 | Toronto Maple Leafs | Maple Leaf Gardens | Recap | |||
No scoring | First period | 06:49 – Greg Terrion (1) | ||||||
Brad Maxwell (2) – pp – 05:35 Brian Bellows (2) – 13:03 Steve Payne (2) – 16:08 |
Second period | 10:59 – pp – John Anderson (1) 15:46 – Miroslav Frycer (2) | ||||||
No scoring | Third period | 05:51 – pp – Walt Poddubny (3) 10:42 – Bruce Boudreau (1) 18:53 – en – John Anderson (2) | ||||||
Don Beaupre 32 saves / 37 shots | Goalie stats | Mike Palmateer 47 saves / 50 shots |
April 10 | Minnesota North Stars | 5–4 | OT | Toronto Maple Leafs | Maple Leaf Gardens | Recap | ||
No scoring | First period | No scoring | ||||||
Brad Maxwell (3) – pp – 10:59 | Second period | 05:17 – pp – Bill Derlago (2) 19:17 – Bill Derlago (3) | ||||||
Bobby Smith (4) – 00:12 Brian Bellows (3) – pp – 10:41 Brian Bellows (4) – 19:38 |
Third period | 06:22 – Rick Vaive (1) 17:13 – Rick Vaive (2) | ||||||
Dino Ciccarelli (2) – 08:05 | First overtime period | No scoring | ||||||
Gilles Meloche 23 saves / 27 shots | Goalie stats | Mike Palmateer 38 saves / 43 shots |
Minnesota won series 3–1 | |
Awards and honors
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Transactions
[edit]The Maple Leafs were involved in the following transactions during the 1982-83 season.
Trades
[edit]September 9, 1982 | To Washington Capitals Cash |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Mike Palmateer |
October 5, 1982 | To Hartford Whalers Paul Marshall |
To Toronto Maple Leafs 10th round pick in 1983 - Greg Rolston |
October 19, 1982 | To Los Angeles Kings 4th round pick in 1983 - Dave Korol |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Greg Terrion |
December 17, 1982 | To Montreal Canadiens 2nd round pick in 1986 - Benoit Brunet |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Gaston Gingras |
January 10, 1983 | To Minnesota North Stars Dave Logan |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Cash |
January 10, 1983 | To Philadelphia Flyers Michel Larocque |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Rick St. Croix |
January 15, 1983 | To Edmonton Oilers Serge Boisvert |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Reid Bailey |
January 23, 1983 | To Chicago Black Hawks Rod Willard |
To Toronto Maple Leafs Dave Snopek |
Free agents
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References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "1982-83 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule". Hockey-Reference.com. Retrieved April 4, 2025.
- ^ "1982-83 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved May 28, 2009.