| 1982–83 BHL season | |
| Sport: | ice hockey |
| Prevseason Link: | 1981–82 British Ice Hockey season |
| Prevseason Year: | 1981–82 |
| Nextseason Link: | 1983–84 BHL season |
| Nextseason Year: | 1983–84 |
The 1982–83 British Hockey League season was the inaugural season of the British Hockey League.
Fifteen teams from the Northern League, English League North and the English League South took part.
The league was divided into three sections of five teams. Teams in section B played every team once at home and once away while teams in section A and C played teams in their own section four times and the teams from section B twice. Teams in section A did not play teams from section C. This meant that while section A and C teams played 26 games, section B teams played 28. Murrayfield, Glasgow, Durham, Crowtree and Richmond all had games voided.
| Scotland | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 280 | 100 | 45 | ||
| Murrayfield Racers | 24 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 181 | 124 | 34 | |
| 26 | 10 | 3 | 13 | 162 | 187 | 23 | ||
| Glasgow Dynamos | 25 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 80 | 228 | 7 | |
| 26 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 118 | 270 | 7 |
*Murrayfield two games void, Glasgow one game void
| England | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Durham Wasps | 27 | 23 | 0 | 4 | 225 | 103 | 46 | |
| 28 | 20 | 1 | 7 | 264 | 135 | 43 | ||
| 28 | 19 | 2 | 7 | 239 | 107 | 40 | ||
| 28 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 228 | 140 | 32 | ||
| 28 | 13 | 3 | 12 | 224 | 206 | 29 |
*One game void
| England | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 170 | 125 | 35 | ||
| 26 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 194 | 145 | 31 | ||
| 26 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 108 | 233 | 11 | ||
| Crowtree Chiefs | 25 | 4 | 1 | 20 | 120 | 221 | 9 | |
| Richmond Flyers | 25 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 57 | 326 | 4 |
*One game void
Section B Runner-up (Cleveland) vs Section A Winner (Altrincham)
In the English Final the winner of the semi-final took on the winner of Section B in a best of three series. In games one and two, the winning side was awarded one point while the winner of game three was awarded two points. The overall winner qualified for the British final.
Section B Winner (Durham) vs English Semi-final Winner (Cleveland)
| English Final | GP | W | T | L | GF | GA | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 4 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 0 |
Section A Winner (Dundee) vs Section A Runner-up (Murrayfield)
The final was between the winner of the English and Scottish finals. It was a one-off game played at Streatham Ice Rink.