1982–83 Vancouver Canucks season explained

League:	NHL
Season:	1982–83
Year:	1982
Team:	Vancouver Canucks
Conferencerank:	5th
Divisionrank:	3rd
Record:	30–35–15
Homerecord:	20-12-8
Roadrecord:	10-23-7
Goalsfor:	303
Goalsagainst:	309
Attendance:	14,206
Goalsleader:	Stan Smyl (38)
Assistsleader:	Thomas Gradin (54)
Pointsleader:	Stan Smyl (88)
Pimleader:	Tiger Williams (265)
Winsleader:	Richard Brodeur (21)
Gaaleader:	John Garrett (3.08)

The 1982–83 Vancouver Canucks season was the team's 13th in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Offseason

Harry Neale was named general manager on June 1. Previous general manager Jake Milford moved into an advisory role and signed a two-year contract as Senior Vice-President and alternate governor.^[1]

Regular season

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

No.	R	Date	Score	Opponent	Record	Recap
1	W	October 5, 1982	2–1	New York Islanders (1982–83)		1–0–0	Recap
2	T	October 6, 1982	3–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (1982–83)		1–0–1	Recap
3	L	October 9, 1982	3–6	Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)		1–1–1	Recap
4	L	October 12, 1982	4–5	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83)		1–2–1	Recap
5	L	October 14, 1982	1–2	@ Boston Bruins (1982–83)		1–3–1	Recap
6	L	October 16, 1982	5–6	@ Hartford Whalers (1982–83)		1–4–1	Recap
7	L	October 19, 1982	4–5	@ New York Islanders (1982–83)		1–5–1	Recap
8	L	October 20, 1982	5–6	@ New York Rangers (1982–83)		1–6–1	Recap
9	W	October 23, 1982	3–2	Boston Bruins (1982–83)		2–6–1	Recap
10	W	October 26, 1982	8–1	Hartford Whalers (1982–83)		3–6–1	Recap
11	T	October 29, 1982	2–2	Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83)		3–6–2	Recap
12	W	October 31, 1982	3–2	@ Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)		4–6–2	Recap
13	W	November 2, 1982	5–2	@ Quebec Nordiques (1982–83)		5–6–2	Recap
14	W	November 4, 1982	4–3	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83)		6–6–2	Recap
15	L	November 6, 1982	2–4	@ Montreal Canadiens (1982–83)		6–7–2	Recap
16	L	November 7, 1982	1–3	@ Buffalo Sabres (1982–83)		6–8–2	Recap
17	W	November 10, 1982	4–2	Los Angeles Kings (1982–83)		7–8–2	Recap
18	L	November 13, 1982	2–3	@ Winnipeg Jets (1982–83)		7–9–2	Recap
19	L	November 14, 1982	5–6	@ Winnipeg Jets (1982–83)		7–10–2	Recap
20	T	November 16, 1982	4–4	Detroit Red Wings (1982–83)		7–10–3	Recap
21	T	November 20, 1982	3–3	@ Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)		7–10–4	Recap
22	W	November 21, 1982	5–3	Washington Capitals (1982–83)		8–10–4	Recap
23	W	November 23, 1982	5–2	Quebec Nordiques (1982–83)		9–10–4	Recap
24	T	November 26, 1982	4–4	New Jersey Devils (1982–83)		9–10–5	Recap
25	T	November 28, 1982	5–5	Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83)		9–10–6	Recap
26	L	November 30, 1982	2–5	Los Angeles Kings (1982–83)		9–11–6	Recap
27	L	December 3, 1982	4–5	Calgary Flames (1982–83)		9–12–6	Recap
28	W	December 5, 1982	6–3	St. Louis Blues (1982–83)		10–12–6	Recap
29	W	December 8, 1982	7–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83)		11–12–6	Recap
30	L	December 9, 1982	6–9	@ Minnesota North Stars (1982–83)		11–13–6	Recap
31	W	December 11, 1982	3–1	@ St. Louis Blues (1982–83)		12–13–6	Recap
32	L	December 15, 1982	2–3	Montreal Canadiens (1982–83)		12–14–6	Recap
33	W	December 16, 1982	3–2	@ Calgary Flames (1982–83)		13–14–6	Recap
34	T	December 18, 1982	3–3	Minnesota North Stars (1982–83)		13–14–7	Recap
35	L	December 23, 1982	3–6	Calgary Flames (1982–83)		13–15–7	Recap
36	L	December 26, 1982	2–4	@ Los Angeles Kings (1982–83)		13–16–7	Recap
37	T	December 28, 1982	4–4	Winnipeg Jets (1982–83)		13–16–8	Recap
38	L	December 31, 1982	1–8	Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)		13–17–8	Recap
39	L	January 2, 1983	1–3	@ New Jersey Devils (1982–83)		13–18–8	Recap
40	L	January 4, 1983	1–4	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83)		13–19–8	Recap
41	W	January 6, 1983	6–4	@ Hartford Whalers (1982–83)		14–19–8	Recap
42	T	January 7, 1983	5–5	@ Buffalo Sabres (1982–83)		14–19–9	Recap
43	L	January 12, 1983	4–6	Calgary Flames (1982–83)		14–20–9	Recap
44	L	January 13, 1983	2–5	@ Calgary Flames (1982–83)		14–21–9	Recap
45	W	January 16, 1983	6–4	Winnipeg Jets (1982–83)		15–21–9	Recap
46	T	January 18, 1983	3–3	New York Rangers (1982–83)		15–21–10	Recap
47	L	January 19, 1983	4–9	@ Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)		15–22–10	Recap
48	W	January 22, 1983	4–3	Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)		16–22–10	Recap
49	L	January 25, 1983	2–6	@ Detroit Red Wings (1982–83)		16–23–10	Recap
50	W	January 26, 1983	5–1	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83)		17–23–10	Recap
51	L	January 29, 1983	3–5	New York Islanders (1982–83)		17–24–10	Recap
52	L	February 1, 1983	3–7	Montreal Canadiens (1982–83)		17–25–10	Recap
53	L	February 5, 1983	4–6	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83)		17–26–10	Recap
54	T	February 6, 1983	4–4	@ New Jersey Devils (1982–83)		17–26–11	Recap
55	W	February 9, 1983	6–2	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83)		18–26–11	Recap
56	L	February 13, 1983	1–3	@ Boston Bruins (1982–83)		18–27–11	Recap
57	L	February 15, 1983	4–7	@ Winnipeg Jets (1982–83)		18–28–11	Recap
58	L	February 18, 1983	1–2	Washington Capitals (1982–83)		18–29–11	Recap
59	W	February 20, 1983	5–2	Los Angeles Kings (1982–83)		19–29–11	Recap
60	W	February 22, 1983	6–3	St. Louis Blues (1982–83)		20–29–11	Recap
61	L	February 24, 1983	0–8	@ Los Angeles Kings (1982–83)		20–30–11	Recap
62	L	February 25, 1983	1–4	Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83)		20–31–11	Recap
63	W	February 27, 1983	6–2	Calgary Flames (1982–83)		21–31–11	Recap
64	L	March 1, 1983	1–8	@ Calgary Flames (1982–83)		21–32–11	Recap
65	W	March 2, 1983	3–0	@ Winnipeg Jets (1982–83)		22–32–11	Recap
66	W	March 5, 1983	5–4	Winnipeg Jets (1982–83)		23–32–11	Recap
67	W	March 6, 1983	6–2	Winnipeg Jets (1982–83)		24–32–11	Recap
68	W	March 8, 1983	7–3	New York Rangers (1982–83)		25–32–11	Recap
69	W	March 12, 1983	8–3	Buffalo Sabres (1982–83)		26–32–11	Recap
70	L	March 14, 1983	3–6	@ Minnesota North Stars (1982–83)		26–33–11	Recap
71	L	March 16, 1983	3–4	@ Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)		26–34–11	Recap
72	W	March 18, 1983	7–3	Quebec Nordiques (1982–83)		27–34–11	Recap
73	W	March 20, 1983	6–3	Detroit Red Wings (1982–83)		28–34–11	Recap
74	W	March 21, 1983	7–3	Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83)		29–34–11	Recap
75	T	March 23, 1983	1–1	@ Washington Capitals (1982–83)		29–34–12	Recap
76	T	March 25, 1983	3–3	Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83)		29–34–13	Recap
77	W	March 27, 1983	8–4	Los Angeles Kings (1982–83)		30–34–13	Recap
78	L	March 29, 1983	4–7	Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)		30–35–13	Recap
79	T	March 31, 1983	4–4	@ Calgary Flames (1982–83)		30–35–14	Recap
80	T	April 3, 1983	2–2	@ Los Angeles Kings (1982–83)		30–35–15	Recap

Playoffs

See also: 1983 Stanley Cup playoffs.

Draft picks

Vancouver's draft picks at the 1982 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.

Round		Player	Nationality	College/Junior/Club team (League)
1	11	Michel Petit		Sherbrooke Castors (QMJHL)
3	53	Yves Lapointe		Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
4	71	Shawn Kilroy		Peterborough Petes (OHL)
6	116	Taylor Hall		Regina Pats (WHL)
7	137	Parie Proft		Calgary Wranglers (WHL)
8	158	Newell Brown		Michigan State University (CCHA)
9	179	Don McLaren		Ottawa 67's (OHL)
10	200	Al Raymond		Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL)
11	221	Steve Driscoll		Cornwall Royals (OHL)
12	242	Shawn Green		Victoria Cougars (WHL)

See also

• 1982–83 NHL season

External links

• Web site: 1982–83 Vancouver Canucks Games. Hockey-reference.com . 2009-05-07 .

Notes and References

1. News: Gradin's signing good news for fans . 26 May 1982 . The Province. 20 July 2020. The Province . Vancouver, British Columbia . D1 . Newspapers.com.