1982–83 Minnesota North Stars season

1982–83 Minnesota North Stars
Division 2nd Norris
Conference 3rd Campbell
1982–83 record 40–24–16
Goals for 321
Goals against 290
Team information
General Manager Lou Nanne
Coach Glen Sonmor
Murray Oliver
Captain Craig Hartsburg
Alternate captains None
Team leaders
Goals Dino Ciccarelli (37)
Assists Bobby Smith (53)
Points Neal Broten and Bobby Smith (77)
Penalties in minutes Willi Plett (170)
Wins Gilles Meloche (20)
Goals against average Gilles Meloche (3.57)
<1981–82 1983–84>

The 1982–83 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' 16th season.

Coached by Glen Sonmor (22-12-9) and Murray Oliver (18-12-7), the team compiled a record of 40-24-16 for 96 points, to finish the regular season 2nd in the Norris Division. In the playoffs they won the division semi-finals 3-1 over the Toronto Maple Leafs, but lost the division finals 4-1 to the Chicago Black Hawks.

Offseason

NHL Draft

In the summer of 1982, General Manager Lou Nanne orchestrated one of the franchise's biggest moves ever, and landed a star in the making, by drafting highly coveted Brian Bellows. It paid immediate dividends, as he would score 35 goals in his rookie campaign, and helped the team to finish with 40 wins and 96 regular season points - both the most ever recorded in the 26 years the franchise was based in Minnesota. Once again, though, the North Stars fell in the playoffs to the pesky Denis Savard and Al Secord-led Chicago Blackhawks in the second round of the playoffs.

Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team
1 2. Brian Bellows  Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHL)

Regular season

Final standings

Norris Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
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.

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1WOctober 6, 19825–4 @ Winnipeg Jets (1982–83) 1–0–0
2TOctober 8, 19823–3 Detroit Red Wings (1982–83) 1–0–1
3WOctober 9, 19826–3 @ St. Louis Blues (1982–83) 2–0–1
4WOctober 14, 19826–2 Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83) 3–0–1
5WOctober 16, 19828–4 Calgary Flames (1982–83) 4–0–1
6WOctober 18, 19824–3 St. Louis Blues (1982–83) 5–0–1
7LOctober 20, 19822–5 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83) 5–1–1
8WOctober 23, 19823–1 @ Washington Capitals (1982–83) 6–1–1
9LOctober 24, 19822–4 @ New York Rangers (1982–83) 6–2–1
10WOctober 26, 19825–3 @ New Jersey Devils (1982–83) 7–2–1
11WOctober 28, 19827–3 Detroit Red Wings (1982–83) 8–2–1
12WOctober 30, 19823–2 Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83) 9–2–1
13WNovember 2, 19827–6 @ Hartford Whalers (1982–83) 10–2–1
14LNovember 4, 19823–8 @ Montreal Canadiens (1982–83) 10–3–1
15LNovember 6, 19821–4 @ Quebec Nordiques (1982–83) 10–4–1
16LNovember 9, 19822–3 Montreal Canadiens (1982–83) 10–5–1
17WNovember 11, 19822–0 New York Islanders (1982–83) 11–5–1
18LNovember 13, 19823–4 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83) 11–6–1
19LNovember 14, 19824–5 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83) 11–7–1
20WNovember 16, 19828–3 @ Los Angeles Kings (1982–83) 12–7–1
21WNovember 18, 19822–1 Buffalo Sabres (1982–83) 13–7–1
22WNovember 20, 19825–1 New Jersey Devils (1982–83) 14–7–1
23TNovember 23, 19828–8 @ New York Islanders (1982–83) 14–7–2
24LNovember 24, 19825–8 @ New York Rangers (1982–83) 14–8–2
25TNovember 26, 19826–6 Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83) 14–8–3
26TNovember 29, 19823–3 Calgary Flames (1982–83) 14–8–4
27WDecember 1, 19824–1 @ Detroit Red Wings (1982–83) 15–8–4
28WDecember 2, 19826–3 @ St. Louis Blues (1982–83) 16–8–4
29WDecember 4, 19824–1 Winnipeg Jets (1982–83) 17–8–4
30WDecember 9, 19829–6 Vancouver Canucks (1982–83) 18–8–4
31WDecember 11, 19825–4 Edmonton Oilers (1982–83) 19–8–4
32TDecember 14, 19823–3 Hartford Whalers (1982–83) 19–8–5
33TDecember 16, 19824–4 Washington Capitals (1982–83) 19–8–6
34TDecember 18, 19823–3 @ Vancouver Canucks (1982–83) 19–8–7
35LDecember 21, 19824–6 @ Calgary Flames (1982–83) 19–9–7
36LDecember 22, 19822–8 @ Edmonton Oilers (1982–83) 19–10–7
37WDecember 26, 19823–2 @ Winnipeg Jets (1982–83) 20–10–7
38TDecember 29, 19825–5 Detroit Red Wings (1982–83) 20–10–8
39LDecember 31, 19823–5 Boston Bruins (1982–83) 20–11–8
40TJanuary 5, 19833–3 St. Louis Blues (1982–83) 20–11–9
41WJanuary 8, 19834–1 Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83) 21–11–9
42LJanuary 9, 19833–6 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83) 21–12–9
43WJanuary 12, 19837–0 @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83) 22–12–9
44WJanuary 13, 19832–1 Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83) 23–12–9
45LJanuary 15, 19834–10 Edmonton Oilers (1982–83) 23–13–9
46LJanuary 17, 19833–4 @ Boston Bruins (1982–83) 23–14–9
47WJanuary 19, 19833–2 Detroit Red Wings (1982–83) 24–14–9
48WJanuary 22, 19837–2 Hartford Whalers (1982–83) 25–14–9
49TJanuary 25, 19834–4 @ St. Louis Blues (1982–83) 25–14–10
50TJanuary 27, 19833–3 St. Louis Blues (1982–83) 25–14–11
51TJanuary 29, 19832–2 Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83) 25–14–12
52WJanuary 31, 19834–2 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83) 26–14–12
53TFebruary 2, 19832–2 @ Buffalo Sabres (1982–83) 26–14–13
54LFebruary 3, 19831–3 @ Washington Capitals (1982–83) 26–15–13
55WFebruary 5, 19834–2 @ New York Islanders (1982–83) 27–15–13
56WFebruary 10, 19837–5 New York Rangers (1982–83) 28–15–13
57WFebruary 12, 19835–4 Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83) 29–15–13
58WFebruary 15, 19833–2 @ New Jersey Devils (1982–83) 30–15–13
59WFebruary 17, 19836–3 Quebec Nordiques (1982–83) 31–15–13
60LFebruary 19, 19832–6 Boston Bruins (1982–83) 31–16–13
61WFebruary 22, 19833–2 @ Detroit Red Wings (1982–83) 32–16–13
62LFebruary 23, 19832–3 Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83) 32–17–13
63TFebruary 26, 19834–4 Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83) 32–17–14
64WFebruary 27, 19832–1 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83) 33–17–14
65TMarch 2, 19834–4 St. Louis Blues (1982–83) 33–17–15
66WMarch 5, 19834–1 @ Detroit Red Wings (1982–83) 34–17–15
67WMarch 6, 19838–3 Los Angeles Kings (1982–83) 35–17–15
68WMarch 8, 19835–1 Buffalo Sabres (1982–83) 36–17–15
69LMarch 10, 19833–6 @ Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83) 36–18–15
70LMarch 12, 19833–6 @ Quebec Nordiques (1982–83) 36–19–15
71WMarch 14, 19836–3 Vancouver Canucks (1982–83) 37–19–15
72WMarch 16, 19833–2 Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83) 38–19–15
73TMarch 19, 19833–3 @ St. Louis Blues (1982–83) 38–19–16
74WMarch 21, 19834–3 Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83) 39–19–16
75LMarch 23, 19833–6 @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83) 39–20–16
76LMarch 24, 19833–5 @ Montreal Canadiens (1982–83) 39–21–16
77WMarch 26, 19837–5 @ Detroit Red Wings (1982–83) 40–21–16
78LMarch 29, 19832–4 Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83) 40–22–16
79LMarch 30, 19830–5 @ Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83) 40–23–16
80LApril 2, 19835–8 @ Los Angeles Kings (1982–83) 40–24–16

Player statistics

Forwards

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

Player GP G A Pts PIM

Defencemen

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

Player GP G A Pts PIM

Goaltending

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player GP W L T SO GAA

Roster

1982–1983 Minnesota North Stars Roster
Goaltenders

Defencemen

Wingers

Centers

References

  1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
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