1982–83 Chicago Black Hawks season

The 1982–83 Chicago Black Hawks season was the 57th season of operation of the Chicago Black Hawks in the National Hockey League.

1982–83 Chicago Black Hawks
Norris Division champions
Division1st Norris
1982–83 record47–23–10
Goals for338
Goals against268
Team information
General managerBob Pulford
CoachOrval Tessier
CaptainDarryl Sutter
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaChicago Stadium
Team leaders
GoalsAl Secord (54)
PointsDenis Savard (121)
Penalty minutesAl Secord (180)
Plus/minusSteve Larmer (44)
WinsMurray Bannerman (24)
Goals against averageMurray Bannerman (3.10)

Offseason

During the off-season, the Black Hawks hired Orval Tessier to become the head coach of the club. Tessier spent parts of three seasons playing in the NHL with the Montreal Canadiens and Boston Bruins from 1954 to 1961. As a head coach, Tessier led the Cornwall Royals to the 1972 Memorial Cup championship, and also led the Kitchener Rangers to the 1981 Memorial Cup final. Tessier then led the New Brunswick Hawks to the 1981-82 Calder Cup. This would be Tessier's first NHL head coaching job.

At the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, the Black Hawks selected Ken Yaremchuk with their first round draft pick, seventh overall. Yaremchuk played with the Portland Winter Hawks of the WHL in 1981-82, scoring 58 goals and 157 points in 72 games.

The club also named Darryl Sutter as the new team captain, as former captain Terry Ruskowski was traded to the Los Angeles Kings.

With the Colorado Rockies relocating to East Rutherford, New Jersey and becoming the New Jersey Devils, the NHL made a minor realignment of the divisions. The Devils moved from the Smythe Division to the Patrick Division, while the Winnipeg Jets moved from the Norris Division into the Smythe Division.

Regular season

The Black Hawks got off to a quick start, as through their first 25 games, Chicago had a league best record of 17-3-5, earning 39 points. The club continued their torrid pace, as they had a 25-6-6 record through their first 37 games before going into a slump where they lost five of their next seven games. Chicago would attempt to strengthen their club, acquiring Curt Fraser from the Vancouver Canucks for former first round draft pick Tony Tanti. The Black Hawks continued their winning ways, and finished the season with a 47-23-10 record, earning 104 points, and finishing in first place in the Norris Division, fourth overall in the NHL. This marked the first time since 1973-74 that the Hawks finished with over 100 points.

Offensively, Chicago was led by Denis Savard, who scored 35 goals and a club record 121 points. Steve Larmer had a breakout season, scoring 43 goals and 90 points, while finishing with a team high +44 rating. Al Secord scored a team high 54 goals, and finished with 86 points, as well as leading the team with 180 penalty minutes. Darryl Sutter reached the 30 goal plateau for the second time in his career, as he finished with 31 goals and 61 points. On defence, Doug Wilson led the way, scoring 18 goals and 69 points, while Doug Crossman had 13 goals and 53 points.

In goal, Murray Bannerman appeared in 41 games, going 24-12-5 with a 3.10 GAA, while earning four shutouts. Tony Esposito split time with him, playing in 39 games, going 23-11-5 with a 3.46 GAA and one shutout.

Final standings
Norris Division
GP W L T GF GA Pts
Chicago Black Hawks80472310338268104
Minnesota North Stars8040241632129096
Toronto Maple Leafs8028401229333068
St. Louis Blues8025401528531665
Detroit Red Wings8021441526334457

[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.

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Wales Conference

Schedule and results
No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1TOctober 6, 19823–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83)0–0–1
2WOctober 9, 19828–7@ Montreal Canadiens (1982–83)1–0–1
3LOctober 10, 19823–5Winnipeg Jets (1982–83)1–1–1
4WOctober 13, 19826–4St. Louis Blues (1982–83)2–1–1
5WOctober 16, 19823–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83)3–1–1
6WOctober 17, 19826–4Detroit Red Wings (1982–83)4–1–1
7WOctober 20, 19824–0Buffalo Sabres (1982–83)5–1–1
8LOctober 23, 19824–5@ St. Louis Blues (1982–83)5–2–1
9WOctober 24, 19824–2New York Islanders (1982–83)6–2–1
10TOctober 27, 19824–4@ Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)6–2–2
11TOctober 29, 19822–2@ Vancouver Canucks (1982–83)6–2–3
12TOctober 30, 19825–5@ Los Angeles Kings (1982–83)6–2–4
13TNovember 3, 19823–3Washington Capitals (1982–83)6–2–5
14WNovember 7, 19827–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83)7–2–5
15WNovember 10, 19826–3Montreal Canadiens (1982–83)8–2–5
16WNovember 13, 19823–2@ Detroit Red Wings (1982–83)9–2–5
17WNovember 14, 19825–4Minnesota North Stars (1982–83)10–2–5
18WNovember 17, 19825–3New Jersey Devils (1982–83)11–2–5
19LNovember 20, 19824–5@ New York Islanders (1982–83)11–3–5
20WNovember 21, 19823–0Detroit Red Wings (1982–83)12–3–5
21WNovember 24, 19827–5@ Winnipeg Jets (1982–83)13–3–5
22WNovember 26, 19824–3@ Hartford Whalers (1982–83)14–3–5
23WNovember 27, 19823–1@ Quebec Nordiques (1982–83)15–3–5
24WNovember 29, 19823–1@ New Jersey Devils (1982–83)16–3–5
25WDecember 1, 19824–2@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83)17–3–5
26LDecember 4, 19822–4@ Washington Capitals (1982–83)17–4–5
27TDecember 5, 19823–3@ Buffalo Sabres (1982–83)17–4–6
28WDecember 8, 19827–2New York Rangers (1982–83)18–4–6
29LDecember 11, 19822–4@ Boston Bruins (1982–83)18–5–6
30WDecember 12, 19827–3Quebec Nordiques (1982–83)19–5–6
31WDecember 15, 198210–3Winnipeg Jets (1982–83)20–5–6
32WDecember 18, 19828–5@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83)21–5–6
33WDecember 19, 19826–4Los Angeles Kings (1982–83)22–5–6
34WDecember 22, 19824–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83)23–5–6
35WDecember 26, 19827–4St. Louis Blues (1982–83)24–5–6
36LDecember 28, 19822–3@ Calgary Flames (1982–83)24–6–6
37WDecember 29, 19828–6@ Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)25–6–6
38LDecember 31, 19821–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1982–83)25–7–6
39LJanuary 2, 19831–3Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83)25–8–6
40WJanuary 4, 19834–2@ St. Louis Blues (1982–83)26–8–6
41LJanuary 5, 19831–4Boston Bruins (1982–83)26–9–6
42LJanuary 8, 19831–4@ Minnesota North Stars (1982–83)26–10–6
43WJanuary 9, 19836–3Minnesota North Stars (1982–83)27–10–6
44LJanuary 12, 19834–10Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)27–11–6
45TJanuary 15, 19834–4@ Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83)27–11–7
46WJanuary 16, 19834–2Detroit Red Wings (1982–83)28–11–7
47LJanuary 19, 19834–6Washington Capitals (1982–83)28–12–7
48WJanuary 22, 19833–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83)29–12–7
49WJanuary 23, 19834–2Hartford Whalers (1982–83)30–12–7
50LJanuary 26, 19831–5Vancouver Canucks (1982–83)30–13–7
51LJanuary 28, 19832–6@ Buffalo Sabres (1982–83)30–14–7
52WJanuary 30, 19835–4@ New York Rangers (1982–83)31–14–7
53WFebruary 1, 19835–0@ St. Louis Blues (1982–83)32–14–7
54WFebruary 2, 19837–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83)33–14–7
55WFebruary 5, 19834–3@ Detroit Red Wings (1982–83)34–14–7
56WFebruary 6, 19834–1New York Rangers (1982–83)35–14–7
57WFebruary 9, 19835–4New Jersey Devils (1982–83)36–14–7
58LFebruary 12, 19834–5@ Minnesota North Stars (1982–83)36–15–7
59LFebruary 13, 19834–5Quebec Nordiques (1982–83)36–16–7
60WFebruary 16, 19835–3Calgary Flames (1982–83)37–16–7
61WFebruary 19, 19834–2@ Hartford Whalers (1982–83)38–16–7
62TFebruary 23, 19834–4New York Islanders (1982–83)38–16–8
63TFebruary 26, 19834–4@ Minnesota North Stars (1982–83)38–16–9
64LFebruary 27, 19831–2Minnesota North Stars (1982–83)38–17–9
65WMarch 2, 19835–3Los Angeles Kings (1982–83)39–17–9
66LMarch 5, 19833–6@ Boston Bruins (1982–83)39–18–9
67WMarch 6, 19835–4Montreal Canadiens (1982–83)40–18–9
68WMarch 8, 19834–1@ Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83)41–18–9
69LMarch 10, 19832–4@ Detroit Red Wings (1982–83)41–19–9
70LMarch 12, 19832–4@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83)41–20–9
71WMarch 13, 19834–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83)42–20–9
72WMarch 16, 19834–1St. Louis Blues (1982–83)43–20–9
73WMarch 20, 19837–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83)44–20–9
74LMarch 21, 19833–4@ Minnesota North Stars (1982–83)44–21–9
75LMarch 24, 19835–6@ Calgary Flames (1982–83)44–22–9
76TMarch 25, 19833–3@ Vancouver Canucks (1982–83)44–22–10
77WMarch 27, 19836–0Detroit Red Wings (1982–83)45–22–10
78WMarch 30, 19835–0Minnesota North Stars (1982–83)46–22–10
79LApril 2, 19832–4@ St. Louis Blues (1982–83)46–23–10
80WApril 3, 19837–2St. Louis Blues (1982–83)47–23–10

Playoffs

Chicago Black Hawks 3, St. Louis Blues 1

The Black Hawks opened the playoffs with a best-of-five Norris Division semi-final series against the St. Louis Blues, who finished the season with a 25-40-15 record, earning 65 points, which was 39 fewer than the Black Hawks. Chicago eliminated the Blues in the 1982 NHL Playoffs. The series opened with two games at Chicago Stadium, and with the Black Hawks taking a 2-0 lead into the third period, the Blues stunned Chicago, scoring four unanswered goals, winning the series opener by a 4-2 score. The Black Hawks rebounded in the second game, led by Denis Savard and his two goals in a 7-2 blowout victory to tie the series up at 1-1. The series shifted to The Checkerdome in St. Louis, Missouri for the next two games, and the Black Hawks, who scored two first period goals, were able to hold off the Blues for a close 2-1 victory in the third game of the series. Murray Bannerman made 25 saves as Chicago took the series lead. In the fourth game, Steve Larmer broke a 3-3 tie midway through the third period, while Darryl Sutter scored an empty netter to clinch the series for the Black Hawks, defeating the Blues 5-3 in the game, and 3-1 in the series.

#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1April 6St. Louis Blues4–2Chicago Black Hawks0-1
2April 7St. Louis Blues2–7Chicago Black Hawks1-1
3April 9Chicago Black Hawks2–1St. Louis Blues2-1
4April 10Chicago Black Hawks5–3St. Louis Blues3-1

Chicago Black Hawks 4, Minnesota North Stars 1

In the best-of-seven Norris Division finals, the Black Hawks faced the Minnesota North Stars, who finished second in the division with a 40–24–16 record, earning 96 points, eight fewer than Chicago. In the first round of the playoffs, the North Stars defeated the Toronto Maple Leafs in four games. In the 1982 Stanley Cup Playoffs, the Black Hawks eliminated Minnesota in the first round. The series opened with two games at Chicago Stadium, and in the series opener, the two teams were tied at 2–2 after the second period. In the third, the Black Hawks' Curt Fraser broke the tie with just under seven minutes remaining, followed by a goal by Denis Savard and an empty-net goal by Doug Wilson to win the game 5–2 and take the early series lead. In the second game, the Black Hawks were paced by Denis Savard and Steve Larmer, who each recorded four-point games, to defeat the North Stars 7–4 and send the series to Minnesota up 2–0. The next two games were played at the Met Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, and the North Stars, led by three points by Brad Maxwell and 23 saves by Gilles Meloche, cut the Black Hawks lead in half with a 5–1 victory. In the fourth game, Minnesota took a 3–0 lead midway through the second period before Chicago responded with three goals, two by Tom Lysiak, to send the game into overtime. In the extra period, the Black Hawks' Rich Preston was the hero, as Chicago completed the comeback, defeating the North Stars 4–3, and taking a 3–1 series lead back to Chicago. In the fifth game, the Black Hawks, who had two shorthanded goals, defeated the North Stars, 5–2, winning the series four games to one.

No.DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1April 14Minnesota North Stars2–5Chicago Black Hawks1-0
2April 15Minnesota North Stars4–7Chicago Black Hawks2-0
3April 17Chicago Black Hawks1–5Minnesota North Stars2-1
4April 18Chicago Black Hawks4–3Minnesota North Stars3-1
5April 20Minnesota North Stars2–5Chicago Black Hawks4-1

Edmonton Oilers 4, Chicago Black Hawks 0

The Black Hawks advanced to the Campbell Conference finals for the second consecutive year, this time facing the Edmonton Oilers. Edmonton finished the season with a 47-21-12 record, earning 106 points, two more than the Hawks. In the post-season, the Oilers swept the Winnipeg Jets in the first round, and defeated the Calgary Flames in five games in the Smythe Division finals. The series opened with two games at Northlands Coliseum in Edmonton, Alberta, and the Oilers, led by a five-point game from Wayne Gretzky, easily defeated the Black Hawks 8-4 to take the first game of the series. In the second game, the Oilers continued their dominance, as Glenn Anderson had four goals, while Mark Messier had three, leading Edmonton to an 8-2 win. The series shifted to Chicago Stadium for the next two games, and Edmonton held a 2-0 lead after two periods in the third game. Chicago responded with goals by Steve Larmer and Denis Savard to tie the game, however, the Oilers Glenn Anderson broke the tie late in the third, leading Edmonton to a 3-2 victory, as the Oilers took a 3-0 series lead. Edmonton stormed out of the gate in the fourth game, taking an early 4-0 lead, as they coasted to a 6-3 victory, sweeping the Black Hawks out of the playoffs.

#DateVisitorScoreHomeRecord
1April 24Chicago Black Hawks4–8Edmonton Oilers0-1
2April 26Chicago Black Hawks2–8Edmonton Oilers0-2
3May 1Edmonton Oilers3–2Chicago Black Hawks0-3
4May 3Edmonton Oilers6–3Chicago Black Hawks0-4

Player stats

Regular season
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
Denis SavardC78358612199261304
Steve LarmerRW8043479028441309
Al SecordLW80543286180342006
Doug WilsonD741851695822303
Darryl SutterLW8031306153181005
Tom LysiakC612338612713604
Rich PrestonRW792528536414402
Doug CrossmanD801340534621601
Bill GardnerC771525401210202
Bob MurrayD79732397324501
Keith BrownD5042731208200
Steve LudzikC6661925637000
Tim HigginsRW641492363-4002
Rick PatersonC791492314-1132
Peter MarshRW686142055-8002
Curt FraserLW3861319772002
Dave FeamsterD78612186915000
Troy MurrayC54881627-4102
Denis CyrRW41781526000
Greg FoxD76012128111000
Jack O'CallahanD3901111469000
Mike FidlerLW42134-1000
Terry RuskowskiC5022120000
Tony TantiRW110100000
Murray BannermanG4101120000
Jerome DupontD100000000
Tony EspositoG3900000000
Grant MulveyRW300000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Murray Bannerman246041241251273.104
Tony Esposito234039231151353.461
Team:4800804723102623.275

Playoffs
Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG
Denis SavardC13891722301
Doug WilsonD134111512010
Tom LysiakC1367138202
Steve LarmerRW1157128201
Al SecordLW12471166100
Darryl SutterLW1346108000
Doug CrossmanD1337106100
Rich PrestonRW1327925001
Curt FraserLW1344818101
Steve LudzikC1335820000
Bob MurrayD1323510100
Tim HigginsRW1313410000
Greg FoxD1303322000
Rick PatersonC131124011
Peter MarshRW120220000
Jack O'CallahanD50222000
Dave FeamsterD131014000
Bill GardnerC131019100
Murray BannermanG80110000
Keith BrownD700011000
Denis CyrRW10000000
Tony EspositoG50000000
Troy MurrayC20000000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L GA GAA SO
Murray Bannerman480844324.000
Tony Esposito311532183.470
Team:7911376503.790

[3]

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/- = plus/minus; PIM = Penalty minutes; PPG = Power-play goals; SHG = Short-handed goals; GWG = Game-winning goals
      MIN = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals-against; GAA = Goals-against average; SO = Shutouts;

Awards and records

Draft picks

Chicago's draft picks at the 1982 NHL Entry Draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)
17Ken Yaremchuk CanadaPortland Winter Hawks (WHL)
228Rene Badeau CanadaQuebec Remparts (QMJHL)
349Tom McMurchy CanadaBrandon Wheat Kings (WHL)
470Bill Watson CanadaPrince Albert Raiders (SJHL)
591Brad Beck CanadaPenticton Knights (BCJHL)
6112Mark Hatcher United StatesNiagara Falls Flyers (OHL)
7133Jay Ness United StatesRoseau High School (USHS-MN)
8154Jeff Smith CanadaLondon Knights (OHL)
9175Phil Patterson CanadaOttawa 67's (OHL)
10196Jim Camazzola CanadaPenticton Knights (BCJHL)
11217Mike James CanadaOttawa Generals (OHL)
12238Bob Andrea CanadaDartmouth Arrows (NSJHL)

See also

References
  1. Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
  2. "All-Time NHL Results". NHL.com. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. "1982-83 Chicago Black Hawks Statistics - Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 16, 2009.
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