1982–83 Pittsburgh Penguins season

The 1982–83 Pittsburgh Penguins season was their 16th in the National Hockey League. This was the Penguins worst season to date, winning a meagre 18 games and accumulating only 45 points: they finished in last place in the NHL.

General Manager Baz Bastien was killed as a result of an automobile collision on March 15, 1983. The team wore black armbands on their home jerseys for the remainder of the season in his honour.

Regular season

Final standings

Patrick Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Philadelphia Flyers	80	49	23	8	326	240	106
New York Islanders	80	42	26	12	302	226	96
Washington Capitals	80	39	25	16	306	283	94
New York Rangers	80	35	35	10	306	287	80
New Jersey Devils	80	17	49	14	230	338	48
Pittsburgh Penguins	80	18	53	9	250	394	45

^[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

1982–83 Schedule

October: 3–9–1 (Home: 3–4–0 ; Road: 0–5–1), 7 Points

November: 5–3–3 (Home: 4–1–0 ; Road: 1–2–3), 13 Points

December: 3–9–2 (Home: 2–4–2 ; Road: 1–5–0), 8 Points

January: 1–12–1 (Home: 1–5–1 ; Road: 0–7–0), 3 Points

February: 3–11–0 (Home: 3–3–0 ; Road: 0–8–0), 6 Points

March: 3–7–2 (Home: 1–4–1 ; Road: 2–3–1), 8 Points

April: 0–2–0 (Home: 0–1–0 ; Road: 0–1–0), 0 Points

Legend: = Win = Loss = Tie

Playoffs

The Penguins missed the playoffs, thus ending their four season playoff streak.

Player statistics

Skaters

Regular Season^[2]
Player	GP	G	A	Pts	+/−	PIM
Shedden, DouglasDouglas Shedden	80	24	43	67	-20 !–20	54
Kehoe, RickRick Kehoe	75	29	36	65	-45 !–45	12
Malone, WilliamWilliam Malone	80	17	44	61	-29 !–29	82
Carlyle, RandyRandy Carlyle	61	15	41	56	-26 !–26	110
Boutette, PatrickPatrick Boutette	80	27	29	56	-33 !–33	152
Gardner, PaulPaul Gardner	70	28	27	55	-23 !–23	12
Bullard, MichaelMichael Bullard	57	22	22	44	-21 !–21	60
Hannan, DavidDavid Hannan	74	11	22	33	-28 !–28	127
Baxter, PaulPaul Baxter	75	11	21	32	-49 !–49	238
Hotham, GregoryGregory Hotham	58	2	30	32	-14 !–14	39
Lee, PeterPeter Lee	63	13	13	26	-9 !–9	10
St. Laurent, AndreAndre St. Laurent	70	13	9	22	0	105
Hakansson, AndersAnders Hakansson^†	62	9	12	21	-11 !–11	26
Boyd, RandyRandy Boyd	56	4	14	18	-36 !–36	71
Gatzos, SteveSteve Gatzos	44	6	7	13	-16 !–16	52
Price, PatPat Price^‡	38	1	11	12	-19 !–19	104
Rissling, GaryGary Rissling	40	5	4	9	-17 !–17	128
McClelland, KevinKevin McClelland	38	5	4	9	-18 !–18	73
Meighan, RonRon Meighan	41	2	6	8	-10 !–10	16
Chorney, MarcMarc Chorney	67	3	5	8	-30 !–30	66
Feltrin, TonyTony Feltrin	32	3	3	6	-11 !–11	40
Graham, PatPat Graham	20	1	5	6	-6 !–6	16
Macleish, RichardRichard Macleish	6	0	5	5	-5 !–5	2
Lecuyer, DouglasDouglas Lecuyer	12	1	4	5	-2 !–2	12
Hrynewich, TimTim Hrynewich	30	2	3	5	-6 !–6	48
Buskas, RodRod Buskas	41	2	2	4	-15 !–15	102
Jonathan, StanleyStanley Jonathan^†	19	0	3	3	-8 !–8	13
Hamilton, JamesJames Hamilton	5	0	2	2	-2 !–2	2
Simpson, RobertRobert Simpson	4	1	0	1	-1 !–1	0
Ferguson, GeorgeGeorge Ferguson^‡	7	0	0	0	-7 !–7	2
Schutt, RodneyRodney Schutt	5	0	0	0	-2 !–2	0
Turnbull, IanIan Turnbull	6	0	0	0	-3 !–3	4
Garner, RobertRobert Garner	1	0	0	0	0	0
Wolf, BennettBennett Wolf	5	0	0	0	-2 !–2	37
Lundberg, BrianBrian Lundberg	1	0	0	0	-1 !–1	2
Sutter, RichardRichard Sutter	4	0	0	0	-2 !–2	0
Total		257	427	684	—	1,817

Goaltenders

Regular Season^[3]
Player	GP	TOI	W	L	T	GA	GAA	SA	SV%	SO
Dion, MichelMichel Dion	49	2791:00	12	30	4	198	4.26	1511	0.869	0
Herron, DenisDenis Herron	31	1707:00	5	18	5	151	5.31	931	0.838	1
Ricci, NickNick Ricci	3	147:00	1	2	0	16	6.53	77	0.792	0
Romano, RobertoRoberto Romano	3	155:00	0	3	0	18	6.97	96	0.813	0
Total		4800:00	18	53	9	383	4.79	2615	0.854	1

^†Denotes player spent time with another team before joining the Penguins. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.
^‡Denotes player was traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with the Penguins only.

Awards and records

fewest wins in team history (18; broken in 1983–84)
fewest points in team history (45; broken in 1983–84)

Transactions

The Penguins were involved in the following transactions during the 1982–83 season:

Trades

September 15, 1982	To Montreal Canadiens 1985 3rd round pick	To Pittsburgh Penguins Denis Herron
October 28, 1982	To Minnesota North Stars George Ferguson 1983 1st round pick	To Pittsburgh Penguins Anders Hakansson Ron Meighan 1983 1st round pick
November 8, 1982	To Boston Bruins cash	To Pittsburgh Penguins Stan Jonathan

Additions and subtractions

Additions
Player	Former team	Via
Marty McSorley	Belleville Bulls (OHL)	free agency (1982-07-30)
Doug Lecuyer	Winnipeg Jets	waiver draft (1982-10-04)
Ian Turnbull	Los Angeles Kings	free agency (1982-10-04)
Phil Bourque	Kingston Canadians (OHL)	free agency (1982-10-04)
Roberto Romano	Hull Olympiques (QMJHL)	free agency (1982-12-06)
Darren Lowe	Canadian national team	free agency (1983-02)

Subtractions
Player	New team	Via
Pat Price	Quebec Nordiques	waivers (1982-12-31)

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Roster

#	Nat	Player	Pos	S/G	Age	NHL Draft	Birthplace
4	CAN !	Baxter, PaulPaul Baxter	2.0 !D	R	27	1975	Winnipeg, Manitoba
15	CAN !	Boutette, PatrickPatrick Boutette	6.0 !LW	R	31	1972	Windsor, Ontario
8	CAN !	Boyd, RandyRandy Boyd	2.0 !D	L	21	1980	Coniston, Ontario
22	CAN !	Bullard, MichaelMichael Bullard	4.0 !C	L	22	1980	Ottawa, Ontario
7	CAN !	Buskas, RodRod Buskas	2.0 !D	R	22	1981	Wetaskiwin, Alberta
25	CAN !	Carlyle, RandyRandy Carlyle	2.0 !D	L	27	1976	Sudbury, Ontario
16	CAN !	Chorney, MarcMarc Chorney	2.0 !D	L	23	1979	Sudbury, Ontario
29	CAN !	Dion, MichelMichel Dion	1.0 !G	R	29	Undrafted	Granby, Quebec
33	CAN !	Feltrin, TonyTony Feltrin	2.0 !D	L	21	1980	Ladysmith, British Columbia
20	CAN !	Gardner, PaulPaul Gardner	4.0 !C	L	27	1976	Fort Erie, Ontario
24	CAN !	Garner, RobertRobert Garner	4.0 !C	R	24	1978	Weston, Ontario
26	CAN !	Gatzos, SteveSteve Gatzos	7.0 !RW	R	21	1981	Toronto, Ontario
24	CAN !	Graham, PatPat Graham	6.0 !LW	R	21	1980	Toronto, Ontario
11	SWE !	Hakansson, AndersAnders Hakansson	6.0 !LW	L	27	1976	Munkfors, Sweden
23	CAN !	Hamilton, JamesJames Hamilton	7.0 !RW	L	26	1977	Barrie, Ontario
32	CAN !	Hannan, DavidDavid Hannan	4.0 !C	L	21	1981	Sudbury, Ontario
1	CAN !	Herron, DenisDenis Herron	1.0 !G	L	30	1972	Chambly, Quebec
6	CAN !	Hotham, GregoryGregory Hotham	2.0 !D	R	27	1976	London, Ontario
28	CAN !	Hrynewich, TimTim Hrynewich	6.0 !LW	R	19	1982	Leamington, Ontario
9	CAN !	Jonathan, StanleyStanley Jonathan	6.0 !LW	R	27	1975	Ohsweken, Ontario
17	CAN !	Kehoe, RickRick Kehoe	7.0 !RW	R	31	1971	Windsor, Ontario
23	CAN !	Lecuyer, DouglasDouglas Lecuyer	6.0 !LW	R	25	1978	Wainwright, Alberta
10	GBR !	Lee, PeterPeter Lee	7.0 !RW	R	27	1976	Ellesmere, Great Britain
2	CAN !	Lundberg, BrianBrian Lundberg	2.0 !D	R	22	1980	Burnaby, British Columbia
19	CAN !	Macleish, RichardRichard Macleish	4.0 !C	R	33	1970	Lindsay, Ontario
12	CAN !	Malone, WilliamWilliam Malone	4.0 !C	L	27	1976	Fredericton, New Brunswick
18	CAN !	McClelland, KevinKevin McClelland	7.0 !RW	R	20	1980	Oshawa, Ontario
5	CAN !	Meighan, RonRon Meighan	2.0 !D	R	19	1981	Montreal, Quebec
31	CAN !	Ricci, NickNick Ricci	1.0 !G	R	29	1979	Niagara Falls, Ontario
23	CAN !	Rissling, GaryGary Rissling	6.0 !LW	R	26	Undrafted	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
30/35	CAN !	Romano, RobertoRoberto Romano	1.0 !G	R	20	Undrafted	Montreal, Quebec
27	CAN !	Schutt, RodneyRodney Schutt	6.0 !LW	L	26	1976	Bancroft, Ontario
14	CAN !	Shedden, DouglasDouglas Shedden	4.0 !C	R	22	1980	Wallaceburg, Ontario
28/33	CAN !	Simpson, RobertRobert Simpson	6.0 !LW	R	26	1976	Caughnawaga, Quebec
34	CAN !	St. Laurent, AndreAndre St. Laurent	4.0 !C	R	30	1973	Rouyn-Noranda, Quebec
9	CAN !	Sutter, RichardRichard Sutter	7.0 !RW	R	19	1982	Viking, Alberta
7	CAN !	Turnbull, IanIan Turnbull	2.0 !D	R	29	1973	Montreal, Quebec
3	CAN !	Wolf, BennettBennett Wolf	2.0 !D	R	23	1979	Kitchener, Ontario

Draft picks

The 1982 NHL Entry Draft was held on June 9, 1982 in Montreal, Quebec.^[4]

Round	#	Player	Pos	Nationality	College/Junior/Club Team (League)
1	10	Richard Sutter	Right Wing	Canada	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
2	38	Tim Hrynewich	Left Wing	Canada	Sudbury Wolves (OHL)
3	52	Troy Loney	Left Wing	Canada	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
5	94	Grant Sasser	Center	United States	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
7	136	Grant Couture	Defense	Canada	Lethbridge Broncos (WHL)
8	157	Peter Derksen	Left Wing	Canada	Portland Winter Hawks (WHL)
9	178	Greg Gravel	Center	Canada	Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
10	199	Stu Wenaas	Defense	Canada	Winnipeg Warriors (WHL)
11	220	Chris McCauley	Center	Canada	London Knights (OHL)
12	241	Stanley Bautch	Goaltender		Hibbing H.S. (Minn.)

References

↑ Dinger, Ralph, ed. (2011). The National Hockey League Official Guide & Record Book 2012. Dan Diamond & Associates. p. 152. ISBN 9781894801225.
↑ "1982–1983 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – All Skaters – Summary – Points – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
↑ "1982–1983 – Regular Season – Pittsburgh Penguins – Goalie – Summary – Wins – NHL.com – Stats". NHL.
↑ "NHL Entry Draft Year by Year Results". NHL. Retrieved June 27, 2014.

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1982–83 Pittsburgh Penguins season

Regular season

Final standings

Schedule and results

Playoffs

Player statistics

Awards and records

Transactions

Trades

Additions and subtractions

Roster

Draft picks

See also

References

External links