1982–83 Detroit Red Wings
Division5th Norris
ConferenceCampbell
1982–83 record21–44–15
Goals for263
Goals against344
Team information
General managerJim Devellano
CoachNick Polano
CaptainDanny Gare
Alternate captainsNone
ArenaJoe Louis Arena
Average attendance12,994
Team leaders
GoalsJohn Ogrodnick (41)
AssistsReed Larson (52)
PointsJohn Ogrodnick (87)
Penalty minutesDanny Gare (107)
Plus/minusJohn Ogrodnick (11)
WinsCorrado Micallef (11)
Goals against averageCorrado Micallef (3.63)

The 1982–83 Detroit Red Wings season was the Red Wings' 51st season, 57th overall for the franchise. They finished fifth in the Norris Division.

Offseason

After fifty years of Norris family ownership, Bruce A. Norris, who had himself owned the Red Wings since his father's passing in 1952, sold the Red Wings to Little Caesars Pizza founder Mike Ilitch. Ilitch then proceeded to hire general manager Jim Devellano away from the three-time defending Stanley Cup champion New York Islanders. Nick Polano was then hired as head coach, coming from the Buffalo Sabres where he had served as an assistant under Scotty Bowman.

Under this new management, the Red Wings opted to modernize their uniforms. The crew collars were replaced with V-necks, and the logo was realigned to be centered on the jersey, instead of having the wheel centered underneath the collar. The most striking change, though, was to the players' names and numbers. The Red Wings adopted vertically-arched lettering for the names on the back, as well as a fanciful number font with flourishes reminiscent of their wordmark. The unique number font would only last one year, though it would return for the Red Wings' 2014 Winter Classic uniforms, while the vertically-arched names remain a part of the Red Wings uniforms to this day.

Regular season

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.

Record vs. opponents

Norris Division record vs. opponents

Vs. Campbell Conference

Vs. Wales Conference

Schedule and results

No. R Date Score Opponent Record
1LOctober 6, 19821–2St. Louis Blues (1982–83)0–1–0
2TOctober 8, 19823–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1982–83)0–1–1
3LOctober 9, 19820–8Winnipeg Jets (1982–83)0–2–1
4LOctober 14, 19824–6@ Calgary Flames (1982–83)0–3–1
5LOctober 16, 19820–6@ St. Louis Blues (1982–83)0–4–1
6LOctober 17, 19824–6@ Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83)0–5–1
7LOctober 20, 19823–5Quebec Nordiques (1982–83)0–6–1
8WOctober 23, 19826–2Buffalo Sabres (1982–83)1–6–1
9LOctober 24, 19824–7@ Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83)1–7–1
10WOctober 27, 19825–4St. Louis Blues (1982–83)2–7–1
11LOctober 28, 19823–7@ Minnesota North Stars (1982–83)2–8–1
12WOctober 30, 19824–2@ Hartford Whalers (1982–83)3–8–1
13LNovember 2, 19822–4@ St. Louis Blues (1982–83)3–9–1
14TNovember 3, 19823–3New York Islanders (1982–83)3–9–2
15TNovember 6, 19821–1New Jersey Devils (1982–83)3–9–3
16LNovember 7, 19820–7@ Boston Bruins (1982–83)3–10–3
17LNovember 10, 19822–8@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83)3–11–3
18LNovember 13, 19822–3Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83)3–12–3
19TNovember 16, 19824–4@ Vancouver Canucks (1982–83)3–12–4
20LNovember 18, 19821–4@ Los Angeles Kings (1982–83)3–13–4
21TNovember 20, 19822–2@ St. Louis Blues (1982–83)3–13–5
22LNovember 21, 19820–3@ Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83)3–14–5
23LNovember 24, 19822–4Montreal Canadiens (1982–83)3–15–5
24TNovember 27, 19825–5@ Montreal Canadiens (1982–83)3–15–6
25LNovember 28, 19825–7Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)3–16–6
26LDecember 1, 19821–4Minnesota North Stars (1982–83)3–17–6
27WDecember 4, 19826–2New Jersey Devils (1982–83)4–17–6
28WDecember 8, 19822–0New York Islanders (1982–83)5–17–6
29WDecember 11, 19826–2@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83)6–17–6
30WDecember 12, 19827–3Calgary Flames (1982–83)7–17–6
31TDecember 15, 19824–4@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83)7–17–7
32LDecember 16, 19822–7@ Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83)7–18–7
33TDecember 18, 19823–3New York Rangers (1982–83)7–18–8
34TDecember 21, 19825–5St. Louis Blues (1982–83)7–18–9
35WDecember 23, 19826–4Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83)8–18–9
36TDecember 26, 19822–2@ Buffalo Sabres (1982–83)8–18–10
37LDecember 27, 19824–8Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83)8–19–10
38TDecember 29, 19825–5@ Minnesota North Stars (1982–83)8–19–11
39WDecember 31, 19824–1Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83)9–19–11
40LJanuary 2, 19833–6@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83)9–20–11
41LJanuary 3, 19832–6@ New York Rangers (1982–83)9–21–11
42LJanuary 5, 19832–5Washington Capitals (1982–83)9–22–11
43LJanuary 8, 19832–5@ Calgary Flames (1982–83)9–23–11
44WJanuary 9, 19834–3@ Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)10–23–11
45TJanuary 13, 19834–4Los Angeles Kings (1982–83)10–23–12
46WJanuary 15, 19834–3Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83)11–23–12
47LJanuary 16, 19832–4@ Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83)11–24–12
48LJanuary 19, 19832–3@ Minnesota North Stars (1982–83)11–25–12
49LJanuary 22, 19831–3Boston Bruins (1982–83)11–26–12
50WJanuary 25, 19836–2Vancouver Canucks (1982–83)12–26–12
51LJanuary 29, 19833–7@ Boston Bruins (1982–83)12–27–12
52LFebruary 1, 19832–5@ Washington Capitals (1982–83)12–28–12
53LFebruary 2, 19833–4St. Louis Blues (1982–83)12–29–12
54LFebruary 5, 19833–4Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83)12–30–12
55WFebruary 6, 19833–0Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83)13–30–12
56WFebruary 9, 19836–5@ Hartford Whalers (1982–83)14–30–12
57LFebruary 12, 19832–4Winnipeg Jets (1982–83)14–31–12
58WFebruary 15, 19837–3@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83)15–31–12
59TFebruary 17, 19835–5Los Angeles Kings (1982–83)15–31–13
60WFebruary 20, 19837–2Hartford Whalers (1982–83)16–31–13
61LFebruary 22, 19832–3Minnesota North Stars (1982–83)16–32–13
62LFebruary 24, 19831–4@ New Jersey Devils (1982–83)16–33–13
63WFebruary 26, 19835–3@ New York Islanders (1982–83)17–33–13
64TFebruary 27, 19834–4Montreal Canadiens (1982–83)17–33–14
65TMarch 1, 19835–5@ Quebec Nordiques (1982–83)17–33–15
66WMarch 3, 19835–3Quebec Nordiques (1982–83)18–33–15
67LMarch 5, 19831–4Minnesota North Stars (1982–83)18–34–15
68LMarch 6, 19834–6@ Buffalo Sabres (1982–83)18–35–15
69WMarch 10, 19834–2Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83)19–35–15
70LMarch 12, 19831–2@ St. Louis Blues (1982–83)19–36–15
71LMarch 13, 19832–5Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83)19–37–15
72WMarch 16, 19834–3@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83)20–37–15
73LMarch 19, 19837–9@ Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)20–38–15
74LMarch 20, 19833–6@ Vancouver Canucks (1982–83)20–39–15
75LMarch 23, 19831–7New York Rangers (1982–83)20–40–15
76LMarch 26, 19835–7Minnesota North Stars (1982–83)20–41–15
77LMarch 27, 19830–6@ Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83)20–42–15
78LMarch 30, 19832–4Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83)20–43–15
79WApril 1, 19838–7Washington Capitals (1982–83)21–43–15
80LApril 3, 19833–8@ Winnipeg Jets (1982–83)21–44–15

Playoffs

This was the fifth season in a row that the Red Wings failed to qualify for the Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Player statistics

Regular season

Scoring
Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG
John OgrodnickLW804144853011502
Reed LarsonD80225274104-7711
Danny GareRW79263561107-16603
Mark OsborneLW8019244383-41303
Willie HuberD74142943106-34301
Walt McKechnieC64142943421330
Mike BlaisdellRW8018234122-6002
Dwight FosterRW5817223958-8311
Paul WoodsLW6313203330-2013
Reggie LeachRW7815173213-1200
Ivan BoldirevC3313173014-6310
Greg SmithD7342630797000
Stan WeirC575242920101
Tom RoweRW516101644-17001
John BarrettD794101474-18000
Mark LofthouseRW/C288412188000
Derek SmithC/LW42741112-7100
Murray CravenLW31471164001
Jim SchoenfeldD571101118-14001
Colin CampbellD53178742000
Kelly KisioC154370-2000
Randy LadouceurD2704416-10000
Joe PatersonLW3321314-8001
Gilles GilbertG2003340000
Bobby FrancisC142020-1000
Claude LoiselleC1820215-14000
Mark KirtonC101126-1000
Larry TraderD150226-9000
Corrado MicalefG34011180000
Dennis PolonichC/RW110110-4000
Bobby CrawfordRW100000000
Greg JolyD200000000
Jim RutherfordG100000000
Brad SmithRW10000-1000
Ken SolheimLW100002-2000
Greg StefanG35000350000
Goaltending
Player MIN GP W L T GA GAA SO
Corrado Micalef175634111351063.622
Greg Stefan18473561691394.520
Gilles Gilbert1137204141854.490
Jim Rutherford60101077.000
Team:4800802144153374.212

[3]

Note: 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

Transactions

Draft picks

Detroit'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)
117Murray Craven CanadaMedicine Hat Tigers (WHL)
223Yves Courteau CanadaLaval Voisins (QMJHL)
344Carmine Vani CanadaKingston Canadians (OHL)
466Craig Coxe United StatesSt. Albert Saints (AJHL)
586Brad Shaw CanadaOttawa 67's (OHL)
6107Claude Vilgrain CanadaLaval Voisons (QMJHL)
7128Greg Hudas United StatesRedford Royals (NAJHL)
8149Pat Lahey CanadaWindsor Spitfires (OHL)
9170Gary Cullen CanadaCornell University (ECAC)
10191Brent Meckling CanadaCalgary Canucks (AJHL)
11212Mike Stern CanadaOshawa Generals (OHL)
12233Shaun Reagan CanadaBrantford Alexanders (OHL)

Farm teams

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 Detroit Red Wings Statistics – Hockey-Reference.com". hockey-reference.com. Retrieved June 3, 2009.
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