1982–83 AHL season

The 1982–83 AHL season was the 47th season of the American Hockey League. Thirteen teams played 80 games each in the schedule. The Rochester Americans finished first overall in the regular season, and won their fourth Calder Cup championship.

Team changes

• The New Brunswick Hawks become the St. Catharines Saints based in St. Catharines, Ontario, playing in the South Division.
• The Sherbrooke Jets join the AHL as an expansion team, based in Sherbrooke, Quebec, playing in the North Division.
• The Moncton Alpines join the AHL as an expansion team,
• The Erie Blades merge with the Baltimore Skipjacks of Atlantic Coast Hockey League and play in the South Division of the AHL, based in Baltimore, Maryland.
• The Springfield Indians switch divisions from North to South.
• The Adirondack Red Wings switch divisions from South to North.

Final standings

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points;

North	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Fredericton Express	80	45	27	8	98	348	284
Nova Scotia Voyageurs	80	41	34	5	87	378	333
Maine Mariners	80	39	33	8	86	342	309
Adirondack Red Wings	80	36	39	5	77	329	343
Moncton Alpines	80	34	39	7	75	304	315
Sherbrooke Jets	80	22	54	4	48	288	390

South	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
Rochester Americans	80	46	25	9	101	389	325
Hershey Bears	80	40	35	5	85	313	308
New Haven Nighthawks	80	38	34	8	84	337	329
Binghamton Whalers	80	36	36	8	80	320	333
Baltimore Skipjacks	80	35	36	9	79	362	366
St. Catharines Saints	80	33	41	6	72	335	368
Springfield Indians	80	31	43	6	68	282	324

Scoring leaders

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

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Ross Yates	Binghamton Whalers	77	41	84	125	28
Bruce Boudreau	St. Catharines Saints	80	50	72	122	65
Geordie Robertson	Rochester Americans	72	46	73	119	83
Mike Gillis	Baltimore Skipjacks	74	32	81	113	33
Mitch Lamoureux	Baltimore Skipjacks	80	57	50	107	107
Jean-Francois Sauve	Rochester Americans	73	30	69	99	10
Tony Currie	Fredericton Express	68	47	48	95	16
Reg Thomas	St. Catharines Saints	80	35	57	92	22
Ray Cote	Moncton Alpines	80	28	63	91	35
Tony Cassolato	Hershey Bears	75	53	38	91	22

• complete list

Calder Cup playoffs

	Division Semifinals					Division Finals					Calder Cup Final
	1	Fredericton	4
	4	Adirondack	2
						1	Fredericton	2
	North Division
						3	Maine	4
	2	Nova Scotia	3
	3	Maine	4
											N3	Maine	0
											S1	Rochester	4
	1	Rochester	4
	4	Binghamton	1
						1	Rochester	4
	South Division
						3	New Haven	3
	2	Hershey	1
	3	New Haven	4

Trophy and award winners

Team awards

Calder Cup Playoff champions:	Rochester Americans
F. G. "Teddy" Oke Trophy Regular Season champions, North Division:	Fredericton Express
John D. Chick Trophy Regular Season champions, South Division:	Rochester Americans

Individual awards

Les Cunningham Award Most valuable player:	Ross Yates - Binghamton Whalers
John B. Sollenberger Trophy Top point scorer:	Ross Yates - Binghamton Whalers
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Rookie of the year:	Mitch Lamoureux - Baltimore Skipjacks
Eddie Shore Award Defenceman of the year:	Greg Tebbutt - Baltimore Skipjacks
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Lowest goals against average:	Brian Ford & Clint Malarchuk - Fredericton Express
Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award Coach of the year:	Jacques Demers - Fredericton Express
Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award Sportsmanship / Perseverance:	Ross Yates - Binghamton Whalers

Other awards

James C. Hendy Memorial Award Most outstanding executive:	George Bergantz
James H. Ellery Memorial Awards Outstanding media coverage:	Mike Kane, Adirondack, (newspaper) Phil Wood, Baltimore, (radio) Tom Gagnon, Rochester, (television)
Ken McKenzie Award Outstanding marketing executive:	Mike Doyle, Fredericton Express

See also

• List of AHL seasons

References

• AHL official site
• AHL Hall of Fame
• HockeyDB