1982–83 Winnipeg Jets season

After a very successful 1981-82 season, in which the club made the playoffs for the first time since joining the NHL in 1979, the Jets had a quiet off-season. With the Colorado Rockies moving to East Rutherford, New Jersey and becoming the New Jersey Devils, the NHL underwent realignment, and the Jets were shifted from the Norris Division back to the Smythe Division, where the team spent their first two seasons from 1979-81. Winnipeg joined the Calgary Flames, Edmonton Oilers, Los Angeles Kings and Vancouver Canucks to form the five team division.

On May 9, 1982, the team signed undrafted free agent goaltender Brian Hayward, who had spent the past four seasons with the Cornell Big Red, going 42-27-2 with a 3.88 GAA in his time with the team. On June 9, 1982, the Jets participated in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft, and with the 12th overall pick in the draft, the team picked defenseman Jim Kyte from the Cornwall Royals of the OHL. Kyte, a big, stay-at-home defenseman, had four goals and 17 points in 52 games in his rookie season with Cornwall in 1981-82.

Regular season

Final standings

Smythe Division
	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	PTS
Edmonton Oilers	80	47	21	12	424	315	106
Calgary Flames	80	32	34	14	321	316	78
Vancouver Canucks	80	30	35	15	303	309	75
Winnipeg Jets	80	33	39	8	311	333	74
Los Angeles Kings	80	27	41	12	308	365	66

^[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
1	L	October 6, 1982	4–5	Minnesota North Stars (1982–83)	0–1–0
2	W	October 9, 1982	8–0	@ Detroit Red Wings (1982–83)	1–1–0
3	W	October 10, 1982	5–3	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83)	2–1–0
4	L	October 12, 1982	3–5	Los Angeles Kings (1982–83)	2–2–0
5	W	October 14, 1982	5–2	@ St. Louis Blues (1982–83)	3–2–0
6	T	October 17, 1982	5–5	Calgary Flames (1982–83)	3–2–1
7	W	October 22, 1982	3–1	New Jersey Devils (1982–83)	4–2–1
8	W	October 24, 1982	9–5	Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)	5–2–1
9	W	October 27, 1982	7–3	Los Angeles Kings (1982–83)	6–2–1
10	L	October 31, 1982	2–3	Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83)	6–3–1
11	L	November 3, 1982	2–7	@ Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)	6–4–1
12	L	November 4, 1982	5–7	@ Calgary Flames (1982–83)	6–5–1
13	W	November 7, 1982	5–2	Calgary Flames (1982–83)	7–5–1
14	W	November 13, 1982	3–2	Vancouver Canucks (1982–83)	8–5–1
15	W	November 14, 1982	6–5	Vancouver Canucks (1982–83)	9–5–1
16	L	November 17, 1982	2–7	Buffalo Sabres (1982–83)	9–6–1
17	T	November 19, 1982	3–3	Washington Capitals (1982–83)	9–6–2
18	L	November 24, 1982	5–7	Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83)	9–7–2
19	L	November 26, 1982	5–6	Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)	9–8–2
20	W	November 27, 1982	6–3	@ Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83)	10–8–2
21	L	November 29, 1982	4–9	@ Montreal Canadiens (1982–83)	10–9–2
22	L	November 30, 1982	6–8	@ Quebec Nordiques (1982–83)	10–10–2
23	W	December 3, 1982	4–2	New York Islanders (1982–83)	11–10–2
24	L	December 4, 1982	1–4	@ Minnesota North Stars (1982–83)	11–11–2
25	W	December 6, 1982	5–3	@ New Jersey Devils (1982–83)	12–11–2
26	T	December 7, 1982	3–3	@ Washington Capitals (1982–83)	12–11–3
27	L	December 10, 1982	4–6	Calgary Flames (1982–83)	12–12–3
28	W	December 11, 1982	4–3	Los Angeles Kings (1982–83)	13–12–3
29	W	December 14, 1982	4–3	@ St. Louis Blues (1982–83)	14–12–3
30	L	December 15, 1982	3–10	@ Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83)	14–13–3
31	L	December 17, 1982	0–2	Hartford Whalers (1982–83)	14–14–3
32	L	December 19, 1982	2–3	New Jersey Devils (1982–83)	14–15–3
33	W	December 21, 1982	4–2	@ Los Angeles Kings (1982–83)	15–15–3
34	L	December 26, 1982	2–3	Minnesota North Stars (1982–83)	15–16–3
35	T	December 28, 1982	4–4	@ Vancouver Canucks (1982–83)	15–16–4
36	W	December 29, 1982	4–3	@ Los Angeles Kings (1982–83)	16–16–4
37	L	January 1, 1983	3–5	@ Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)	16–17–4
38	W	January 2, 1983	6–4	Boston Bruins (1982–83)	17–17–4
39	L	January 5, 1983	3–8	Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)	17–18–4
40	L	January 6, 1983	1–5	@ Calgary Flames (1982–83)	17–19–4
41	W	January 9, 1983	4–3	Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83)	18–19–4
42	L	January 11, 1983	1–4	@ New York Islanders (1982–83)	18–20–4
43	T	January 12, 1983	5–5	@ New York Rangers (1982–83)	18–20–5
44	L	January 14, 1983	2–4	St. Louis Blues (1982–83)	18–21–5
45	L	January 16, 1983	4–6	@ Vancouver Canucks (1982–83)	18–22–5
46	W	January 19, 1983	6–3	Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83)	19–22–5
47	W	January 21, 1983	4–1	New York Rangers (1982–83)	20–22–5
48	L	January 23, 1983	2–5	@ Buffalo Sabres (1982–83)	20–23–5
49	L	January 25, 1983	3–6	@ Quebec Nordiques (1982–83)	20–24–5
50	L	January 27, 1983	2–5	@ Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83)	20–25–5
51	T	January 29, 1983	2–2	@ Hartford Whalers (1982–83)	20–25–6
52	T	January 31, 1983	2–2	@ Boston Bruins (1982–83)	20–25–7
53	L	February 2, 1983	3–6	Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83)	20–26–7
54	W	February 4, 1983	6–4	Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83)	21–26–7
55	L	February 6, 1983	0–2	Montreal Canadiens (1982–83)	21–27–7
56	L	February 10, 1983	3–5	@ Montreal Canadiens (1982–83)	21–28–7
57	W	February 12, 1983	4–2	@ Detroit Red Wings (1982–83)	22–28–7
58	L	February 13, 1983	1–6	@ Washington Capitals (1982–83)	22–29–7
59	W	February 15, 1983	7–4	Vancouver Canucks (1982–83)	23–29–7
60	W	February 18, 1983	6–5	Boston Bruins (1982–83)	24–29–7
61	L	February 20, 1983	4–9	@ New York Rangers (1982–83)	24–30–7
62	T	February 22, 1983	2–2	@ New York Islanders (1982–83)	24–30–8
63	L	February 23, 1983	4–6	@ Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83)	24–31–8
64	W	February 25, 1983	5–3	Hartford Whalers (1982–83)	25–31–8
65	L	February 27, 1983	0–3	@ Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)	25–32–8
66	L	March 2, 1983	0–3	Vancouver Canucks (1982–83)	25–33–8
67	L	March 5, 1983	4–5	@ Vancouver Canucks (1982–83)	25–34–8
68	L	March 6, 1983	2–6	@ Vancouver Canucks (1982–83)	25–35–8
69	W	March 9, 1983	6–0	Buffalo Sabres (1982–83)	26–35–8
70	L	March 10, 1983	3–6	@ Calgary Flames (1982–83)	26–36–8
71	W	March 13, 1983	6–5	@ Los Angeles Kings (1982–83)	27–36–8
72	L	March 15, 1983	3–4	@ Los Angeles Kings (1982–83)	27–37–8
73	W	March 18, 1983	7–3	Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83)	28–37–8
74	W	March 20, 1983	3–2	Quebec Nordiques (1982–83)	29–37–8
75	W	March 23, 1983	7–4	Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)	30–37–8
76	W	March 26, 1983	5–2	@ Calgary Flames (1982–83)	31–37–8
77	L	March 27, 1983	3–4	Calgary Flames (1982–83)	31–38–8
78	W	March 30, 1983	10–5	Los Angeles Kings (1982–83)	32–38–8
79	L	April 1, 1983	2–7	@ Edmonton Oilers (1982–83)	32–39–8
80	W	April 3, 1983	8–3	Detroit Red Wings (1982–83)	33–39–8

Playoffs

The Jets would face the Smythe Division champion Edmonton Oilers. The Oilers swept the Jets in three games.

Regular Season

Player Name Age Pos. GP G A Pts PIM

Dale Hawerchuk            19 C 79 40 51 91 31  
Paul MacLean              24 F 80 32 44 76 121  
Dave Babych               21 D 79 13 61 74 56       
Thomas Steen              22 F 75 26 33 59 60         
Lucien DeBlois            25 F 79 27 27 54 69        
Brian Mullen              20 F 80 24 26 50 14        
Dave Christian            23 R 55 18 26 44 23      
Doug Smail                   F 80 15 29 44 32        
Morris Lukowich           26 L 69 22 21 43 67        
Bengt Lundholm            27 F 58 14 28 42 16 
Norm Dupont               25 L 39 7 16 23   6         
Tim Watters               23 D 77 5 18 23  98         
Bryan Maxwell             26 D 54 7 13 20 131       
Serge Savard              36 D 76 4 16 20  29           
Scott Arniel              19 L 75 13 5 18  46         
Don Spring                23 D 80 0 16 16  37           
Ron Wilson                26 C 12 6 3 9     4             
Craig Levie               23 D 22 4 5 9    31         
Jerry Butler              31 F 43 3 6 9    14            
Moe Mantha                21 D 21 2 7 9     6             
Murray Eaves              22 F 26 2 7 9     2       
Larry Hopkins             28 L 12 3 1 4     4          
Wade Campbell             21 D 42 1 2 3    50       
Ed Staniowski             27 G 17 0 1 1     0          
Brian Hayward             22 G 24 0 1 1     0           
Jimmy Mann                23 R 40 0 1 1    73          
Doug Soetaert             26 G 44 0 1 1    10       
Jim Kyte                  18 D 2 0 0 0      0         
Tim Trimper               23 F 5 0 0 0      0

Transactions

Trades

March 7, 1983	To Edmonton Oilers Willy Lindstrom	To Winnipeg Jets Laurie Boschman
June 8, 1983	To Washington Capitals Dave Christian	To Winnipeg Jets 1st round pick in 1983 - Bobby Dollas
June 24, 1983	To Hartford Whalers Norm Dupont	To Winnipeg Jets 4th round pick in 1984 - Chris Mills

Waivers

October 4, 1982	To Pittsburgh Penguins Doug Lecuyer

Free agents

Player	Former Team
Brian Hayward	Undrafted Free Agent
Wade Campbell	Undrafted Free Agent
Jerry Butler	Vancouver Canucks

Roster

1982-83 Winnipeg Jets

Goaltenders

Defensemen

2 – Moe Mantha
3 – Bryan Maxwell
4 – Wade Campbell
6 – Jim Kyte
7 – Tim Watters
18 – Serge Savard
21 – Craig Levie
27 – Don Spring
44 – Dave Babych

Wingers

8 – Jimmy Mann
9 – Doug Smail
11 – Scott Arniel
12 – Morris Lukowich
14 – Tim Trimper
15 – Paul MacLean
17 – Larry Hopkins
19 – Brian Mullen
20 – Willy Lindstrom
22 – Bengt Lundholm
23 – Lucien DeBlois - C
28 – Norm Dupont
29 – Jerry Butler

Centres

10 – Dale Hawerchuk
13 – Dave Christian - C
16 – Laurie Boschman
24 – Ron Wilson
25 – Thomas Steen
26 – Murray Eaves
GM: John Ferguson
Coach: Tom Watt

Farm teams

Sherbrooke Jets

References

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

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