1982–83 Toronto Maple Leafs season

NHL hockey team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1982–83 1982 Toronto Maple Leafs Campbell 7th Norris 3rd 28–40–12 20–15–5 8–25–7 293 330 Gerry McNamara Mike Nykoluk Rick Vaive None Maple Leaf Gardens Rick Vaive (51) John Anderson (49) John Anderson (80) Jim Korn (236) Mike Palmateer (21) Rick St. Croix (3.80) The 1982–83 Toronto Maple Leafs season was the 66th season of the franchise, 56th season as the Maple Leafs. The team would qualify for the playoffs after missing the prior year. 2 Offseason NHL draft Round Pick Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team13Gary NylundCanadaPortland Winter Hawks (WHL)224Gary LeemanCanadaRegina Pats (WHL)225Peter IhnacakPrague Sparta (Czechoslovakia)345Ken WreggetCanadaLethbridge Broncos (WHL)473Vladimir RuzickaLitvinov (Czechoslovakia)587Eduard UviraJihlava (Czechoslovakia)599Sylvain CharlandCanadaShawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)6108Ron DregerCanadaSaskatoon Blades (WHL)6115Craig KalesUnited StatesNiagara Falls Flyers (OHL)7129Dominic CampedelliUnited StatesCohasset High School (USHS-MA)7139Jeff TrianoCanadaToronto Marlboros (OHL)9171Miroslav IhnacakKošice (Czechoslovakia)10192Leigh VerstraeteCanadaCalgary Wranglers (WHL)11213Tim LovenUnited StatesRed River High School (USHS-ND)12234Jim ApplebyCanadaWinnipeg Warriors (WHL) Regular season Final standings TOR Record vs. opponents TOR Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 5px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 5px solid; 1982–83 regular season1982-83 Toronto Maple Leafs Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TOR/1983_games.html Hockey-Reference.com April 4, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; October Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |1||T||October 6, 1982||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83) ||0–0–1 |- |2||L||October 7, 1982||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1982–83) ||0–1–1 |- |3||T||October 9, 1982||5–5 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (1982–83) ||0–1–2 |- |4||L||October 13, 1982||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1982–83) ||0–2–2 |- |5||L||October 14, 1982||2–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1982–83) ||0–3–2 |- |6||L||October 16, 1982||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83) ||0–4–2 |- |7||W||October 20, 1982||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1982–83) ||1–4–2 |- |8||T||October 23, 1982||5–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (1982–83) ||1–4–3 |- |9||L||October 26, 1982||4–9 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1982–83) ||1–5–3 |- |10||W||October 27, 1982||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1982–83) ||2–5–3 |- |11||T||October 30, 1982||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1982–83) ||2–5–4 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; November Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |12||L||November 3, 1982||2–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1982–83) ||2–6–4 |- |13||T||November 6, 1982||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1982–83) ||2–6–5 |- |14||L||November 7, 1982||3–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83) ||2–7–5 |- |15||W||November 10, 1982||8–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1982–83) ||3–7–5 |- |16||W||November 13, 1982||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1982–83) ||4–7–5 |- |17||L||November 17, 1982||1–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1982–83) ||4–8–5 |- |18||L||November 20, 1982||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1982–83) ||4–9–5 |- |19||L||November 24, 1982||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83) ||4–10–5 |- |20||L||November 26, 1982||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1982–83) ||4–11–5 |- |21||L||November 27, 1982||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Winnipeg Jets (1982–83) ||4–12–5 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; December Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |22||L||December 1, 1982||3–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (1982–83) ||4–13–5 |- |23||W||December 4, 1982||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1982–83) ||5–13–5 |- |24||L||December 5, 1982||5–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1982–83) ||5–14–5 |- |25||L||December 7, 1982||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1982–83) ||5–15–5 |- |26||L||December 8, 1982||3–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1982–83) ||5–16–5 |- |27||L||December 11, 1982||2–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1982–83) ||5–17–5 |- |28||T||December 14, 1982||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1982–83) ||5–17–6 |- |29||L||December 15, 1982||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1982–83) ||5–18–6 |- |30||L||December 18, 1982||5–8 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83) ||5–19–6 |- |31||L||December 22, 1982||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83) ||5–20–6 |- |32||L||December 23, 1982||3–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1982–83) ||5–21–6 |- |33||T||December 28, 1982||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1982–83) ||5–21–7 |- |34||W||December 29, 1982||6–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1982–83) ||6–21–7 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; January Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |35||W||January 1, 1983||7–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers (1982–83) ||7–21–7 |- |36||W||January 2, 1983||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1982–83) ||8–21–7 |- |37||T||January 5, 1983||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (1982–83) ||8–21–8 |- |38||W||January 6, 1983||3–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1982–83) ||9–21–8 |- |39||W||January 8, 1983||7–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1982–83) ||10–21–8 |- |40||L||January 12, 1983||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1982–83) ||10–22–8 |- |41||L||January 13, 1983||1–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1982–83) ||10–23–8 |- |42||L||January 15, 1983||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1982–83) ||10–24–8 |- |43||T||January 17, 1983||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1982–83) ||10–24–9 |- |44||L||January 19, 1983||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1982–83) ||10–25–9 |- |45||L||January 22, 1983||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83) ||10–26–9 |- |46||W||January 24, 1983||8–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83) ||11–26–9 |- |47||T||January 26, 1983||6–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1982–83) ||11–26–10 |- |48||L||January 27, 1983||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (1982–83) ||11–27–10 |- |49||W||January 29, 1983||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1982–83) ||12–27–10 |- |50||L||January 31, 1983||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1982–83) ||12–28–10 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; February Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |51||W||February 2, 1983||7–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers (1982–83) ||13–28–10 |- |52||W||February 5, 1983||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1982–83) ||14–28–10 |- |53||L||February 6, 1983||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1982–83) ||14–29–10 |- |54||L||February 13, 1983||3–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers (1982–83) ||14–30–10 |- |55||W||February 16, 1983||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1982–83) ||15–30–10 |- |56||W||February 17, 1983||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ St. Louis Blues (1982–83) ||16–30–10 |- |57||W||February 19, 1983||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (1982–83) ||17–30–10 |- |58||W||February 21, 1983||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83) ||18–30–10 |- |59||W||February 23, 1983||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1982–83) ||19–30–10 |- |60||W||February 25, 1983||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1982–83) ||20–30–10 |- |61||L||February 26, 1983||2–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1982–83) ||20–31–10 |- |62||L||February 28, 1983||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1982–83) ||20–32–10 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; March Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |63||T||March 2, 1983||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83) ||20–32–11 |- |64||L||March 3, 1983||1–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1982–83) ||20–33–11 |- |65||L||March 5, 1983||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1982–83) ||20–34–11 |- |66||T||March 8, 1983||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1982–83) ||20–34–12 |- |67||W||March 9, 1983||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| St. Louis Blues (1982–83) ||21–34–12 |- |68||W||March 12, 1983||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83) ||22–34–12 |- |69||W||March 13, 1983||5–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1982–83) ||23–34–12 |- |70||L||March 16, 1983||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1982–83) ||23–35–12 |- |71||L||March 18, 1983||3–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1982–83) ||23–36–12 |- |72||L||March 20, 1983||3–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83) ||23–37–12 |- |73||L||March 21, 1983||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1982–83) ||23–38–12 |- |74||W||March 23, 1983||6–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1982–83) ||24–38–12 |- |75||L||March 24, 1983||4–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83) ||24–39–12 |- |76||W||March 26, 1983||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Quebec Nordiques (1982–83) ||25–39–12 |- |77||W||March 29, 1983||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1982–83) ||26–39–12 |- |78||W||March 30, 1983||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1982–83) ||27–39–12 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#00205B 2px solid; border-bottom:#00205B 2px solid; April Game Result Date Score Opponent Record |- |79||L||April 2, 1983||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83) ||27–40–12 |- |80||W||April 3, 1983||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1982–83) ||28–40–12 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG John Anderson John Anderson (ice hockey, born 1957) RW 80 31 49 80 24-6906 Rick Vaive RW 78 51 28 79 105-131838 Peter Ihnacak Peter Ihnačák C 80 28 38 66 446602 Walt Poddubny LW 72 28 31 59 718903 Miroslav Frycer Miroslav Fryčer RW 67 25 30 55 902504 Dan Daoust C 48 18 33 51 31-1900 Borje Salming Börje Salming D 69 7 38 45 104-3210 Bill Derlago C 58 13 24 37 27-19501 Greg Terrion LW 74 16 16 32 59-3031 Billy Harris Billy Harris (ice hockey, born 1952) RW 76 11 19 30 26-15010 Jim Korn D/LW 80 8 21 29 236-27031 Gaston Gingras D 45 10 18 28 107401 Dave Farrish D 56 4 24 28 381300 Terry Martin Terry Martin (ice hockey) LW 76 14 13 27 28-29310 Jim Benning D 74 5 17 22 47-8300 Frank Nigro C 51 6 15 21 23-1100 Mike Kaszycki C 22 1 13 14 100000 Stew Gavin LW 63 6 5 11 44-7000 Vitezslav Duris Vítězslav Ďuriš D 32 2 8 10 123010 Barry Melrose D 52 2 5 7 68-16000 Norm Aubin C 26 4 1 5 8-9201 Fred Boimistruck D 26 2 3 5 13-3000 Russ Adam C 8 1 2 3 11-3000 Gary Nylund D 16 0 3 3 160000 Mike Palmateer G 53 0 3 3 170000 Serge Boisvert RW 17 0 2 2 4-10000 Marc Magnan LW 4 0 1 1 50000 Craig Muni D 2 0 1 1 0-3000 David Shand D 1 0 1 1 22000 Reid Bailey D 1 0 0 0 2-2000 Paul Higgins ice hockey RW 22 0 0 0 135-3000 Michel Larocque G 16 0 0 0 00000 Bob McGill D 30 0 0 0 146-24000 Bob Parent Bob Parent (ice hockey) G 1 0 0 0 00000 Rocky Saganiuk RW/C 3 0 0 0 2-3000 Rick St. Croix G 17 0 0 0 00000 Ken Strong ice hockey LW 2 0 0 0 00000 Vincent Tremblay G 1 0 0 0 00000 Leigh Verstraete RW 3 0 0 0 50000 Rod Willard LW 1 0 0 0 0-1000 Gary Yaremchuk C 3 0 0 0 2-1000 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAA SO Mike Palmateer 2965 53 21 23 7 197 3.99 0 Rick St. Croix 920 17 4 9 2 58 3.78 0 Michel Larocque 835 16 3 8 3 68 4.89 0 Bob Parent Bob Parent (ice hockey) 40 1 0 0 0 2 3.00 0 Vincent Tremblay 40 1 0 0 0 2 3.00 0 Team: 4800 80 28 40 12 327 4.09 0 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG Miroslav Frycer Miroslav Fryčer RW 4 2 5 7 0000 Rick Vaive RW 4 2 5 7 6000 John Anderson John Anderson (ice hockey, born 1957) RW 4 2 4 6 0100 Borje Salming Börje Salming D 4 1 4 5 10100 Walt Poddubny LW 4 3 1 4 0201 Bill Derlago C 4 3 0 3 2200 Gaston Gingras D 3 1 2 3 2000 Greg Terrion LW 4 1 2 3 2000 Jim Benning D 4 1 1 2 2000 Bruce Boudreau C 4 1 0 1 0000 David Shand D 4 1 0 1 13000 Billy Harris Billy Harris (ice hockey, born 1952) RW 4 0 1 1 2000 Barry Melrose D 4 0 1 1 23000 Norm Aubin C 1 0 0 0 0000 Reid Bailey D 2 0 0 0 2000 Stew Gavin LW 4 0 0 0 0000 Paul Higgins ice hockey RW 1 0 0 0 0000 Jim Korn D/LW 3 0 0 0 26000 Gary Leeman RW 2 0 0 0 0000 Terry Martin Terry Martin (ice hockey) LW 4 0 0 0 9000 Frank Nigro C 3 0 0 0 2000 Mike Palmateer G 4 0 0 0 2000 Rick St. Croix G 1 0 0 0 0000 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LGAGAA SO Mike Palmateer 252 4 1 3 17 4.05 0 Rick St. Croix 1 1 0 0 1 60.00 0 Team: 253 4 1 3 18 4.27 0 hockey-reference.com 2009-05-28 1982-83 Toronto Maple Leafs Statistics – Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/TOR/1983.html Playoffs Despite rocky standings, the Leafs managed to make the playoffs. However, they lost in the preliminary round to the Minnesota North Stars. Preliminary round: (N2) Minnesota North Stars vs. (N3) Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto Maple Leafs Minnesota North Stars Maple Leaf Gardens Met Center April 6 4–5 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-mns/1983/04/06/1982030161#game=1982030161,game_state=final Gaston Gingras (1) – 07:37 00:34 – Brian Bellows (1)12:36 – Dino Ciccarelli (1) Borje Salming (1) – pp – 00:59 15:18 – pp – Neal Broten (1) Jim Benning (1) – 00:44Walt Poddubny (1) – pp – 14:36 06:35 – Brad Maxwell (1)19:38 – pp – Bobby Smith (1) Mike Palmateer 40 saves / 44 shotsRick St. Croix 0 saves / 1 shot Don Beaupre 27 saves / 31 shots April 7 4–5 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/tor-vs-mns/1983/04/07/1982030162#game=1982030162,game_state=final Miroslav Frycer (1) – 01:05Bill Derlago (1) – pp – 07:48 18:43 – Steve Payne (1) Walt Poddubny (2) – 14:51 03:43 – Ron Friest (1)09:29 – Gordie Roberts (1) Dave Shand (1) – 08:01 17:32 – Bobby Smith (2) No scoring 05:03 – Bobby Smith (3) Mike Palmateer 40 saves / 45 shots Don Beaupre 35 saves / 39 shots April 9 3–6 1 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mns-vs-tor/1983/04/09/1982030163#game=1982030163,game_state=final 06:49 – Greg Terrion (1) No scoring 10:59 – pp – John Anderson (1)15:46 – Miroslav Frycer (2) Brad Maxwell (2) – pp – 05:35Brian Bellows (2) – 13:03Steve Payne (2) – 16:08 05:51 – pp – Walt Poddubny (3)10:42 – Bruce Boudreau (1)18:53 – en – John Anderson (2) No scoring Mike Palmateer 47 saves / 50 shots Don Beaupre 32 saves / 37 shots April 10 5–4 1 2 www.nhl.com/gamecenter/mns-vs-tor/1983/04/10/1982030164#game=1982030164,game_state=final No scoring No scoring 05:17 – pp – Bill Derlago (2)19:17 – Bill Derlago (3) Brad Maxwell (3) – pp – 10:59 06:22 – Rick Vaive (1)17:13 – Rick Vaive (2) Bobby Smith (4) – 00:12Brian Bellows (3) – pp – 10:41Brian Bellows (4) – 19:38 No scoring Dino Ciccarelli (2) – 08:05 Mike Palmateer 38 saves / 43 shots Gilles Meloche 23 saves / 27 shots Minnesota won series 3–1 Transactions The Maple Leafs were involved in the following transactions during the 1982–83 season. Trades September 9, 1982To Washington CapitalsCashTo Toronto Maple LeafsMike Palmateer October 5, 1982To Hartford WhalersPaul MarshallTo Toronto Maple Leafs10th round pick in 1983 – Greg Rolston October 19, 1982To Los Angeles Kings4th round pick in 1983 – Dave KorolTo Toronto Maple LeafsGreg Terrion December 17, 1982To Montreal Canadiens2nd round pick in 1986 – Benoît BrunetTo Toronto Maple LeafsGaston Gingras January 10, 1983To Minnesota North StarsDave LoganTo Toronto Maple LeafsCash January 10, 1983To Philadelphia FlyersMichel LarocqueTo Toronto Maple LeafsRick St. Croix January 15, 1983To Edmonton OilersSerge BoisvertTo Toronto Maple LeafsReid Bailey January 23, 1983To Chicago Black HawksRod WillardTo Toronto Maple LeafsDave Snopek Free agents Player Former team Rod Willard Undrafted Free Agent Bruce Dowie Undrafted Free Agent References Maple Leafs on Hockey Database Category:Toronto Maple Leafs seasons Toronto Maple Leafs season, 1982-83 Toronto