1982–83 Quebec Nordiques season

National Hockey League team season March 2026 August 2023 NHL 1982–83 1982 Quebec Nordiques Wales 8th Adams 4th 34–34–12 23–10–7 11–24–5 343 336 Maurice Filion Michel Bergeron Vacant None Colisée de Québec Michel Goulet (57) Peter Stastny (77) Peter Stastny (124) Michel Goulet (+31) Dale Hunter (206) Dan Bouchard (20) Dan Bouchard (4.01) The 1982–83 Quebec Nordiques season was the Nordiques fourth season in the National Hockey League (NHL). In the 1981–82 season, Quebec recorded their first winning season in the NHL, as they had a record of 34–34–12, earning 80 points, in which they finished fourth in the Adams Division, qualifying for the post-season for the second consecutive season. The Nordiques lost in the first round of the playoffs to the Boston Bruins. 2 Off-season During the off-season, the Nordiques announced that they would not have a team captain for the 1982–83 season, as Andre Dupont only had the position for the second half of the 1981–82 season after team captain Robbie Ftorek was dealt to the New York Rangers. Expectations were high for the club after their improbable playoff run, in which the team was only one round away from a berth in the Stanley Cup finals. Regular season The Nordiques would have a mediocre regular season, as they hovered around the .500 mark for the entire year. Quebec would set a team record for victories, winning 34 games, however, the team finished with two fewer points than the previous season, as they finished the year with a 34-34-12 record, earning 80 points, and their third consecutive playoff appearance, as they finished in fourth place in the Adams Division. Offensively, the Nordiques were led by Peter Stastny, who led the club with 124 points, and was second in the league scoring race, finishing behind Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers. Michel Goulet had a breakout season, scoring a team record 57 goals, which was the fourth highest total in the league. Goulet added 48 assists, earning 105 points, which was good for eighth in the NHL. Anton Stastny scored 32 goals and 92 points, while Marian Stastny scored 36 goals and 79 points despite missing 20 games due to injuries. On the blueline, Dave Pichette led the scoring, recording 24 points in 53 games, while Normand Rochefort earned 23 points in 62 games. Dale Hunter once again provided the team toughness, recording 206 penalty minutes. In goal, Dan Bouchard was the number one goalie, winning a team best 20 games, while posting a team low GAA of 4.01, as well as recording the only shutout Quebec had during the season. Season standings QUE Record vs. opponents QUE Schedule and results background:#fff; border-top:#0072CE 5px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 5px solid; 1982–83 regular season1982-83 Quebec Nordiques Schedule https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/QUE/1983_games.html Hockey-Reference.com March 19, 2025 y background:#fff; border-top:#0072CE 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; October Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Attendance |- | 1 || October 6 || Quebec Nordiques || 6–4 || Buffalo Sabres || 1–0–0 || 2 || 11,196 |- | 2 || October 7 || Quebec Nordiques || 5–9 || Philadelphia Flyers || 1–1–0 || 2 || 16,250 |- | 3 || October 9 || Buffalo Sabres || 4–6 || Quebec Nordiques || 2–1–0 || 4 || 15,118 |- | 4 || October 11 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–3 || Quebec Nordiques || 2–2–0 || 4 || 15,259 |- | 5 || October 14 || Los Angeles Kings || 4–4 || Quebec Nordiques || 2–2–1 || 5 || 14,011 |- | 6 || October 16 || Philadelphia Flyers || 4–3 || Quebec Nordiques || 2–3–1 || 5 || 15,226 |- | 7 || October 20 || Quebec Nordiques || 5–3 || Detroit Red Wings || 3-3–1 || 7 || 8,242 |- | 8 || October 21 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 4–8 || Quebec Nordiques || 4–3–1 || 9 || 14,140 |- | 9 || October 23 || Quebec Nordiques || 5–9 || Montreal Canadiens || 4–4–1 || 9 || 18,144 |- |10 || October 26 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–9 || Quebec Nordiques || 5–4–1 || 11 || 14,483 |- |11 || October 30 || New York Rangers || 4–5 || Quebec Nordiques || 6–4–1 || 13 || 15,186 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0072CE 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; November Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Attendance |- |12 || November 2 || Vancouver Canucks || 5–2 || Quebec Nordiques || 6–5–1 || 13 || 15,021 |- |13 || November 6 || Minnesota North Stars || 1–4 || Quebec Nordiques || 7–5–1 || 15 || 15,229 |- |14 || November 8 || Edmonton Oilers || 5–5 || Quebec Nordiques || 7–5–2 || 16 || 15,221 |- |15 || November 10 || Quebec Nordiques || 5–7 || Hartford Whalers || 7–6–2 || 16 || 9,909 |- |16 || November 11 || Quebec Nordiques || 3–2 || Boston Bruins || 8–6–2 || 18 || 14,685 |- |17 || November 13 || New Jersey Devils || 2–7 || Quebec Nordiques || 9–6–2 || 20 || 15,004 |- |18 || November 16 || Boston Bruins || 7–4 || Quebec Nordiques || 9–7–2 || 20 || 15,258 |- |19 || November 18 || Quebec Nordiques || 4–7 || Montreal Canadiens || 9–8–2 || 20 || 18,895 |- |20 || November 21 || Quebec Nordiques || 9–7 || Edmonton Oilers || 10–8–2 || 22 || 17,498 |- |21 || November 23 || Quebec Nordiques || 2–5 || Vancouver Canucks || 10–9–2 || 22 || 15,781 |- |22 || November 25 || Quebec Nordiques || 3–2 || Calgary Flames || 11–9–2 || 24 || 7,226 |- |23 || November 27 || Chicago Black Hawks || 3–1 || Quebec Nordiques || 11–10–2 || 24 || 15,254 |- |24 || November 30 || Winnipeg Jets || 6–8 || Quebec Nordiques || 12–10–2 || 26 || 14,828 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0072CE 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; December Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Attendance |- |25 || December 2 || Quebec Nordiques || 3–3 || Boston Bruins || 12–10-3 || 27 || 12,252 |- |26 || December 4 || Buffalo Sabres || 2–3 || Quebec Nordiques || 13–10–3 || 29 || 15,237 |- |27 || December 7 || Boston Bruins || 5–10 || Quebec Nordiques || 14–10–3 || 31 || 15,235 |- |28 || December 9 || Quebec Nordiques || 1–4 || Philadelphia Flyers || 14–11–3 || 31 || 16,203 |- |29 || December 11 || Quebec Nordiques || 7–4 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 15–11–3 || 33 || 11,142 |- |30 || December 12 || Quebec Nordiques || 3–7 || Chicago Black Hawks || 15–12–3 || 33 || 18,132 |- |31 || December 14 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 4–4 || Quebec Nordiques || 15–12–4 || 34 || 14,845 |- |32 || December 18 || Buffalo Sabres || 5–4 || Quebec Nordiques || 15–13–4 || 34 || 15,023 |- |33 || December 19 || Quebec Nordiques || 1–3 || Buffalo Sabres || 15–14–4 || 34 || 11,308 |- |34 || December 21 || New York Islanders || 3–3 || Quebec Nordiques || 15–14–5 || 35 || 15,237 |- |35 || December 23 || Montreal Canadiens || 3–6 || Quebec Nordiques || 16–14–5 || 37 || 15,314 |- |36 || December 26 || Quebec Nordiques || 4–4 || Montreal Canadiens || 16–14–6 || 38 || 18,117 |- |37 || December 28 || Hartford Whalers || 1–4 || Quebec Nordiques || 17–14–6 || 40 || 15,236 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0072CE 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; January Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Attendance |- |38 || January 2 || Washington Capitals || 7–4 || Quebec Nordiques || 17–15–6 || 40 || 15,258 |- |39 || January 4 || Montreal Canadiens || 1–3 || Quebec Nordiques || 18–15–6 || 42 || 15,276 |- |40 || January 7 || Quebec Nordiques || 1–5 || New York Rangers || 18–16–6 || 42 || 17,421 |- |41 || January 8 || Quebec Nordiques || 1–6 || New York Islanders || 18–17–6 || 42 || 15,230 |- |42 || January 10 || Quebec Nordiques || 2–6 || New Jersey Devils || 18–18–6 || 42 || 9,814 |- |43 || January 12 || Quebec Nordiques || 1–2 || Buffalo Sabres || 18–19–6 || 42 || 11,507 |- |44 || January 13 || Quebec Nordiques || 0–2 || Boston Bruins || 18–20–6 || 42 || 14,685 |- |45 || January 15 || Calgary Flames || 2–7 || Quebec Nordiques || 19–20–6 || 44 || 15,039 |- |46 || January 18 || St. Louis Blues || 1–3 || Quebec Nordiques || 20-20–6 || 46 || 15,232 |- |47 || January 21 || Quebec Nordiques || 5–4 || Washington Capitals || 21–20–6 || 48 || 13,365 |- |48 || January 22 || Quebec Nordiques || 7–3 || Pittsburgh Penguins || 22–20–6 || 50 || 10,336 |- |49 || January 25 || Winnipeg Jets || 3–6 || Quebec Nordiques || 23–20–6 || 52 || 15,193 |- |50 || January 27 || Quebec Nordiques || 2–5 || Hartford Whalers || 23–21–6 || 52 || 11,061 |- |51 || January 29 || New Jersey Devils || 4–6 || Quebec Nordiques || 24–21–6 || 54 || 15,056 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0072CE 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; February Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Attendance |- |52 || February 1 || Hartford Whalers || 3–12 || Quebec Nordiques || 25–21–6 || 56 || 15,190 |- |53 || February 3 || Quebec Nordiques || 3–5 || Boston Bruins || 25–22–6 || 56 || 13,744 |- |54 || February 5 || Buffalo Sabres || 0–0 || Quebec Nordiques || 25–22–7 || 57 || 15,247 |- |55 || February 6 || Washington Capitals || 4-4 || Quebec Nordiques || 25–22–8 || 58 || 15,232 |- |56 || February 10 || Quebec Nordiques || 3–3 || Calgary Flames || 25–22–9 || 59 || 7,242 |- |57 || February 11 || Quebec Nordiques || 3–7 || Edmonton Oilers || 25–23–9 || 59 || 17,498 |- |58 || February 13 || Quebec Nordiques || 5–4 || Chicago Black Hawks || 26–23–9 || 61 || 17,875 |- |59 || February 15 || New York Islanders || 1–4 || Quebec Nordiques || 27–23–9 || 63 || 15,240 |- |60 || February 17 || Quebec Nordiques || 3–6 || Minnesota North Stars || 27–24–9 || 63 || 13,922 |- |61 || February 19 || Quebec Nordiques || 4–4 || St. Louis Blues || 27–24–10 || 64 || 12,052 |- |62 || February 22 || Quebec Nordiques || 1–6 || Montreal Canadiens || 27–25–10 || 64 || 17,721 |- |63 || February 24 || Montreal Canadiens || 6–3 || Quebec Nordiques || 27–26–10 || 64 || 15,330 |- |64 || February 26 || New York Rangers || 3-6 || Quebec Nordiques || 28–26–10 || 66 || 15,250 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0072CE 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; March Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Attendance |- |65 || March 1 || Detroit Red Wings || 5–5 || Quebec Nordiques || 28–26–11 || 67 || 15,273 |- |66 || March 3 || Quebec Nordiques || 3–5 || Detroit Red Wings || 28–27-11 || 67 || 13,326 |- |67 || March 5 || Hartford Whalers || 3–10 || Quebec Nordiques || 29–27–11 || 69 || 15,240 |- |68 || March 6 || Quebec Nordiques || 7–3 || Hartford Whalers || 30–27–11 || 71 || 9,321 |- |69 || March 8 || Boston Bruins || 11–5 || Quebec Nordiques || 30–28–11 || 71 || 15,292 |- |70 || March 13 || Minnesota North Stars || 3–6 || Quebec Nordiques || 31–28–11 || 73 || 15,250 |- |71 || March 15 || Quebec Nordiques || 3-5 || St. Louis Blues || 31–29-11 || 73 || 11,180 |- |72 || March 17 || Quebec Nordiques || 3–4 || Los Angeles Kings || 31–30–11 || 73 || 11,770 |- |73 || March 18 || Quebec Nordiques || 3–7 || Vancouver Canucks || 31–31–11 || 73 || 16,413 |- |74 || March 20 || Quebec Nordiques || 2–3 || Winnipeg Jets || 31–32–11 || 73 || 15,075 |- |75 || March 24 || Los Angeles Kings || 3–7 || Quebec Nordiques || 32–32–11 || 75 || 15,142 |- |76 || March 26 || Quebec Nordiques || 1–2 || Toronto Maple Leafs || 32–33–11 || 75 || 16,382 |- |77 || March 27 || Quebec Nordiques || 6–6 || Buffalo Sabres || 32–33–12 || 76 || 14,063 |- |78 || March 29 || Boston Bruins || 4–3 || Quebec Nordiques || 32–34–12 || 76 || 15,227 |- y background:#fff; border-top:#0072CE 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; April Game Date Visitor Score Home Record Points Attendance |- |79 || April 2 || Quebec Nordiques || 5–4 || Hartford Whalers || 33–34–12 || 78 || 11,142 |- |80 || April 3 || Hartford Whalers || 5–6 || Quebec Nordiques || 34–34–12 || 80 || 15,132 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win (2 points) 1px solid black #fcc Loss (0 points) 1px solid black #ffc Tie (1 point) 1px solid black Playoffs The Nordiques opened the 1983 Stanley Cup playoffs with a best of five Adams Division semi-final series against the Boston Bruins. The Nordiques eliminated Boston in seven games in the Division finals the previous season. The Bruins had the best record in the Adams Division, posting a record of 50–20–10, earning 110 points, which was 30 more than the Nordiques. The series opened with two games at the Boston Garden, and Quebec stunned the Bruins in the first period, as Peter Stastny had a natural hat trick, as Quebec took a 3–0 lead. The Bruins came back, led by two goals by Mike O'Connell and one by Barry Pederson to even the game up, setting up overtime. In the extra period, Barry Pederson scored, as Boston completed the comeback and won the game 4–3. In the second game, the two teams exchanged goals in the first period, before Dale Hunter gave the Nordiques a 2–1 lead midway through the third period. The Bruins managed another comeback though, as Boston scored three unanswered goals to win the game 4–2, and take a 2–0 series lead. The series then moved to Le Colisée for the next two games, and the Nordiques, led by 31 saves by Dan Bouchard, staved off elimination with a 2–1 victory and cut the Bruins series lead in half. In the fourth game, Bruins goaltender Pete Peeters stole the show, making 38 saves, as Boston held on for a 2–1 win, and eliminated the Nordiques. background:#fff; border-top:#0072CE 5px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 5px solid; 1983 Stanley Cup playoffs y background:#fff; border-top:#0072CE 2px solid; border-bottom:#C8102E 2px solid; Adams Division Semifinals vs. (A1) Boston Bruins – Bruins win 3–1 Game Date Visitor Score Home Series Attendance |- | 1 || April 5 || Quebec Nordiques || 3–4 || Boston Bruins || 0-1 || 13,549 |- | 2 || April 7 || Quebec Nordiques || 2–4 || Boston Bruins || 0-2 || 14,685 |- | 3 || April 9 || Boston Bruins || 1–2 || Quebec Nordiques || 1-2 || 15,290 |- | 4 || April 10 || Boston Bruins || 2–1 || Quebec Nordiques || 1-3 || 15,269 |- |- | Legend: #cfc Win 1px solid black #fcc Loss 1px solid black Player statistics Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG Peter Stastny Peter Šťastný C 75 47 77 124 7828504 Michel Goulet LW 80 57 48 105 51311044 Anton Stastny Anton Šťastný LW 79 32 60 92 25251007 Marian Stastny Marián Šťastný RW 60 36 43 79 32201303 Real Cloutier Réal Cloutier RW 68 28 39 67 30-4503 Wilf Paiement RW 80 26 38 64 170-10602 Dale Hunter C 80 17 46 63 20610121 Marc Tardif LW 76 21 31 52 340403 Alain Cote Alain Côté (ice hockey b. 1957) LW 79 12 28 40 45-1000 Louis Sleigher RW 51 14 10 24 498001 Dave Pichette D 53 3 21 24 499000 Jacques Richard LW 35 9 14 23 60101 Normand Rochefort D 62 6 17 23 4011101 Pierre Aubry LW 77 7 9 16 48-6001 Wally Weir D 58 5 11 16 13511100 Andre Dupont André Dupont D 46 3 12 15 6911000 Mario Marois D 36 2 12 14 1085000 Randy Moller D 75 2 12 14 14511001 Blake Wesley ice hockey D 52 4 8 12 84-4201 Rick Lapointe D 43 2 9 11 5914000 Jean Hamel D 51 2 7 9 3811000 Tim Tookey C 12 1 6 7 42000 Richard David LW 16 3 3 6 4-2201 Pierre Lacroix Pierre Lacroix (ice hockey b. 1959) D 13 0 5 5 64000 Dan Bouchard G 50 0 4 4 80000 Anders Eldebrink D 12 1 2 3 8-1000 Pat Price Pat Price (ice hockey) D 14 1 2 3 28-3000 Basil McRae LW 22 1 1 2 59-1000 Paul Gillis C 7 0 2 2 2-1000 Dennis Sobchuk C 2 1 0 1 21000 John Garrett John Garrett (ice hockey) G 17 0 1 1 20000 Michel Bolduc D 7 0 0 0 62000 Mike Eagles C/LW 2 0 0 0 2-1000 Jean-Marc Gaulin RW 1 0 0 0 00000 Terry Johnson Terry Johnson (ice hockey) D 3 0 0 0 20000 Clint Malarchuk G 15 0 0 0 00000 David Shaw David Shaw (ice hockey) D 2 0 0 0 0-1000 Gaston Therrien D 5 0 0 0 4-4000Goaltending Player MIN GPW LTGAGAA SO Dan Bouchard 2947 50 20 21 8 197 4.01 1 Clint Malarchuk 900 15 8 5 2 71 4.73 0 John Garrett John Garrett (ice hockey) 953 17 6 8 2 64 4.03 0 Team: 4800 80 34 34 12 332 4.15 1 Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG Peter Stastny C 4 3 2 5 10100 Anton Stastny LW 4 2 2 4 0000 Dale Hunter C 4 2 1 3 24010 Alain Cote Alain Côté (ice hockey b. 1957) LW 4 0 3 3 0000 Randy Moller D 4 1 0 1 4101 Dan Bouchard G 4 0 1 1 14000 Wilf Paiement RW 4 0 1 1 4000 Dave Pichette D 2 0 1 1 0000 Wally Weir D 4 0 1 1 19000 Pierre Aubry LW 2 0 0 0 0000 Real Cloutier Réal Cloutier RW 4 0 0 0 0000 Andre Dupont André Dupont D 4 0 0 0 8000 Anders Eldebrink D 1 0 0 0 0000 Michel Goulet LW 4 0 0 0 6000 Jean Hamel D 4 0 0 0 2000 Pat Price Pat Price (ice hockey) D 4 0 0 0 14000 Jacques Richard LW 4 0 0 0 2000 Normand Rochefort D 1 0 0 0 2000 Louis Sleigher RW 4 0 0 0 4000 Marian Stastny RW 2 0 0 0 0000 Marc Tardif LW 4 0 0 0 2000 Blake Wesley ice hockey D 4 0 0 0 2000 Goaltending Player MIN GPW LGAGAA SO Dan Bouchard 242 4 1 3 11 2.73 0 Team: 242 4 1 3 11 2.73 0 hockey-reference.com 2009-07-27 1982-83 Quebec Nordiques Statistics – Hockey-Reference.com https://www.hockey-reference.com/teams/QUE/1983.html Awards & records Second NHL All-Star team: Michel Goulet Transactions The Nordiques were involved in the following transactions during the 1982–83 season. Trades August 4, 1982To St. Louis BluesPat HickeyTo Quebec NordiquesRick Lapointe December 3, 1982To Hartford WhalersPierre LacroixTo Quebec NordiquesBlake Wesley February 4, 1983To Vancouver CanucksJohn GarrettTo Quebec NordiquesAnders Eldebrink June 8, 1983To Buffalo SabresReal Cloutier 1st round pick in 1983 – Adam CreightonTo Quebec NordiquesTony McKegney Andre Savard J.F. Sauve 3rd round pick in 1983 – Iiro Jarvi June 8, 1983To Chicago Black Hawks11th round pick in 1984 – David MackeyTo Quebec Nordiques12th round pick in 1983 – Jindrich Kokrment Waivers December 31, 1982From Pittsburgh PenguinsPat Price Free agents Player Former team Brian Ford Billings Bighorns (WHL) Player New team Jere Gillis Buffalo Sabres Draft picks Quebec's draft picks from the 1982 NHL entry draft which was held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal. Round # Player Nationality College/junior/club team (league)113 David Shaw Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHL)234 Paul Gillis Canada Niagara Falls Flyers (OHL)355 Mario Gosselin Canada Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)476 Jiri Lala Dukla Jihlava (Czech.)597 Phil Stanger Canada Seattle Breakers (WHL)7131 Daniel Poudrier Canada Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)9181 Mike Hough Canada Kitchener Rangers (OHL)10202 Vincent Lukac HC Košice (Czech.)11223 Andre Martin Canada Montreal Juniors (QMJHL)12244 Jozef Lukac HC Košice (Czech.)12248 Jan Jasko Slovan Bratislava (Slovak) References Quebec Nordiques season, 1982-83 Category:Quebec Nordiques seasons Que Category:1980s in Quebec City Category:1982 in sports in Quebec Category:1983 in sports in Quebec