1982–83 Minnesota North Stars season

The 1982–83 Minnesota North Stars season was the North Stars' 16th season.

1982–83 Minnesota North Stars
Division	2nd Norris
Conference	3rd Campbell
1982–83 record	40–24–16
Goals for	321
Goals against	290
Team information
General Manager	Lou Nanne
Coach	Glen Sonmor Murray Oliver
Captain	Craig Hartsburg
Alternate captains	None
Team leaders
Goals	Dino Ciccarelli (37)
Assists	Bobby Smith (53)
Points	Neal Broten and Bobby Smith (77)
Penalty minutes	Willi Plett (170)
Wins	Gilles Meloche (20)
Goals against average	Gilles Meloche (3.57)

Coached by Glen Sonmor (22-12-9) and Murray Oliver (18-12-7), the team compiled a record of 40-24-16 for 96 points, to finish the regular season 2nd in the Norris Division. In the playoffs they won the division semi-finals 3-1 over the Toronto Maple Leafs, but lost the division finals 4-1 to the Chicago Black Hawks.

Offseason

NHL Draft

In the summer of 1982, General Manager Lou Nanne orchestrated one of the franchise's biggest moves ever, and landed a star in the making, by drafting highly coveted Brian Bellows. It paid immediate dividends, as he would score 35 goals in his rookie campaign, and helped the team to finish with 40 wins and 96 regular season points - both the most ever recorded in the 26 years the franchise was based in Minnesota. Once again, though, the North Stars fell in the playoffs to the pesky Denis Savard and Al Secord-led Chicago Blackhawks in the second round of the playoffs.

Round	#	Player	Nationality	College/junior/club team
1	2	Brian Bellows	Canada	Kitchener Rangers (OHL)
3	59	Wally Chapman	United States	Edina High School (USHS-MN)
4	80	Bob Rouse	Canada	Billings Bighorns (WHL)
4	81	Dusan Pasek	Czechoslovakia	Bratislava (Czechoslovakia)
5	101	Marty Wiitala	United States	Superior High School (USHS-WI)
6	122	Todd Carlile	United States	North St. Paul High School (USHS-MN)
7	143	Viktor Zhluktov	Soviet Union	Moscow CSKA (USSR)
8	164	Paul Miller	United States	Crookston High School (USHS-MN)
9	185	Pat Micheletti	United States	Hibbing High School (USHS-MN)
10	206	Arnold Kadlec	Czechoslovakia	Litvinov (Czechoslovakia)
11	227	Scott Knutson	United States	Warroad High School (USHS-MN)

Regular season

Final standings

Norris Division

	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts
Chicago Black Hawks	80	47	23	10	338	268	104
Minnesota North Stars	80	40	24	16	321	290	96
Toronto Maple Leafs	80	28	40	12	293	330	68
St. Louis Blues	80	25	40	15	285	316	65
Detroit Red Wings	80	21	44	15	263	344	57

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

Player statistics

Forwards

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

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM

Defencemen

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

Player	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM

Goaltending

Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; SO = Shutouts; GAA = Goals against average

Player	GP	W	L	T	SO	GAA

Playoffs

Awards and records

Roster

1982–1983 Minnesota North Stars Roster
Goaltenders 27 – Gilles Meloche  33 – Don Beaupre  35 – Markus Mattsson		Defencemen 2 – Curt Giles  3 – Fred Barrett  4 – Craig Hartsburg  - C 5 – Brad Maxwell  6 – Randy Velischek  10 – Gordie Roberts  22 – Gary Sargent  28/29 – Dave Richter  29 – Bob Bergloff  32 – Dan Mandich		Wingers 11 – Tom McCarthy  14 – Jordy Douglas  16 – Anders Hakansson  20 – Dino Ciccarelli  23 – Brian Bellows  24 – Willi Plett  25 – Al MacAdam  26 – Steve Payne  29/31 – Ron Friest  31 – Ken Solheim		Centers 7 – Neal Broten  12 – Warren Young  15 – Bobby Smith  16 – Wes Jarvis  17 – Tim Young  18 – Mike Eaves  21 – George Ferguson  GM: Lou Nanne Coach: Glen Sonmor (22-12-9) Coach: Murray Oliver (18-12-7)

References

• North Stars on Hockey Database

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