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The 1982-83 NHL season was the 66th season of the National Hockey League. Twenty-one teams each played 80 games. The New York Islanders won their fourth Stanley Cup in a row with their second consecutive finals sweep by beating the Edmonton Oilers four games to none. No team in any major professional North American sport has won four consecutive championships since the Islanders.
[edit] Regular season
The Boston Bruins led the league in overall points with 110. The defending Stanley Cup champion New York Islanders fell from first overall and finished tied for 6th overall and the high-powered, high offence, Edmonton Oilers tied for second overall. The Oilers set a new record, which they had just set the previous year, for most goals in a season with 424 and were led by Wayne Gretzky's 196 points. The Oilers also set a record for most 100-point players in one season on one team as Wayne Gretzky, Glenn Anderson, Jari Kurri, and Mark Messier all scored more than 100 points.
For the start of the season, the Colorado Rockies (originally known as the Kansas City Scouts) moved to East Rutherford, New Jersey and became the New Jersey Devils. They also moved to the Patrick Division, forcing a reluctant Winnipeg Jets organization to leave the Norris Division and take Colorado's place in the Smythe. This would be the last relocation of an NHL team until the Minnesota North Stars moved to Dallas, Texas and became the Stars in 1993.
Some fans consider this season as the true end for the Original Six era, as the remaining 3 players from that era (Carol Vadnais, Serge Savard, and Wayne Cashman) retired after the season. Cashman was the last to play, losing in the Wales Conference Finals as a member of the Bruins.
[edit] Final standings
Note: GP = Games played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
Note: Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold
[edit] Prince of Wales Conference
[edit] Clarence Campbell Conference
[edit] Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points
[edit] Stanley Cup playoffs
[edit] Playoff bracket
[edit] NHL awards
| Prince of Wales Trophy: |
New York Islanders |
| Clarence S. Campbell Bowl: |
Edmonton Oilers |
| Art Ross Memorial Trophy: |
Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers |
| Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy: |
Lanny McDonald, Calgary Flames |
| Calder Memorial Trophy: |
Steve Larmer, Chicago Black Hawks |
| Conn Smythe Trophy: |
Billy Smith, New York Islanders |
| Frank J. Selke Trophy: |
Bobby Clarke, Philadelphia Flyers |
| Hart Memorial Trophy: |
Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers |
| Jack Adams Award: |
Orval Tessier, Chicago Black Hawks |
| James Norris Memorial Trophy: |
Rod Langway, Washington Capitals |
| Lady Byng Memorial Trophy: |
Mike Bossy, New York Islanders |
| Lester B. Pearson Award: |
Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers |
| NHL Plus/Minus Award: |
Charlie Huddy, Edmonton Oilers, |
| William M. Jennings Trophy: |
Roland Melanson/Billy Smith, New York Islanders |
| Vezina Trophy: |
Pete Peeters, Boston Bruins |
| Lester Patrick Trophy: |
Bill Torrey |
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