AHL 1982/83

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The 1982/83 season was the 47th regular season of the American Hockey League (AHL). During the regular season, the league's 13 teams played 80 games each. The four best teams from the North Division and the South Division then played in a play-off round for the Calder Cup .

Team changes

The following changes were made before the start of the season:

• The St. Catharines Saints were added to the league as an expansion team
• The Sherbrooke Jets were added to the league as an expansion team
• The New Brunswick Hawks were sold and from then on played under the name Moncton Alpines
• The Erie Blades were merged with the Baltimore Skipjacks from the Atlantic Coast Hockey League and from then on played as Baltimore Skipjacks in the AHL

Regular season

Closing tables

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeat after overtime , GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded, Pts = points
Explanations: The placement within the conference is shown in brackets;     = Playoff qualification,     = division winner,     = conference winner

Regular season

North Division	GP	W.	L.	T	GF	GA	Pts
Fredericton Express	80	45	27	8th	348	284	98
Nova Scotia Voyageurs	80	41	34	5	378	333	87
Maine Mariners	80	39	33	8th	342	309	86
Adirondack Red Wings	80	36	39	5	329	343	77
Moncton Alpines	80	34	39	7th	304	315	75
Sherbrooke Jets	80	22nd	54	4th	288	390	48

South Division	GP	W.	L.	T	GF	GA	Pts
Rochester Americans	80	46	25th	9	389	325	101
Hershey Bears	80	40	35	5	313	308	85
New Haven Nighthawks	80	38	34	8th	337	329	84
Binghamton Whalers	80	36	36	8th	320	333	80
Baltimore Skipjacks	80	35	36	9	362	366	79
St. Catharines Saints	80	33	41	6th	335	368	72
Springfield Indians	80	31	43	6th	282	324	68

Best scorer

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists , Pts = points, +/- = plus / minus , PIM = penalty minutes; Bold: Season best

player	team	GP	G	A.	Pts	PIM
Ross Yates	Binghamton Whalers	77	41	84	125	28
Bruce Boudreau	St. Catharines Saints	80	50	72	122	65
Geordie Robertson	Rochester Americans	72	46	73	119	83
Mike Gillis	Baltimore Skipjacks	74	32	81	113	33
Mitch Lamoureux	Baltimore Skipjacks	80	57	50	107	107
Jean-François Sauvé	Rochester Americans	73	30th	69	99	10
Tony Currie	Fredericton Express	68	47	48	95	16
Reg Thomas	St. Catharines Saints	80	35	57	92	22nd
Ray Cote	Moncton Alpines	80	28	63	91	35
Tony Cassolato	Hershey Bears	75	53	38	91	22nd

Calder Cup playoffs

mode

The four best teams in each division qualified for the play-offs. In the first two play-off rounds, the winners of the respective divisions were played. In round three, the two division winners met in the final. All play-off rounds as well as the final were played in best-of-seven mode.

Play-off overview

Division semi-finals

Division Finals

Calder Cup Final

N1

Fredericton Express

4th

N4

Adirondack Red Wings

2

N1

Fredericton Express

2

North Division

N3

Maine Mariners

4th

N2

Nova Scotia Voyageurs

3

N3

Maine Mariners

4th

N3

Maine Mariners

0

S1

Rochester Americans

4th

S1

Rochester Americans

4th

S4

Binghamton Whalers

1

S1

Rochester Americans

4th

South Division

S3

New Haven Nighthawks

3

S2

Hershey Bears

1

S3

New Haven Nighthawks

4th

Calder Cup winner

Calder Cup winner Rochester Americans

Goalkeepers: Jacques Cloutier , Paul Harrison Defenders: Steve Dykstra , Heikki Leime , Daniel Naud , Dirk Rueter , Venci Sebek , Kari Suoraniemi , Jim Weimer Attackers: Lou Crawford , Randy Cunneyworth , Clint Fehr , Jere Gilles , Val James , Don Keller , Yvon Lambert , Chris Langevin , Gary McAdam , Sean McKenna , Mike Moller , Bob Mongrain , Geordie Robertson , Jean-François Sauvé , Kai Suikkanen Head Coach: Mike Keenan   General Manager: George Bergantz

Awarded trophies

Team trophies

Award	team
Calder Cup winners of the AHL playoffs	Rochester Americans
FG "Teddy" Oke Trophy Best team in the North Division, regular season	Fredericton Express
John D. Chick Trophy Best Team in the South Division, Regular Season	Rochester Americans

Individual trophies

Award	player	team
Les Cunningham Award MVP of the regular season	Ross Yates	Binghamton Whalers
John B. Sollenberger Trophy Best Scorer	Ross Yates	Binghamton Whalers
Dudley "Red" Garrett Memorial Award Best Rookie	Mitch Lamoureux	Baltimore Skipjacks
Eddie Shore Award Best Defender	Greg Tebbutt	Baltimore Skipjacks
Harry "Hap" Holmes Memorial Award Goalkeeper with the fewest goals conceded	Brian Ford	Fredericton Express
	Clint Malarchuk
Louis AR Pieri Memorial Award Best Trainer	Jacques Demers	Fredericton Express
Fred T. Hunt Memorial Award For the player who excels through fairness, commitment and dedication	Ross Yates	Binghamton Whalers

Web links

• Official site of the AHL (English)