Сезон НХЛ 1982–83: Доминирование «Островитян» и перемены в лиге

National Hockey League season

The 1982–83 NHL season was the 66th season of the National Hockey League. 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 playoff championships since as of 2024.

Prior the start of the season, the Colorado Rockies moved to East Rutherford, New Jersey where they were renamed New Jersey Devils, leaving Denver without an NHL franchise until 1995. They were also moved to the Patrick Division, forcing the reluctant Winnipeg Jets to leave the Norris Division and take Colorado's place in the Smythe Division. This would be the last relocation of an NHL team and the last time a team would be transferred to a new division, until 1993. After the season, the St. Louis Blues were sold to Harry Ornest after the NHL prevented Wild Bill Hunter from purchasing that team and moving it to Saskatoon. The Calgary Flames played their final season at the 7,000 plus seat Stampede Corral before moving into the Olympic Saddledome, which had a capacity of 16,605. At the end of the season, the long pants worn by the Philadelphia Flyers and Hartford Whalers were banned, due to player safety concerns.

1982 83 National Hockey League Division Team City Arena Capacity Adams Boston Bruins Boston, Massachusetts Boston Garden 14,685 Buffalo Sabres Buffalo, New York Buffalo Memorial Auditorium 16,433 Hartford Whalers Hartford, Connecticut Hartford Civic Center 14,510 Montreal Canadiens Montreal, Quebec Montreal Forum 18,076 Quebec Nordiques Quebec City, Quebec Colisée de Québec 15,250 Patrick New Jersey Devils East Rutherford, New Jersey Brendan Byrne Arena 19,025 New York Islanders Uniondale, New York Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum 15,230 New York Rangers New York, New York Madison Square Garden 17,500 Philadelphia Flyers Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Spectrum 17,147 Pittsburgh Penguins Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Civic Arena 16,033 Washington Capitals Landover, Maryland Capital Centre 18,130 Norris Chicago Black Hawks Chicago, Illinois Chicago Stadium 16,666 Detroit Red Wings Detroit, Michigan Joe Louis Arena 19,275 Minnesota North Stars Bloomington, Minnesota Met Center 15,000 St. Louis Blues St. Louis, Missouri Checkerdome 17,968 Toronto Maple Leafs Toronto, Ontario Maple Leaf Gardens 16,182 Smythe Calgary Flames Calgary, Alberta Stampede Corral 7,475 Edmonton Oilers Edmonton, Alberta Northlands Coliseum 17,498 Los Angeles Kings Inglewood, California The Forum 16,005 Vancouver Canucks Vancouver, British Columbia Pacific Coliseum 16,553 Winnipeg Jets Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg Arena 15,565

The last remaining players from the Original Six era (prior to the Expansion Era)–Carol Vadnais, Serge Savard and Wayne Cashman–all retired after this season. Cashman was the last to play, losing in the Wales Conference Finals as a member of the Bruins. 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 set the previous year, for most goals in a season with 424 and were led by Wayne Gretzky's 196 points. The Oilers also tied the Boston Bruins' 1970–71 record for most 100 point players in one season as Wayne Gretzky, Glenn Anderson, Jari Kurri, and Mark Messier all scored more than 100 points. The Washington Capitals qualified for the playoffs for the first time in franchise history.

The 1983 Playoffs marked the first time that seven NHL teams based in Canada (Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver, Edmonton, Quebec, Winnipeg, and Calgary) had qualified. Since the 1967–68 expansion, all the Canadian teams qualified for the playoffs on five other occasions – 1969 (Montreal and Toronto), 1975, 1976 and 1979 (Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver), and 1986 (the same seven as in 1983), the last time to date (as of 2022) that all active Canadian teams qualified.

1983 NHL awards Prince of Wales Trophy:(Wales Conference playoff champion) New York Islanders Clarence S. Campbell Bowl:(Campbell Conference playoff champion) Edmonton Oilers Art Ross Trophy:(Top scorer, regular season) Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy:(Perseverance, sportsmanship, and dedication) Lanny McDonald, Calgary Flames Calder Memorial Trophy:(Best first year player) Steve Larmer, Chicago Black Hawks Conn Smythe Trophy:(Most valuable player, playoffs) Billy Smith, New York Islanders Frank J. Selke Trophy:(Best defensive forward) Bobby Clarke, Philadelphia Flyers Hart Memorial Trophy:(Most valuable player, regular season) Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers Jack Adams Award:(Best coach) Orval Tessier, Chicago Black Hawks James Norris Memorial Trophy:(Best defenceman) Rod Langway, Washington Capitals Lady Byng Memorial Trophy:(Excellence and sportsmanship) Mike Bossy, New York Islanders Lester B. Pearson Award:(Outstanding player, regular season) Wayne Gretzky, Edmonton Oilers NHL Plus/minus Award:(Player with best plus/minus record) Charlie Huddy, Edmonton Oilers William M. Jennings Trophy:(Goaltender(s) of team(s) with best goaltending record) Roland Melanson/Billy Smith, New York Islanders Vezina Trophy:(Best goaltender) Pete Peeters, Boston Bruins Lester Patrick Trophy:(Service to hockey in the U. S.) Bill Torrey

Hockey Night in Canada on CBC Television televised Saturday night regular season games and Stanley Cup playoff games. This was the first season of the league's U. S. national broadcast rights deal with USA, covering a slate of regular season games and selected playoff games.