1982–83 St. Louis Blues season

The 1982–83 St. Louis Blues season was the 16th in franchise history. It involved the team finishing the regular-season with a 25–40–15 record, with a total of 65 points, placing them fourth in the Norris Division. It ended with a Norris Division Semifinal loss to the Chicago Black Hawks in four games.

On January 12, Ralston Purina Company attempted to sell the club to Edmonton Oilers founder Bill Hunter, who had plans to move the team to Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. The NHL would eventually veto the deal, resulting in the team not participating in the entry draft. It would pave the way for Harry Ornest to purchase the franchise prior to the following season.

Offseason

Regular season

Final standings

Record vs. opponents

Schedule and results

|1||W||October 6, 1982||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1982–83) ||1–0–0

|2||W||October 7, 1982||3–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83) ||2–0–0

|3||L||October 9, 1982||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1982–83) ||2–1–0

|4||L||October 13, 1982||4–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83) ||2–2–0

|5||L||October 14, 1982||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Winnipeg Jets (1982–83) ||2–3–0

|6||W||October 16, 1982||6–0 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1982–83) ||3–3–0

|7||L||October 18, 1982||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1982–83) ||3–4–0

|8||W||October 20, 1982||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83) ||4–4–0

|9||W||October 23, 1982||5–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83) ||5–4–0

|10||L||October 24, 1982||2–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1982–83) ||5–5–0

|11||L||October 27, 1982||4–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1982–83) ||5–6–0

|12||L||October 30, 1982||5–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1982–83) ||5–7–0

|13||W||November 2, 1982||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1982–83) ||6–7–0

|14||W||November 5, 1982||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Washington Capitals (1982–83) ||7–7–0

|15||T||November 6, 1982||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83) ||7–7–1

|16||L||November 9, 1982||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Islanders (1982–83) ||7–8–1

|17||L||November 10, 1982||4–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New York Rangers (1982–83) ||7–9–1

|18||L||November 13, 1982||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers (1982–83) ||7–10–1

|19||L||November 14, 1982||3–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1982–83) ||7–11–1

|20||W||November 16, 1982||7–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (1982–83) ||8–11–1

|21||T||November 20, 1982||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1982–83) ||8–11–2

|22||L||November 21, 1982||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83) ||8–12–2

|23||T||November 23, 1982||1–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1982–83) ||8–12–3

|24||L||November 26, 1982||6–8 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Buffalo Sabres (1982–83) ||8–13–3

|25||W||November 27, 1982||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83) ||9–13–3

|26||L||November 30, 1982||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1982–83) ||9–14–3

|27||L||December 2, 1982||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1982–83) ||9–15–3

|28||L||December 4, 1982||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Los Angeles Kings (1982–83) ||9–16–3

|29||L||December 5, 1982||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1982–83) ||9–17–3

|30||L||December 7, 1982||2–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1982–83) ||9–18–3

|31||W||December 9, 1982||7–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (1982–83) ||10–18–3

|32||L||December 11, 1982||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Vancouver Canucks (1982–83) ||10–19–3

|33||L||December 14, 1982||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Winnipeg Jets (1982–83) ||10–20–3

|34||W||December 15, 1982||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83) ||11–20–3

|35||W||December 18, 1982||7–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Hartford Whalers (1982–83) ||12–20–3

|36||T||December 21, 1982||5–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1982–83) ||12–20–4

|37||W||December 23, 1982||7–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83) ||13–20–4

|38||L||December 26, 1982||4–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83) ||13–21–4

|39||L||December 28, 1982||0–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Boston Bruins (1982–83) ||13–22–4

|40||W||December 29, 1982||6–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Pittsburgh Penguins (1982–83) ||14–22–4

|41||L||January 1, 1983||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83) ||14–23–4

|42||L||January 4, 1983||2–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83) ||14–24–4

|43||T||January 5, 1983||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1982–83) ||14–24–5

|44||T||January 8, 1983||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Washington Capitals (1982–83) ||14–24–6

|45||L||January 11, 1983||5–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Edmonton Oilers (1982–83) ||14–25–6

|46||W||January 14, 1983||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Winnipeg Jets (1982–83) ||15–25–6

|47||T||January 17, 1983||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83) ||15–25–7

|48||L||January 18, 1983||1–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Quebec Nordiques (1982–83) ||15–26–7

|49||T||January 20, 1983||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ New Jersey Devils (1982–83) ||15–26–8

|50||L||January 22, 1983||6–7 || style="text-align:left;"| Calgary Flames (1982–83) ||15–27–8

|51||T||January 25, 1983||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1982–83) ||15–27–9

|52||T||January 27, 1983||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1982–83) ||15–27–10

|53||W||January 29, 1983||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1982–83) ||16–27–10

|54||L||February 1, 1983||0–5 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83) ||16–28–10

|55||W||February 2, 1983||4–3 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Detroit Red Wings (1982–83) ||17–28–10

|56||T||February 5, 1983||2–2 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1982–83) ||17–28–11

|57||L||February 10, 1983||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Philadelphia Flyers (1982–83) ||17–29–11

|58||W||February 12, 1983||5–1 || style="text-align:left;"| New Jersey Devils (1982–83) ||18–29–11

|59||W||February 14, 1983||6–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Buffalo Sabres (1982–83) ||19–29–11

|60||L||February 16, 1983||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83) ||19–30–11

|61||L||February 17, 1983||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83) ||19–31–11

|62||T||February 19, 1983||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| Quebec Nordiques (1982–83) ||19–31–12

|63||L||February 22, 1983||3–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Vancouver Canucks (1982–83) ||19–32–12

|64||T||February 25, 1983||5–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Edmonton Oilers (1982–83) ||19–32–13

|65||L||February 26, 1983||2–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Calgary Flames (1982–83) ||19–33–13

|66||W||March 1, 1983||7–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Los Angeles Kings (1982–83) ||20–33–13

|67||T||March 2, 1983||4–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Minnesota North Stars (1982–83) ||20–33–14

|68||L||March 5, 1983||5–6 || style="text-align:left;"| Montreal Canadiens (1982–83) ||20–34–14

|69||W||March 8, 1983||6–0 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Islanders (1982–83) ||21–34–14

|70||L||March 9, 1983||2–5 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Toronto Maple Leafs (1982–83) ||21–35–14

|71||W||March 12, 1983||2–1 || style="text-align:left;"| Detroit Red Wings (1982–83) ||22–35–14

|72||W||March 15, 1983||5–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Quebec Nordiques (1982–83) ||23–35–14

|73||L||March 16, 1983||1–4 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83) ||23–36–14

|74||T||March 19, 1983||3–3 || style="text-align:left;"| Minnesota North Stars (1982–83) ||23–36–15

|75||W||March 22, 1983||4–1 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Hartford Whalers (1982–83) ||24–36–15

|76||L||March 24, 1983||6–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Boston Bruins (1982–83) ||24–37–15

|77||L||March 26, 1983||5–6 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Montreal Canadiens (1982–83) ||24–38–15

|78||L||March 29, 1983||3–4 || style="text-align:left;"| New York Rangers (1982–83) ||24–39–15

|79||W||April 2, 1983||4–2 || style="text-align:left;"| Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83) ||25–39–15

|80||L||April 3, 1983||2–7 || style="text-align:left;"| @ Chicago Black Hawks (1982–83) ||25–40–15

Legend:

Playoffs

Player statistics

Regular season Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM +/- PPG SHG GWG C 75 24 60 84 24-10901 LW 79 46 30 76 25401104 LW 74 35 38 73 4-10734 C 78 22 44 66 14-6802 D 78 16 35 51 193-9703 C 79 32 15 47 172-20601 RW 49 17 30 47 6-5500 RW 71 16 23 39 62-24502 C 42 9 25 34 18-10100 D 54 3 23 26 43-12111 C 43 8 16 24 14-3001 D 72 1 22 23 30-3100 C 67 9 12 21 80-6030 RW 20 5 14 19 68001 RW 39 7 11 18 10-8301 RW 80 6 11 17 20-5011 D 38 2 15 17 259000 D 61 4 11 15 34-8011 RW 27 5 9 14 2-5100 D 56 3 11 14 50-10101 RW 22 2 9 11 2-8100 LW 54 6 1 7 58-3001 LW 18 5 2 7 14-6000 D 46 0 5 5 24-7000 D 28 1 3 4 39-4000 C 29 0 2 2 6-3000 D 24 0 2 2 45-11000 RW 6 1 0 1 6-8000 G 14 0 0 0 00000 D 8 0 0 0 2-3000 G 9 0 0 0 20000 LW 1 0 0 0 00000 G 68 0 0 0 20000 D 7 0 0 0 8-1000 RW/C 2 0 0 0 00000 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LTGAGAA SO 3794 68 21 27 13 235 3.72 1 671 14 3 8 1 50 4.47 0 335 9 1 5 1 24 4.30 1 Team: 4800 80 25 40 15 309 3.86 2

Playoffs Scoring Player Pos GP G A Pts PIM PPG SHG GWG C 4 2 3 5 0100 LW 4 2 1 3 10200 D 4 0 3 3 22000 C 4 1 1 2 0100 LW 4 1 1 2 0100 C 4 1 0 1 4000 RW 4 1 0 1 2000 C 4 1 0 1 14000 C 4 1 0 1 4001 RW 4 0 1 1 4000 D 4 0 1 1 8000 D 4 0 1 1 9000 C 4 0 1 1 0000 D 4 0 1 1 26000 D 4 0 0 0 2000 LW 4 0 0 0 5000 RW 4 0 0 0 0000 G 4 0 0 0 0000 D 4 0 0 0 6000 Goaltending PlayerMINGPW LGAGAA SO 240 4 1 3 15 3.75 0 Team: 240 4 1 3 15 3.75 0

Awards and records

Transactions

Draft picks St. Louis's draft picks at the 1982 NHL entry draft held at the Montreal Forum in Montreal.

Round # Player Nationality College/Junior/Club team (League)350Mike PosavadPeterborough Petes (OHL)592Scott MachejCalgary Wranglers (WHL)6113Perry GancharSaskatoon Blades (WHL)7134Doug GilmourCornwall Royals (OHL)8155Chris DelaneyBoston College (ECAC)9176Matt ChristensenAurora-Hoyt Lakes High School (USHS-MN)10197John ShumskiRennssaeler Polytechnic Institute (ECAC)11218Brian AhernSibley High School (USHS-MN)12239Peter SmithUniversity of Maine (ECAC)

See also 1982–83 NHL season

References