Junior ice hockey season
Sports season
1982–83 WHL season |
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League | Western Hockey League |
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Sport | Ice hockey |
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Number of teams | 14 |
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Regular season |
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Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy | Saskatoon Blades (2) |
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Season MVP | Mike Vernon (Calgary Wranglers) |
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Top scorer | Dale Derkatch (Regina Pats) |
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Playoffs |
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Finals champions | Lethbridge Broncos (1) |
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Runners-up | Portland Winter Hawks |
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WHL seasons |
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← 1981–82 1983–84 → |
Sports season
1982–83 CHL season |
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League | Canadian Hockey League |
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Sport | Ice hockey |
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Number of teams | 40 |
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OHL |
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QMJHL |
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WHL |
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Memorial Cup |
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Finals champions | Portland Winter Hawks (WHL) (1st title) |
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Runners-up | Oshawa Generals (OHL) |
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The 1982–83 WHL season was the 17th season of the Western Hockey League (WHL). Fourteen teams completed a 72-game season. The Saskatoon Blades topped the regular season standings to capture their second Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy. In the playoffs, the Lethbridge Broncos won the President's Cup, defeating the Portland Winter Hawks in the championship series. The Broncos thus earned a berth in the 1983 Memorial Cup tournament. This was the first Memorial Cup to feature a host team as a fourth participant, and that host was the host Winter Hawks. Portland won the tournament, becoming the first American team to win the Memorial Cup title.[1]
The season was the first for the Nanaimo Islanders, after the Billings Bighorns relocated to Vancouver Island prior to the season. In addition, two expansion teams joined the WHL: the Prince Albert Raiders and the Kelowna Wings.
Team changes
Teams
1982–83 Western Hockey League |
Division | Team | City | Arena | Capacity |
East | Brandon Wheat Kings | Brandon, Manitoba | Keystone Centre | 5,102 |
Calgary Wranglers | Calgary, Alberta | Stampede Corral | 6,475 |
Lethbridge Broncos | Lethbridge, Alberta | Lethbridge Sportsplex | 5,479 |
Medicine Hat Tigers | Medicine Hat, Alberta | Medicine Hat Arena | 4,006 |
Prince Albert Raiders | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan | Prince Albert Communiplex | 2,580 |
Regina Pats | Regina, Saskatchewan | Regina Agridome | 6,000 |
Saskatoon Blades | Saskatoon, Saskatchewan | Saskatoon Arena | 4,500 |
Winnipeg Warriors | Winnipeg, Manitoba | Winnipeg Arena | 15,565 |
West | Kamloops Junior Oilers | Kamloops, British Columbia | Kamloops Memorial Arena | 2,500 |
Kelowna Wings | Kelowna, British Columbia | Kelowna Memorial Arena | 2,600 |
Nanaimo Islanders | Nanaimo, British Columbia | Frank Crane Arena | 2,400 |
Portland Winter Hawks | Portland, Oregon | Veterans Memorial Coliseum | 12,000 |
Seattle Breakers | Seattle, Washington | Mercer Arena | 5,000 |
Victoria Cougars | Victoria, British Columbia | Victoria Memorial Arena | 5,000 |
Map of teams
East Division
West Division
Regular season
Final standings
Scoring leaders
Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes
1983 WHL Playoffs
First round
- Saskatoon earned a bye
- Regina earned a bye
- Calgary defeated Medicine Hat 3 games to 2
- Lethbridge defeated Winnipeg 3 games to 0
Division semi-finals
- Calgary defeated Regina 4 games to 1
- Lethbridge defeated Saskatoon 4 games to 2
- Portland defeated Seattle 4 games to 0
- Victoria defeated Kamloops 4 games to 3
Division finals
- Lethbridge defeated Calgary 4 games to 2
- Portland defeated Victoria 4 games to 1
WHL Championship
- Lethbridge defeated Portland 4 games to 1
WHL awards
All-Star Teams
See also
References
- ^ Lapp, Richard; Macaulay, Alec (1997). The Memorial Cup: Canada's National Junior Hockey Championship. Madeira Park, British Columbia: Harbour Publishing. p. 208. ISBN 1-55017-170-4.