The 1982–83 WHL season was the 17th season for the Western Hockey League. Fourteen teams completed a 72 game season. The Lethbridge Broncos won the President's Cup while the host Portland Winter Hawks became the first American team to win the Memorial Cup.

Contents 1 League notes 2 Regular season 2.1 Final standings 2.2 Scoring leaders 3 WHL Playoffs 3.1 First round 3.2 Division semi-finals 3.3 Division finals 3.4 WHL Championship 4 All-Star game 5 WHL awards 6 See also 7 References

[edit] League notes

• The Billings Bighorns relocated to Nanaimo, British Columbia to become the Nanaimo Islanders.
• Two expansion teams joined the WHL: the Prince Albert Raiders and Kelowna Wings.

[edit] Regular season

[edit] Final standings

East Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
x Saskatoon Blades	72	52	19	1	105	467	303
x Regina Pats	72	48	24	0	96	397	281
x Calgary Wranglers	72	44	26	2	90	353	258
x Winnipeg Warriors	72	42	30	0	84	347	321
x Lethbridge Broncos	72	38	31	3	79	284	271
x Medicine Hat Tigers	72	37	34	1	75	345	338
Brandon Wheat Kings	72	21	51	0	42	327	460
Prince Albert Raiders	72	16	55	1	33	312	455

West Division	GP	W	L	T	Pts	GF	GA
x Portland Winter Hawks	72	50	22	0	100	495	387
x Victoria Cougars	72	47	24	1	95	444	335
x Kamloops Junior Oilers	72	46	26	0	92	461	356
x Seattle Breakers	72	24	47	1	49	319	418
Nanaimo Islanders	72	20	51	1	41	357	487
Kelowna Wings	72	12	57	3	27	299	531

[edit] Scoring leaders

Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; PIM = Penalties in minutes

Player	Team	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
Dale Derkatch	Regina Pats	67	84	95	179	62
Dean Evason	Kamloops Junior Oilers	70	71	93	164	102
Kelly Glowa	Brandon Wheat Kings	68	71	92	163	87
Roger Kortko	Saskatoon Blades	72	62	99	161	79
Ken Yaremchuk	Portland Winter Hawks	66	51	109	160	76
Randy Heath	Portland Winter Hawks	72	82	69	151	52
Jim McGeough	Nanaimo Islanders	72	76	56	132	126
Mark Morrison	Victoria Cougars	58	55	75	130	54
Dan Hodgson	Prince Albert Raiders	72	56	74	130	66
Darren Boyko	Winnipeg Warriors	72	49	81	130	8

[edit] WHL Playoffs

[edit] 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

[edit] 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

[edit] Division finals

• Lethbridge defeated Calgary 4 games to 2
• Portland defeated Victoria 4 games to 1

[edit] WHL Championship

• Lethbridge defeated Portland 4 games to 1

[edit] All-Star game

There was no All-Star Game in 1982–83.

[edit] WHL awards

Most Valuable Player: Mike Vernon, Calgary Wranglers

Top Scorer - Bob Clarke Trophy: Dale Derkatch, Regina Pats

Most Sportsmanlike Player: Darren Boyko, Winnipeg Warriors

Top Defenseman - Bill Hunter Trophy: Gary Leeman, Regina Pats

Rookie of the Year - Jim Piggott Memorial Trophy: Dan Hodgson, Prince Albert Raiders

Top Goaltender - Del Wilson Trophy: Mike Vernon, Calgary Wranglers

Coach of the Year - Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy: Daryl Lubiniecki, Saskatoon Blades

Regular season Champions - Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy: Saskatoon Blades

[edit] See also

• 1983 Memorial Cup
• 1983 NHL Entry Draft
• 1982 in sports
• 1983 in sports

[edit] References

• whl.ca
• 2005–06 WHL Guide

Preceded by 1981–82 WHL season

WHL seasons

Succeeded by 1983–84 WHL season